Worth it

 

So we went on separate nights, but did do the dress up thing for the one. 

Both are so good, such excellent filmmaking. 

56

 

Did not catch a ball

 Seattle Mariners 3

Minnesota 10

MLB - July 18, 2023

T-Mobile Park - Seattle, WA

Funko POP Fly With a Catch

Spoiler Alert - I did not catch the ball with the beret.

Another Summer of Hard Work

 

Stoppage Time Winners

 Everett Jets FC 1

Bellingham United FC 2

EPLWA

June 17, 2023

Goddard - Everett, WA

Something about 2023 and stoppage time winners.

Everett Jets FC hosted Bellingham United FC in EPLWA action.  Looked like a draw after a converted penalty.  However, much like in London in April, it was a crushing late stoppage time winner for the visitors to grab the points.

Doubleheader day

 

Sounders v Timbers

Reign v Thorns

nil nil and nil two

They stuck the landing

 

Not yet Paris

 The tee shirt reads:

ROME

PARIS

LONDON

BALLARD

and I have just not yet seen a match in Paris.

Rome in 1990, London last month, and Ballard many times.

Ballard FC (v Laune United FC) this past Friday night to add to my matches at Interbay.

I do not have anything from some SPU matches, but there are pics here from last year NCAAW2 final, 1999 PCSL Seattle Hibernian Saints, and the 2002 USOC Sounders v Earthquakes match.

Now, to see a match in Paris.

A lot of theatre in three hours

 

Saw this for the first time last night on an impulse going for Rush Tickets and lucking out with row 8 for 49 bucks.

There is a lot of theatre in a three hour play.  And they really cram a lot of theatre into that three hours of theatre.  This is a relentless show.  Amazing.  Worth it.  Epic.  Heavy and spectacular.

Finally back to see Beth

 

There was a time when I thought I would never get to do this again, that more of Seattle was gone forever.

Today, I got to get back.

Trying to re-finish the WNBA

 By 2012, I had completed the then current WNBA of all twelve teams.  Since then, two teams have relocated and rebranded, so I have seen those franchises, just not in their current form.

Today, I saw one of those two in the season opener in Seattle.

Seattle Storm 64

Las Vegas Aces 105

May 20, 2023

Climate Pledge Arena

WNBA Regular Season

Now to see the Dallas Wings and any future expansion clubs.

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Updated WNBA Ephemera Project list

WNBA 

05-20-23 LV Aces (L) 64-105 

06-24-12 WASH Mystics (W) 72-55 

08-13-11 ATL Dream (L) 63-92

08-07-10 TUL Shock (W) 111-65 

08-01-09 SA Silver Stars (W) 85-82 (OT)

05-17-08 CHI Sky (W) 67-61

08-24-07 PHX Mercury (L) 84-101 - PO

07-16-06 CT Sun (L) 83-92

07-19-05 NY Liberty (W) 87-78

07-22-04 IND Fever (W) 59-54

08-08-03 MN Lynx (W) 68-65

08-15-02 LA Sparks (L) 61-78 - PO

07-12-02 CLE Rockers (L) 58-62

06-12-01 ORL Miracle (W) 70-63

06-18-00 UT Starzz (L) 53-56

06-01-00 HOU Comets (L) 47-77

Storm 8-8 (8-6 Reg / 0-2 PO)

+ Inaugural Season Nickname Party 00 @ Key

+ Draft Party 02 and Open Practice 01 @ Furtado Center

+ Fanfests @ Center 02 / Greenlake 04-06

+ Christmas Party / New Coach Announcement 02 @ Key

+ Championship Celebration 04 @ Westlake

+ 00-12 @ Key / 23 + @ CPA

+ as of 12 I had completed all current teams, with relocations, that changed

+ Dallas Wings prev Shock, saw Tulsa, not Detroit

+ PDX, SAC, MIA, CHA missed prior to folding

ABL

10-10-97 Seattle Reign 70-77 San Jose Lasers (Spokane Arena)

- ABL Pre-season (L)

09-20-97 Seattle Reign 86-83 Long Beach Stingrays (Mercer Arena)

- ABL Pre-season (W) 

02-01-97 Seattle Reign 67-68 Colorado Xplosion (Mercer Arena)

- ABL Regular Season (L)

Reign 1-2 (0-1 Reg / 1-1 Preseason)

Columbus Quest vs. College All-Stars (U of I - Moscow ID)

- ABL Exhibition scrimmage during 96-97 

+ I went to the public "wake" for the Seattle Reign

when the league folded during the 98-99 season at the Seattle Center House

Not gonna post the pictures

 In 2017 I had a frustrating procedure on my right collar bone.

Monday, I had the same thing happen again and done to my left shoulder blade.

No pictures will be posted here.

Gross, and likely will happen again I am told.

9th Season of coverage underway

 My 9th season of Reign coverage is underway at ProstAmerika.com and GoalkeeperGuys.net and @GoalieGuys out here in various places.

Preseason international with CAF at Starfire.

A hangout for road matches.

Press box view.

Virtual coverage continues.

London 2023

The gang goes to Elton

Noel Coward Theatre

The Dons v Salford

Elton at The O2

The Grapes

SWCE team

Duty Free impulse shopping

My new scarf as an Honorary Don

Overhead of Greenwich

Chicago 2023

 Chicago 2023 for C2E2

From the Cup of Apples to Grape Juice

 

ECCC back at the normal time

 

March 2-5 in the new building.

Let it cook slow

 

Cleared the counter.  Some red potatoes, green peppers, tomatoes, garlic cloves, little onions, and some ground beef in olive oil, coarse salt, paprika, and pepper with some chicken broth and time.

From here and I take pictures too

 Just like all the tourists do.

Taken Saturday night 1/28/23 a bit before 6pm.

Wrong

 Sometimes it is nice to be wrong.

Like about the Pete Carroll hire or the 2022 Seahawks.

Looked like they were using 2022 as a preseason for 2023 and the draft.

Nope.

They were interesting to watch, good, and showed that a certain QB could in fact be a legit starter.

I like being wrong like this.

AEW 1-4-23 at CPA in Seattle

 AEW first show in Seattle.

Dynamite live and Dark matches.

The local angles were definitely given focus.

Mox and Hangman

AEW is Jericho

It's Sting!

Darby takes the belt from Joe.

MJF and Danielson

To an interesting 2023

 

Skugge is ready for 2023.

Ephemera 2022

First, there is a new kitten named Skugge living here.  She is all the sweetness and chaos.  We miss Mushkin, but we felt the house needed someone and this was a rescue opportunity.

Live Shows & Concerts

An Evening With Bruce Dickinson - March 6 - Moore Theatre

Bernadette Peters - April 2 - Paramount Theatre

Hadestown - May 7 - Walter Kerr Theatre
Plaza Suite - May 7 - Hudson Theatre
Six - May 8 - Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Drunk Shakespeare Society (MacBeth) - May 8 - The Gallery at Green Fig 

Professor Brian Cox: Horizons: A 21st Century Space Odyssey - June 7 - Moore Theatre

Come From Away - July 26 - 5th Avenue Theatre 

Iron Maiden / Trivium - September 29 - Climate Pledge Arena
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker - December 7 - McCaw Hall (Pacific Northwest Ballet) 

Trips

SEA-SFO RT (Plane) 2/12-13

SEA-CHI RT (Plane) 4/7-11

SEA-NYC RT (Plane) 5/6-9

SEA-DC RT (Plane) 10/28-30 (3 flights)

SEA-PDX RT (Plane/Bus*) 12/25-26*

(return flight cancelled and turned into a long bus day)

SEA-PDX RT (Train) 6/4-5

SEA-BAI (Ferry) 3/12 - 7/2 

Whidbey (Ferry) 7/31

Orcas-ANA (Ferry) 10/7-9

Movies in the Theatre

Spider-Man: No Way Home

The Batman

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Thor: Love and Thunder

Black Adam

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Live Events & Conventions (Work)

Star Trek: Mission Chicago 

Emerald City Comic Con

PAX West

Child's Play Charity Auction

Sports & Soccer (media & fan)

(+ ongoing virtual work with OLR)

OLR 1 PTFC 1 - 03/18 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Challenge Cup

OLR 3 SDWFC 1 - 04/14  Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Challenge Cup

OLR 2 ACFC 1 - 04/17  Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Challenge Cup

OLR 0 WASH 0 - 5/22 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 1 SDWFC 0 - 5/29 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 1 ACFC 0 - 6/18 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 2 NCC 0 - 7/1 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 2 PTFC 2 - 7/10 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 1 HOU 2 - 8/7 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 4 GFC 1 - 8/14 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 2 CHI 2 - 9/9 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 3 ORL 0 - 10/1 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season

OLR 0 KCC 2 - 10/23 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Semifinals

PTFC 2 KCC 0 - 10/29 Audi Field - Washington, DC - NWSL Championship

SSFC 3 SKC 0 - 6/25 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - MLS Regular Season

WWU 2 WCU 1 - 12/3 Interbay - Seattle, WA - NCAA DII Championship

Interesting Things/Museums & Exhibits

Imagine Picasso: The Immersive Exhibition 2/12 Skylight at the Armory San Francisco

Musee Mechanique 2/13

Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures 5/7 NYPL

Geek Xtravaganza: A Unique Geek Shopping Event! 7/16 Angel of the Winds Arena Conference Center

A.P.E.S. 7/31

Bison Antiquus Exhibit 10/8 Orcas Island Historical Museum 

Ford's Theatre Historical Site & Museum 10/30

Seattle Saberfit

Skugge

SF in February

Bruce 

Bainbridge

OLR v PTFC 3/18

Bernadette Peters 4/2

Star Trek Mission Chicago (4/8-10)

Hadestown

Plaza Suite

Six

NYPL

The Scottish Play

Professor Brian Cox

Summer camps

SSFC v SKC June 25

Virtual Media Work

Come From Away 

A.P.E.S. on Whidbey

w/ WUCL trophy

ECCC

PAX West

Old Friends

Iron Maiden / Trivium

Orcas Island in October

DC in October

NWSL Championship

Dinner with friends

WWU 2 WCU 1 NCAA DII Championship

McCaw Hall

Child's Play Charity Auction

Saberfit

PDX