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25 Years of 'the Wave'

 
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:18 pm    Post subject: 25 Years of 'the Wave' Reply with quote

Krazy George celebrates the Wave

By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer
Wed Oct 25, 6:00 PM ET

OAKLAND, Calif. - Krazy George Henderson has spent the last quarter-century trying to persuade everyone that he debuted the "Wave" during an Oakland Athletics' playoff game against the Yankees � not those Washington football fans who claim the Huskies first performed the now famous cheer.

Debate aside, the Wave is 25 years old and still going strong.

"It's been really interesting," Krazy George said in a phone interview from his home in New Rochelle, N.Y. "I see it at the Olympics. There's a video of Fidel Castro doing it. If it had actually originated in New York at a Yankees game, they would have thought it was sent by the gods."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061025/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_the_wave25th_anniversary


Where did you first do the wave?
What's the most memorable sporting event where you've done the wave?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audience_wave
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Leslie Cheswyck



Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile

PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool!

All that and the Coriolis effect too.

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Once started, it usually rolls in a clockwise direction



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In Melbourne, Australia, audience waves ... commonly travel in an anticlockwise direction.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audience_wave
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huffdaddy



Joined: 25 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:28 am    Post subject: Re: 25 Years of 'the Wave' Reply with quote

matthews_world wrote:

Debate aside, the Wave is 25 years old and still going strong.


OMG. I hate the wave. With a passion. HATE IT. HATE IT. HATE IT.
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