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sum sum summertime.
dc united is nearing the mid-season break with a run of 3 straight wins - hopefully 4 straight after saturday, phish tours starts in a week and the world cup kicks off in a week. what could be better?!

first things first, dc united. after a horrible start to the season that saw us not loose only 1 game in the first 8 of the league we have now won another. this win came between a win against ac milan in a friendly and a win against rsl in the us open cup. we face rsl again in the league this saturday... vamos united! with the mid-season break starting next weekend a succession of wins building up to it gives us confidence and a good head, mentally.

staying with the footie theme is the world cup. while i think the us can make it out of the group stage, i dont think we can get any farther. if we take second in the group we will likely face germany. i could care less if we beat england, though a win is always preferable to a draw/loss. a draw would be a healthy result for us regardless. the netherlands is my not-so-dark-horse to win the cup with rvp (robin van persie to the rest of you fools) the golden boot winner.

which brings us to phish tour. now, i am an atypical phish fan and i have probably made a mention to this in the past. in case i haven't... i look for things that seemingly most phish heads dont look for. it seems like everyone wants the big bust out, that ultra-rare song. me? i couldn't give a rats ass for the bustout. i am there for the playing, ie, da jammz! i dont ant to see a harpua or forbins> mockingbird as i'm paying $$ to see/hear trey rip the guitar, not blab his mouth. apparently most phish heads think i'm weird. screw em - let them waste their time chasing useless stories.
i'll see 5 shows this tour - er, tours. (the tour has been split into 2- june and august). the smallest show of the tours is right here in virginia! unfortunately, that doesnt always mean something great is in store as it could actually be a snoozer! i'll go in with the mindset that it will be snoozer so if it ends up being a barn burner i'll be very happy! merriweather can NOT be as bad as last summer, it just can't! raleigh could be interesting. i'm more confident that jones beach will be the better shows i see this tour if only because it is the tour closer and in the north-east, their home base. granted, i have seen some clunkers up north...

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