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A drunk man 'borrowed' a mascot costume and had the night of his life

Posted on 9/30/15 at 2:56 pm
Posted by ornagestorm
Oregon
Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 2:56 pm
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Joe Gillespie woke up at the bottom of a BB&T Ballpark stairwell with no idea how he got there. It was hours after an event he attended in the venue, and it didn't seem like the beginning of what would be one of his "top three nights of all time."

That is, until he began searching for a way out and came across the dressing room for Homer the Dragon, the Charlotte Knights' mascot. He spent the next five hours of that Sunday morning carousing around Uptown Charlotte as Homer, posing for pictures and getting free drinks wherever he tore up the dance floor. By Monday, Gillespie was in jail and the story, complete with a mullet in a mugshot, went viral shortly after.

Posted by texastigers11
Fort Worth Texas
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:08 pm to
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:10 pm to
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
35901 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:10 pm to
My list of dudes I wanna party with:

1) This guy
2) Everyone else

Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
115643 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:13 pm to
That's not a man


That's a legend
Posted by Bob Sacamano
Houston, TX
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:15 pm to
Legendary.
This post was edited on 9/30/15 at 3:16 pm
Posted by Shadowlink
The Shadows
Member since Apr 2014
1435 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:17 pm to
Is this guy the real life Joe Dirt?
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
35901 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:18 pm to
You can see in his eyes how proud he is.

I say we put together a gofundme page to buy this guy a token of our admiration.

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This post was edited on 9/30/15 at 3:19 pm
Posted by heypaul
The O-T Lounge
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:19 pm to
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I left Hooters and there was a big line at Tilt next door. I just said, "Yo man, can I go in?" The guy said, "No," and I was like, "Dude, You're not gonna let Homer the frickin' mascot into your bar right now?" Then he said I could go in.

There was nobody on the dance floor. I come sliding in and start getting it. I was doing all the moves you always wanted to try but are too embarrassed to.


[Joe continued around the city, taking parade-like laps around Uptown on a bicycle rickshaw, convincing a CMPD officer he was the real mascot working overtime at 3:30 a.m. and finally taking an Uber home in full costume at 5:30 a.m. after losing track of his friend.]


That's some Charlie Sheen level winning right there!
Posted by jonboy
Member since Sep 2003
7441 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:20 pm to
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There was nobody on the dance floor. I come sliding in and start getting it. I was doing all the moves you always wanted to try but are too embarrassed to.


Awesome.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:20 pm to
I just fist pumped out of admiration
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
37842 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:22 pm to
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I say we put together a gofundme page to buy this guy a token of our admiration.



There was a gofundme for his legal expenses but the site took it down
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
35901 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:24 pm to
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There was a gofundme for his legal expenses but the site took it down


#boycottgofundme
#mulletlivesmatter
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
149521 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:30 pm to
#homerslifematters
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Posted by ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
17370 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:31 pm to
The police report said you also stole a two-way radio from the dressing room.

I got that in case they radioed that the suit was stolen so I could just chime them back and say, "Hey, I have it. Don't worry, I'll return it."
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
149521 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:34 pm to
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I went down to pick Mark up in a hotel. The suit was in the back of the truck because I wanted to drop it back off at the ballpark. I didn't think anyone was going to be there, and they weren't. I figured I would box it all up and bring it to the team store on Monday, and I could just say, "I think you guys are missing something" — no harm, no foul.

So, that night, I pass out about 9 o clock, wake up and all I hear is someone in my house saying, "Is Mr. Joe Gillespie here?" I got the suit together and said, "Here it is guys. Nothing's messed up, there's no beer stains. The only thing that's wrong with it is that it smells like shite, but it smelled like shite when I put it on."
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:34 pm to
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Professionals steal, amateurs borrow. I'm just an amateur.


Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:35 pm to
Just for the mental picture of dude tearing it up on the dance floor.
Posted by Lima Whiskey
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:37 pm to
Posted by Melvin
Member since Apr 2011
23535 posts
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:38 pm to
Looks like a redneck Chris Multisanti
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