Talk:Tessie

"Nuff Ced McGreavy"? I'm pretty sure it's "'nuff said" Mc'Greavy shouted. As in, "Enough said," shouted McGreavy. Am I crazy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.104.118.74 (talk • contribs) 20 March 2005


 * Yes and No. As the third paragraph in the article notes, Michael T. McGreevy's nickname was "Nuf Ced". Apparently he would end arguements in his bar by slamming a fist down on the bar and stating enough said, which was colloquially rendered as nuff ced. In the context of the song, McGreevy's name is being given, not a recouting of what he said. For more info, see When Boston Won the World Series (ISBN 0762418400) Carter 13:37, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Just about every piece of literature regarding the Royal Rooters has McGreevy's nickname spelled "Nuf Ced", including photographs of him holding signs that said "Nuf Ced." Sometimes it is spelled "Nuff Ced", but never "Nuff Said." Also, I took out the reference to the Royal Rooters being comprised of fans from Southie; many of the rooters were from then then-Irish neighborhoods of Roxbury and the South End (distinct from South Boston.) McGreevy's barroom was itself on Columbus Ave., which is in the South End.141.154.209.175 13:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Well, I don't know, who are you? ;-)

"Nuff Ced" is a turn of the century colloquial slang term for "enough said". Awhile ago, I put the lyrics to the song on here, and I agree that it's better not to have it on this page, but because of formatting issues. I disagree with it being against Fair Use policies. If Wikipedia isn't research based and non-profit, I don't know what is; those are two of the key requirements for something being used for Fair Use. I'm going to find some lyrics to link to right now. --Karmafist 02:20, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Sweet Caroline is played during the 8th inning, not after the game. I'm changing it. 24.63.106.190 03:47, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Question: If "Tessie" was indeed a song in The Silver Slipper, then why doesn't it show up in the "Songs in this Production" in the reference (http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=5643)? It looks to me like a few facts are mixed up here. Mbenoit 23:53, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

OK, this is pretty convincing evidence: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.100004507/pageturner.html

I wonder what's going on with that ibdb.com site, then... unless maybe the sheet music had it wrong (such things happen). Or if the song was written for the show, but it was never used. Mbenoit 00:02, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

"Third Base" is a reference to the Third Base Tavern, arguably America's first Sports Bar, and the Headquarters of the Royal Rooters. I believe Nuff 'Ced McGreavy was the bartender there? Was until recently the "Baseball Tavern" though I hear they recently moved. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 15.227.137.69 (talk) 18:51, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Lyrics
Removed the Dropkick lyrics - you can't put complete versions of lyrics on Wiki due to copywrite issues! If someone wants to put a link in to another site with a full copy that's fine but it's against policy to have them here.--Lepeu1999 (talk) 18:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Non-free content is the official policy - I appreciate Karmafist's point but I'm afraid it is policy.--Lepeu1999 (talk) 18:13, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Jeter Stanza
The page states that Derek Jeter got a stanza like Honus Wagner and Alex Rodriguez, but the lyrics aren't listed unlike those ones. 88T3 (talk) 21:25, 16 December 2022 (UTC)