SFwingsfan 23 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 People, what has happened to Mike Illitch? I mean I saw him talking to kids on the concourse at a game back in December and he seemed coherent. The guy up there today was terrifying! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyMountainWingGal 108 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 I thought it was hilarious. Why not have a little Scotch when your multi-million investment just won the Stanley Cup?? The ticket had some great audio of Ilitch - but I cannot find a podcast of it yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Packer487 3 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 When I was watching, I was like "Did he have a mild stroke and I just never heard about it?" Somethin' was up for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwinLove40 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 Or...he's just old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trapt1307 81 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 He was wasted. He sounded just fine when he was interviewed during the post-game celebration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) He was messed up! and here he is all thumbs... as told to me sitting inside so we couldn't see all of his empties Edited June 7, 2008 by OsGOD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelli 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 i think he was drunk for sure. i thought he was halarious. i heard him at the rally and then the ticket kept replaying his speech. it was great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstromrules16 7 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 It was akwardly funny. But even funnier was the Michigan mayor. I know nothing about the guy, but it must be hard for him to speak during all the booing. Its almost like he put a black cloud (no pun intended) on the parade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladiator 116 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 It was akwardly funny. But even funnier was the Michigan mayor. I know nothing about the guy, but it must be hard for him to speak during all the booing. Its almost like he put a black cloud (no pun intended) on the parade. I think the mayor is up on perjury charges for some kind of sex scandal with a co-worker??? Illitch basically invited him to speak in the matter of tradition of the parade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gizmo 21 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 I think the mayor is up on perjury charges for some kind of sex scandal with a co-worker??? Illitch basically invited him to speak in the matter of tradition of the parade. You can read the whole sorry tale here: Freep: A Mayor In Crisis Basically Da Gangsta Mayor was boinking his Chief of Staff on the side and in the process some things happened that attracted police attention. When the cops got to close to blowing the affair, the Mayor had the cops fired. The ex-cops fired back with a wrongful dismissal suit and won and in the process the Mayor and his lover lied on the stand about having an affair. However, when the cops' lawyers found text messages during the trial that were a smoking gun for several perjury charges, Da Mayor agreed to settle (costing the city around $8 million) the suit for MORE than the jury award in exchange for the text messages being kept secret. However, The Freep got ahold of copies of the messages and the fecal matter has hit the air propulsion device. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zata40 3 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 He was high..............on life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 i think he was drunk for sure. i thought he was halarious. i heard him at the rally and then the ticket kept replaying his speech. it was great. "We are the Hockeytown. ARRRR!!!" Still cracking up over that one. That's even ahead of Kwame declaring that the beer was on him or Huds' "let's go Red Vings" chant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MississippiWing 14 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 I was watching it and I was like that is a man that is enjoying what his team has done. He was heavily intoxicated. If you watched him walk you could tell. I take back the thing about Lebda sleeping. If they hung out at Mike's last night they all stayed up drinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elshupacabra 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/20...deo_mike_1.html ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Edited June 7, 2008 by Elshupacabra Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ILWingsFan1 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 I just assumed he was drunk. Hell, I would be if the team I owned just won the Stanley Cup! Alas, I don't own a team and I had to work, so I couldn't get too drunk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwo 7 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 Maybe he should lay off the shots of rakija. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KronwallCRUNCH 5 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 SO good! Mike Rules! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny Diamonds 25 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) He has every right to celebrate and get wasted for this one. His underpaid hardest working team just won the toughest trophy in all of sports. And his other overpaid and lazy team that he dished out 140mil for this season has taken a big dump on him and this city. Let the man enjoy this moment. Edited June 7, 2008 by Johnny Diamonds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGuns1340 1 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 I have a source who is the head of the security unit for all of Olympia entertainment and hes really close with the Illitch family. So much so that they get regular calls from Mike and Marian at their house. I was talking with my mom today, and she was talking with the source, who is a family friend, and the source told her, rather vaguely, that hes not well. From what my mom said, he made it sound like Mike had cancer.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sergei Fedorov91 24 Report post Posted June 7, 2008 Mike can drink how much the f he wants! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
