What defines a Lynah fan?

[Trotsky]

[quote French Rage]Well, that basically eliminates everyone on the face of the earth under 20, as youngun's today seem to think they can speed up any cheer until it's ineffective.[/quote]

"You kids get off my lawn!"  ::cuss::

[RichH]

[quote krose]What really annoys me is that I can't hear the g*ddamned bell in G over the out-of-rhythm clapping.  I've had to resort to watching the claps in B and replaying the cadence in my mind to get the "fight!" at the right time.  It's oddly successful, but still irritating.

Kyle[/quote]

I've been mainly in H (now G) since 2000-01, and that's really all you can do.  Watch the claps in A-B for both the Cowbell and Gary Glitter, and fight all you can from listening to whatever the hell D-F does even if it feels as odd as rubbing your belly while patting your head.  To Lynah's credit, the joint has been so loud during goal celebrations the past 2-3 seasons that I can't even hear "Davy" anymore...I have to watch the bells and slides of the trombones do a little dip during their last phrase to prep for the goal countoff.  That and looking through the net, which has now become 2nd nature...such is life in G-H.

To contribute to the original question; during most of my undergrad years, Lynah was far from full.  Section B was cemented as the place known for the most hardcore, insane, and loud fans.  It was basically full 40 minutes before gametime as a showcase for individual taunters.  If you didn't want to be known as that crazy a fan, or wanted to casually watch the game with friends and be able to talk to your friends, you got tickets on the other side of C.  For that reason, I always identified "Section B" as the "Lynah Faithful."  Obviously, once the sellouts and randomizing of the ticket procedures happened in the past 10 years, that's changed, and I defer to the other comments contained in this thread.  Especially the part of you dang kids getting off my lawn.

[theforgottencowbell]

[quote mttgrmm]i think clapping in rhythm to the cowbell should be a strict requirement, or at least having the good sense to know that the cowbell is not a speed-up-as-you-go cheer a la "LGR" or "seiveseiveseiveseive" (which don't necessarily have to speed up either, they just always do)[/quote]

It also helps when the person playing the cowbell doesn't speed up...

[KeithK]

[quote mttgrmm]i think clapping in rhythm to the cowbell should be a strict requirement, or at least having the good sense to know that the cowbell is not a speed-up-as-you-go cheer a la "LGR" or "seiveseiveseiveseive" (which don't necessarily have to speed up either, they just always do)[/quote]How about having the good sense to know that "Let's Go Red" isn't a speed-up-as-you-go cheer either.

Keith K
Fighting pointless battles over cheers for ten years and counting

[Jim Hyla]

[quote krose][quote mttgrmm]i think clapping in rhythm to the cowbell should be a strict requirement, or at least having the good sense to know that the cowbell is not a speed-up-as-you-go cheer a la "LGR" or "seiveseiveseiveseive" (which don't necessarily have to speed up either, they just always do)[/quote]
What really annoys me is that I can't hear the g*ddamned bell in G over the out-of-rhythm clapping.  I've had to resort to watching the claps in B and replaying the cadence in my mind to get the "fight!" at the right time.  It's oddly successful, but still irritating.

Kyle[/quote]

Well, maybe like the tubas, we could get the cowbell to move to section C when he's to be played. I'm sure there are some familiar fans who would give the bell some space for a few minutes. Just a thought.::panic::

[KeithK]

[quote Jim Hyla]Well, maybe like the tubas, we could get the cowbell to move to section C when he's to be played. I'm sure there are some familiar fans who would give the bell some space for a few minutes. Just a thought.::panic::[/quote]The fans might not mind.  But would the rink staff?

[las224]

LGR drives me absolutely crazy, especially since I sit in B and I can hear the drum of the band very loudly. Basically it becomes a choice of clapping with the crowd or with the drum, and either way I feel really off the beat.

[judy]

[quote las224]LGR drives me absolutely crazy, especially since I sit in B and I can hear the drum of the band very loudly. Basically it becomes a choice of clapping with the crowd or with the drum, and either way I feel really off the beat.[/quote]

That's the one weird thing I noticed this past weekend while sitting in C. It sounded like even the people in B couldn't hear the Pep Band and were clapping to their own beat. What's up with that? And all the LGR cheers and the sieving sped up to "Really Fast".