Yearly Archives: 2009

how do you measure a year

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Hoover Dam

click here for bigger or here for unwieldy

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been there, done that, made the t-shirt

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Hoover Dam

When the guys at MLS Extra Time realized who Mike’s plus one for the weekend would be, they asked me if I’d like to do a special t-shirt they could give away all weekend. Hell yes, I said. On Friday … tell me more →

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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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oh, look, more pumpkins

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Hoover Dam

When they announced that the first round of the Eastern Conference semifinal playoffs would be at Gillette on Halloween, I immediately got on the horn with the Revs to see if they needed pumpkins for the occasion. “Sure,” they said, … tell me more →

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trick or treat with the usmnt

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Well, two of them: click for bigger click for bigger Both outside my house on Halloween, 2009, and both using photos from celebrations after the US punched its ticket to South Africa. The Davies one is of him winking in … tell me more →

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we get around

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Three press clippings in one week. It’s been a busy year, I guess. The Original Winger Mmmm…cupcakes! Go USA Bid

Posted in finished projects, nats, nuts and bolts, revs, why we do this |

one more word

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Hoover Dam

In the midst of my October painting marathon, I got a little punchy, and one day on Twitter, I challenged Revs backup GK Brad Knighton to explain why he should get his own banner. (Previously, I had told him he’d … 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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logrolling in our time

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Do not miss this interview with the Houston fan who did the Davies banner that Landy stole postgame. The line about doing a banner so you have a voice in the crowd sums it up perfectly.

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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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