Category Archives: melonhead

At this point, he’s probably the site’s patron saint

The Pennant Project

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Hoover Dam

Before a soccer match, it’s traditional for the team captains to engage in a little gesture of sportsmanship: They shake hands, pose for a photo, and exchange small pennants, usually printed with their team’s name and sometimes the match date, … tell me more →

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new shirt for sale

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Hoover Dam

I get asked a lot if I ever do shirts with my designs on them, and the answer is always “it’s complicated.” But when Futbol Artist Network started, that was easy–I had to get on board, and I had to … tell me more →

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the melonhead files

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Hoover Dam

NB: This is mostly aimed at non-soccer buddies wondering why I’ve been so upset today, so a lot of it will be familiar to the regular soccer audience. It’s also both schmaltzy and boastful, for which I make no apologies. … tell me more →

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the gifted son who cannot score

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Hoover Dam

When a player retires or leaves the team, I give him all of his banners. I really, really wish I didn’t have to hand over these three today.

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how do you measure a year

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Hoover Dam

click here for bigger or here for unwieldy

Posted in breakers, finished projects, goofy, how did I get here, I can't believe we pulled this off, melonhead, nats, revs, why we do this, you should've been there |

stay positive

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Two season-ending injuries just in time for the team to make a final playoff push. What to do? click for bigger Keep up the good fight, that’s what. I originally wanted to caption this “put a ring on it,” but … tell me more →

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melonhead of the century

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Remember this thing from last September? Those two banners finally debuted this evening.

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That time of year again

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Hoover Dam

Entirely too many to post here, so just go to the gallery. Or go to Magpie’s gallery, which is much nicer. Or the team’s. The project this year was the entire roster, plus all three coaches, the team director, the … tell me more →

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what I’m up to this week

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Hoover Dam

Thursday evening: Sunday morning: Sunday afternoon: To debut at some point, but that part’s out of my hands.

Posted in goofy, melonhead, revs, works in progress |

words

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Hoover Dam

For the 2008 season, it was clear we had to make some new banners. The ones we did for 2005 held up remarkably well, but it was time to retire most of them, as they referenced players no longer on … tell me more →

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