Ghana 2 USA 1 - Our Cup Run Is Over :(

Italy did their part in defeating the Czech Republic (ITA 2 CZE 0), but we couldn't hold up our end of the bargain - it is full time, and that means that we are finished in World Cup play. Unfortunately, I was unable to watch or listen to the game, so I had to follow the BBC live updates on the BBC Sport website; there were a number of interesting observations made, and it seems like we may have gotten the wrong end of a number of questionable calls; particularly the penalty kick at 49' (4 min stoppage?? wow). However, our side still had a number of chances to score that were squandered, so you can't say we didn't have the opportunity to advance... and it is good to see Ghana advance, especially the way they are playing right now. It would have been really nice to see us go forward though; every four years the state of football in the US improves dramatically... the more we play world-class opponents the better we will become (and keep the NBA/MLB/NFL/NHL mindset away, especially with regards to television coverage). I was also glad to see the US side finally show up and play two good matches, after the utterly dismal effort in the opener vs. the Czech Republic. The only thing left for the US to do now is to be classy and not incessantly whine about the refs, the calls etc., and just enjoy the rest of the Cup.

one down, one to go....

Well, I'm not sure what the regulars thought, but we had a pretty good time at The Water Tank on Monday night; most of the other folks there for Open Mic Night seemed to be regulars, and the music selection ranged from C&W (Butter My Biscuit) to 70's Lite Rock (Summer Breeze) to Top 40 (Sex & Candy)... then The Humiliators took the stage! We had to modify the playlist a bit - "Left for Dead" would have gotten us tossed off the stage, I think, but we put five solid tunes out while we had the spotlight - "In Your Eyes", "Sabado", "Detroit Rock City", "Fight For Your Right (To Party)" and "Shine". I'm just glad that no beer bottles were thrown our way :) Now that that's out of the way, I think we are gonna squeeze one more gig in before the July Party Weekend - for details check out The Humiliators MySpace page.

...they call it "riding the gravy train".....

ok, so maybe we're not gonna be playing to 60,000 screaming fans, making millions of dollars, or becoming Colombia's leading export partner ;) but for The Humiliators it's a step in the right direction... We're playing an open-mic at The Water Tank (US183/McNeil); it's a good chance to work out the kinks before our back-to-back gigs in July. If you are in the Austin area, come check us out at 9ish tonite!