starting today, I'll be slightly to ever more-(ly) transversing (which isn't a word, I know-but it just sounds right) various parts of the lower continental United States. It'll be a lot of "Hi", "how are you?", "Yes, thank you." "Oh yeah? I guess I do remember that you changed my diaper." etc., etc. But rewarding & overall OK, I suppose. I'll try to post something of note/depth at least once or twice as I'm sure you'll be reeling to read. Maybe a photograph of sorts. (& then next week or so a huge celebration/party-stay tuned for details)
Today I have on my brown corduroy pants that I've had for quite some time, brown Clarks Wallabees, which I've had for even longer, (probably since 17/18-circa Hanover shoe store-Melbourne Square Mall, Melbourne, FLA.) brown socks, & my current all time almost fav light blue dress shirt, sleeves rolled up with 1 to 2 week beard situation. No tucking in, & in some circles, what could be conceived to be a slight tan. The tan stems from my sick day activities.
Last night I finished the 4th season of a show called The Wire. It's probably the most realistic, gritty & CAPTIVATING! show ever. I may have mentioned it once or twice recently. The show has examined the various aspects of the drug trade in the great American city of Baltimore, but more specifically it examines the roles (in depth) of all the different players involved, i.e., detectives, dealers, lawyers, politicians, addicts, family members, & even school faculty---it ain't no cop show. or,...it's not just a cop show. I have 1 final season to partake in, which is 5, & am trying to schedule time for that in the next few weeks. Shows that The Wire is better than:
all of them.
Lastly, I want to just briefly mention 1 or 2 things about the beautiful game. Now, I'm sure most of you have seen in the news recently certain exploits of the USA Men's National Soccer team (here, we call it football). & hopefully I don't need to go into detail what happened, what it means, etc., but a massive game for them on Sunday that they ultimately lost, but where were you when that 2nd goal went in(?), & for the next, I don't know, 15-20 minutes the States were 2-nil up on Brazil, & you just thought that this was going to be it,.......& ya know what's funny? Why do I feel more passion & purpose supporting another country as my #1? It makes perfect sense in my mind, but can it even be put into words & explained to another human being? Is it wrong of me? Would not an outsider scoff in amazement in regards to my loyalties/affiliations? Will the English ever accept me as one of their own? Where were you in '98 when Michael Owen scored that incredible goal v Argentina? (16) Who is anyone to judge me? Are these simply sports teams at the end of the day? Am I a modern day Aldrich Ames or maybe even J. Iscariote? These are all questions for another day & more importantly than them are the 2 fingers (V!) I hold up to the mainstream American sports press. You know why,....?
We don't need you!! Hey, this is America right? home of the cable television, DVR, satellite dish, European corner pub, underground football culture. It's so easy to get a fix. Point??? (i'll attempt a solidified clarification) If these bone heads don't get football, aren't impressed by the skill, then fine! At what point does it come down to supporting your country a little? If I can get up for the States in a country that (mostly) could care less about this sport, then surely someone who covers sports for a living can. Listen, Soccer has been supposedly close to blowing up now in this country for the better part of 15 years, possible even 30-35 if you count the whole Pele' thing. But it hasn't yet. Why? I mean it's grown, sure, but on a grand scale, hosting the World Cup in '94 didn't do it, MLS hasn't done it, The Men's Semi-Final squad of '02 didn't do it, the Beckham experience for sure hasn't done it, I could go on, but more importantly than Why(?) is the fact that it's probably never going to get past 5th or 6th most popular in this country. Hey, that's OK! If you don't get it, fine. I don't hear Jim Rome or any of those other guys on PTI or whatever complaining as to why Euro football snobs like me haven't been keeping up with the NFL salary cap issue, or the MLB steroid hearings. Like I said, I'm not lacking for coverage. end-out of breath.
I know this is random & scattered, but important to me & something I needed to get out, kind of like vomit in a way.
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What's this big shindig you speak of? Sounds like it will be fun...
It is perfectly okay to enjoy another country's soccer team more than your own. And I do remember where I was when Beckham got a red card and ruined any possible chance of a victory for his team.
Damn Argentines!!
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