Monthly Archives: October 2009

trick or treat with the usmnt

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Well, two of them: click for bigger click for bigger Both outside my house on Halloween, 2009, and both using photos from celebrations after the US punched its ticket to South Africa. The Davies one is of him winking in … tell me more →

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we get around

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Three press clippings in one week. It’s been a busy year, I guess. The Original Winger Mmmm…cupcakes! Go USA Bid

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one more word

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Hoover Dam

In the midst of my October painting marathon, I got a little punchy, and one day on Twitter, I challenged Revs backup GK Brad Knighton to explain why he should get his own banner. (Previously, I had told him he’d … tell me more →

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my day at rfk

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Hoover Dam

For weeks, buddies of mine kept asking if I was going to go to the last of the WCQs, the game in DC vs. Costa Rica on 10/14. Nah, I had to tell them–South Africa, what if there’s an emergency … tell me more →

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logrolling in our time

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Do not miss this interview with the Houston fan who did the Davies banner that Landy stole postgame. The line about doing a banner so you have a voice in the crowd sums it up perfectly.

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Chuck D

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Hoover Dam

The night before I flew down to DC for the US-Costa Rica game, word came that Charlie Davies was seriously injured in a car accident early that morning. Immediately, fans mobilized to get tributes to him set up for the … tell me more →

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The Midnight Rider

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Third in a set of James Montgomery Flagg posters. This is another one for the US-Costa Rica game, and it’s huge (five feet wide by seven feet tall). The original combined incredibly well with a Mexican news photo from the … tell me more →

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Help the Vuvuzebra

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Second in a series of James Montgomery Flagg swipes. This one was painted for the US-Costa Rica game, and was given to US Soccer postgame. The Vuvuzebra’s a running joke from the summer’s Confederations Cup, and was a lot of … tell me more →

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IT! HAS! BEGUN!

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Hoover Dam

One of four banners I did just for the US-Costa Rica match that closed out the 2010 World Cup qualifying cycle. This one was quick and silly, a straight swipe from a Mitch Clem comic strip. Went home with some … tell me more →

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12:14 am, 10/11/09

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Click for bigger: It’s not half-naked players in a champagne bath, but it does have a dumbass fan standing on a square car while talking on the phone.

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