At 10:02 AM 4/16/96, Jeffrey T. Anbinder wrote: >I'm not aware of any hiatus per se, but it wouldn't surprise me. I'm quite >sure it was happening during the late 60s, though; Arthur Mintz was one of >the first practitioners. > >>>>I hate to admit it, but I was around when the the whole cowbell thing >>>>started at Lynah. Just fyi, the original cowbell band consisted of a >>>>triangle, woodblock, washboard and (of course) the cowbell. It really was >>>>great. In fact, after the cowbell gained popularity and others began to >>>>bring cowbells to the games, the fans would boo the "imposters" and >>>>completely drown them out. Then there would be the "second string cowbell" >>>>and "safety cowbell" cheers. Yes, the Lynah faithful can be brutal, even >>>>to ourselves!!! I stand corrected (I haven't quite accumulated that many years yet!). Nevertheless, the cowbell band of the early 80's was outstanding! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.