Category Archives: I can’t believe we pulled this off

The miracle hat trick, the last gasp game-winner, the overly ambitious project that turned out better than anyone could’ve imagined.

72 hour party people

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Back in August, my husband the luchador did a little video of his time at Meet the Revs, in which you can see him ask stupid questions of various players and coaches. Then MLSnet announced a contest where, in exchange … 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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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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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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I went to Norway and all you got was this lousy post

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Two weeks after I got back, here’s the grim and frostbitten report from the dumbest soccer-related vacation I’ve taken to date. You can follow along in the gallery as you read.

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Ålesund’s starting to happen

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Hoover Dam

ULTRA PEANUT’S LIST OF NOTABLE THINGS THAT HAPPENED THE LAST FEW DAYS Got on a plane for Frankfurt, then one for Oslo, then one for Ålesund, which is small enough they have stair trucks (“you’re gonna get hop-ons”) Saw a … tell me more →

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