Re: [nas] [us-support-leaders] Columbus Sat Night????

Hey all,
  My apologies for not speaking up before this - here's a list of 
everything I know that's going on this weekend. Please feel free to foward 
this far and wide, post on web sites, etc:

* Friday
The Crew is running their first youth tournament this weekend 
(http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=624), so if you want the whole 
friggin' weekend could be packed with game-watching. The tournament 
directors have even put a gap in the schedule so you can make the US game 
on Sunday without missing anything.

* Saturday
Saturday during the day, the Crew youth tournament continues, and I think 
people were planning on assembling a pickup game at OSU. The best place 
for a pick-up game has been south of Ohio Stadium 
(http://www.osu.edu/map/towers.html) - so check that out if you're looking 
to play a bit before the watching begins.

Saturday night, the Crew host the Wizards - kickoff is 7:30 PM. Should be 
a good game, the Crew are on a hot streak and the Wizards are always a 
tough opponent. Plus, you can see the three would-be US Internationals :-)

Post-game (or instead of the game, if you feel like spurning American 
domestic soccer) there's at least two places of interest that I've heard 
of so far:
1) Fado Irish Pub 
(http://www.fadoirishpub.com/fado_pub_main.php?city=columbus) at the 
Easton Town Center (http://www.eastontowncenter.com/) will be a hopping 
place, and the manager there has said we're welcome to show up, drink a 
few, and celebrate. We don't have the place reserved or anything, so their 
normal rules apply, but it's a favorite hangout of a number of the 
Columbus Sammers.
2) The Halo Effect (http://www.thehaloeffect.com/), a band with several 
Sammers in it, is in town on a tour (how cool is that - scheduling your 
band's concert tour to land in Columbus the day before a qualifier...). 
They're playing Cafe Bourbon Street (2216 Summit St.) at 9:30 on Saturday 
night, so if you hightail it out of the Crew game, you shouldn't miss too 
much of their set.

WHO: The Halo Effect
WHERE: Café Bourbon St in Columbus, OH
2216 Summit St. Columbus, OH 43201
WHEN: June 12th (night before the match)
E-mail Chris @ keem78@yahoo.com

If anybody else knows of any soccer-related activities on Saturday night, 
email me at bernhardt.7@osu.edu and I'll try to get the word out. None of 
these is an "official" activity or anything, but whereever you go feel 
free to wear red or any soccer/Sam's Army gear you've got - guerilla 
marketing is never a bad idea :-)

* Sunday
Sunday morning, I'm not sure what time the grounds open for tailgating - 
but the location will be the same place it's always been - off the 
southeast corner of the stadium on the edge between the parking lot and 
the grassy drainage area. Bring food and drink, an enthusiastic attitude, 
and a willingness to meet new friends, and renew old acquaintances.

Sunday at 1 PM, the quarterfinals in Korea officially mean nothing. We 
will be one of over a hundred countries trying to gain entry into Germany 
- so get up, get loud, and let's help bring our country that all-important 
first win. We have yet to lose or even concede a goal at Crew Stadium, so 
let's not make this be the first time for either.

Wear red, and if you've got one (or can get one) bring a 3'x5' US flag to 
wave. There won't be a ribbon trick at this game, so we'll have to make 
our own visuals by being a huge, red, flag-waving mass of humanity. 
Something tells me this won't be a problem :-)

After the game, I'm not aware of anything going on - beyond finding a 
place to celebrate the beginning of yet another qualifying campaign.

Thanks to everyone who's coming out for this game! See you at the 
stadium...
Matt Bernhardt
bernhardt.7@osu.edu

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