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Sox fans celebrate team's hot start with good ol' fashioned tire fire
The Daily Heckle, Friday, May 20, 2005
The party began around midnight last Friday, when a large group of White Sox fans gathered at 51st and Western to light a gigantic pile of tires in celebration of their team's hot start.
"Goodyear radials burn pretty good, but to really get that blaze going we brought in all those Michelin whitewalls I got wholesale at the Ford City Sears," said Bridgeport resident Dennis Syzmanski. "I just hope the Sox keep it going. This could be one fun, hot summer on the South Side. Burn it down! Burn it down!"
According to longtime Sox fan Crystal Lagosi, this is the most fun she’s had since “Disco Demolition Night, when throngs of riotous Sox fans stormed the field at old Comiskey Park.
"We were just tearing up the place," said Lagosi. "I had sex on the pitcher's mound that night. This is pretty good, too, though. I just love the smell of burnt rubber in the evening. It’s so romantic."
As the night progressed, Sox fans tossed on additional kindling in the form of couches, white tank tops and Chicago Cubs apparel. There were also periodic chants of "Cubs Suck" and "Camaros Rock."
The chaos continued until the wee hours of the morning, but started to die down when Chicago mayor and Bridgeport native Richard M. Daley appeared. The famous politician addressed the crowd in hopes of ending the insurrection.
"You guys need to stop doing all this stuff," said Daley. "You're a disgrace to my proud neighborhood and the proud city of big shoulders."