April 19, 2004
Puck Rock
Holy John Buccigross! A story about hockey and punk rock on the front page of the Wall Street Journal (subscription required)!
By day, architect Anthony Spagnolo dons business clothes, squeezes into a cubicle and studies floor plans for office-building renovations. By night, he pulls on a hockey uniform, climbs on stage and belts out songs like "Zamboni Driving Maniac":
Before and after and in between
One man's mission, the ice he'll clean
He's fueled by hockey, fueled by beer
Run you down if you get near...
Mr. Spagnolo, 30 years old, is the lead vocalist in Two Man Advantage, a Long Island, N.Y., band in a tiny but feverish musical subgenre known as puck rock. He and his four band mates compose and play songs about hockey, a sport that for decades inspired very little music that couldn't be played on a Wurlitzer between whistles.
Their pounding tunes use such hockey staples as hip checks, loose teeth and ice-resurfacing machines as fodder for lyrics. One fan favorite, "I Had a Dream About Hockey," describes the band's obsession:
I had a dream about hockey
and I tossed and turned...
when I woke up I had my skates on...
Moments like this just make life worth living.
Apparently, these guys just played Washington, D.C., and I never heard about it. I'm bummed, as it would have given me an excuse to wear my Islanders jersey in public and not be completely embarassed. Check out their Web site here. Much to my chagrin, their t-shirts are currently sold out.
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On a related note, we need to develop a list that would be determine, once and for all, a jersey etiquette. When is it okay to wear one? A random night out in Adams Morgan? (no.) At your kid's pee-wee game? (Possibly.) At a Caps game? (Yes, probably the only place where any jersey, including your 1990 Maska Iron-on Wilf Paiment Quebec Nordiques jersey fits in). Does it have to be a jersey of the two teams playing? (No.) Is one allowed to make fun of someone who tucks their jersey in their pants (true story, in a bar in Oklahoma)? What about people who put NASCAR drivers name and numbers on a Caps jersey (seen this year at a game in March at the MCI Center)?
I digress. I feel this site can lead the way in determining if a 2 minute penalty for "obstruction:clothing" needs to be called.
Posted by:
at April 19, 2004 10:57 AM
If you like this check out the Zambonis. www.thezambonis.com Puck rock is good rock. CT
Posted by:
at April 19, 2004 02:53 PM
Hey, hockey fans! We have those shirts in stock, no need to worry. Bit of a problem with the online merchandise order forms right now.
Drop an email to captain2man@yahoo.com and he will get you the shirts/jerseys or whatever it is your hockey heart desires. Look for a new Two Man Advantage record out this year on Go Kart records.
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at April 23, 2004 11:58 AM
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