BUD COLLINS' PANTS

I went to the U.S. Open yesterday and ran into the great tennis journalist and fashion god Bud Collins. As usual, he was wearing flamboyant pants, and as usual I complimented him on them, and as usual there was a story behind them.

It seems Bud was covering a tennis tournament in Italy in 1968, and after a long evening of journalism research he was driving home in his rental car with a fellow journalist at 3 a.m. There was a national election campaign going on, and there were politcal signs everywhere, and they came to a large canvas banner strung across the street. The banner enraged Bud's friend, because he said it was fascist. So he decided (remember, this was after a LOT of journalism research) that they had to take the banner down.

So the friend climbed up a pole and tied a rope to the sign, and Bud tied the other end to the rental car; they then yanked the banner down with the car and put it in the trunk. At some later point they realized that it was not a great idea to be driving around Italy with a stolen campaign banner, so they went to a tailor who also did not care for the fascists and was willing to turn the banner into pants. Those were the pants Bud was wearing at the Open, though he allowed as how since 1968 he'd had them let out. Here is a CrapCam photo of me and Bud and the pants:

Comments

[crossgirl]

glad you wrote an explanation for the picture as to what exactly it is that you're pointing at with that big cheesy grin! nice pants.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Judging from where the banner ended up, I guess you could say, "I got a tennis match for you - your fascist and my Bud."

[Annie Where-but-here]

Is that duct tape on the knee? And a glowing Barry aura on the right?

[Annie Where-but-here]

We miss you, too, Dave. I'll be in NY this Friday. Ok, not really NY. Poughkeepsie. Yes, I know. Please stop laughing.

[lofti]

Now THAT'S a fashion statement!

[bbescuela]

And I suppose his underwear say "Nixon's the One!"

[Annie Where-but-here]

and "Tancredo's #2!"

btw, Dave - Hurricane Felix (snicker) is now a Category 5 storm, but it's not expected to hit Florida. Much.
But have you ever known a 'Felix' to be reliable? Me either.

[Cheryl Howard]

Excuse me. Are those Bugle Boy Jeans that you're wearing?

[Kristina L.]

9th!

[Sen Craig]

We can only assume that Dave is (ahem) "pointing" to the pants in question.

NTTIAWWWT

*taps foot*

*waits*

[Recovering 24 Addict]

I think I might have to do the same with a Bush Chenney sign.

[Sgt. Karsnia]

*taps back*

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You again!?

[Meditrina]

You're looking a little thin, Dave. Have you been working out? My advice is to eat pizza, lots of it.

And where is the political banter? I need a rear view of the pants which are almost as old as me.

[lilrascal]

Does Bud have any stories about any extra curricular activity He participated in whole heartedly with Chrissy Everett? Other pants stories?

[SW]

Does this fascist banner make my Bud look big?

[SW]

Nothing comes between me and my communists.

[SW]

I guess you could say he was making a fascist statement.

[Brooke]

That's MY line!

[SW]

Oops, sorry lofti. And bb - lol; you have a good memory.

[Alfred Simon Fyodorovich]

Why does this remind me of the show, "Salute your shorts."

[SW]

His shirt is royal blue
He does a little dance
He's pointing at Bud's crotch
He wants Bud Collins' pants

He'll turn his humor on you
You won't have half a chance
He's in New York now
He wants Bud Collins' pants

--apologies to Kim "One-hit-wonder" Carnes

[Phlogiston]

The Fascist Pants WBAGNFARB.

[daisymae]

Hmmm...would this be #331?

[Jeff Meyerson]

Good story; sounds like Bud Collins.

I especially enjoyed the "journalism research"; skoal!

[pogo]

*thinks of suggesting an anatomically impossible act to Meditrina for being only marginally older than the pants*

*gets on Geezer Bus instead*

[CJrun]

I, for one, am not surprised that fascist pants (apparently) include knee pads.

[diverdowndoc]

Hope he's not goin' commando in those fascist pants!

[Bethie]

And if there's anywhere facists slogans should be, it's on yer ass! Excellent idea!

[Punkin Poo]

"Don't make me go all commando fascist on your ass.....oh, wait...nevermind."

[Annie Where-but-here]

Not a bad idea for Dave's presidential campaign - why not put the slogan on the butt to begin with? Seems to be the trend lately anyway.
If you can read this, I'm ahead of you and voting for Dave for President. And quit staring at my butt.

OT - Scott may have won our 'who loses power in LA first' contest yesterday.

[Antonio]

Noi, il Movimento Sociale Italiano-Destra Nazionale, cercando quella bandiera delle tre-decadi vicine ora. Grazie per l'individuazione esso per noi. Uno dei nostri nuovi cugini Jersey-basati riprenderà la bandiera - ora pantaloni - presto.

Tony, il bada-bada-bing dei pesci...

[Jeff Meyerson]

I can't believe no one else has mentioned it, but...

Bud Collins' Pants WBAGNFARB

[Annie Where-but-here]

for Recovering at 1:05 am (his post time, not him personally) -
Bush campaign.

[insomniac]

if you have diarrhea in your fascist pants, would there be an 'ill dooky'?

[Oscar Madison]

"But have you ever known a 'Felix' to be reliable?"

Now Annie, Felix Unger was very reliable...at pissing me off and acting like a pansy ass!

[Eleanor]

Interesting article, Annie. Some homes in my hood lost power yesterday but fortunately I wasn't one of them.

What was the most interesting in your article was that they used the phrase "heat snap". I've always thought it was a "cold snap" and a "heat wave".

Am I right about this? Inquiring minds need to know.

[Annie Where-but-here]

El - I thought that was strange, too, although I'm getting tired of the same ol' worn-out weather soundbites, such as 'heat wave', 'massive flooding', 'sizzling temperatures', etc. I think they used 'heat snap' because it's supposed to drop 10 degrees this week. I'm thinking, though, the 'snap' would be when it dropped.

I just wrote a whole paragraph about weather. Shoot. Me. Now.

[Bethie]

Heat snap? That is weird.

[becky]

assuming "journalism reasearch" means adult beverages in Bud's world!

Love the pants! Maybe he'll go to Cuba someday and make matching Fidel undies..

[ScottMGS]

Alas, I cannot claim the prize, Annie. No "power snap" here.

[Annie Where-but-here]

becky - this is more like it.

[Meanie the Blue]

So easy to become a slave to fascism.....the Fourth Pantser Division is reported rolling through Forest Hills as we speak.

[Punkin Poo]

Dave, Do BudCollinsPants make that "swizzing" noise when he walks? Cuz that's what I hear in my head when I imagine he's walking. Don't ask me what I hear when I imagine him doing the Lambada.

[pogo]

Punkin, I think you have to have corduroy to make "whistle britches".

[Siouxie]

Dave to fascist pigs: "This Bud's for you"

Nice pantaloons there, Bud.

Oh and Happy Labor Day to all!!!

[Siouxie]

Have a great (non-labor) Labor Day! I'm off to the gym & then a friend's pool to cool off. It is HOT out there!

[Schadeboy]

Wow.

That's a lot of research.

[insomniac]

i guess fascist pants would 'dress to the right'...

[SW]

I once tried to make minestrone with Sophia Loren's panties. Does that count?

[Punkin Poo]

Siouxie - Have a great day!

SW - Please know how totally sincere I am when I say "Eeeew".

[Wyo Cowboy]

sorry I missed Sioux. at long last...

I'm back online. for good.

missed you guys.

[AvidReader]

*Awesome* story, Dave! We politics junkies LIVE for ones like this.

And very glad to see you back, {{Wyo}}!

[pogo]

Welcome back in the saddle, Wyo.

[Punkin Poo]

Hi WYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*affixes ball & chain to Wyo's leg to prevent further away-from-blog excursions*

[Meditrina]

Wyo - Glad to see you. Have you been out in the wilds and away from the net?

[Brooke]

WYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH!!!!!!!!!*

[DeskDiva]

Dangit!!!! That was from ME, not Brooke! She just gets in the way of EVERYTHING.

[EB]

Annie, that is why my posts from North Dakota are so boring. Nothing to talk about here, but the weather.. EXCEPT... (All Native Americans take note)

White Cloud, our one and only Celebrity, in Jamestown, HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A WHITE CALF! This is a one in 16 million by chance given to an Albino buffalo that was one in 16 million chance when she was born, 15 years ago...

It also explains why she was so reclusive this Summer, the only season Tourists actually visit this town. (On their way to California....)

So, congratulations to all Native Americans! Should I Circle the Wagons, or are us white folks welcome here???

EB.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Didn't Albino Buffalo open for Neil Young?

The cold snap/heat snap thing reminded me of Blaine & Antoine in In Living Color.

[Annie Where-but-here]

EB - I actually know who White Cloud is. Congrats on the birth! Amazing. I'm familiar with the story and the math. Wow. How your town doesn't get stampeded with tourists. Can global warming take the credit for the birth? Maybe that will bison time.

[Wyo Cowboy]

Thanks for the welcome back.

[Annie Where-but-here]

"Hope" your town....not 'how' your town....ugh.

[EB]

How!!

What to say to Tourists who stop to see White Cloud and company..

Idiots! What they call people who live the winters here!!!

EB

[Annie Where-but-here]

A friend of mine was in ND on business. He was stopped at a red light, watching an old, inebriated Indian cross the street.
"Stupid ol' Indian," he grumbled. "Probably living on welfare, sleeping all day, drinking all night............TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!!"

[daisymae]

White Cloud WBAGNFARB

[EB]

I have nothing against the Natives. We did good business together on all the Psych wards here... if you visited the Res, you'd know why...
EB

[Meditrina]

EB - I know what you mean. I grew up in Oklahoma just a few miles from a reservation. The conditions are spartan, at best.

Congratulations on the calf. Wow, that sounds weird.