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My first letter from the Club is postmarked 1974, which would have made me nine at the time. I am pretty sure that I never met another American City fan over the next 40 years. If I did, I can't recall it. Last Saturday, I was in a random bar in Pittsburgh, and ran into two City supporters. I...

I hope this image shows up right when I post. If so, it is a photo of old Comisky Park in Chicago, and what was then called New Comisky Park (now U.S. Cellular Field, I think). The punch line of this image is that the ballpark on the left held about 2,400 more people than the one on the right...

As someone who spends perhaps an inordinate amount of time worrying about this very issue (at City, and a hundred other venues), I will tell you that it is very, very, very hard to raise hell in a building that is not well suited to it. Yes, the worst building can rock for a match or a half...

I won't bore you with all of the details of the "American point of view" (I know how the English just love those), but when the ground (stadium) is not part of the match-day equation, the fire is very hard to maintain. Over the past two decades, we have seen virtually all of our professional...

Get the fuck IN!!!! And IN!!! And IN!!!

Just an astounding performance. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Great man. Took the Constitution and his job very seriously. He became more political as the years went on, and I have no place for politics of any stripe on the Court. Whether he was always political (cloaking it in clever legal-speak), or was driven that way by the arrival of just...

Gasland? LOL. I didn't realize there were now two of them. The first one is/was so demonstrably fake (and faked) that I honestly feel sorry for anyone who was actually duped. I'm not sure I can make it through the second one, but may have to try. Wasn't the first one funded by lots of...

I think we all expect a little duplicity from our politicians. I'm literally not sure you can be 100% honest and be in politics these days, if you ever could. The Clintons, however, are a whole other breed of cat. They are a pair of megalomaniacal sociopaths, completely bereft of shame...

I'd vote for herpes over Hillary Clinton, but your points regarding the GOP field are not poorly taken. It's probably good for what's left of the Republic that Mr. Trump got slapped last night. Still, I think people continuously fail to understand Trump's appeal. Here's a guy who a ton of...

Yeah; just don't ask me what happened ten minutes ago. LOL. Cheers.

Ah, Eddie Newton. Was an odd, mad scramble sort of goal that just sort of seemed to wind up in the net. I recall it followed a rather dodgy penalty that Spencer converted. I had been drinking rather comprehensively, so that may not be accurate. Yes, there was a very small pitch-rush after...

That is correct. They seemed quite substantial, but they must have been temporary. I was in the third tier of the East, but well down toward the Shed, so I had a great view of pretty much everything. Both of Chelsea's second half goals that reversed an 0-2, albeit briefly, were scored right...

I've always liked Chelsea. First match I ever saw was at the Bridge. 2-3 Rags on Boxing Day, Cantona with a late winner for the visitors. At that point, the ground was sill mostly, but not entirely, a crumbling ruin. There's actually a picture of me standing on the old Shed prior to the...

I'd go: 1. Toure 2. Toure 3. Toure with some consideration for adding Toure or perhaps Toure to the mix. He'd also get my vote for manager of the year, groundskeeper of the year, and, well, anything else that's out there to be won. I may go hug a random Ivory Coastian just because.

I think it would take a court order to hold this squad to one goal on current form. They've scored 12 and it could easilly have been 20. ctid

Good find. I couldn't find an entry anywhere that said where he went to school. Tufts is a good school, and probably much wealthier now for the experience.

How do you "gradaute from the United States?" I've been here 44 years, and I still haven't gotten a diploma.

That's funny. As a general rule, the "East Coast" refers to that space between Massachusetts and Virginia, though I will admit that it could, and perhaps should, capture anything from Maine to Florida. Sounds like what you're really looking for is a "Southeastern Blues" club. As for Texas...

For what it's worth, I support the Flyers, though I can see the Penguins arena out my window at present. As for being a poof, I tried it for a while, but it just didn't take. Perhaps I'll give it another go.