A couple of Sunday nights ago at about 10 p.m., someone posted a comment that read, “Women’s Nazi Hockey Team.” It linked to the photo shown at right (here’s a larger view). Since Sunday night is a low-traffic period for the site, nobody responded and the whole thing passed unnoticed.
Coupla things here: First of all, this is not a Nazi team. In fact, this is an Edmonton team called the Swastikas, which played in 1916 — four years before the National Socialist German Workers Party (i.e., the Nazis) adopted the swastika as its symbol. And the Edmonton gals were hardly the only group to make pre-Nazi use of the swastika, which was a fairly common graphic symbol a century ago. It was used by, among many others, the Finnish Air Force, the Boy Scouts (Girl Scouts too, although I can’t find a web reference to it), and many groups that produced good luck promotions or talismans. (For more on the swastika’s background, which dates back to the Stone Age and spans many different socio-ethnic cultures, look here.)
My research on the Edmonton photo led me to this book, written by the Canadian artist/mystic known as ManWoman, who’s spent years trying to rescue the swastika’s image its association with the Nazis. After I got in touch with him, he was kind enough to provide me with several additional examples of pre-Nazi swastika-clad teams:
• Here we have the Windsor Swastikas, circa 1909, who played in Nova Scotia. Note the varied swastika styles on the homemade crests. Here’s a slightly later version of the team.
• The Fernie Swastikas played in British Columbia in the 1920s. If team’s use of the swastika itself doesn’t make you uneasy, then the Golliwogg mascot doll being held by the Fernie player in this photo probably will. (If you’re not familiar with Golliwoggs, look here.)
• Hockey isn’t the only sport with swastikas in its past. Here’s a baseball uniform, which was worn by a 1920s team in Swastika, Ontario. (Yes, there’s actually a town called Swastika, Ontario — look.)
• ManWoman says this baseball cap was originally worn by the 1917 Canyon City Swastikas.
• And here’s a swastika-stamped golf club — not sure of the date.
There are several other books out there that examine the swastika’s graphic history. This one, by the design historian Steve Heller (who happens to be a friend of mine), is particularly good, although it doesn’t have any non-Nazi sports examples.
As Steve and many other writers have noted, the swastika is a spectacularly successful piece of design — elegant, balanced, solid yet fluid. But it’s become so inextricably associated with one particular chapter of history that it’s hard to conceive of it in any other context. In a way, this reaffirms one of Uni Watch’s underlying premises: the notion that logos and symbols can pack an emotional punch that goes beyond any rational reckoning. Intellectually, I know the swastika worn by those Edmonton girls had nothing to do with the Nazis, just as I know the Mets I grew up watching in the early 1970s had nothing to do with the Mets of today. Emotionally, however, the connections seem obvious in both cases, even though the only real connection involves a swastika in one instance and the Mets’ logo and colors in the other. That’s the power of design for ya.
To see how complicated the swastika’s history really is, check out this 1931 photo, which I found while doing photo research for this entry. It shows the basketball team from Freedom High School in Freedom, Pennsylvania, and was published in the school’s yearbook. And what did a town called Freedom use for the title of its high school yearbook in 1931? As you can see if you scroll down beneath the photo, it was called The Swastika.
Research Request: I’m compiling college hoops uni changes for an ESPN column next week. This is always the toughest column of the year, because there’s no single resource or office that keeps track of the college basketball changes. I’ve compiled a pretty good list, but feel free to let me know about any changes you’re aware of. Thanks.
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With that in mind, I’m offering a discount on gift memberships for the next month. Instead of the usual pricing structure ($25, $60, $100, $250, $500, $1000), you can give the gift of Uni Watch for $20, $50, $90, $225, $450, or $900. These rates are only good for gift memberships, so the name on the card has to be different from your name. They must be ordered by November 15th to ensure delivery in time for Hanukkah, or by December 1st for Christmas.
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In other membership news, new Uni Watch assistant Nina Dubin is already paying dividends. She found all the missing names on the membership roster, which is now back up-to-date.
Uni Watch News Ticker: The Gamecocks will memorialize the students killed in that beach house fire with a helmet decal. Details here (with thanks to Mike Orr). … Latest evidence that the pink thing has gotten out of hand: Pilot Point High School in Texas wore pink spats the other night (as spotted by Brian Thompson). … Yet another pink-clad team: the Middlesex Cricket Club (courtesy of Jordan Owen). … Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: Good article and video here about the Penguins’ masks. … Jonathan Papelbon is apparently a Dropkick Murphys fan, at least judging by the embroidery at the base of his victory parade kilt (good spot by webmaster John Ekdahl). … The Huntsville Stars have a new logo (with thanks to Zack Bennett). … For a second there, I thought the headband on this baseball card said, “Tits” (a characteristically excellent find by the Rev. Nørb). … Got a note yesterday from Bill Turianski, who specializes in making sports-based maps (a few dozen of which are showcased on his site). Most of them are devoted to soccer, but there’s some baseball, football, and hockey content too. Worth exploring. … Holy-moly! … Several people have written to alert me to this Sports Illustrated photo of Clinton Portis, because it shows that he doesn’t wear socks (or, more likely, wears “no show” socks inside his cleats) and that his football “socks” are actually leg warmers. True enough, but it’s nothing new — he was doing the same thing two years ago (although he obviously had some other sock issues in that infamous game). … Other SI tidbits (courtesy of Greg Riffenburgh): the disturbing ascendance of neon mucous in Seattle and an even more disturbing photo. … The Lakewood Blue Claws have a new alternate logo (with thanks to Ted Kerwin). … I’m gonna be busy for most of today and on the road tomorrow, so if you have any site-related issues (spam filter acting up, abusive commenter, etc.), please tell Vince. Ticker contributions and membership orders can still come to me.
#1 by Garrette on 11.01.07 7:51 am |
I was looking at the playboy all American photo’s from yesterdays comments and I was wondering why there were no face masks in most of the photos from the sixties. I thought they started being used in the fifties. The 1960 team photo shows 9 out of 11 with masks but the rest of the decade has very few.
does anyone know why?
#2 by Gregory on 11.01.07 7:51 am |
Look at this amazing hosiery!
Check it!
Long live the Babe!
#3 by Gregory on 11.01.07 8:03 am |
Also, you mention the Jonathon Papelbon kilt, apparently they (Dropkick Murphys) had brought along an extra one for Theo Epstein and Big Papi Ortiz to wear and dance with them, but since they were on a car far ahead they were never given the chance.
What a shame, I was hoping to see Papi dance in a kilt! The unintentional humor of that just amuses me to no end….
#4 by Robert on 11.01.07 8:26 am |
Poor Marge. She was a misunderstood soul.
#5 by Shane on 11.01.07 8:34 am |
I was working the door at a party last night. A girl came in wearing an “OCHO CINCO” Bengals jersey. I’d meant to snap a picture of it, but forgot to.
I didn’t know they were actually selling them, figured it was just a one-off thing.
#6 by Robert on 11.01.07 8:36 am |
With regard to the Tito Fuentes baseball card, there is other cards dating from him time with the Giants and Padres that further demonstrated how much he loved headbands.
http://i62.photobuck...
http://i62.photobuck...
#7 by Boston Nick on 11.01.07 8:42 am |
Relating to the Seahawks and the lime-green thing. They give credit to Branch for the trend, but I really feel like the lime-green glove accents were something that had started up the year before with certain Reebok gloves. I’m almost positive that it was something I kind of expected Deion to be wearing once he started with the Seahawks, so I’m sure there was a precedent.
#8 by mike on 11.01.07 8:43 am |
Great shot of a couple of Russian hockey players going “visor to visor”..pays to wear your chinstrap.
http://skafoto.spb.r...
#9 by Boston Nick on 11.01.07 8:48 am |
As to the Papelbon/Dropkick Mrurphys thing, Pap warms up when he takes the mound for home games to ‘I’m Shipping Up To Boston,’ after coming out of the pen to ‘Wild Thing,’ which while it’s not original, is damn cool when you’re in the ballpark.
From what I’ve heard, Pap has struck up a decent friendship with the guys in DKM and has turned into another ‘celebrity’ fan of the band, which has made its presence pretty strongly felt for both the Sox (with Tessie first), the Bruins (Time To Go, a cover of Nutrocker, which was used as the TV38 Bruins song for years) and even from what I’ve heard, the Revolution.
It’s an exceedingly weird thing to see a band I was going to see in high school at small clubs and high school gyms performing these things on huge stages and getting pretty famous. But I definitely don’t begrudge them their success…it’s nice to see an underdog succeed like they have.
#10 by LI Phil on 11.01.07 8:49 am |
as quoted by eric davis and dave parker
#11 by Mike Lucas on 11.01.07 8:50 am |
For the first time ever, I’m a day behind reading UniWatch. I loved the Little Fenway and Little Wrigley, and wanted a better sense of the fields. Here is a link to Micro$oft Live Search Birdseye view of Little Fenway, with Little Wrigley under construction next to it. Click on the curly arrows on the bottom of the right nav bar to sort of spin around and get other views of the site. Great job on those fields.
#12 by Dane on 11.01.07 8:52 am |
Now here is a uniform modification that I am willing to support:
http://i.cnn.net/si/...
#13 by Mike Lucas on 11.01.07 8:52 am |
oops, wrong link. This is the link to the Birdseye view of Little Fenway and Little Wrigley. sorry about previous bonehead link.
#14 by Robert on 11.01.07 8:58 am |
Dave Parker and Barry Larkin are all on the record as being very fond of Marge. Aside from the Reds being cheap with Eric Davis after he got hurt in the 1990 World Series, Davis has said that he liked her as well.
#15 by Steve on 11.01.07 9:05 am |
NCAA basketball exhibitions have begun, and George Washington made slight uni changes:
Last year
This year
(Piece of red tape on jersey from last year was to honor Red Auerbach, who played for GW and received undergrad and grad degrees from there.)
#16 by Mark in Shiga on 11.01.07 9:06 am |
The Chunichi Dragons just clinched the Japan Series today with a combined perfect game.
During the post-game celebrations there are numerous chances to spot obscure team staff, who don’t usually step on the field during games, and their outrageous jersey numbers.
Here’s #118 Nagata:
http://www.japantoda...
#17 by Paul Lukas on 11.01.07 9:08 am |
I’m compiling college hoops uni changes for an ESPN column next week. This is always the toughest column of the year, because there’s no single resource or office that keeps track of the college basketball changes. I’ve compiled a pretty good list, but feel free to contribute any that you know of, either here in the comments or by emailing me directly.
#18 by Jeff on 11.01.07 9:09 am |
Here’s a picture in the Lawrence KS paper of the 1896 KU football team. Check out the stripped socks and turtle necks.
1896 KU uni
#19 by Pat on 11.01.07 9:14 am |
It is a weird phenomenon to see the Murphys being nationally recognized. I remember watching them right went the Gangs All here came out (a little late to the party I know), but still way before this whole thing. I love seeing them have success, but I’ll tell you, if I see Papelbon force another dance or hear that damn Shipping Up to Boston song (which was great until about a month ago) one more time I may go crazy.
I did think the whole making a kilt for Pap, Beckett, Theo and Ortiz thing was funny though.
#20 by LI Phil on 11.01.07 9:23 am |
regarding yesterday’s photo featuring the 1916 bosox (and the babe)…here’s what dressed to the nines has for their uni…guess those are road grays
http://exhibits.base...
#21 by ESS on 11.01.07 9:25 am |
Great job on the swastika phenomenon.
There is a volunteer firehouse around the corner from my house that was built around 1904. At the very top of the false front there is a swastika made from bricks set in mortar. A number of years ago people began to stage protests in front of the firehouse because of the swastika and the fire company’s refusal to remove it, for the very reasons cited by Manwoman. To counter the protests the firemen installed a large bronze plaque that details the history of the swastika and what it actually stands for.
The protests have since dried up and people have become educated as to why there is a giant swastika peering down from the top of a local firehouse.
#22 by Josh on 11.01.07 9:31 am |
The Basketball list could be pretty long. It looks like a lot of teams have switched out of that nike template from last year, that had the odd shoulder stripe.
#23 by Gabe on 11.01.07 9:38 am |
You can custom order any jersey you want (with many notable exceptions) from the NFL.com shop. I would assume she got it that way.
#24 by Shane on 11.01.07 9:39 am |
We’ve talked about punk rock and unis for the past two days. Let’s keep it going!
Dropkick also seem to have a close alliance with Celtic FC in Scotland (who have one of the longest names in soccer). Celtic invited them to play before a game a few years back, and the Murphys have been sporting Celtic gear ever since.
#25 by Gabe on 11.01.07 9:40 am |
I did a little hunting around on the internet to find the date on the swastika-stamped golf clubs Paul mentioned.
According to this page, if you look at items 139.28 and 139.93, it appears the clubs were made in 1925.
#26 by Shane on 11.01.07 9:43 am |
Here’s a pic from the pre-game, you can see Marc Orell rocking out a special Celtic away shirt.
#27 by Mark Doescher on 11.01.07 9:47 am |
University of Oklahoma completely changed their men’s basketball uniforms this year, Sooners instead of Oklahoma on front, no names on back and a promised 3rd alternate jersey. Images of the home can be seen below.
http://www.soonerspo...
#28 by Garrette on 11.01.07 10:01 am |
Awsome! I love old football pics.
check out the 1893 Oregon football team
#29 by Garrette on 11.01.07 10:02 am |
and here is that team playing in the first game.
#30 by todd krevanchi on 11.01.07 10:02 am |
interesting copy today.
i can remember in elementary and middle school drawing the swastika on my book covers. i just thought it was a cool looking design that was easy to draw. back then i had no idea what it meant or sybolized, it was just cool looking and easy…
i dont know how anyone couldnt be a fan of the dropkicks!
i got on board with dkm when “do or die” came out. even when al barr replaced mike mccolgan on lead vocals, they really didnt miss a beat. in fact mccolgans current band “street dogs” has a great cover of “power in a union” (billy bragg’s original version is played prior to all dkm shows in addition to “foggy dew”).
dkm is by far my favorite band. and is a fantastic live show… best live dkm show ive ever seen? 2006 st. patty’s day weekend avalon ballroom in boston. earlier in the day they got thrown out of the south boston st pats parade!
id recommend this band to anyone!
seeing them blow up with national acclaim always reminds of ken casey saying “ahhh, waddaya think punk rockers make a million bucks?”
you guys have come a long way!
#31 by Justin Novick on 11.01.07 10:02 am |
An added note to the Papelbon/Dropkick Murphy discussion:
Papelbon rode on a flatbed with the Dropkick Murphy’s during the parade. Before the parade, the band presented Paps with the kilt. I believe they made one for Mike Timlin and Theo Epstein as well.
#32 by Justin on 11.01.07 10:05 am |
Great post, but I think I might wait until I get home before checking out all the pictures. I work for the government, and I would rather not have 20 swastika related web hits showing up on my computer haha.
#33 by Garrette on 11.01.07 10:05 am |
And the 1893 baseball team
#34 by E Ro on 11.01.07 10:13 am |
Here’s a short but sweet write up about the University of Michigan hockey team’s sweaters. [link]
#35 by Mike Engle on 11.01.07 10:19 am |
Hmmm…that vertical arch looks more like the Avalanche, not the Red Wings.
#36 by dm00n on 11.01.07 10:21 am |
Needs more diamondplate.
#37 by Michael Doucette on 11.01.07 10:24 am |
Amen, but who’s got dibs on the girl in the back is what’s important here…..
I keed, I keed.
#38 by Jack on 11.01.07 10:24 am |
There is some great Orioles uni discussion here:
Orioles Hangout
#39 by Minna H. on 11.01.07 10:24 am |
As some of you might now, what we call the swastika is actually a reversed swastika. The original was very important in Asian art, and it faced to the left. It is a shame that it has been so corrupted and coopted.
#40 by wildcatFAN on 11.01.07 10:29 am |
and Belotti Bold
#41 by Brian on 11.01.07 10:35 am |
As an OU alum, this makes me very sad. I always loved the “Oklahoma” across the front of the basketball jerseys. The “Sooners” that are one there now just look tiny across the chest and doesn’t even look like the proper font. Boo on the new uni’s!
#42 by Minna H. on 11.01.07 10:39 am |
Wow. I just read yesterday’s entry (yeah, I get behind sometimes. So sue me), and Little Fenway and Little Wrigley blew my mind. I love miniatures, especially since my mom uses thousands of them as a sand play therapist.
It looks like they were having so much fun. What a great event for a great cause.
#43 by dm00n on 11.01.07 10:41 am |
Off to Google I go. I love the internet, just about every day I hear about something I knew nothing about before.
#44 by Mike Engle on 11.01.07 10:42 am |
Small arm holes. System of Dress?
#45 by Jeremy Brahm on 11.01.07 10:46 am |
I remembered from World Soccer magazine, the same one (not the same issue) that had the photo of the players in Spain wearing a fan’s name on the back of their uniforms, that Fiorentina had a contract with Lotto to supply their uniforms in the early 1990s. In the magazine they mentioned that Fiorentina opened their season wearing a pattern that was completely chosen at random by a computer. The computer was on Lotto’s end, but the pattern that came out was a swastika. Surprisingly this pattern, which was only on their away shirts, made it into their early games before being changed.
I’ve been looking for a picture of this shirt, just to see how over the top the swastika’s were (godly large or small). Having lived in Japan and seeing the reverse swastika’s for Buddhist temples, I was surprised to find a picture of it this morning.
Fiorentina 1992
I would say the design had plus signs and arrows, but where they intersected, they became swastikas.
#46 by todd krevanchi on 11.01.07 10:50 am |
im in pa, and one of my slow pitch teammates who also reads the blog is going to try to drum up interest among the rest of the team to get in that tourney. i hope that yesterdays article does the same for others.
perhaps a new england conglomerate of uniwatch readers could enter as “team uniwatch”?
use the event as a mini-uniwatch summit!
#47 by Shane on 11.01.07 10:51 am |
That’s a terrible looking shirt, regardless of swastikas. Eep. Fiorentina usually look pretty good, for wearing mostly purple.
#48 by dm00n on 11.01.07 10:51 am |
To the Tivos Batman!
#49 by possum on 11.01.07 10:52 am |
In the story below the alternate logo story, they talk about their PA announcer getting a job with the NHL Devils. Yet for some reason they have the EIHL Cardiff Devils logo pictured. Weird.
Nice piece on the swastika.
#50 by ScottyJ in WV on 11.01.07 10:52 am |
Look at the quote from Mushin Muhammad on the front page at Lids.com.
Feel free to roll your eyes as much as you’d like.
#51 by dm00n on 11.01.07 10:56 am |
Globe and Mail makes it sound like some might already be on the ice.
#52 by John on 11.01.07 10:56 am |
It’s about time I’ve heard someone echo this sentiment. Too many times I’ve heard people say ” They’re getting too big, They’re sellouts.” What people don’t understand is that these bands livelihood is their music. Why people hold musicians to another standard is beyond me.
#53 by Broker75 on 11.01.07 11:02 am |
I was in the town of Swastika, Ontario on Oct.24.2007 underwriting business. Gorgeous, fresh air and great fishing. I now feel privlidged seeing that it made headlines..[it is terr 17 for insurance purposes].. Also, didn’t Saturday Night Live perform a skit featuring the Golliwogg?
#54 by dm00n on 11.01.07 11:02 am |
Casper Rockies have become….. Casper Ghosts. (groan)
#55 by CollinJ on 11.01.07 11:05 am |
It’s good to see the Portsmouth Spartans get some love in today’s post.
#56 by dm00n on 11.01.07 11:07 am |
Steelers going throwback again?
#57 by Sam on 11.01.07 11:14 am |
Ok guys. Big Papa Pap is not, in fact wearing a kilt. (Technically it is, but its missing quite a few bits.) Unless he adds:
1: Kilt pin
2: Kickass tall socks and flashes
3: Brogues
4: (MOST IMPORTANT) Sporran.
see this classy guy: http://en.wikipedia....
#58 by dm00n on 11.01.07 11:14 am |
Not sure what this is all about:
#59 by Sam on 11.01.07 11:15 am |
Ok guys. Big Papa Pap is not, in fact wearing a kilt. (Technically it is, but its missing quite a few bits.) Unless he adds this crap, its just a cool plaid skirt like my sister wears to school:
1: Kilt pin
2: Kickass tall socks and flashes
3: Brogues
4: (MOST IMPORTANT) Sporran.
see this classy guy: http://en.wikipedia....
take care, go blues baby!
#60 by Michael Emody on 11.01.07 11:15 am |
Regarding the pre-Nazi use of swastika’s, Arizona state highway signs used the symbol until the 40’s.
#61 by Jason on 11.01.07 11:27 am |
Here’s a example of permanent logo creep.
And that Casper Ghosts logo is terrible.
#62 by al on 11.01.07 11:30 am |
That picture does NOT say ‘Tits’, but Tito… c’mon guys.. that was too easy to miss like that.
#63 by David Potter on 11.01.07 11:30 am |
The swastika was even used on American soldiers. Here is one example:
http://en.wikipedia....
#64 by Thumper on 11.01.07 11:31 am |
The throwback helmets they wore earlier this year sure yellow and not gold to me.
Yellow is not always gold.
#65 by dm00n on 11.01.07 11:32 am |
Apparently their unis are glow-in-the-dark. I am not sure how that will be worked into a game.
#66 by Robert on 11.01.07 11:34 am |
Um, no one said that it said “Tits.”
#67 by Thumper on 11.01.07 11:35 am |
Baseball or stickball?? Check out those bats!
#68 by todd krevanchi on 11.01.07 11:36 am |
17? what fire protection class?
#69 by B.G. on 11.01.07 11:36 am |
Ok, so what are Brogues, and Sporran. I figures flashes were those tassels thingys, right?
#70 by joe on 11.01.07 11:37 am |
thats a reference to undershirt sleeves.
#71 by Patrick on 11.01.07 11:37 am |
Huge downgrade.
These were some really nice uniforms. Why change that?
#72 by Pat on 11.01.07 11:38 am |
I just went back and looked at the Papelbon pic because I was curious as to whether he was doing one specific thing correctly. I hadn’t seen a pic of him wearing the kilt until now. I had seen him wearing jeans on early stages of the parade and was curious how he got into the kilt. But what surprised me was that the Murphys allowed him to put on his kilt with the jeans on underneath. Myth is that underwear is not to be worn underneath a kilt but, that is not exactly true. You are allowed (although, not exactly encouraged) to wear underwear, usually black cotton underwear. But there are no pants allowed under the kilt.
This is, as was pointed out earlier, not proper wearing of the kilt. Which, if you ask me, fails the “is it good or is it stupid test” miserably.
#73 by todd krevanchi on 11.01.07 11:40 am |
perhaps that was the oregon fungo team…
#74 by possum on 11.01.07 11:42 am |
I wonder if that’s not a Halloween promo. The article announcing them seems legit, but it also looks like a big joke. Cool logo though.
#75 by dm00n on 11.01.07 11:46 am |
Sporran is the willy warmer.
#76 by possum on 11.01.07 11:46 am |
http://en.wikipedia....
#77 by jesus a. torres on 11.01.07 11:48 am |
I was the one that originally posted that image. I can’t remember where I found it, but it was forwarded to me and labeled as such. I wasn’t trying to stir up anything; thanks for the clarification!
#78 by Jeff I on 11.01.07 11:49 am |
Bah! I hate the Dropkick Murphy’s so much. They’re like Boston’s worst coverband, only overexposed to the enth degree. Plus they have a major history with people who dress alot like those Edmonton Swastikas.
#79 by dm00n on 11.01.07 11:52 am |
I was at a luncheon after a funeral once and there was a Scottish bagpiper there. One of my friends went up to him and said he was wearing a kilt to a wedding . There were two adjustment straps on one side and one on the other and he wanted to know which side should be where. The guy said “just remember, pleats in back! I was once at a wedding and the groom had his on backwards. I walked up to him and said ‘look at my kilt, look at yours. Notice anything different?’”
Then one of the girls there asked the guy what my friend should wear under the kilt. He laughed and said “Ah, there’s a question I’ve been asked many a time. And I always answer madam, there’s nothing worn beneath the kilt. Everything is in perfect working condition!”
#80 by Rich O on 11.01.07 11:57 am |
another swastika item: until the middle 1950s New Mexico State’s yearbook was also called The Swastika. Yes, the middle 50s. I’ve got one of my mom’s old yearbooks with “The Swastika” in huge letters across the front.
#81 by MIKE on 11.01.07 12:06 pm |
What is that Devils logo in the article about the Blue Claws??
#82 by Brady on 11.01.07 12:13 pm |
I don’t see the swoosh on the front of the OU unis, am I wrong? Is NIKE content with only being on the shorts (and shoes and scoks and sweatbadns)?
#83 by Brian on 11.01.07 12:14 pm |
Also - changes in side piping and trim.
#84 by todd krevanchi on 11.01.07 12:21 pm |
agreed that they do have large number of their songs in their collection which are covers.
wild rover,
finnegans wake
black velvet band
but i would hardly call them a cover band.
#85 by Chance on 11.01.07 12:23 pm |
But that yellow is - it’s known as “athletic gold,” as worn by the Packers.
#86 by Big L on 11.01.07 12:24 pm |
The rocket and the tracjectory in the Huntsville Stars logo looks very similar to that of the old Houston Rockets logo of the late ’90s
#87 by jaye on 11.01.07 12:27 pm |
It means they’ll have one of the best-funded club soccer teams in St. Pete.
#88 by Chance on 11.01.07 12:31 pm |
A British accent? What the hell is that?
Interesting, though. We’ve already seen Ajax America (now defunct), and Chivas USA. The Colorado Rapids almost became Arsenal Colorado after signing a deal with the North London club.
I’ve long thought that when MLS finally brings the second club to NYC, they should build a stadium on one of the piers and call it Chelsea FC. :D
#89 by UW justin on 11.01.07 12:38 pm |
I don’t care what it’s called…it’s yellow
#90 by Jason G. on 11.01.07 12:41 pm |
I’m with you on that one, but you won’t win that argument on this site.
#91 by todd krevanchi on 11.01.07 12:42 pm |
mo williams still rocking the “kevlar”
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#92 by Joe Drennan on 11.01.07 12:45 pm |
Some of their so called cover songs are actualy traditional Irish songs. To call them cover songs would be saying Elvis sang a cover of Silent Night.
I (a Chicago native) got turned onto DKM through a friend in high school in the late 90s and now they’re all over my iPod. I simply love any rock/punk band that has the bagpipes.
#93 by Jerico on 11.01.07 12:57 pm |
A blogger’s opinion of his favorite masks of all time. Discuss…
#94 by Chance on 11.01.07 1:00 pm |
Words mean things. Teal is not blue.
#95 by Soulcoughin on 11.01.07 1:00 pm |
The swoosh isn’t immune from The Amazing Race Goth…