Chicago Mascots Mark Dave Matthews ‘Poopgate’ Anniversary
Chicago’s sport’s mascots always remember.
It’s been 20 years since Dave Matthews Band’s notorious “Poopgate” incident, when the group’s tour bus dumped 800 kilos of human waste off the aspect of the Kinzie Street Bridge. A tour boat occurred to be passing beneath on the time, leading to a disgusting brown bathe for roughly 100 unfortunate vacationers.
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In a video posted to social media, Benny the Bull (mascot of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls), Staley Da Bear (NFL’s Chicago Bears) and Tommy Hawk (NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks) honored the incident’s anniversary in mocking style.
The clip exhibits the trio of mascots – every wearing darkish fits – approaching the bridge with flowers in hand. Pensive piano performs within the background because the fluffy characters pay their respects. They, appropriately, use rest room paper to wipe away their tears, then sprinkle flower petals into the Chicago river. You can watch the video under.
What Did Dave Matthews Say About Poopgate?
Matthews was indirectly concerned within the Poopgate incident. The musician and his band had been away from the bus on the time and the driving force was solely chargeable for what occurred. Still, Matthews was understandably embarrassed by the incident and all the information protection it acquired.
“I’ll apologize for that as long as I have to,” Matthews instructed NBC in 2009. “I didn’t have my finger on the button … but it was one of the buses in my employment and so I feel bad about it. It would be funnier if it was anyone else but me. … I know some people there accept my apology and other people don’t, but I can’t do anything about it now. If Snoop Dogg had done it, it probably would have raised his record sales, but it applies differently to everybody.”
Dave Matthews Band shall be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October.
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