Ricky Davis And the Get Buckets Brigade
From Matt B/Get Buckets Brigade:The Brigade came out of the mind of Ricky D.
Over the summer he approached the Celtics about purchasing tickets for 10 fans. They had an essay contest for fans to win a chance to audition in front of Ricky and some of his family and friends. They chose 180 to invite to their practice facility and audition based on the essays.
About 30 showed up (mostly due to it's timing, it was midday during the work week). The 30 who did show up were obvious die hard fans, most decked out in some kind of outfit. My brother and I wore buckets and sang a song (with our own PA and harmonica).
When it came down to making cuts Ricky wound up selecting 15, there were too many people he liked. Instead of cutting fans he enjoyed he bought tickets for 15, at a pretty hefty price.
If you check my blog ( getbucketsbrigade.com) there are some early posts on the first few games. We had a kid who dressed like the Hulk (face paint and all) a caped crusader and the bucket heads. We are/were an institution in the stadium.
Ricky was electric and we fed of his energy. During games he would clap to our chants and point up at us. He was always aware and we did our best to give back.
There is plenty more to say, it was a great experience. I hope Minni really understands that they got one of the more special players in the NBA. Ricky has done a TON for this team and this community.
Just an absolutely great guy.
Read more of the blog to get an idea.
The earlier posts chronicle our experiences on a day to day basis. Good luck!
-Matt
Davis is going to be absolutely underwhelmed by the crowds at the Target Center. The only person who elicits thunderous cheers during games is that dude who wanders around with the basket on his head, giving hot tamales t-shirts to anyone who can get the ball through his hoop.
posted by Lil Dice @ 1/29/2006 08:55:00 PM
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