Leeeeee! Leeee! Leeeee!
Got a couple of helpful emails this morning from you regarding the story I wrote for today's paper about the mysterious Lee Melchionni cheer.
First, Glen Cook reveals what he believes to be the origin of the strange style of the chant, which I compared to the sound of "1500 hyperactive tree frogs."
Cook writes that the chant "comes from a song by Tenacious D. Titled "Lee"."
The only thing I know about Tenacious D is that actor Jack Black is the front man. So I'll have to take your word for it, Glen. If you happen to have an audio file you can email me, please do so, so I can confirm this.
The second email, from Larry Osborne, pointed out a small typo that made its way past me, my editor and the copy desk. In a sentence midway through the story I wrote this sentence:
"The three mostly knowledgeable Crazies -- Ed Venit (Viking guy), Jeff Kovacs (mullet man) and Pasha Majdi (really loud guy with the blue cowboy hat and cape) -- were contacted."
That was meant to read "most knowledgeable Crazies." Sorry about that, guys.