Author Archives: Hoover Dam

flattery

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Hoover Dam

Wells Thompson’s Facebook status page, as of time of posting: Things like this are the highest compliment I could get. Thanks to Tedski for the screencap and Jon for the tipoff

Posted in revs, why we do this |

something about apples and trees

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Hoover Dam

My mom came into town from NC this week, so we took her to the Revs-NY tilt. Afterwards, Matt Reis hung around for a bit and signed autographs, so Mom held out her program for him to sign. “I didn’t … tell me more →

Posted in goofy, revs |

more banners for other teams

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Hoover Dam

A recent conversation with a buddy of mine who’s a Wizards fan: “Hey, can I get your current mailing address?” “Sure, what’s up?” “It’s a surprise. Just ask yourself this: Why’s a Rev fan buying KC paint?” That’s why. The … tell me more →

Posted in finished projects, goofy |

I’m on TV again

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Hoover Dam

Not embeddable, so go here and watch me try to explain banners during a Revs halftime segment.

Posted in goofy, revs |

dale, dale, dale Naruto

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Hoover Dam

Sometimes, we’ll do projects for other teams. Not just other teams we follow outside of MLS, but other teams within the league. Why? Because we have buddies in whichever location. Also, it’s fun. I realize this concept is mind-blowing to … tell me more →

Posted in finished projects, goofy, I can't believe we pulled this off, why we do this |

why we do this, vol. 3

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Hoover Dam

When Kheli Dube got the tying goal in last night’s DC-NE tilt, he jumped the signboards and ran over to the section adjacent to the Fort to do his goalscoring dance. What you didn’t see on TV was that he … tell me more →

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more words

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Hoover Dam

Two things we thought would happen did, indeed, happen after the debut of this year’s banners: We had to retire one (see ya, Joey) and create new ones for a few of the guys who dropped right into the lineup … tell me more →

Posted in finished projects, revs, words |

sometimes we do things that aren’t banners

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Hoover Dam

Such as half-assed attempts to start internet memes.

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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 →

Posted in finished projects, melonhead, revs, words |

Opening week

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Hoover Dam

7:03 am, 3/25/08. The unusually early season start means all the banners this year (there are fourteen of them) had to be done indoors.

Posted in goofy, revs, works in progress |