This and That

We hope everyone had a great weekend. We are nearing the 10,000 visitors mark, and believe us, it is very exciting. 10,000 is the "second base" of the blogging world, and the suspense is bringing me right back to senior spring in high school when that "second base" dream became a reality. Just kidding, course. It was senior winter.
A few housekeeping tidbits:

• We want all of our BC readers to join the Has Beens Fan Club on Facebook. If you haven't browsed our loyal fanbase lately, you will be quick to realize that is collectively the best looking group on Facebook. Get in there if you want to be bumping and grinding at the next Has Beens bonanza. Male fans can join, too.
• We want to thank our gongshow supporters who are reading from abroad. To see where our diverse audience is reading from, click on the hit counter on the bottom of the page and click Location- a quick sampling of foreign hits includes Australia, Canada, Italy, Ireland, England, Netherlands, Spain, and Lowell, Massachusetts.

"For Boston"- So we've realized that very few of us actually know all of the words to our Fight Song. This is semi-embarrassing, and we think everyone should learn it and know it before they graduate. We don't know all the words, but we do know that "For Boston" has some major potential as a techno remix.

Homeless Drunk Indian, UNPLUGGED- You all know him. He hangs in front of the Cleveland Circle 7/11 or in the Bank of America ATM. He frequently berates BC students and passersby for being on his land. He is sometimes violent. He is always intoxicated. He is a legend. And now he is a rock star. We're not sure how it happened, but the Chief and his comrades have got their hands on several musical instruments and now spend their time jamming out and singing instead of shouting obscenities at freshman girls. Chief has really turned over a new leaf here, and he has invited us to hear him and the Chieftains rock out on weekend nights in the Circle. Please support Chief however you can, as he is being friendly and cooperative and he actually plays a pretty mean keyboard. Rock and Roll, Chief.

Starter Jackets / Jerseys- Back in elementary school, Starter Jackets were all the craze. It seemed like every kid on the playground had a BC, Notre Dame, Michigan, Bruins, Patriots, or Celtics Starter Jacket, and those lacking the half-zip hooded holiness were labeled as geeks, wieners, or peasants. I never had a Starter Jacket. I got by, however- by borrowing my friend's Starter Jackets, I made it look as though I had a constantly rotating selection of the finest outerwear at Hatherly School. The reason we are talking about Starter Jackets is because the NHL is back and Bruins fans are once again flocking to Causeway Street. Bruins fans are perhaps the most blue-collar group of sports fans in Boston. If you scan the crowd at a B's Battle, you will see thousands of mulleted middle-aged men with killer beer guts in Bruins Starter Jackets or shiny satin B's button-ups. The B's Starter Jacket is the Garden's version of the seersucker blazer. It's super classy, but this fashion gem can also survive a few spilled beers or ketchup stains. Those bleacher creatures who are not sporting the Starter are almost certainly flaunting a Bruins jersey with their favorite Bruin's name and number proudly stitched on back. You'll see a lot of throwbacks- Moog, Bourque, Lemelin, O'Reilly; and also some newbies- Thornton, Alberts, Leahy (a kid whom I pee'd on one time when he slept over the Greeley house back in the day- true story). The guys wearing these jerseys consider them the "Green Jacket" of Beantown and wear them with confidence and a ferocity unique to Boston sports fans. Our question is, can adult males rock the sports jersey?

How old is too old? The sports jersey is a staple of the young American male's wardrobe. An authentic jersey is instant credibility for any middle school jock in this country. A good b-ball jersey is a money addition to any kid's wardrobe. A Sox jersey, on the right occasion, can be the silver bullet in the wooing of any New England vixen. But does jersey-wearing have to stop at some point? Except in some very extreme cases, I don't think I'd let my Dad get away with wearing a sports jersey in public. Charles Barkley and 50 Cent have both said publicly that jersey-wearing should be limited to men 30 and under. Barstool Sports, a very legitimate source for Boston sports commentary, says the cutoff is 33. Tough break for those middle-agers who still think they have the pizazz to sport the Flutie classic to Shea Field on a crisp fall afternoon. But older jersey wearers have a bad wrap in some circles- for example, once this BC football season we were in a friend's box enjoying the game with a group very diverse in age. A guest, who was rooting loudly for the visiting team, was wearing his team's jersey. He seemed a little too old for his outfit, but we let it fly. However, this guy also ended up being the belligerently drunk one in the box who was swearing at BC and screaming "O'Brien, I'm gonna shoot you..... with a gun!!!!" He had to be publicly chastised by men his age for being inappropriate in front of the women and children, and he sat down embarrassed, with shame on his face and mustard on his Wolfpack jersey. If this is the kind of adult male who is wearing a jersey, we think that's a red flag. We still aren't sure if there is an age at which a guy is too old to rock a jersey, but we would use careful discretion. Don't be "that guy".

Big Ups: *Nate Gerbe (gerr-bee) for scoring both goals in BC Hockey's 2-1 Sunday victory over UVM. *Tara Luciani for her gamewinning sniiiipe which put BC women's soccer past BU and into the NCAA Sweet 16. *BC Football for their ballsy victory against NC State yesterday. *BC Alum and retired b-ball halftime MC Colin Smythe for his input for this gongshow update. *All Shea Field Tailgate hosts + alumni who have been hospitable to BC students throughout the fall season- there's nothing like a calzone and a few Tedy Brewskies from a stranger. You guys are true gongshows.

Thanks for tuning in and for joining the gongshow@BC. Spread the link to your posse and add us to your favorites. God Bless. -Mike Greeley '08 and Joe Pearce '07