I am watching the Goofers in the third period (in their own hole) and guess what those assholes are humming. Yes, those idiots who didn't think we belonged in the building back in 2005 are humming Garry Glitter.::cuss::
This was part of their regular regiment of cheers for a while (usually done in the 3rd period, started by the band and continued acapella after the puck drops: chorus, "heey, heeeeeey, heeeeeeeey" back and forth bit, chorus again), then after the most recent child molestation charge against Gary Glitter the band dropped it for the last few seasons. Apparently they've picked it back up again.
And here I was hoping we'd inspired them the way we did Michigan fans...
[quote Rob NH]This was part of their regular regiment of cheers for a while (usually done in the 3rd period, started by the band and continued acapella after the puck drops: chorus, "heey, heeeeeey, heeeeeeeey" back and forth bit, chorus again), then after the most recent child molestation charge against Gary Glitter the band dropped it for the last few seasons. Apparently they've picked it back up again.[/quote]
Yeah I remember someone on USCHO saying we were defending child molestation by continuing to play that song.
The song isn't about child molestation as far as I can tell. Who gives a crap whether the artist is a criminal or not?
[quote KeithK]The song isn't about child molestation as far as I can tell.[/quote]
With only one word in the entire song ("Hey!"), is the "as far as I can tell" really needed? ;)
[quote Rob NH][quote KeithK]The song isn't about child molestation as far as I can tell.[/quote]
With only one word in the entire song ("Hey!"), is the "as far as I can tell" really needed? ;)[/quote]
Those "Hey"s are actually the protests of the victim. It's a damn disgrace our band continues to play it!
(too much? sorry)
[quote Rob NH][quote KeithK]The song isn't about child molestation as far as I can tell.[/quote]
With only one word in the entire song ("Hey!"), is the "as far as I can tell" really needed? ;)[/quote]
I put the "as far as I can tell" in because for all I know the song has actual lyrics that no one happens to remember or use. So just to be safe...
[quote KeithK]I put the "as far as I can tell" in because for all I know the song has actual lyrics that no one happens to remember or use. So just to be safe...[/quote]
That would be "Rock and Roll Part I": http://www.kovideo.net/lyrics/g/Gary-Glitter/Rock-And-Roll-Part-I.html :-}
[quote Rob NH]This was part of their regular regiment of cheers for a while (usually done in the 3rd period, started by the band and continued acapella after the puck drops: chorus, "heey, heeeeeey, heeeeeeeey" back and forth bit, chorus again), then after the most recent child molestation charge against Gary Glitter the band dropped it for the last few seasons. Apparently they've picked it back up again.[/quote]
Rob,
Are you talking about the Goofers? If so this would seem to imply parallel evolution. I thought that this theory was against a basic tenet concerning college hockey fandom. In fact there seems to be quite a body of evidence with regard to the lack of original ideas coming from the fans side of the glass - for some programs this actually seems to spill over to the ice (i.e. last years man advantage).
Is it really true that the Goofers did exactly what many of us consider our introduction to the third period? If so I think there may be many of us who will be examining our beliefs.
(http://goldfishpond.net/put.com/hbmoth1/99.07.25=11.26.24.jpg)
[quote marty]Rob,
Are you talking about the Goofers? If so this would seem to imply parallel evolution. I thought that this theory was against a basic tenet concerning college hockey fandom. In fact there seems to be quite a body of evidence with regard to the lack of original ideas coming from the fans side of the glass - for some programs this actually seems to spill over to the ice (i.e. last years man advantage).
Is it really true that the Goofers did exactly what many of us consider our introduction to the third period? If so I think there may be many of us who will be examining our beliefs.
(http://goldfishpond.net/put.com/hbmoth1/99.07.25=11.26.24.jpg)[/quote]
Minnesota would generally do it in the 3rd during a timeout, if not they would run it with 5 minutes or less in the game on an icing so they could get most of it in with the band before having to go acapella. The difference between Cornell's and Minnesota's (as well as just shouting "Hey!" instead of sieve) is that the Gophers fan would do the chorus once through, then the band would go back and forth with the student section on the "Heeeya" "Heeeeeeeeeyaaaah" - "heeey" "heeeey" bridge in the middle of the song, then kick back in to the chorus again. The University of Maine does this same rendition (shouting "Hey! Go Maine!") several times a game, and one probably borrowed it from the other as they both also do the "Hey buddy, you're outta here!" penalty cheer. If I were a betting man I'd say that Maine most likely borrowed it in the early to mid 90's when Shawn Walsh first started organizing a student section and put them and the band up in the balcony. As I don't doubt this description was confusing you can find an audio clip of the Maine rendition (which as I said is pretty much the same as Minnesota's) here: http://www2.umaine.edu/pepband/audio/11_9_02/heysong.mp3
The Rock n' Roll Part II sieve chant is widely used in college hockey, and is performed by:
UNH (by my research the eldest of the schools doing it, 1989 is the earliest confirmed date, may be earlier than that)
University of Alaska Anchorage
UMass Amherst
UMass Lowell
Northeastern
Minnesota-Duluth
St. Cloud State