Crazy Lady

Bubbles was a fan who used to dance to the blues Brothers theme in the stadium in the late 80’s/90s. When she ‘retired’ another fan (terry) started crazy dancing to the song. At some point she was adopted by the MUSS and the band and was featured in the 3/4th quarter break. Then, Chris hill got a stick up his ass and made her go away – first, by only letting her dance to the MUSS and not letting the blues brothers theme play on the PA. She was replaced by a Taiko drum.

Crazy Lady “replaced” bubbles unofficially. She would dance with the band in the Blues Brothers theme at the tailgate up until a year or two ago. Haven’t seen her in a year or two. Seems really nice. Always fun to talk to.

Utah Utes Football Crazy Lady

It should be noted for those that don’t know… Bubbles was voluptuous – it made a difference.

I find it sad that a few snobs can ruin a long and fun tradition. I found the hokeyness and pure fun had by the MUSS and Crazy Lady refreshing. Just because you as an individual, don’t like something. Does that give you the right to ruin it for everyone who does enjoy it. It goes along with the songs played at the game. What is wrong with Sweet Caroline or Hooked on a Feeling…et al? Too hokey? There are only tens of thousands of people singing at the top of their lungs when they are played.

I’m pretty sure the muss board ruined crazy lady.

While I was at school crazy lady was big. She’d dance at the corner of the south end zone and everybody in the muss would chant.

Then the muss board thought it would be a good idea to bring her over to the muss to dance.

But it was stupid because then nobody in the muss could see her because she wasn’t on her ‘stage’ anymore so it kind of died. Not sure what when it totally died off.

Before “Crazy Lady” and “Bubbles”, there was a marching band member with long hair in the 90’s. He did his head banging like he would give himself a whipblash. Not sure if he gave himself CTE but he got the crowd going.

The golf course was always a temporary plan, a very good plan. Forward thinking people at the U planned for expansion and made use of the space in the meantime. Research is exactly what we need and nearby Research Park was also part of the plan. STEM, Business, and Medicine are not for everyone but it is key to improving our lives.

I also loved the golf course. In the 70s there was an old guy named Vinnie in a shack there to check you in. Loved talking to him almost every day. You could leave a club with him and he would redo the grip just to be a nice guy. Yep, 1 hour of PE was there for us but I am sure there are still classes like Home Decor where any answer is a correct answer. Tuition was $179 per quarter for any number of hours, another story.

Crazy Lady got too big for her britches. She wanted the U to pay for her to go to away games and to become an official part of the in-game tradition. Hill thought it was embarrassing and annoying.

The golf course originally was the Ft. Douglas golf course, and then the Ft. Douglas Country Club golf course (when the club was located where the JCC is now, before it moved to Draper) It was a championship course.

I took lessons from Vinnie McGuire when I was a kid. He had the reputation of being the best teaching pro in the area.

p.s. I think they are not playing Sweet Caroline this year, right? Thank heaven.

My wife never been much of a Neil Diamond fan at all. A few nights ago the commercial (for Jim Bean I believe) came on with the bar patrons singing and chanting Bah Bah Bah SO GOOD!!! SO GOOD!!! and my wife (doesn’t attend games with me) said “nowhere would any group of people ever act like that!”

I didn’t have the heart to tell her……

Along the same lines. I seem to remember doing a “tomahawk chop” either as a prelude to Utah Man or at certain intervals with a certain musical lead. Would have been early 90’s something like that. Am I miss-remembering this happening? Anyone have any memories.

I hope she is well, just don’t want to see her on TV anymore!