Comments on: Black Stars, Trampoline Hall and Other Summer Pleasures

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:27:36 +0000

Hey Carl, thanks for good words and support. I’ve been having a great time booking these summer months of Wavelength.

Kevin

By: tim

tim — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:11:19 +0000

Reveries rocked!

By: knitgirl

knitgirl — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:51:36 +0000

I loved that Ghana upset! They had a good run. As an ‘orange’ type, it really doesn’t matter who wins now, but I’ll still be watching.

woot woot!

By: mwanji

mwanji — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:09:37 +0000

Brazil were just a whole lot better than Ghana and didn’t have to do much to prove it. Why is that so hard to accept?

The end of the blog post you linked to asks “what is wrong with Brazil?” I think nothing is wrong with them. They’ve been getting progressively better, Ronaldo is even starting to pull a few pre-98 Ronaldo moves. Ronaldinho has been pretty quiet the whole time, but Kaka has often been outstanding.

I have no other choice than hope France can beat them, but it’ll be interesting to see what they do against strong opposition.

By: Half

Half — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:11:06 +0000

I disagree about England. I have never liked them since I started watching World Cups in ‘82, but this year is different. Rooney may look like a working class bulldog, but his play in the last game was very nuanced. I’ve also enjoyed watching Joe Cole and Lampard and those Beckham free kicks have been beautiful. Certainly forty dry years gives them genuine underdog status.

By: zoilus

zoilus — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:23:50 +0000

England just can’t, emotionally, qualify as “underdog.” Plus, there’s nothing beautiful about their playing this year. Ditto, on the second count, for the Ukraine. France is a possibility, but they’re uninspiring now too. Argentina and Germany are kind of equally appealing, though hardly with real underdog umpf.(My traditional alternatives were always Croatia or the Czechs, but, obvs, that’s out for ‘06 too.)

By: Misha

Misha — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:21:44 +0000

Hello!

I’m posting from the Trampoline Hall Call Centre:

We’ll be reserving till 7:00 today. (And again on Thursday…)

Calls are coming in at a comfortable rate, but not too crazy - I think if people call, they should be able to get through without too much trouble.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:46:15 +0000

Too right, Carl. It was sad to see them go out. They even gave the Brazillians a run for the money. And now with the young Spaniards out, it’ll be France for me. Vive Titi!

By: Half

Half — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:28:52 +0000

Yes, too bad about Ghana. As for underdogs, England certainly has the reputation to qualify. France is probably the last team left with the flavour of an African team. After yesterday’s yawnfest, I’m anxious to see Ukraine booted as soon as possible.