Oxymoron intro paragraph: today's draft

This is the current opening blurb of the draft of the book on soccer fandom I am writing called "Oxymoron: An American Soccer Fan: 5 decades, 500 matches".

“I was 8 years old and in third grade. It was April 25, 1976.  Seattle had just opened the brand new Kingdome and my family was heading to the first regular season Seattle Sounders match against the Portland Timbers in the NASL.  The two years previous, the Sounders had played in Memorial Stadium and we had not been able to attend a match. Seeing Sounders stuff on local television and having a rival team be named the Sounders had me amped up. Pele had just played the preseason sell out of the stadium. We went downtown, a place my dad really doesn’t care for, and were walking up to the new building through the parking lot.  I ran ahead to just touch with massive structure. It was cold and concrete and new and awesome and didn’t last a quarter century, but touching the outside pillar and wall was one of the coolest things 8 year old me had ever done to that point. My brother and I sat with a group of friends and my parents sat with their group of friends. The Sounders won that game on an extra time goal by Sir Geoff Hurst.  I went home and immediately looked him up and saw he was the only hat trick goal scorer in a world cup final ever and that it had happened before I was born. That one game introduced me to so many things and led to me looking up what the world cup even was. Years later, I would interview Houston Dash midfielder Carli Lloyd post Reign FC match in 2015 in Seattle, the only other player ever with a world cup final hat trick.  November 10, 2019 I sat in the press box on the same site in Seattle in a different building and watched the Seattle Sounders FC defeat Toronto FC 3-1 in MLS Cup. This book, Oxymoron, is about everything that happened in between.”

Oxymoron Lists updates - #2 WoSo

Oxymoron Lists updates #2 WoSo

2000

Research for my projects, being able to have these lists is useful for me in my writing projects.

2019

Reign FC Open Practice - Memorial Stadium - Seattle, WA 03-23

Reign FC 5 UW Huskies 0 - Preseason Friendly - Husky Soccer Stadium - Seattle, WA 04-05

Reign FC 1 ORL 1 - NWSL Regular Season - Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA 04-21

Reign FC 2 SBFC 1 - NWSL Regular Season - Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - 05-18

Reign FC 2 NCC 1 - NWSL Regular Season - Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - 05-27

Reign FC 1 WASH 1 - NWSL Regular Season - Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA 06-15

Reign FC 0 CHI 4 - NWSL Regular Season - Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA 07-28

Reign FC 0 SBFC 1 - NWSL Regular Season - Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA 09-21

Reign FC 2 PTFC 0 - NWSL Regular Season - Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA 09-29

*** October first round NWSL Playoffs conference call RFC/NCC

WSU 0 UW 1 - PAC12 Regular Season - Husky Soccer Stadium - Seattle, WA 11-08

RFC 4-2-2 (3-2-2 in NWSL play)

2018

Reign FC 2-22 Training

3-1 (W) v UW 3-8 Husky Soccer Stadium (Preseason Friendly)

2-1 (W) v WASH 3-24 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

4-1 (W) v SBFC 5-12 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

0-0 (D) v CHI 5-19 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

0-0 (D) v ORL 6-3 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

1-4 (L) v NCC 6-23 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

1-0 (W) v PTFC 6-30 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

3-1 (W) v HOU 7-7 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

1-0 (W) v UTAH 7-11 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

2-0 (W) v WASH 8-5 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

0-0 (D) v CHI 8-15 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

2-0 (W) v HOU 8-21 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

1-1 (D) v NCC 8-25 Memorial Stadium (NWSL Regular Season)

0-3 PTFC v NCC 9-22 Providence Park (NWSL Championship)

Coffee and Valkyries Podcast 10-15-18 / 10-29-18

2017

Seattle Reign

2017 Kit Unveil 4-11 WAC

SRFC 3 UW 0 / 4-8 Husky Soccer Stadium

SRFC 1 SBFC 1 / 4-15 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 5 HOU 1 / 4-22 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 6 WASH 2 / 5-13 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 1 ORL 1 / 5-21 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 1 FCKC 1 / 6-24 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 2 CHI 1 / 6-28 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 2 PTFC 0 / 7-1 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 1 BOS 1 / 7-15 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 5 SBFC 4 / 7-22 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 1 NCC 2 / 8-13 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 1 PTFC 2 / 8-26 Memorial Stadium

SRFC 0 FCKC 1 / 9-24 Providence Park NWSL Championship

USWNT 0 Australia 1 / 7-27 CLink (Caught tail end of Brasil v Japan)

1-18-17 Radio Cascadia - Episode 129

2016

Seattle Reign FC & NWSL: Memorial Stadium 

4-10 4-1 UW - preseason

4-17 1-2 SBFC

5-01 1-0 FCKC

5-14 1-1 PTFC

5-22 1-2 CRS

5-26 1-1 ARSE (International Friendly)

6-12 1-0 HOU

7-02 2-0 BOS

7-16 1-1 WNY

7-23 5-2 ORL

8-27 3-1 PTFC

9-11 2-0 WAS

10-2 NWSL Semi @ PDX 3 WNY 4 (AET)

(3-20 training @ Memorial Stadium / 4-7 Kit unveil @ Hard Rock Cafe / 5-24 Arsenal Ladies training @Memorial Stadium)

ProstAmerika.com book release @ The Atlantic Crossing 11-13-16 @6pm w/American Outlaws

2015

Reign FC Stuff + Kit 3-31, training x2, 2 Sport viewing parties - Space Needle USA

(13 Memorial Stadium matches)

04-03 2-0 UW - preseason

04-12 5-1 WNY

05-02 3-1 Wash

05-22 1-1 China PRC (International Friendly)

05-30 0-0 Chi

06-06 3-0 Sky Blue

06-27 2-1 FCKC

07-11 4-2 WNY

07-26 3-0 PDX

08-12 2-1 Hou

08-26 3-1 Boston

08-29 1-1 Sky Blue

09-13 3-0 Wash (NWSL Semifinal) 

10-01 0-1 FCKC @PDX NWSL Final

WWC Final @ The Ninety 7-5

Tifo work CLink 9-13

USA 1 Nigeria 0 6-16 BC Place - WWC Group 

USA 1 v Brasil 1 10-21 CLink (International Friendly)

WSU 3 v UW 1 11-5 Husky Field

2014

Seattle Reign FC 3 Boston Breakers 0 NWSL Regular Season Memorial Stadium 04-13-14

Seattle Reign FC 3 FC Kansas City 2 NWSL Regular Season Memorial Stadium 05-14-14

Seattle Reign FC 3 Boston Breakers 2 NWSL Regular Season Memorial Stadium 07-06-14

10-31-14 Radio Cascadia - Episode 15

2013

WSU 1 UW 0 Pac-12 Women 11-08-13 Husky Field

2012

Seattle Sounders Women 4 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 0 - 6-24-12 Starfire - W-League Regular Season

2011

Cougs 0 Huskies 0 (AET) 11-3-11

Shooting Stars Indoor game as Coach (L) 11-27-11

2010

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2009

05-09 Seattle Sounders Women 0 UW Huskies 0 (Friendly - Husky Soccer Field)

06-26 Seattle Synergy 2 FC Sacramento Pride 1 (WPSL Regular Season - Memorial Stadium)

10-09 WSU Cougars 1 UW Huskies 1 (2 OT) (NCAA D1 Women's Soccer - PAC 10 Regular Season - Husky Soccer Field)

10-11 WSU Cougars 3 Seattle U Redhawks 2 (NCAA D1 Women's Soccer - Non-Conference - Championship Field)

2008

UW 2 ASU 1 1OT (Husky Field)

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W WCF 06-23-99 Civic Stadium – China 7 Ghana 0

W WCF 06-23-99 Civic Stadium – Russia 5 Japan 0

W WCQ 11-02-02 Safeco Field – Mexico 2 TnT 0 (Gold Cup)

W WCQ 11-02-02 Safeco Field – USA 9 Panama 0 (Gold Cup)

W WCF 10-02-03 PGE Park – Germany 7 Russia 1

W WCF 10-02-03 PGE Park – China 0 Canada 1 

*** Canada 1 China 0 – 10/2/03 – Portland OR – PGE Park – 2003 World Cup Quarterfinal

- very possibly the greatest game in terms of excitement I have ever seen, if ever a team played out of their minds and over their heads it was these Canadian women on this night, and Tim and I got to heckle real live Communists and Canadians

USA (W) Indoor vs. World All-Stars

12-12-99 L 2-11 Tacoma Dome

12-13-00 W 8-7 (OT) Key Arena

*** USA 2 World All-Stars 11 – 12/12/99 – Tacoma WA – Tacoma Dome – Indoor Exhibition

- no Mia Hamm, a pretty good crowd, and an all-star team that went on a tear took the crowd right out of this victory tour indoor exhibition

- Mia Hamm did not play in either USA Women match listed

Sounders Women

06-19-04 L 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps

07-28-02 W 4-3 (OT) Vancouver Breakers - limited

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup (W) @ Safeco Field (also WCQ)

11-02-02 Mexico 2 TnT 0 

11-02-02 USA 9 Panama 0 (Gold Cup)

*** USA 9 Panama 0 – 11/2/02 – Seattle WA – Safeco Field – CONCACAF Gold Cup First Round

- My first/only USA Women full fan cap as of 2002, game served a double purpose as a World Cup Qualifier, but Mia Hamm did not play, still nursing a knee injury, but did jog a bit.

WSU (W) - Many pre 1998 in Pullman 94 as coach 95-97 at Lower Field

10-24-03 L 0-2 UW - Husky Field

08-29-03 L 0-4 North Carolina - Husky Field

10-10-99 L 0-3 UW - Husky Field

***  Washington State 0 North Carolina 4 – 8/29/03 – Seattle WA – Husky Soccer Field – Husky Classic

- Even without two players missing for World Cup duty, UNC just rolled over a pretty good Cougar team

UW (W)

11-07-08 UW 2 ASU 1 1OT - Husky Field

10-29-99 W 2-1 (OT) Arizona State - Husky Field

Misc. College (W)

10-30-04 Portland Pilots 2 USF 0 - Merlo Field

09-06-04 Seattle U Redhawks 1 Chico State 1 - Championship Field

10-25-95 Gonzaga Bulldogs 2 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine 3 - Lower Field

*** Portland Pilots 2 USF 0 – 10/30/04 – Portland OR – Merlo Field – West Coast Conference Regular Season

- finally got to go to Merlo Field, a great college stadium, worth the trip but Tim had to deliver pizza in Longview and missed it, which was sad

2000 Brandi Chastain @ Bellevue Square

1994 Coaching WSU - media stuff

1995-96 Asst Coach PHS Girls (Goalies/V/JV)

2005-08 Panthers (06-08 coach/ 05 parent game ref)

2010 FCA Help goalies PT w/Sammy unofficially 

2011 Sub coach indoor w/Sammy

1989 WSU Daily Evergreen Editorial - pro-Woso

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Cascadia - Reign v Thorns @ Memorial (15-18) 4-1-1 / Cheney (19 =}) 1-0-0

09-29-19 W 2-0

06-30-18 W 1-0

07-01-17 W 2-0

08-26-17 L 1-2

08-27-16 W 3-1

05-14-16 D 1-1

07-26-15 W 3-0

Apple Cup - WoSo 2-6-2 

94 L 0-1 Seattle (as asst coach)

95 L 0-1 Pullman

96 L 0-2 Pullman

99 L 0-3 Seattle

03 L 0-2 Seattle

09 D 1-1 Seattle 2OT

11 D 0-0 Seattle 2OT

13 W 1-0 Seattle

15 W 3-1 Seattle

19 L 0-1 Seattle

* No WUSA, No WPS due to there not being a Seattle team and it not fitting in any road trips. 

* “Bend It Like Beckham” screening with director in Seattle at The Guild in late 02 / early 03

Oxymoron Lists updates - #1 Cup Finals

Cup Finals

08-28-76 Toronto Metros 3 Minnesota Kicks 0 - 1976 NASL Soccer Bowl - Kingdome
08-28-77 Seattle Sounders 1 New York Cosmos 2 - NASL Soccer Bowl - Civic Stadium
12-16-84 Indiana 1 Clemson 2 - NCAA M D1 - Kingdome
12-14-85 UCLA 1 American 0 (8OT) - NCAA M D1 - Kingdome
07-30-88 FC Seattle Storm 5 San Jose Earthquakes 0 - WSA - Memorial Stadium
10-06-91 Vancouver 86ers 5 Toronto Blizzard 3 - CSL - Swangard Stadium
10-01-05 Seattle Sounders 1 Richmond Kickers 1 (5-4 PK AET) - USL-1 - Qwest Field
09-29-07 Seattle Sounders 4 Atlanta Silverbacks 0 - USL-1 - Starfire
11-22-09 Real Salt Lake 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (5-4 PL AET) - MLS Cup - Qwest Field
10-05-10 SSFC 2 Columbus Crew 1 - US Open Cup - Qwest Field
10-04-11 SSFC 2 Chicago Fire 0 - US Open Cup - CLink
10-01-15 Seattle Reign FC 0 FCKC 1 - NWSL Championship - Providence Park
09-22-18 North Carolina Courage 3 Portland Thorns FC 0 - NWSL Championship - Providence Park
11-10-19 SSFC 3 Toronto FC 1 - MLS Cup - CLink

- 2 NASL Soccer Bowls
- 4 Lower Division between the NASL and MLS eras in Seattle
- 2 NCAA both in Kingdome
- 2 NWSL both in Providence Park
- 2 MLS Cups
- 2 US Open Cups
- 6 Seattle Sounders with Seattle grabbing 5/6 trophies
- 3 different Toronto clubs in 3 different leagues
- 3 in Portland
- 3 Kingdome
- 4 CLink
- 3 Extra time with 2 PKs as the 85 NCAA had no PK provisions and went to 8OT
- 2 sides have scored 5 goals
- 8OT in 85 is one of longest matches ever played
- List only includes finals, not playoff or world cup or wcq or tournament matches
- 3 matches as credentialed media
- 6 as neutral with 8 with rooting interest

MLS Cup clips

MLS Cup - Oxymoron Project 2019

Seattle Sounders FC 3

Toronto FC 1

MLS Cup 2019

CLink - Seattle, WA

11-10-19

I had the opportunity to cover MLS Cup 2019 with @goalieguys and ProstAmerika.com for the past several days of media opportunities and the match.

Seattle put on a show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8PyW2DU4fg
just before the 13 minute mark I ask the final question.

https://www.prostamerika.com/2019/11/11/toronto-fc-mls-cup-2019-player-ratings/235965/

https://www.prostamerika.com/2019/11/11/seattle-sounders-mls-cup-2019-player-ratings/235961/

WellDressedGandalf logo ideas (part one)

WellDressedGandalf is now my domain, but as of this posting it redirects to ShotgunProse and will for a while.

These are the first paintings for the logo for the new domain.

Utilizing SilveryWaterfall or AgWaterfall as well will be a thing.

When a Disney princess anoints you something, one should use it.