[DUCKIE]

I <3 MOE Sticks... The photo is of me and my stick. I Still have my vintage (custom painted) sticks from 2001. The stripes came into being in 2002... thus the reason you can tell 2001 sticks from later years.

MOE had carried sticks for many years... along with buckets of earplugs to hand out to everyone. (Since we knew we were loud) In 2003 the first of the noise maker bans began... which was not because of us!!! Original bans were made against the water-jug/pole contraptions and other noisemakers... which were being banged on bleachers... damaging them.

the 2004 noisemaker ban WAS because of us... banging sticks being specifically banned in the rules. Thus the "what is the sound of one stick clapping" buttons... and my "Do Not Operate" sick. It was sad to see them go.