Brand Knew's: October 2005

The Vikings Are Going To The RALPH

Grand Island 21, Hamburg 20: Hamburg's season, which started with a one-point loss to the Vikings (14-13), ended the same way. Hamburg's Zach Shouldice scored on the last play, on a 3-yard run. The Bulldogs went for two, but defensive end James Rayhill forced a fumble. The Vikings dominated the first half, yards and time of possession-wise, but only led, 14-7, at the break. GI was held without a first down in the second half and for the game they were 0utgained, 313-124. But Hamburg was plagued by poor drive starts as GI punter Chris Miller averaged 41 yards on eight kicks. Dorian Myles gave Hamburg its only lead when he went 92 yards for a TD on the first play from scrimmage. GI's Ryan Harvey scored on a 4-yard run, had a 44-yard interception return and 11 tackles.

The White Horses of England

Nik Roberts took me up to see the famous Westbury White Horse yesterday. I was really an amazing sight to be seen. Supposedly it is good luck to sit on the eye and make a wish. Westbury White Horse - The history of the white horses is an issue of some debate, in particular with regard to Westbury which is the oldest of Wiltshire's horses. The site is known to have been restored in 1778 but the date of the original work remains largely a matter of conjecture. Many believe the initial carving was made to commemorate Alfred's victory over the Danes at the battle of Ethandune in 878. However, historians can not even agree whether this battle took place in the immediate vicinity; although some associate Ethandune with the nearby village of Edington.

As from the Dorset shore I travell'd home,I saw the charger of the Wiltshire wold;A far-seen figure, stately to behold, Whose groom the shepherd is, the hoe his comb.
CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER (1808-1879)

Nasty Nate: A True American Icon My friend Nathaniel Hill is a real eccentric bohemian gonzo. At the moment he is residing in California on the western leg of his Americana tour. He has settled with a group of people just like him who go by the monniker The Ice Cream Ma n. They attend musical concerts, delivering ice cream to the masses, and reporting on it through the website. Here's an article Nate did about the Xingolati Cruise/Concert. In the past he's done some modeling for Maax, was one of the top lacrosse players at Hobart College, and even went door to door for public interest groups. The next step is to get him on a Major League Lacrosse roster. He has already hired me as his agent and I am in the process of contacting all the teams about his services. Next season they are expanding with the addition of teams in Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

¡Ayer por la noche en Madrid!

Cole Plezia

My cousin Jon and his wife Lynn welcomed a baby boy into their family. Feel those kicks, he goin be a soccer playa.

sábado y domingo en los detalles de Madrid... fijados en una fecha más última

The Palace

The guy who was fake blown by the wind

The stadium Real Madrid plays in. Estadio Santiago Bernabeu which holds 75,000 people

Pre-games

"Siempre Ultras" I have no idea what it means!

Beckham getting sent off for a red card

Recap of Real Madrid v Valencia

Noche Una en Madrid

Juan Paul y mismo salió entonces comer a Juan me llevó a los puntos calientes

SOMEONE PROVE THIS WRONG

LI Boys In The B-Lo For Another Jets Ass Whoopin

Yes that's my shirt above Dommer's ass

Melissa's Bachelorette Party

Sorry Liz I had to

Thanks H20

Allan Houston decided to retire today. Although he may have been the most overpaid athlete ever, he did contribute a lot of things to the club. He had a few 50 point games, hit numerous clutch shots including the buzzer beater vs the Heat in 1999. I'd like to say thanks Allan, and considering there is a new rule named after you so the team can save money, you didn't use it and retired to save the club even more cash.

Night Out in Reading

After losing to fellow Upstater Mike Nolan and the Reading Wildcats he showed me a good time in and around the city. The downtown area is very new and clean. It was a drunken fiesta. Here are only a taste of the pictures I took.

Reading Wildcats 7:6 Bath

By Nik Roberts

Bath didn''t come out of the blocks firing on all cylinders this time, although, the stats show that the number of shots in the first quarter was even, 8 each, Reading however converted 5 of theirs to Baths 1. Much of this was due to the Reading Goal keeper, who came up with some class saves close in.Once the attack had been beefed up by the late arriving Mark Lovett, and Baths defence began to get the measure of the Reading attack men things gradually turned around. In a tight game the visitors relied heavily on the midfield dominance, especially at face, and so began the big comeback, in fact for the second week running the majority of the goals came from midfield. At face Bath won 11 of the 17 taken; Ken Murray cleaning up on 8 of his nine, with Mark Jeffrey providing a more than able substitute in between.Another shut out by the defence in the last quarter, with some equally class saves by Dan Weil meant that Bath nearly clawed their way back into the points, but a brilliant save by Mike Nolan for Reading in the dying seconds denied Bath a share of the spoils, which to be fair they deserved.Our regular ''Stato'' Mike Howard was on hand to record the match, it seems that Reading had 38 shots, 19 on target. Bath had 36 shots, 18 on target. Both keepers made 12 saves each. Maybe the difference wasn''t just one keeper. Difference in the teams: the keeper, oldest man on the pitch: Trevor Rogers and not me for a change.Quotes of the day:''I just thought I wouldn''t bother defending, just like you guys do'' Mike Nolan to his defence after wandering out of his goal to leave an empty net for Mark Pinnick to put the ball in.''You know you shouldn''t interfere with me'' Nolan again after being checked in the crease.

Brand Knew on National English Telley

It was during the Bath 8's (the 3rd day I was there) and I was interviewd by Sky Sports for a show called UCanDoIt. I have submitted the video to be seen through Google Video.