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Category Archives: finished projects
more words and other disturbances
Kind of a sign the atmosphere’s turned around quickly in 2012 that I already added three to the words for the year, though one was already a multi-year roster fixture and the other two skipped to the top of the … tell me more
Posted in finished projects, revs, words
thesaurus update
The “Words” project, started in 2008, is becoming something of a tradition, with new players being told to “earn their banners” as they sign on with the team. I did two in 2011, which should probably tell you a lot … tell me more
Posted in finished projects, revs, words
uphold our rapinoe
US Soccer announces a men’s game to be played in Paris on Veterans Day. What to do, besides make a bunch of jokes about how the winner gets fourteen points, Franz Ferdinand will sing the national anthems, and security should … tell me more
as we close the door
Steve Nicol banner being prepped for shipment, a few minutes before the Revs announced his replacement. Thanks, Coach.
Posted in finished projects, revs, why we do this
trick or tweet
MLS decided they’d have a pumpkin carving contest this year. “Oh, really?” I said, and got out the tools. Then I burned out the motor on my Dremel carving all the shading on this sucker. It’s Diego Fagundez, in motion. … tell me more
Posted in finished projects, goofy, nats, pumpkins, revs
benny and bamboo
This spring, over the weekend when it was being determined what MLS club would land Benny Feilhaber, it looked for a few minutes like Chivas would be his destination, to the delight of my SoCal based-pal Bamboo. Sure, she’s a … tell me more
Posted in finished projects, goofy, I can't believe we pulled this off, nats, revs, why we do this
how to travel near a salmon street
Ever since the Timbers officially joined MLS as an expansion team, the American soccer community’s fallen all over itself to go on and on about how great the Portland fans are and how perfect their gameday setup is. I knew … tell me more
Posted in finished projects, goofy, how did I get here, revs
rise and shine
Like everyone else vaguely connected to American soccer, my twitter feed this summer filled up with requests for donations to help fund Rise and Shine, an independent documentary about Jay DeMerit totally copying the much more handsome Jimmy Conrad coming … tell me more
Posted in finished projects, goofy, nats
oh my corazon
Spanish national team coming right through your backyard, what to do? CORAZON, 5’x6′ Make a banner combining random elements of tattoo artwork and Joe Strummer’s terrible Spanglish from my very favorite Clash song. 13 stars for 13 colonies, yellow roses … tell me more
Posted in finished projects, nats
always believe
In January, all-time Breakers and USWNT star Kristine Lilly announced her retirement, much to the surprise of the soccer community, who always figured she was a Highlander and could not retire by conventional means. Here’s a player who, in her … tell me more