Stu’s Hunt Down: Krazy George
Posted on January 24th, 2008 – 1:25 PMBy Michael Rand
Name: Krazy George. Given name is George Henderson.
Nickname: Nothing says “crazy” like misspelling it! Look: Mykkül Rand. That’s CRAZY! No, wait: that’s KRAZY! Ah ha!
Claim to Fame, Minnesota: back in the halcyon days of the 1980s, the Vikings thought it would be a capital idea to pump up the Metrodome crowd by hiring Krazy George to beat his drum and start the wave. The Vikings also thought it would be a good idea to trade 11 players for Herschel Walker and draft Dimitrius Underwood in the first round.
Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: Krazy (as I like to call him) is alleged to be the inventor of the Wave, which may actually be more annoying than a loud, bald man in jean shorts beating a drum. The University of Washington has disputed this claim (klaim?), saying that the cheer originated with UW alum and former Entertainment Tonight host Robb Weller. If your self-loathing is such that you want to know more about this kerfuffle, Krazy discusses it exhaustively (and I mean exhaustively) at his website.
Where He Is Now: according to Wiki, he can be seen pitching products on Northern California television. He’s also available for corporate meetings. Imagine: “THUMP THUMP THUMP! Let’s get this Accounts Receivable meeting FIRED UP! THUMP THUMP THUMP!”
Glorious Randomness: other famous male cheerleaders include this guy. So, yeah.
16 Responses to "Stu’s Hunt Down: Krazy George"
He looks a little like Terry Bradshaw.
Glad we’ve finally discovered who is to blame for denim shorts. Now I can stop blaming Jennifer Grey’s Frances “Baby” Houseman. I sure do miss Leo Lewis.
On a side note is it any suprise what Johan’s dad’s name is?
I saw a film from way back then on some PBS show entitled “Thank God for Meds”..and George was well known in the community as the Father of Modern Porn, so far ahead of his time, I understand that he was only able to watch his demented image on his P.O.s monitor.
As for the Wave, I alo have it first hand through a nun I used to date, that the “Wave” in question was simply George’s most foul way to unweight himself and thus “sneak a cheek” as he cackled allowing the alarming gasses to escape his gym shorts. I definitively remember that since I never saw my old friend “Nun Chuck” again…
I neglected to mention that the striped tube socks stretched up and over the calves really pulls the whole ensemble together.
If he started the “wave”, I want to put a bounty out on Krazy George. Why did you have to open that Pandora’s box of stupidity, George? Didn’t you think of the ramifications?!
His numeral is appropriate
The only permissible variance to this demand would allow the UW plaque to remain affixed only if a gold plaque of equal or larger size and readability were prominently affixed at all times next to the existing bronze plaque. It must read: “The true inventor of The Wave is Krazy George, who invented it on October 15, 1981 in Oakland, California. Sixteen days later Rob Weller copied it and the University of Washington has tried to take credit for it ever since.”
Awesome.
I wonder, like Lassie, if many Krazy Georges are now and have been raised. Under great duress, Lassie owned up to being a surgically altered male. I wonder how the future may unveil itself for Lord of the Wave. I hope it be happy..
RandBall: Commenting on the Pandora’s Box of Stupidity since 2006
John Ritter would be upset with you Stu…male cheerleaders back then were referred to as “Yell Captains” per his character on 10 Simple Rules.
On a side note…Although I am a “right winger”…GW went to college???
The Doctor Moreau was a cheerleader on that Island of his, and the fans in the stands were getting too “jacked up”, what would be his one line cheer ?
Why did you have to open that Pandora’s box of stupidity, George? Didn’t you think of the ramifications?!
He wears jorts with hiked-up tube socks, so, no, I don’t think that ramifications of any sort enter into his train of thought. My guess is it’s more like, “THUMP THUMP THUMP. Oranges are DELICIOUS! WOOOOOOOO! LET’S HEAR IT! THUMP THUMP THUMP. ORANGES! YEAH!”
I think the “Thump, Thump, Thump” is his pulse. Some characterize that kind of proprioceptive behavior (ritually following his own body’s prompts) as obsessive compulsive…Not me, not me, not me …
The answer that the fine Dr. Moreau was looking for with his cretins (and they really were since he botched the process of making them) was…”Do not drink Blud !!”…One hell of scary sideline cheer to hear..
I went to a Bridgeport (CT) Bluefish game last summer, a week or two after Jose Offerman was in town. I was like ‘holy [redacted], it’s Krazy George!’ Still as annoying as he was when I was a kid going to Vikes games…
