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Dreadlocks, anyone?

Email|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff February 3, 2008 05:04 PM

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Gladys Knight had the Pips. Ray Charles had the Raylettes. Ed Lasater has the Maroneys.

Lasater, a former New Englander now calling Jacksonville home, is well known by Patriots fans for his Super Bowl shrine of a hat (it's made of foam and quite durable, he assures us), as well as his familiar silver face paint and authentic Tedy Bruschi jersey.

But what often gets overlooked are Lasater's sidekicks. Searching for a way to get in on the act, but not overshadow their fearless leader, three of Lasater's friends, including his brother-in-law Dan Vanderpyl, decided to buy wigs with Maroney-like dreadlocks and wear them with the No. 39 jersey of New England's star running back and sunglasses.

The result? A rock band-like entourage that sorta looks like what would emerge if you stuck Robocop, the Ramones, and some Patriots jerseys in a blender.

Fortunately, people can't get enough of Lasater and his crew. They pose for pictures before games and count owner Robert Kraft among their biggest fans.

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