The Perfect Last Minute Gift

by Jeff Clark on Dec 24, 2007 7:46 AM EST in Humor

Kelly Dwyer is picking up on the Gino phenomenon. He explains it to the world thusly:

This is fantastic, and I'm beyond frustrated that I didn't discover this months earlier: Boston's got a secret, they're not sharing it, and for that, they should be ashamed.
As far as I can gather, toward the end of Celtic home games, the TD Banknorth Garden plays an ancient American Bandstand clip on the Jumbotron with KC and the Sunshine Band's "Shake Your Booty" (or, pardon my brevity, "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty") as the musical accompaniment. The clip is usual spliced with shots of Celtic fans shaking their respective booties along with the song. Toward the end of the AB video, however, there is a shot of a rather hirsute Gino Vanelli fan (with a requisite Gino Vanelli t-shirt), that causes C's fans to absolutely lose their Skittles.

And of course Marc Spears gets credit for pointing out where you can pick up a Gino shirt for yourself (or a loved one).

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Kudos to whomever figured out Gino’s last name. If the Cs could bring him in to shake, shake, shake his booty for one game, it would be awesome.

The Cs “in game entertainment” has featured that Amercian Bandstand clip for at least the past 5 years, but for some reason (not winning a lot?) the Gino craze had just a small cut following until now.

There’s nothing better than, in the last minute of another Cs home win, to look over to the opposing bench and see a bunch of their soon to be defeated players staring up at the Jumbotron to watch "Gino!).

If you want to see wha Gino looks like today, check out his website http://www.ginov.com/

by TripleOT on Dec 24, 2007 11:44 AM EST reply actions

Sorry to burst your bubble, TripleOT, but the way I read it was that this guy we see dancing on the jumbotron is just a fan of Gino Vanelli. We have no idea what the actual beloved dancer’s name is.

by RAcker on Dec 24, 2007 1:19 PM EST reply actions

Correct. We need to get Gino AND the real dancer and bring them together for a priceless reunion.

by drkalloch on Dec 24, 2007 1:32 PM EST reply actions

The hell with the real Gino. I just want the dancing, Gino fan. And maybe have those two black people who swing their arms just before his clip come in too.

by YouveBeenPierced on Dec 24, 2007 3:16 PM EST reply actions

Kind of a bummer. I was hoping the guy’s name would be Gino. However, the fact that he was a huge fan of Gino Vannelli actually makes this story even better.

by vinnie on Dec 24, 2007 3:26 PM EST reply actions

Does anyne have a picture of Gino Vannelli from the 70s? Could he have been cheesy enough a performer to wear his own T-shirt and be a dancer on Bandstand?

by TripleOT on Dec 24, 2007 5:02 PM EST reply actions

During the first days of training camp in Italy, the team has chosen the word “Gino” to finish its post-practice moment with coach Doc Rivers.

The word has its origin in the Bantu languages of Southern Africa and is used to describe a philosophy of funk that promotes the greater good rather than individual success. Rivers read about the philosophy during the summer as it related to the teachings of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and said it denotes a belief that one person cannot be successful if those around him are not.

by bleedingreen on Dec 24, 2007 5:58 PM EST reply actions

When I was at the Nuggets game earlier this year some guy started chanting ‘We want Gino’ during the 4th quarter. At first I couldn’t figure out what he was saying, and I really wanted him to shut up. I figured it out when the jumbotron clip started playing. Now one of my favorite things to do while watching games from home is listen for ‘shake your booty’ to start playing and the inevidable crowd cheer when the Gino guy busts out.

by half manbot on Dec 26, 2007 8:05 AM EST reply actions