If you are a real Celtics fan then you probably know that when the legendary coach Red Auerbach (to your left) lit up a cigar, the game was in the bag. Opponents may have thought it was obnoxious, but Celtic fans loved his trademark stoagie.

These days, with the Celtics returning to their glory days, there is a new victory cigar that Boston has been drawn to...GINO.

If you don't know what I am talking about, check out this You Tube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MzP0rNN5w0

(36 seconds into the clip, you will see Gino...)

You see when the Celtics are late in a game and they are about to win, on the Jumbotron at the Garden (I just can't call it by its official name) they play videos from old "American Bandstands". Then a male dancer with a full beard wearing a t-shirt that says "Gino" comes on, the crowd goes nuts. You have to see Gino do this move where he swings his hips and claps his hands. It is hilarious! (seriously check out the You Tube video) Since I've found out about this Boston craze, I can't stop reading or talking about it. I think I have had a conversation with Gerry Brooks about it now for three straight days.

However, the dancer's name is not Gino. The Gino on the t-shirt is a 70's singer named Gino Vannelli. The shirt is from one of his concert tours (Gist of the Gemini Tour in 1976). So now this is the hot item to be wearing at Celtics games. There was a website selling the shirt, but due to copyright infrigements, they had to remove it from their store. Gino Vannelli has had a resurgence of interest because of this, and now on his website, he is taking pre-orders for reprints of this shirt. Here is the good thing though, he has teamed up with the Celtics and all proceeds will go towards the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation that benefits children.

Now here is what the C's need to do. They need to find this dancer and get him ready to bring him out on the floor during a timeout in the playoffs. Can you imagine how crazy the crowd will go if the lights dim, "Disco Inferno" starts playing, and the Gino dancer is midcourt doing his little move. Now if we can only get Gerry to grow a beard and do the dance on the 11:00 news!