the "Sweet Caroline" story

[Sean Smyth]

Chuck Igo <chuckigo@maine.rr.com> wrote:
> not sure where/when it started, but in Boston - i gotta give props to
> Doctor 
> Dave at Molly's for the sing-along portion, unless someone else has a
> memory 
> that pre-dates that.  can't say that i ever did that while spinning
> "oldies" 
> as an underage club dj in '75.

I don't know when it started at Fenway, but I do know it was sometime
since Tom Werner, John Henry, NYT Co., etc., bought the team (2002?).
For some reason, I believe that it started during the World Series
season, but don't quote me on it.

What was a shame was the (very unoriginal!) New York Mets stole "Sweet
Caroline" and passed it off as their own creation this season. They
also stole the Terrible Towel idea from Pittsburgh. The Mets ought to
just go back to stealing their ideas from the Yankees again.

"Sweet Caroline" also is a big bar song in college towns such as State
College, Pa. -- not that I would know, since I never hit such
establishments. </sarcasm>

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