Athletic Soccer Mules... Some Who content..........some.....

[Alan McKendree]

> From: "O'Neal, Kevin W." <Kevin.ONeal at vtmednet.org>
> Date: June 12, 2006 12:55:16 PM CDT
>
>> ...heck, maybe the U.S. doesn't even have a team in the World Cup
>
> They do.  In fact, they are quite good this year (as they were last
> cup....4 years ago).  In fact, if you tune into ESPN2, they are  
> playing
> right now.
> <DON'T TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON!  I'M WATCHING REPLAY TONIGHT!>

OK, I won't...

>> ...but why wouldn't you be
>> rooting for the U.S.?
>
> I grew up longing for a US presence in the World Cup.  There wasn't  
> any.
> I also grew up having family in Germany and remember watching with my
> Opa who had to take heart medication during the '74 World Cup victory.

OK, thanks.  As I said, just curious.

FWIW, I'll be in Germany to see our guys, 1-2 days after the World  
Cup ends on July 9.  I may be wading through drunken bodies and piles  
of debris on the way to the venue...:-).

Cheers,
Alan McKendree
"the average Texan...carries not just a gun but a SHOTGUN."  --Pete  
Townshend, 1967