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COLUMBUS, OH - As the
Columbia Gas® blimp made its way around Nationwide Arena last night during the
Blue Jackets game, Paul Elo stood and waved enthusiastically to the camera
attached to the blimp’s underside as it simultaneously cast his image onto the
big screen above the scoreboard.
The crowd roared their approval thinking the 400 pound Elo, 42, was Kevin the “Dancing Fat Guy,” about to pull off his shirt, reveal some kind of body
paint message and do a little dance to pump up the crowd, dignity be damned.
“No. No.” Elo said as he
waved his arms back and forth to the driving beat of the music during a TV
timeout. “I’m not the dancing fat guy. I’m Paul! I’ve actually … lost a little
weight recently.”
The crowd grew impatient waiting
for something to happen on-screen, a chorus of boos rained down.
“Take it off, Lard ass!”
Someone screamed.
Luckily the puck was
dropped, the action resumed and for most, all was forgotten.
In the third period a
camera went back to Elo during the popular “Kiss-cam” segment. Alas, the woman
pictured on screen with him was there with the guy to her left, slightly out of frame.
