Week For Openers Song For Stanley home studio just two days later. Scott contacted his cousin, Carolyn Krieger-Cohen of West Bloomfield, • who used her public relations firm to get the word out. As quick as a Brett Hull hat trick, metro Detroit radio ith the Detroit Red Wings well on their stations started putting the song on the air. way to the Stanley Cup finals, some of "I got more than 100 e-mails asking for the song their fans felt restless during the shoo-in the first day," Scott said. "It was the No. 1-requested May 31 game with the Colorado song on 99.5 FM, and the Wings requested the song Avalanche (Wings won, 7-0). They were still looking to play on the plane" to North Carolina before their for excitement. second game against the Hurricanes. "We had all heard song parodies and thought we "Without Stanley" also has been played on radio sta- could do better," said Bryan Scott, 24, of Birmingham, tions 97.1 FM, 101.1 FM, WDFN Sports AM and who was watchinab the game with his best friend and 1270 Sports Talk AM, among others. Scott and Gritt roommate Mike Gritt, 23, and Bryan's brother Jason have been interviewed on most of the stations as well as Scott, 29, and his friend Howard Freeman, 29, who featured on news programs on WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) both live in Los Angeles. and WJBK-TV FOX 2. Red Wings forward Sergei "Eminem's new song, 'Without Me,' was huge, so I Federov put the song on his Web site, and Scott and Gritt have it on their own new Web site, vvww.stickarms.com While they have been creating their own music for several years — ranging from hip-hop, rock-and-roll, jazz and r&b — they say they weren't prepared for the overwhelming response to their song. The first public performance of the song — and the band "Without Stanley" — was during a Red Wings (excerpts) party held June 10 at the (Bryan Scott, Howard Royal Oak Music Theatre. Freeman, Mike Gritt Reporter Kam Carman interviews Bryan Scott The event was sponsored by and Jason Scott) and Mike Gritt on Fox 2 NewS . kori. ing radio station WRIF for Game — A parody of Eminem's 4 of the Stanley Cup finals. "Without Me" (M. Stick Arms was one of three figured, why not combine the oth ers,' K. Bell, J. Bass, M. Mclaren, A. bands performing their own hottest team with the hottest Dudley, T Horn) odes to the Wings. Stick Arms song?" Bryan Scott said. We've waited this long were not complaining was nosed out of winning in By 6 the next morning, ettZ were back we're on the ice and dominating, an unscientific vote based on these inspired Jewish guys Wort. may think that you can stop our reign shouts and applause. had written a parody they but the Red Mrigs hot streak is not yet fading, As undaunted as the called "Without Stanley." It so the referee won't let us be calling penalties Wings after their early losses, refers to the Stanley Cup, the so let me see well score shorthanded on a 5 on 3 Scott, Gritt and the rest of trophy named for Lord - but it feels so empty without Stanley Stick Arms plan to achieve Stanley, which the top profes- so get out your seat stand on your feet their own "victory" some sional hockey team gets to get pumped you're gonna see another defeat time soon. The young men possess for the next year. and get rowdy cuz were all about to party are hoping to turn the popu- The young men now so let's start planning the parade, larity of the song they wrote looked to record and distrib- thank you Scotty!!! with their friends "just for ute their song. Conveniently, fun" into a jumpstart for Scott and Gritt are band Chorus: their band. mates in a new group, Stick Now this looks like a job for Detroit everybody Their challenge now will be Arms. With Scott doing just fillow Steve cuz we need another cup to do it "Without Stanley." ❑ vocals and Gritt producing, can't: you see cuz itfeeLs so empty without Stanley. they cut the song in their DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News NIT f-P --C-2Nerr 9 iiLtrati elm 9 Don t Env/ Igir Yiddish Limericks 2002 hat is the only Jewish holiday whose dates can change on the Hebrew cal- endar? -ianu Jo JO puz atp J2ilala tl0 spu;) quImicio