Category Archives: nats

Stuff we did for the US national team.

straight outta naheland

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Hoover Dam

WHAT ULTRA PEANUT’S BEEN UP TO THE PAST COUPLE DAYS: Spending the day on Friday in a sea of orange in Stuttgart, watching a suprisingly tight Netherlands-Ivory Coast game at the fan fest. Didier Drogba makes Carlos Ruiz look squeaky … tell me more →

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why we do this, vol. 2

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Hoover Dam

I’ll do another laundry list of random crap from the past couple days later, but first, the US-Italy game deserves its own post. Before getting on the plane on Friday the 9th, among my soccer buddies I’d expressed a desire … tell me more →

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grußgott

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Hoover Dam

SOME STUFF FROM THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF PRAIRIE’S WORLD CUP TRIP I thought DFW sucked, but that was before I had to make a connection in Toronto If you’re drinking every time you see Michael Ballack (hereafter referred to … tell me more →

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Join or Die

Posted on June 6, 2006 by Hoover Dam

Too much time to kill before boarding a plane to Germany, with some fabric and paint to spare, so I borrowed a design from Ben Franklin and got to work. Initially, I’d designed it with eleven pieces plus the head, … tell me more →

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Americans All!

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Hoover Dam

This one has been in the works since the game in Hartford in August, 2005. The day after that game, I was at work, which, at the time, was the Mass Historical Society. A coworker was arranging World War I … tell me more →

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Kikaider

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Hoover Dam

Romanized as Kikaida if you’re Hawaiian like Brian Ching. I really love the color blending in the eyes and head for this one. I did this at the suggestion of a dude from Hawaii on Big Soccer. Guy wanted to … tell me more →

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Run DMB

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Hoover Dam

All Magpie’s work, done because we’d long heard people making the Run-DMC joke and suggesting it as a banner, but never putting their money where their mouths are. Neat red straps with white snaps for contrast, and the color combo … tell me more →

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Obey

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Hoover Dam

Another Shep Fairey homage, using the staredown that promoted Gooch from “big dude, plays in Belgium I guess?” to “fuckin’ LEGEND.” Magpie painted most of this.

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Parappa the Midfielder

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Hoover Dam

The US isn’t taken seriously by other countries as a competitor for soccer, so therefore the best way to get us to be taken seriously is to liken our players to rapping cartoon dogs*. The more I thought about it, … tell me more →

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why we do this

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Hoover Dam

Every once in a while you need reassurance that people want you around—Taylor Twellman, 5/6/06

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