The Everlasting Craptastical Mystery Thread

[AZWarrior]

This is good. I actually laughed out loud. But a suggestion: why not "The Wrath of God?"

The Wrath of God smote the Louisville Cardinals tonight...

The Wrath of God obtained revenge for their defeat last week at Villanova...

On account of these The Wrath of God travels to The Garden...

When they were changing the name, I would have been OK with "Hilltoppers".  But upon further review, "Wrath of God" would even top my first choice, which had been, of course, "Jumping Jesuits".  

Really, "Wrath of God" would be so choice.  

[mr.MUskie]

I'm kind of partial to the MUskies.

[Lennys Tap]

1.Warriors
2.Wrath of God
3.Hand of God
4.Golden Avalanche
5.Hilltoppers

Problem with 2 and 3 is the Jesuits are offended by the mention of "God" as much as by the mention of "War(riors)".

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

They came up with the Gold.  Again, you have been proven wrong.

"But would Marquette remain the Golden Eagles, or something entirely new? Board member Ann Zizzo, of the Zizzo Group, and her team landed on the "Gold". The Marquette Gold. Really? But then again, the Zizzo Group also suggested we name the 27th Street Corridor "Boomgard"."


http://www.jenders.com/2009/07/29/marquette-warriors-logo/

http://mu-warrior.blogspot.com/2005/05/marquettes-trustee-losers.html


I have a family member that is part of the LGBT community. I noticed you using the term 6 months and said nothing.  You used it again recently twice.  We're in 2012.

A. It'd be great if you provided a link suggesting the Gold nickname was from the Zizzo Group. Provide it.
B. I'm sorry your family member.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

You certainly learned well, Hoop, from the Master - The Bail Bondsman. You absorbed his knowledge and rhetorical style in that now famous Backyard Summit. Your posts reflect his style and sense of morbid outrage. The Bail Bondsman must be proud, Grasshopper.

What's wrong with any of what he said?

[Sir Lawrence]

How about "The Straps?"

Father Jacque "The Strap" Marquette.  Works for me.
Or in the original French, Pere Jacque "Le Sangle" Marquette.

[warthog-driver]

What's wrong with any of what he said?

It is not a question of right or wrong. My point is that this is The Bail Bondsman. He needs to quit the charade now. Pure BS.

[brewcity77]

This is good. I actually laughed out loud. But a suggestion: why not "The Wrath of God?"

The Wrath of God smote the Louisville Cardinals tonight...

The Wrath of God obtained revenge for their defeat last week at Villanova...

On account of these The Wrath of God travels to The Garden...

Wrath of God is pretty good...never happen, but I do like it.

I still think if it's not Warriors, let's just drop the moniker. Who says we need a nickname? No Gold, Golden Eagles, or Hilltoppers. Just Marquette. It always sounds awkward when anyone refers to us as the Golden Eagles, and most commentators just go with Marquette anyway, so why not stick with that? Seriously...who needs a nickname?

[Hoopaloop]

A. It'd be great if you provided a link suggesting the Gold nickname was from the Zizzo Group. Provide it.
B. I'm sorry your family member.

I did provide you several links about Zizzo and the Gold.  You have yet to provide one shred about Crean and Gold.  Not one.

Further, you have yet to provide any proof at all that the administration is tanking the program as you also assert.

Don't feel sorry for people that are LGBT, they are human like anyone else.  It isn't a choice.

[JakeBarnes]

To help contribute to the off-topic nature of this thread (the MARCH TO 1000 pages!).  Hegarty's: not even a trace.  Not even a parking lot, just a field with straw covering. WTF.  I came up for a wedding at Gesu today, where the hell is my favorite dive bar.

Guess I'll have to go to the bar in the new law school... (but seriously, I want to re-enroll)

[warthog-driver]

To help contribute to the off-topic nature of this thread (the MARCH TO 1000 pages!).  Hegarty's: not even a trace.  Not even a parking lot, just a field with straw covering. WTF.  I came up for a wedding at Gesu today, where the hell is my favorite dive bar.

Guess I'll have to go to the bar in the new law school... (but seriously, I want to re-enroll)

Back in the day there were two Hegarty's - Jim Hegarty's which had the world's largest urinal and Hegarty's Glocca Mora. I found that Jim Hegarty's attracted a more sophisticated clientele. Men of discerning taste who could fathom the difference between a Heileman's Old Style and Special Export. Hegarty's Glocca Mora was more down market, perhaps frivilous, yet still had a quaint charm in that it had a higher spandex factor. The loss of both still hurts.

[THEultimateWARRIOR]

Can this annoying off topic thread end already...

[warthog-driver]

How do we go about petitioning the BOT to change the name of the team to The Wrath of God? There must be a process. I cannot help but feel this would be not only the most unique name in sports but would moswt accurately reflect the savage fury of our own special brand of 40 minutes of hell. Retribution!

[JakeBarnes]

How do we go about petitioning the BOT to change the name of the team to The Wrath of God? There must be a process. I cannot help but feel this would be not only the most unique name in sports but would moswt accurately reflect the savage fury of our own special brand of 40 minutes of hell. Retribution!

Let's make it happen.  As I stated earlier, I'm in town now.  Someone meet me at the Al (scratch that, I have to be a reception soon... meet me at some water street bar and we'll imbibe in logic until we decide it's the opportune time to hit the Al)

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

I did provide you several links about Zizzo and the Gold.  You have yet to provide one shred about Crean and Gold.  Not one.

Further, you have yet to provide any proof at all that the administration is tanking the program as you also assert.

Don't feel sorry for people that are LGBT, they are human like anyone else.  It isn't a choice.

Definitely Chicos. Only he would think to make this up after stating his conservative opinion on every other post (as Hoopaloop).

[warthog-driver]

IDon't feel sorry for people that are LGBT, they are human like anyone else.  It isn't a choice.

LGBT? WTFO?

[Lennys Tap]

Back in the day there were two Hegarty's - Jim Hegarty's which had the world's largest urinal and Hegarty's Glocca Mora. I found that Jim Hegarty's attracted a more sophisticated clientele. Men of discerning taste who could fathom the difference between a Heileman's Old Style and Special Export. Hegarty's Glocca Mora was more down market, perhaps frivilous, yet still had a quaint charm in that it had a higher spandex factor. The loss of both still hurts.

Hegarty's Glocca Mora was The Black Spider in a previous life. Owners Bob and his wife Toots (last name escapes me) moved to 96th and National (or thereabouts) in the early 70s. Legendary Pat Devitt behind the bar and many equally legendary regulars, including Billy (Lefty) Keeler, Ronnie Armstrong and much of the MU Dental School. On the south end of the campus, it lacked the hardcore lowlife charm of Lennys or The Lanche, but it was the closest to "sophisticated" the campus had to offer.

[TJ]

Can this annoying off topic thread end already...

Best way to do that is definitely to post in it.

[warthog-driver]

Hegarty's Glocca Mora was The Black Spider in a previous life. Owners Bob and his wife Toots (last name escapes me) moved to 96th and National (or thereabouts) in the early 70s. Legendary Pat Devitt behind the bar and many equally legendary regulars, including Billy (Lefty) Keeler, Ronnie Armstrong and much of the MU Dental School. On the south end of the campus, it lacked the hardcore lowlife charm of Lennys or The Lanche, but it was the closest to "sophisticated" the campus had to offer.

Lenny, is my memory failing me? Jim Hegarty's was on Wells Street near the Catholic Knights Tower? It was a hole in the wall place that had a charm that only connoisseurs and afficianados could identify and savor. It had a massive urinal in which Joey Farracca was found passed out.

Glocca Mora was over near the Rec Center? It was larger, better lit, and attracted a different crowd? I didn't drink there much, preferring the rarified air of Lenny's, the Lanche, and Jim Hegarty's.

[The Process]

Jim Hegarty's was on Wells Street near the Catholic Knights Tower?

Yessir it was.  I miss that place. 

[warthog-driver]

Yessir it was.  I miss that place. 

Classic hole in the wall bar where a man could find comfort either in the camaraderie of kindred spirits or the gentle caress of solitude and Oban single malt. Life was defined in the hazy blue smoke which spiraled upward through the red neon rays of one too many beer signs. It was a place where the denizens of the dark found refuge from the sharp sting of a January Milwaukee night. Where ideas were born...and where dreams slid into the coma of a silent, agonizing sleep. One could see Ron Cuzner bellied up to the bar, unfiltered Camel perched between thin lips, hacking the phlegm of a life lived richly.   

[Lennys Tap]

Lenny, is my memory failing me? Jim Hegarty's was on Wells Street near the Catholic Knights Tower? It was a hole in the wall place that had a charm that only connoisseurs and afficianados could identify and savor. It had a massive urinal in which Joey Farracca was found passed out.

Glocca Mora was over near the Rec Center? It was larger, better lit, and attracted a different crowd? I didn't drink there much, preferring the rarified air of Lenny's, the Lanche, and Jim Hegarty's.

Jim Hegarty's was on Wells and about 12th, I think. Good, solid dive bar but not quite up to the standards of Lenny's or the Lanche for me. Hegarty's (or was it Haggarty's?) Glocca Mora was on Clybourn and 17th (where the old Black Spider was). Just west on Clybourn was Who's Inn, a dive mostly frequented by locals. Think that becme a diner.

[The Process]

Jim Hegarty's was on Wells and about 12th, I think.

Yeah, on Wells between 11th and 12th (thank you Google Maps).  Unfortunately, if you do the satellite view now you'll see the building mostly demolished.  Street view still shows Hegarty's but it's from 2009.  Get a screen grab while you can, folks...

[warthog-driver]

Jim Hegarty's was on Wells and about 12th, I think. Good, solid dive bar but not quite up to the standards of Lenny's or the Lanche for me. Hegarty's (or was it Haggarty's?) Glocca Mora was on Clybourn and 17th (where the old Black Spider was). Just west on Clybourn was Who's Inn, a dive mostly frequented by locals. Think that becme a diner.

You are correct on the spelling of Glocca Mora - it was Haggarty. I liked Jim Hegarty's but much preferred The Lanche, Lenny's, and The Camel Club (16th & State.) The Camel Club was a real dive bar and we reveled in its nicotine stained walls until there was a shooting over a couple bucks. After that incident we curtailed our Camel sessions sharply. My wife lived in The Ardmore Apartments and you could go directly down into the bar through a back resident's entrance. Since I spent a lot of time with her, and she preferred The Ardmore, I spent a lot of time there too. (She was none too thrilled with Lenny's or The Camel Club, by the way.)

Whatever became of The Gym and Circle Inn? I rarely went to Circle Inn - I seem to recall it was more of a shoddy disco than serious drinking establishment. The Gym was always packed but it seemed to attract The Biff and Buffy crowd and had that Ted Mack Amateur Hour feel  - weak bellies puking in the bathroom, shrill coeds screeching for no apparent reason, and an overall sophomoric vibe.

[tower912]

I lived at Hegarty's, errrr, I lived in Tower for two years and hung out at Hegarty's.  Closed it every Sunday night for an entire semester.    It is where I would go for a convivial evening.   If I was looking for female companionship, I would venture west on Wells to either O'D's, the Gym, or Murphs.    The 'lanche was never my scene.