Cheers Brimmer St). In August 2001, there was a replica made of the bar in Faneuil Hall to capitalize on the popularity of the show. Before "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", written by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo, became the show's theme song, "Cheers" producers rejected two of Portnoy's and Hart Angelo's songs. The songwriters had collaborated to provide music for "Preppies", an unsuccessful Broadway musical. When told they could not appropriate "People Like Us", "Preppies" opening song, the pair wrote another song "My Kind of People", which resembled "People Like Us" and intended to satirize "the lifestyle of old
David Portnoy David Portnoy David Portnoy (born March 22, 1977), nicknamed "El Presidente" and "El Pres", is an American businessman, blogger, podcast host, and founder of the satirical sports and pop culture blog Barstool Sports. Born to Michael and Linda, Portnoy grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts, where he attended Swampscott High School (Class of 1995). One of his classmates there was ESPN's Todd McShay. Portnoy later attended the University of Michigan in 1995, and graduated with a degree in education. Following graduation in 1999, Portnoy moved to Boston and began working at Yankee Group, an IT market research firm. After four years,