April 28, 2004 USA 1 Mexico 0 See the Sam's Army article HERE! (BTW, you still need to go see Bend it Like Beckham !)

Photo courtesy of Andy Mead and Yellow Card Journalism .

USA-Mexico at the Cotton Bowl! The US Mens' National Team took on Mexico on Wednesday, April 28th, at 7:30 p.m. Central/local at the Cotton Bowl.  It was all the Glory one could ask for!  In addition to the Sam's Army article, I've put together my own page to commemorate the event.  Relive the experience HERE!  Please note that it is very picture-intensive. Dallas Burn, 3.2 - Under Construction Keep an eye on The Red Book and 3rd Degree.net for the latest info on the rebuilding of FC Dallas (f.k.a. the Burn) under the direction of Greg Elliott and Colin Clarke. Super stud Eddie Johnson, new additions Richard Mulrooney and Greg Vaney and Ronnie O'Brien and Simo Valakari and others are reestablishing the Burn as a viable MLS commodity.  Also, see History in the Making with the Frisco Stadium recently announced for 2005!  This will be the home of the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer (and hopefully host some USNT games, as well as possibly a WUSA franchise!) Motorcycle Information Take a gander at Highway Child -- my motorcycle information page -- and The Road to Perdition -- my riding diary.  I have recently moved the beginner rider stuff to Get In The Saddle - a Beginner Basics page.  It is still a bit UC, but it has the links, etc. THE WOMEN CAME TO THE COTTON BOWL!  The Womens' National Team played Mexico at the Cotton Bowl on November 2, 2003.  It was pretty darn cool - Sam's Army made its presence known, and Shannon MacMillan was kind enough to sign my jersey, give me the boots off her feet and sign them for me as well!   Check it out!   It was a good warm-up for the mens game later in the year - thanks to the Burn, USSF and all who helped make all of this possible!  (Including Ed Bazan, the guy who took this photo.) Korea 2002, November 2, 2003 and April 28, 2004 - Implausible Dreams, indeed!

World Cup Resource 2006 A look at the next Mens World Cup, Germany '06 -- also with its own Team USA page MLS All-Time Rankings A product of taking my MLS Rankings to the next level, this is an evaluation of each MLS team over the course of the league's short history The Red Book FC Dallas '96 fanpage which includes my Chicago Fire Joke of the Week as well as some other Burn links and information USA Olympic Teams Men | Women (UC) WWC 2003 Resource USA 2003 Resource Takle a look back USA Association Football Links My own collection of links from the top on down, including news pages, the Fed, MLS, WUSA, the USL, historical and other information links related to the Beautiful Game Inferno Football Club Webpage which details the current events and information for the teams spawned from the Supporters Club for FC Dallas '96 (NTPSA ) World Cup Resource 2002 Where it all started -- this is the original idea for these pages, and archives my World Cup Experience with links to my 3rd Degree Notes From Korea and Pictures Shannon MacMillan/San Diego Spirit My page dedicated to my favorite womens' soccer player -- contains information and links for her, her professional team the Spirit, WUSA (including my WUSA Rankings) and the USA WNT 3rd Degree The Independent Voice of the Dallas Burn -- a web infozine produced by Buzz Carrick and home of my MLS Weekly Rankings Take a look at these opinion pieces: Taking It To The Next Level , Taking It... Part II ,  Here We Go Again (from the Sam's Army webpage.) MORE Chaotica (Music, etc.) (Includes coverage of Rush, other music, other sports teams) Neil Peart Condolences Page Cygnus X-1 (Dallas Stars) Texas A&M University Sports You can do a lot in a lifetime if you don't BURN out too fast. You can make the most of the distance, (but) first you need endurance First you've got to last! ( * )

MLS QuickLinks Official Scores Standing/Statistics Schedule "The fan support is night and day to what it used to be," Eddie Lewis said. "Usually when you go to a stadium that loud, all noise cancels out. But against Mexico, we could hear every single chant - and almost every one of them I was whispering under my breath, saying the words along with them. It's an amazing spirit." From: Sam's Army Marches On

 

USA-Mexico in Houston in 2003 was also a great experience.   Read the pre-match and gameday reports I did for Sam's Army for more details.

That's me in the middle (the balding white guy) with Big Dog on the right and Andy Mead on the left (check out Andy's Emerald City Gazette ).  This is after WAY too much cider.

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If you are looking for old tapes of team USA or the NASL, Dave Brett Wasser is your man.  Take a look at his website -- Soccer and Sports Videos -- and find tons of soccer matches from days of old and new!  Want to see Pele's first NASL game?  He's got it!  Want to see USA-Colombia from 1994? He's got it!  Or the womens game -- USA v. China in the 1996 Olympics -- you know, the one NBC never showed in its entirety? He's got it!  And it isn't just the USA -- what about England-Brazil from 1970?  Brazil-Holland at the Cotton Bowl in 1994?  England-Argentina in 1986?  He has 'em!

On a personal note, one only tangentially related to my Implausible Dreams -- but related nonetheless -- please take a look at my Neil Peart Condolences page.  For why, read the section  about his book, Ghost Rider.  Simply put, almost all of the musical references on these pages are inspired by his lyrics.  His determination that he passes on through his words has supported me on countless occasions.  It made Suwon all the more percient when I had the living actuality of "Anything Can Happen" right before my eyes.

"I am proud, and I like very much the way the American team plays," he said. "They never, never were afraid . They always moved forward, and the team was very well organized. We talk about the ‘beautiful game'. America was one of those teams that played the beautiful game, no doubt." Pele, June 2002

  

"We've earned a little bit more [respect], but not enough. That's fine," Bruce Arena said. "We have to keep moving forward and try to get better. "The one way you shut everyone up is you win. "You've got to step on the field and just beat them. "Period. "Bottom line."

For more on Rush, go to Chaotica, my Music, etc. page.  Brought to you by the letter " H ."

And also by the letter, " N ."  As well as the letter, " P ."  And some riding pics.  And some jersey pics.  And more pics.

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