Category Archives: revs

Stuff we did for the New England Revolution.

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 →

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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.

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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 →

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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 →

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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.

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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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that time of year again

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Hoover Dam

The extension of the league schedule by one week, coupled with the Revs’ seeding, meant we didn’t get a home game the weekend of Halloween. No matter; I sent (via Julie) pumpkins to the road trip down to the Meadowlands. … tell me more →

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How I wound up on English TV

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Hoover Dam

Recently, thanks to some dude who plays for England coming to MLS, they started running an MLS highlight show on Channel 5 over there. While at the office one afternoon, I get a message from a buddy in London: “They … tell me more →

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