Wimbledon is in full swing, and that means lots of folks are catching "Wimblemania". Wimblemania is a word coined by Will. It refers to the phenomenon observed on tennis courts across the world during the two weeks of the year Wimbledon takes place. Folks who haven't played tennis in years see Wimbledon on TV, then decide to get their 30 year old wooden rackets out of the attic and hit the courts. I observed a man with such a racket just last Saturday making sad efforts to hit a tennis ball off of a rebound wall.
Meanwhile, all of England appears to be crazy over Andy Murray, the Scotsman who is playing well and may have a shot at taking the championship. They're so crazy over him that a Scottish band called "Rock, Salt & Nails" has written a tune called "Volley Highway" (aka the Andy Murray song). I've heard it repeatedly over Radio Wimbledon, which broadcasts from the grand old tennis tournament via the internet. Here's the song on youtube if you want to take a listen. It's pretty catchy!
I remember reading about it too... it was only a few months after Will coined the phrase on the courts of Arkansas State...Will was quite influential back in the day and the magazine Tennis picked up on it shortly after Will's letter to the editor complaining about said 'maniacs!
Sorry bill, but i read about wimblemaniacs in tennis magazine over 20 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading about it too... it was only a few months after Will coined the phrase on the courts of Arkansas State...Will was quite influential back in the day and the magazine Tennis picked up on it shortly after Will's letter to the editor complaining about said 'maniacs!
ReplyDeleteVolley Highway also available on iTunes.
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