Some more live theatre

 

Back to the Future

December 13, 2024

Because of tech issues

The site I do soccer writing for had some tech issues. I am reposting the text and pic to match the Feb post, since that link may never work.

Catching up with Megan Rapinoe 

By Jeff Lageson on February 25, 2024

From ProstAmerika 

Megan Rapinoe’s soccer playing career came to an abrupt end early in the 2023 NWSL Championship match. Having announced prior to the world cup that she would end her career at the end of the 2023 NWSL season, the Reign run to the NWSL Championship set up what could have been a glorious finish. Instead, her achilles was injured only a few minutes in and her Reign side dropped the final to Gotham FC. The early match injury knocked almost 90 minutes off of a possible story book ending, sending her to surgery and rehab on her achilles.

In the months since, Rapinoe has been rehabbing and healing up, finally returning to Seattle on February 15 to receive the Paul G. Allen Humanitarian Award at the 89th Annual Seattle Sports Star of the Year banquet. Joining her former teammates and coach at the ceremony, Rapinoe was reflective of her place in the history of women’s soccer, the state of the NWSL, injury rehab, and watching the preparations for the upcoming season of her former club and national team.

When last able to interview Megan last fall, she was still Megan Rapinoe the soccer player. How does she see herself now? Is it Megan the entrepreneur? Is it Megan the activist?

“Oh God. I think all of it. I’ve always liked to wear multiple hats and do multiple things. Yeah, I’m getting the question a lot now. What are you going to do next? And I’m like kind of the same thing I’ve been doing. I’m not going to be tied up with training every day. Definitely entrepreneur. Definitely. The activism part is just who I am for sure. But yeah, I kind of want to be in on this next phase of women’s sports. It’s very exciting.”

Now a few months post-op, Rapinoe was no longer in a cast or walking boot. Rehabbing an injury was not in and of itself new and different, but rehabbing without a season to get ready for is. Is she at peace with her retirement?

How is it watching and not participating in preseason or national team camps prepping for a major tournament year for the first time?

“The only thing is I’m not in on the drama and I’m not in on all. I want to be in the know. And I’m missing out on little things. Even saw the national team was together. I don’t want to be there because I know what it takes to be there and I’m way too tired for that still. But I just want to know everything that’s going on. Obviously, stay close to Laura and Lu and Jess. They give me all the tea. But I think it’s more the biggest moments that I’ll miss the most. But no preseason. I never even like to go to preseason anyway.”

The growth of women’s soccer and women’s sports in recent years has been rewarding.

“It’s so many people, so many players, so many people that have been in it for so long. But I know that my fingerprints are in there and that to me is the most impactful and important part of my career is now seeing what’s coming. The media deal for the NWSL was amazing. To see the final was amazing. New franchises, record signings, new stadium opening up. Like all of that is just a really big hat tip. Honestly, I kind of put the first eleven years of the NWSL in one pot and this is the next phase of it. So to be a part of that and just have it grow and have these players get what they deserve and play in the places they deserve and have the types of facilities and salaries and accommodations and all of that that they really deserve is just incredible to see. I can’t wait to see where this sport goes for us in the next five to ten years.”

“I just know what we were able to achieve in the environment that we had to achieve it in. I can’t wait to see what they do next. I mean, it looks like 20,000 at every game. It looks like more championships for the national team. It looks like huge media deals and players making a lot more money and fans having a different option for an experience in american sports. I think WNBA is doing an incredible job of providing that, and I think the NWSL is right on their heels, and I hope to see all the fans and all the supporters really show up in a big way this season.”

Seattle Reign FC begins the 2024 season March 17 against Washington Spirit at Lumen Field in Seattle.

Old cities are new to visit

 First time in Philadelphia for Unplugged.  Did manage to do a little history walk Sunday AM.

2024 Turkey Trot Virtual Runner

 The exact nature of the time and distance is based upon me glancing at the time when i left and upon my return to the kitchen.  I walked out, down the stairs, and as I left the driveway started jogging.  It was 9:09 AM when I was stepping out and 10:01 AM when I was back, having jogged all the way through without stopping.

Based upon the distance feature of a certain game, I went somewhere around 6K, and the route I took I knew would be at least 5k or more, so that is pretty good.  That mid-teens per mile feels accurate.  

The weather felt great, and i was giving myself the grace to just do what I could, given where I was a year ago with my health.  It is a far cry from the marathon era, but getting back to this feels actually pretty good.

The event was officially the

2024 National Turkey Trot - Remote Runners

and I signed up for the 5K.

Frickin Laser Beams

 

TSO 11/23 CPA

Holidays 24 WIP

 not the finished painting

A few minutes ago near home

 

Doing some podcast guest appearances

 

I have always wanted this

 When I was around 8 my family regularly began going to events at the Kingdome.

From Mountlake Terrace to downtown always looked like there should have been tracks with the freeway, but it was not built that way 60 years ago.

This month, I finally got to do it and was a little giddy about it.

Happy 20th

 

R15E

 

I have had an interesting view of this for a decade now, such a privilege.

Summer DnD Camp

 

The luxury of white boards, tables, and space cannot be understated.

Old Gods of Appalachia in Seattle

 Old Gods of Appalachia

July 13, 2024

Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA 

Under certain circumstances

 

It would not be impossible that I would make this purchase under certain circumstances.

Soccer Media decade

 Two years from today the World Cup Seattle matches begin.  With good news on the credentialing front, this is an update of much of what the decade has looked like.

This doesn't even include events and Ballard FC.

Saber got going today

 

NY weekend of shows and things

From 1pm Sat thru 10pm Sun was this four show binge.

1 / 4

2 / 4

3 / 4

4 / 4

Last night

 

The Last Supper?

 

IYKYK

just for the nom of it

 

Emerald 24

 Thinking back on 2009 a lot this year.  And other events before here and since.

I'll Take It

 

Speaker 1 (00:05)
Excellent suit, by the way.

https://www.prostamerika.com/2024/02/25/catching-up-with-megan-rapinoe/277761/

Kraken practice viewing today

 

at the KCI

Sports Star banquet moment

 

Paid for itself last night

 

Two of these and a couple others in the pool were more than the sealed cost were I to sell them back.

Not terrible for a sealed pool.

 Seattle Kraken 3

Vegas Golden Knights 0

NHL Winter Classic (NHL Regular Season)

January 1, 2024

T-Mobile Park - Seattle, WA

Heart at First Intermission

Sir Mix-a-Lot doing intros