More verbal goal scoring

Have come to really like the michael davies and roger bennet blog/podcast on espn through this cup, and found another good one today. this summed up a few things:

"When did I last feel this bad about a loss? England's 1990 semifinal defeat to Germany, perhaps?

But I am not talking about England's 4-1 battering. It was the U.S.'s ouster that left me devastated this weekend. England's failure was, regrettably, all too predictable. We are a nation that has long mistaken fame for skill. But the U.S. team created a sense of endeavor, nobility and optimism -- all too rare a commodity in sports and rarer still in American soccer. We will always have Landon's goal, a totemic symbol that will be played and replayed, even as we debate how or whether America's fascination for the big-event nature of the World Cup will translate into a more lasting passion for the sport of football itself."

all from some englishmen too... god, miss this team still.

Video Diary - Wed 6/23

oh. my. god.

have a headache, stomachs in ropes, bodys a cage, etc etc etc.

Video Diary - Tue 6/22

Hey Algeria - Go Fuck Yourself
(and for the record, now I'm drinking)

This is pretty damn awesome

Silver sent this to me tonight, although did not post it on the blog, so i'm picking up the slack. Love watching the eruptions of tags after the goals. great stuff.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/world-cup-match-replay

Past The Guard House; We hit the links

On Saturday, Nate and I took a quick jaunt up the road to the golf course. We reached the guard house and asked, quite politely, if we could continue to the course. False. That was not possible. We were quite suspicious. We should return to from where whence we came. We were, at the very least, hurt. (Nate: "Pissed!")



On Sunday, we secured ourselves a tee time. This time with a ride, a car, and tucked in shirts to communicate the degree to which we were serious and not, I repeat, NOT the shady characters our facial hair might indicate. We played a hell of a round with Noah lacing drives upwards of 280 meters which roughly translates to the distance between here and New York. Huge. Nate, ironing out a low fade, even flirted with a draw, shot an 89 on the most challenging course in northern South Africa. I struggled to let myself have fun and then stormed down the back nine and sent the course a message. On a course playing 7,200 yards, and a few less meters, our threesome survived the southern winter, shot the lights out and refused to lose.

Video Diary - Fri 6/18

Well, this is an attempt to share some thoughts.... unarticulate, slightly buzzed thoughts, but hopefully the start of something fun. Heart you guys. Hope everyone slayed everything where they were.

(also, for the record, was looking for you on tv the whole game. saw nothing. be bigger and louder next time, fifa cameras clearly had already scouted people out for reaction shots).

Remember Kaiserslautern

Geoff/Nate/Silver leaving today is just making me all kinds of emotional. Give them hell boys.

June 12, 2010

These Are The Times That Try Men's Souls

"For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the embers can never expire."

or

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conquest, the more glorious the triumph."

And then this happened

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Did you know Portugal has an American Coach?

It's this guy. Great website: http://www.stargoalkeeper.com/dan-resume.php4.