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end of the road... back to munich

we finished strong with a 16-10 victory over Huck and Sea from England. we played relaxed and confident (and less hung over than our opponents).

the great news about this game was we were able to wear shorts and play in the sun. by 3pm when the open finals started it was gusty, rainy and bitter cold! SeXXXpensive lost to Scandal from Chicago. everything was filmed by the pros that work this event every year, and the coverage is typically good. so, i look forward to actually watching the game in the future.

we are wrapping things up with the final interviews and Marq and Lisa are capturing the tapes in digital format. now, the work begins!! everything till now has been preparing the canvas, the paints, the palette, and the scene... and Lisa reminded me that post-production requires loads more work and even bigger requests from the personal contacts we have established.

on a final note in Rimini: i will miss this place, though i am confident that a return is imminent. who knows, but i imagine Diana and the children will be brought along.

enough for now, one more opportunity for bio gelato!!

ciao ciao
bam

roller coaster

recently i was referred (by one of my teammates) as the most eloquent dirty old man, all i have at this moment is dirty old and man.
anyway, this has been a ride ups and downs. unfortunately, we ended on the down.

this morning we crushed CotaRica, the Rimini local team! in 2005, we witnessed (along with 3000 others) them winning the finals against Collard Greens (from Atlanta). anyway, we handled them well at 11-5.

then we saw Stinks from Sweden. they were seeded 2 in this tournament, we were 1. this was the quarter final game and we succeeded in displacing them. near the end of the game the rain came and cold was brought with it.

two hours later we started the semifinal game against SeXXXpensive, my good friends from all around Europe! they opened with a break and continued to hold the game all the way to 5-9 to win for the finals. so we are playing for 3rd place. and i am heartbroken.

now, we will walk from paga forever without the second umbrella. but we are certain to leave our mark... for tonight is the party of parties... and NoTsuOh brings a party!!!

ciao for now

pagareport :: 03/22/08

day 2
good news: the weather is treating us right!!
other news: we lost our first game to Scadour. these guys are our close friends, players who have invited us to help train them in the sport and who have improved significantly! they stormed the field ready for the kill... but struggled with mistakes until 6-3 (our advantage and the time cap sounded). they returned with 4 straight points to win the game! ouch, that stung. what do experienced players do when they get socked in the guy? they bow up and retaliated!!
the next f games we crushed teams that we should be crushing.
game 6 we repeated our mistake of letting a team back in the game after we took a strong lead. as i tell the warren wilson team, COMPLACENCY IS A KILLER. many of us partied late (i didnt make it home till 4am, thats another story... feel free to ask me about it). so, i know for me, i was not in a good mental state, nor physical state.
tomorrow morning we play the Italian Champions Cota Rica!! we MUST win this game, or we are out of the running for the cup. i expect the sting of the two losses will amount to a strong show, but cota will bring everything they have to the pitch as well... it should be a powerful match

documentary: Lisa and Marq are rocking with the documentary!! they have had two cameras on our games and have positioned interviews with key people at the tournament as well as on our team. i have not had the time to review any of the footage, but things are moving forward in a very positive direction. the team is behind the project and supportive of each aspect. i expect the final product will exceed our expectations!

to answer the requests for PREORDERS: i am working on creating a cart where you will be able to submit a donation to support the project. we are asking for a minimum of $25, which will include an exclusive DVD in addition to the complete documentary (when we are complete with production) as well as a NoTsuOh gift (while supplies last).
please send me an email (brettmccall at gmail dot com) and let me know you are interested in making a donation... I will make sure you know when we have the portal set up!

in Munich AGAIN

finally arrived in munich..

I created a group so you could be updated about the documentary. Here is the link to sign up for more information. Checking the blog is best for updates on the tournament.

Lisa and Marq arrived and are asleep now.
We will depart for Lestans to meet with John the builder of three (3) Deltec Homes here in Italy!!

thats it.
b
p.s. if you want to leave me a vmail, you can at 828.275.6407. I will get the messages as an mp3 and I can play these anywhere I can get an internet signal. thanks to www.grandcentral.com
ciao