Category Archives: you should’ve been there

The stories we tell years after the final whistle sounds.

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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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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unexpected cameo

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Hoover Dam

I’ll get around to finishing the Norway adventure story at some point, but first, look who turned up in the Fort this past weekend: click for bigger Angela Hucles and the banner I modeled after her. (Since I got asked … tell me more →

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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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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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dos a cero siempre

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Hoover Dam

All my soccer buddies had their own Dos a Cero stories, but not me–every time there’s been a US-Mexico game since I started watching soccer, the timing just hasn’t lined up for me to go. This time, though, it worked … tell me more →

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2007 Inventory

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Hoover Dam

Banners made: 7 Banners stolen: 1 Player jerseys received: 2, from 2 different teams Players smooched: 1 Road trips: 4 Games attended, club: 19 Games attended, country: 4 Pumpkins carved: 5 Scarves given away: At least 5 Scarves received in … tell me more →

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damn it feels good to be a gangsta

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Hoover Dam
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the world cup is all about

Posted on June 27, 2006 by Hoover Dam

meeting random people If anybody knows where to get that t-shirt, please let me know

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