We were just interviewed by the wonderful Sarah Batista WBTV from WBTV News and the story will be on tonight at 6. 

In other news, as many of you know there is a meeting/cocktail party the Charlotte Bobcats are holding prior to tonight’s game. The party/meeting was by invite only, well one of my good friends happened to be invited and I am their guest. At the meeting they are suppose to be discussing the future of the Bobcats organization. 

I will be tweeting live updates from the event on our twitter handle @bringbackthebuz (one “z”).https://twitter.com/BringBackTheBuz

Tonight at 8pm marks the last game the New Orleans Hornets will ever play and once that game is over the Hornets name is officially up for grabs. 

Hopefully will be able to welcome Hugo back to his true hive very soon.

Well, like I said earlier I spoke with John Morgan from We Beelieve: Charlotte…take back your Hornets! about the Town Hall meeting. The following points were made….

1) The Charlotte Bobcats word of the night was patience (mentioned at least 10 times)

2) The NBA is on board with the name change and they are just waiting on the Bobcats to make the move.

3) Adam Silver mentioned the “Glory Days” of the Charlotte Hornets 3 times.

4) Adam Silver complimented fellow beeliever on his Larry Johnson shirt and his Charlotte Hornets hat, and the crowd erupted.

5) Adam Silver took a picture holding a “We Beelieve” picture.

6) Adam Silver would love to bring an All Star game back to Charlotte but the Bobcats have not applied.

7) Fred Whitfield said the research is ongoing and no decision has been made about the name change.

8) Silver said if Michael Jordan wants to change name from Bobcats to Hornets it would be an 18-month process.

As you guys know there will be a private presentation to a selected group of people before the Bobcats game on Wednesday before the final game of the season.

I will be present for this one and will be doing something very similar to what We Beelieve. We will be tweeting live from the event on our Twitter page @bringbackthebuz and letting you guys know what is being discussed.

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Dear Charlotte,

Many of you may remember, that early on in this adventure, we wrote a letter to Michael Jordan. We inadequately poured out our memories and feeling into a heartfelt plea for the return of the Hornets and asked y’all to do the same. Those letters have been our inspiration. After the last few days, and with the final SWARM fast approaching, we’ve decided to write a letter addressed to those folks who’ve been on this ride with us.

To the pro-Buzz media:

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for taking the time to listen to the fans and step back and look at the big picture. For many of you this was not simply a jump on the band-wagon and your taking a position involved more than just a bit of professional risk-taking. You’ve been gracious with us neophytes, but always professional. Now that Evan is turning 21 this week,we’d love to sit down and have a couple beers with you.

To the media Buzz killers:

Please accept our deepest apologies for our being thorns in your side. We’re truly saddened for you that the paradigm is shifting away from traditional print journalism. Maybe, just maybe, if we made ANY money at all doing this, and didn’t have to tweet and post between classes or follow the clues on a cracked iphone, we’d care a bit more about a misplaced apostrophe. Seriously, we truly acknowledge your talents and following. It would be no fun without you. Thanks so much for keeping us honest.

To the Bee-lievers:

You are our kindred spirits – you inspire us and keep us going. We love your passion and your wonderful creative ideas. You are the ones who quote Cornwallis and bleed teal and purple. You are and always will be the best and truest fans in the greatest hometown around. Thanks for helping us keep the Buzz alive!

To the naysayers:

You may be right We may be crazy But we’re just the kind of lunatics this town is looking for … (apologies to Billy Joel)

To John Morgan:

Man, thanks for having our back. We both know that it would have been easy to be in competition or at each-others’ throats. Great minds think alike, or perhaps just differently enough to cover the Hornets 2.0 movement from every angle. We hope we’re there to see the look on your face when our collective dream becomes a reality. Besides –we could never rock the white tux the way you do!

To our Friends and Family:

Thank you for being the best of Bee-lievers. To Jax and Mama and Papa Buzz and the gang, too many to list, who have given of their time and donated resources to Bring Back The Buzz. Thank you for talking us down, building us up, and catching us when we fall. Thank you for following us around and embarrassing yourselves for the cause. When all this is said and done, it will be all about you and the memories we share –we love you guys!

Well …that about covers it. We’re all in this together folks…just trying to Bring a little Buzz Back to the City we love. OK Charlotte –Let’s SWARM!!!!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Evan and Scotty Kent Bring Back The Buzz

The definition of a “code” is, a  system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols used to represent others, esp. for the purposes of secrecy.

That “Jordan Code” is now APPEARING to be easier to decipher. The decision on whether to keep the name, Charlotte Bobcats has till now remained a mystery.  The Bobcats have been very quiet, and understandably so, since another franchise is currently using that name. I expect that that silence will continue until 4/17, when the Hornets name is officially up for grabs. Recently, we have seen the purging of Charlotte Bobcats colored Jordans at the Heat game, an announcement of a “Town Hall” meeting on 4/15 with the future NBA commissioner Adam Silver, and the signaled dropping of an entire teal and purple Jordan line also on 4/17, coinciding with the end of the Charlotte Bobcats season.

Today, a friend of mine received an invitation from the Charlotte Bobcats to  attend a presentation about “the Bobcats future” to be made prior to the last game, next Wednesday (he received 2 tickets and I will be attending). Thursday, 4/18, the day after the season is over, the Charlotte Bobcats will host and Open House…the final clues seem to be falling into place.

As in the past, we caution you that this may be one giant, big, huge, coincidence, OR  we are on the brink of becoming the Charlotte Hornets!!!

Either way,  this Saturday’s final SILENT SWARM has now become VERY  important.

We remind you that we have been wrong before,  but…we have also been right

We are officially in crunch time, this Saturday Charlotte Hornets fans will unite one last and final time this season to SWARM Time Warner Cable Arena! Make sure you are there and invite as many friends as possible!

5:00 – 7:00 pm Pre Game at Fitzgeralds (Free Keg)

7 – 9:30pm Charlotte Bobcats v Milwaukee Bucks

10:00 – ? The Silent Swarm After Party at TILT!! ($5 Bring Back the Buzz cups for 2hrs of free beer)

Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/134513976722814/?fref=ts

As I sit in the library reading article after article written by other NBA franchise citiy’s papers discussing their upcoming games against the Bobcats, I grow more and more frustrated by our situation. One jokes about the game like why worry about it, lets focus on the next match up. Another takes it more serious but talks as if they feel sorry for OUR franchise. The next discusses our potential and youth and how in years to come we will be better. NONE of them analytically address the game that is coming the night of the articles’ conceptions!
As I log off the computer I am swept by this feeling of utter HOPELESSNESS . I stand up and subconsciously scan the rows of computers in front of me and what do I see?…4 Charlotte Hornets hats scattered throughout the room. A smile creeps on my face and I decide to go up to each person and find out their stories. Here I am Mr. Bring Back The Buzz (friends jokingly appointed name) wearing a Bobcats hat. This is gonna be interesting.
The first one is a husky guy, late twenties, obviously a graduate student hard at work. I talk to Chris for a good 10 minutes. In this time I found out how his father use to take him to Hornets games growing up and that he lost his interest in the NBA early into the 2nd season of the Bobcats. Surprisingly not for lack of skill on the team but from the absense of emotional connection with the young franchise. Of course I ask him about the possible rebrand and how he felt about it. He becomes reanimated with this new topic and he says “They could count me as a fan!”
I shake hands and say goodbye to Chris and walk over to two gentlemen sitting close to one another. While I talk to these two guys, they tell me that they are both in an English class and got assigned a group project together. They both arrived at the library simultaneously adorned in Charlotte Hornets hats. They are both Bobcats fans excited for a fresh start and identity that means something to the city they both were born and raised in. The average fans emotion. Very similar to me!
Finally I walk up to a very pretty brunette sitting by herself perusing Facebook. I ask her about the hat and she tells me that it is her boyfriend’s hat (who is from Hickory) and that she stole it from him. I laugh and ask her why she took this treasured good from her boyfriend. She says that even tho it is his favorite hat she just loves the colors and hes just going to have to deal with the fact that is hers now.
As I leave the library I look back on the encounters I just had and realize. Wow, I just ran into every type of fan there is. You have the “Old Purist”, “The Thick and Thins” and the “Bandwagon Rider”! This movement caters to every type! This is Charlotte Hornets 2.0
I push through the double doors with a renewed sense of HOPE and hits me, that’s “The Hornets Effect”

We at Bring Back The Buzz would like to start a little friendly competition to cause a little excitement for the Silent SWARM! Submit your best Silent SWARM picture to us on any of our social media outlets with your name attached to it and we will post to our facebook page in a Album entitled “Silent SWARM Competition”. The picture that recieves the most “Likes” by the day of the SWARM will receive a FREE Bring Back The Buzz T-Shirt! If you already have one we will work something out 😉 GOOD LUCK AND KEEP BEE-LIEVING!

Alright, True Beelievers, we’re officially only 3 weeks away from what very well may be our last ‘Swarm’ event ever. We’ve gotten the details ironed out, and it should be another magical evening, but only if you make it happen!

Please…take a couple seconds to SHARE this with your pals, and do what you can to get as many folk on board as possible! The best thing you can do is to click the ‘invite friends’ button on the event page, and invite as many folk as you can. These things only work if we all band together. Y’all have been nothing short of amazing to this point…let’s end this season (and hopefully the ‘B**Cats’ brand) on a high note!

We’ll have a free pregame keg (courtesy of Carolina Nightlife: Charlotte) at Fitzgerald’s Charlotte. We’re getting a $5 ‘Bottomless Cup’ deal at TILT for the afterparty. Myself and Bring Back the Buzz will naturally have gear for you and your pals if you need it. Basically, it’s going to be the most excellent way to spend a Saturday night EVER. Just snag the best seat you can swing (there are still oodles of really affordable lower levels, and tons of dirt cheap uppers), wear your teal and purple, and cheer like mad for the home team. 

Y’all know what to do…

SWARM.

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We have some very exciting news!

The “Bring Back the Buzz” Shirts that say “Return of the Hornets 2013-2014” on them are  ONLY 8$!! (from previously $15) In order to get one of the shirts you can go to www.bringbackthebuzz.com , scroll down to where it says “Bring Back the Buzz Gear” on the left, and click on the paypal link!