A Salvo of T-shirts

The winds of spring were blowing on a seasonable March night in southeastern Wisconsin. The city felt good as people were bustling about Milwaukee's occaisionally happening downtown district. Some were taking in the allures of a majestic stage performance of the Lion King. Others were revving up their engines and polishing their tires at the car show. Yet others were taking in the hustle and sportsmanship of the UWM Panthers in a showcase of incollegiate athleticism.

While others enjoyed these oh-so-worthwhile pursuits, I was getting ready for what I was sure would be an NBA game in which the hometown Bucks would be pasted by the San Antonio Spurs (even if Mo Williams decided to play for the Bucks instead of sign autographs at the car show).

But something happened that night. Something magical. No, the Bucks didn't win on two last second free throws by Michael Redd - in fact he proceded to miss them both. They did not win on a last second put back by Andrew Bogut off of one of the aforementioned missed free throws - although they had the chance for this as well.

What the Bucks did do was give out a souvenir FSN hat that is surprisingly comfortable and not all that unstylish. In addition, the Bucks made not only my night, but my entire season, by bringing out the most amazing piece of t-shirt launching machinery in the history of the t-shirt toss.

Despite the objections by the court manager in previous attempts to bring it out, she could not ruin this night. For at this game, Bango wrested her powers over the massive weapon and hauled it out onto the court. He then proceded to unleash not one, not two, but THREE unrivaled outbursts of balled up t-shirts to the stunned and raucous fans. The first salvo of t-shirts was something to behold when, in no more than 6 seconds, no less than 30 t-shirts were fired high into the rafters of the Bradley center into the awaiting arms of the ecstatic fans. Perhaps if we were to take this grandiose t-shirt launcher into the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan there would be no more war because all would be too excited that even they were able to catch t-shirts.

While the Bucks have been nothing short of a huge disappointment this season, the t-shirt toss has yet to let me down. And for this I applaud the Bucks organization.