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UA homecoming this weekend is
all about Wilbur the Wildcat - the
beloved and furry mascot turns
50 on Saturday.

The UA used real animals as
mascots off and on between the
early 1900s and the late 1950s
(with at least one tragic mishap),
until two UA students (Richard
Heller and John Paquette)
pitched the idea of using a
costume-wearing human.

Wilbur made his first appearance
at the UA vs. Texas Tech football
game on Nov. 7, 1959, and was
an immediate hit, according to a
UA Web site.

Wilbur's look has evolved over the
years. It was during one of those
costume makeovers that Wilma
the Wildcat was created.

She made her first public
appearance on March 1, 1986,
during a "blind date" with Wilbur.
The pair later "married" before an
Arizona-Arizona State football
game.

For a chance to win a a set of
three audio books, tell us the
date of their wedding.

Click here to submit your
answer.

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Star reporter Kevin Smith is an avid collector of mornings after, enjoys bands in which members wear white belts, and could murder a pint of Stella at this very moment. He can be reached at the north east corner of Reid Park, between the hours of 1 and 6 a.m.

Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin leaves Smashing Pumpkins

03/20/2009 04:37 PM
Kevin Smith


In better days…or worse. Probably worse.

I know, I know.

Try and contain yourselves.

Statement:
“The SMASHING PUMPKINS’ guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member Billy Corgan has announced that drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has left the group. Chamberlin joined the band Corgan founded in Chicago in 1988 and played on all their albums except Adore (1998). Corgan will continue to write and record as SMASHING PUMPKINS with plans to head into the studio this spring.”

Shouldn’t it now be known as “Smashing Pumpkin” then?

Sorry to lay this devastating news down on a Friday, you guys, but it’s better you hear it now.

This is probably going to spread like wildfire at SXSW and cast a tall, bald, nasally shadow over the whole weekend.

At the least, it’s totally going to steal the thunder of that Limp Bizkit reunion.

Jimmy always seemed like a good guy, wonder why he left?

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  1. Oh my christ, this is terrible.


    — Ace    03/20/2009 04:53 PM    #

  2. My guess is time will tell he got fired. This breaks my heart. Jimmy is the best in his game, and now we’ll have to hear Billy/Axl correlations which will be unwarranted.

    Why unwarranted? Because Billy wrote all the music. Axl wrote virtually none. In my eyes, Billy gets to keep the name… though maybe it is time to retire it.


    — Lono    03/20/2009 10:47 PM    #

  3. What’s with the sarcasm, jackass? One of the best bands of the 90s loses a member and you sit there and pass judgement on their work from your post as a blogger for a Tucson newspaper’s website? F you. The Pumpkins were never the pretentious SXSW type and should never be mentioned in the same article as Limp Bizkit. I’m not even sure why I’m bothering to respond since only two people have responded to your stupid post since Friday. There are too many snarky bloggers out there polluting the internet. You’re nothing new and many people do it better than you. I only hope you learn your place and stop criticizing the people who actually put something out there for people to enjoy.


    — Spanky    03/22/2009 08:07 PM    #

  4. ….Billy?


    — Kevin    03/23/2009 09:00 AM    #
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