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Colts Fans Angry Over Bar Manager's Ravens Rant

Howl At The Moon Manager: Colts Country Sucks

POSTED: 5:19 pm EST January 14, 2010
UPDATED: 9:11 pm EST January 14, 2010

Some Colts fans are fuming over comments made by a manager at a downtown Indianapolis bar.

Mike Augustinos, the general manager of Howl At The Moon, a piano bar on East Georgia Street, posted an invitation online for Baltimore Ravens fans to watch Saturday's playoff game, 6News' Renee Jameson reported.

But what has Colts fans angry is that the Maryland-native didn't stop there.

"It sucks living in Colts country but I AM A DIEHARD RAVENS fan. The good thing is I am the boss!" he wrote. "For anyone that has never been to Indianapolis, their tailgating is horrible. There are no big parking lots anywhere. Everyone always goes out to the bars."

On Thursday, Augustinos posted an apology on the Howl at the Moon Web site -- which features a picture of Colts quarterback Peyton Manning at the bar -- saying that his words do not reflect the views of the bar.

"I apologize to people that don't believe that we are trying to cater to the Colts fans. I got in a little over my head," Augustinos said.

But members of the Blue Crew aren't quite ready to forgive and forget.

"You're biting the hand that feeds you," said organization Vice President Eric Griffin. "There's 364 non-Raven days that he's going to need to fill that bar. I can honestly say … I doubt anyone from our organization will go again."

Augustinos said he had received some threats, but would not elaborate.

A Facebook.com group launched to boycott Howl at the Moon had more than 1,800 members Thursday night.

The chain has 11 locations nationwide, including one in Baltimore, where Augustinos once worked.

There continues to be bad blood between Colts and Ravens fans, fueled in part by the fact that the old Baltimore Colts bolted for Indianapolis in 1984.
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