May 2012
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Fever Pitch and the rise of middle-class football →
one of my top 5 most favorite books (see what I did there?) great author. great analysis of the development of the game and its fanbase.
thoughts after derby day.
So city just mauled united. I don’t understand how SAF can go for a purely defensive formation with ten guys behind the ball almost throughout the whole match. The fact that city have taken arsenals lateral full-back approach with clichy and zabaleta is quite amusing. and watching Nasri and Clichy’s interplay is just over the top. Honestly, either of the two manchester clubs taking the...
April 2012
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Study Determines This Is the Most Relaxing Song... →
March 2012
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“Dumb used to be a by product of lack of access, bad teachers, or poor parenting....”
– Seth Godin
February 2012
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Having a Van Halen kind of night. You really can't...
January 2012
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Anglophilia
Don’t know when the recent American obsession with everything British came about, but it’s kind of creepy. The thought first struck me tonight as I first saw the promos for the UK show The Only Way is Essex (English Jersey Shore) to be syndicated in the States. While I was on the thought, it clicked that this Anglophilia had been creeping in slowly but surely via our film and tv for a...
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TUBALR.COM →
love this site! let’s you stream artist videos in playlist succession without all the clutter usually associated with youtube.
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life update
I’ve finally graduated from college and have entered the great unknown. Hoping to hit the ground running in 2012 and continue making some proper use my five + years in l’music biz in L.A. and in Nashville with this music industry degree o’ mine. Luckily, I’ll be greeted by this stiff head wind known as the economy, but hey, such is life.
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January Transfer Window
Arsenal…
I’ve pretty much resigned to the idea that no major signing will surface in this narrow window of opportunity. Yes yes, Thierry Henry just broke out of the Red Bulls for a short spell at the AFC and has hit the ground running in more ways than one. If he can deliver even 1/2, 1/3, or 1/10 of what he delivered in his time at Highbury and The Emirates, then it’ll be a...
October 2011
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handmade footballs from around the world. →
New Orleans - October 2011
Here’s a bit of my New Orleans excursion a couple of weeks past. It was good to be back in the South again and the humidity was spot on. A lot of history and culture to take in and it permeated in just about every facet of the city. Definitely not the colonial south that I learned to love [and long for] but it was undoubtedly a bastion of the French and Spanish influence of the the...
“I was once fined £5,000 for calling Tottenham fans wankers. Best £5,000 I ever...”
– Ian Wright
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September 2011
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WatchDefinitely gained a bit more respect for Roberto Mancini. He stuck to his guns and won’t take any of the crap his players are giving him. However, the fact still remains that he’s a characterless poacher of a manager. yes, an alarming amount of former Arsenal players are still in his books, but if you mess with snakes you’re going to get bit. Tevez was definitely one of the three...
Congrats to Robin Van Persie for his 100th goal...
Awkward
a bit of an awkward moment today when a deaf panhandler came up to me outside of the chick-fil-a by usc. I had never had to tell someone who is deaf that I don’t have any cash on me. In retrospect, I think I might’ve made an odd hand gesture similar to the ‘slicing neck with hand to say no’ motion. probably could’ve been a bit offensive. so to prevent any future...
such a packed soccer week coming up
This could either be a joyous or horrible week. stay tuned…
Arsenal v Bolton: Barclays Premier League
9/24, Sat. 7:00AM - w/ LA Gooners @ The Fox and Hounds
Arsenal v Olympiakos: UEFA Champions League
9/28, Wed. 11:30AM - w/ LA Gooners @ The Fox and Hounds
Galaxy v Monarcas Morelia: CONCACAF Champions League
9/28, Wed. 7:00PM - w/ fam in person @...
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I get it, Cesc.
Cesc clearly keeps posting his thoughts about AFC because he knows what he did in his heart was low down and dirty. He keeps seeking some sort of closure on the matter and after a handful of matches and two trophies with Barca, he still hasn’t found what he was looking for. AFC supporters place loyalty and respect on a very high pedestal, and for the captain to figuratively jump ship and...
