I recently went to a Worcester Sharks AHL Hockey game. The Sharks, who play at the DCU Center in place of the now-defunct Worcester Ice Cats, played the Connecticut Whale (also named in honor of a defunct team, The Hartford Whalers.) The hockey was well-played, the prices were reasonable and it was a great family atmosphere. Except when the Sharks scored a goal.
When the Sharks score, they play Gary Glitter's "Rock & Roll Part 2." (Trust me, you've heard this song, but I won't provide a link.) Why is that not family friendly? Because Gary Glitter (real name Paul Gadd) is a convicted child sex offender. In 1999, he was found guilty of posessing images of child sex abuse on his computer. He got out of jail and then, in 2006, he was convicted of sexually abusing two girls ages 10 and 11. That's twice convicted. No "suspicion" or "out of court settlements." I am a pretty tolerant guy, but I have ZERO tolerance for people who abuse kids in any way. The world would be a much better place if kids could see the beauty of the world without seeing the ugliness of people. This guy is disgusting.
Glitter's only source of income is royalty money from his music. He also wrote "Do You Want To Touch Me?" which "Glee" recently used in an episode. Stadiums still play "Rock & Roll." They should stop. I work in radio and haven't played the song in years. Hey look, I'm not going to change the world here, but I feel good knowing that I'm not providing money to a guy who made the wrong choice three times (that's caught...who knows how many other times this happened??)
Just a suggestion to the DCU Center: How about using the old Hartford Whalers theme when the Sharks score a goal? That was a jam!
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