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The “Bucket Boys” are small groups of young African-American men who sit outside Wrigley Field after Cubs games and pound on plastic buckets as if they were drums, hoping people will give them a few bucks as they leave the ballpark.
Frankly, they’re really annoying.
Three young people who were attending Friday’s Cubs game pushed and punched some other men who told the Bucket Boys they had to stop because they didn’t have a license to perform.
Unfortunately for the people from Indiana, the people they attacked were off-duty Chicago police officers:
Andrew Lazo, 24, Joseph Reaves, 28, and his sister Katie Reaves, 30 — all from South Bend — were charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer and spent the weekend in jail.
Lazo got angry, started shouting, shoved one of the cops and punched the other, while Joseph Reaves punched a cop in the back of the head and his sister joined in the melee.
Kids, don’t do this. Just walk on by. And wear earplugs if you need to.
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Edited by Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell is the editor of SB Nation Chicago. Many moons ago, he founded the Chicago sports blog Tremendous Upside Potential, which updated from 2007-2011. He has worked and written for the Chicago Sun-Times. O'Donnell lives in Bucktown and is a journalism graduate of Columbia College... See my profile
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You are such a square.
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by billyok on Aug 23, 2010 1:10 PM CDT reply actions 7 recs
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Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I Like the noise those buckets make
it’s the one thing that has put a smile on my face visiting Wrigley Field this year.
My Beerdrunk soul is sadder than all the dead christmas trees of the world
by hoodlight on Aug 23, 2010 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
They're annoying
It’s almost impossible to hear the PA announcements when the bucket boys start up during the game behind me on Waveland. One of them now has an actual drum set.
"I'm a Cubs fan. I'm very, very patient." -- from a Shoe cartoon.
by No Southern Belle on Aug 23, 2010 1:31 PM CDT reply actions
What does the fact that the "Bucket Boys" are Black have anything to do with anything?
Actually, what is the point of this post? Is it about the musicians playing without a license? Is it about off-duty police acting improper? Is it about drunken violent Caucasian-American Cubs fans?
Not quite Deep Dish here… more like three day old Jacks.
WTGD throws himself on the gook grenade and utters his last phrase.
by Rhubarb on Aug 19, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 23, 2010 5:12 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
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