Ollie Slatt

I really hope we see Busio. If for no other reason, it would be nice to have someone on the field that can strike a dead ball. Aaronson's corners against Mexico were not great. It would also present the option of subbing in Pulisic for Musah if we need a different look/formation. We could play a 4-2-3-1 with Busio and Adams forming the dual pivot and Aaronson playing as a 10, like he does for his club.

Citizens of the universe . . . we have come to claim the pyramids

I have always thought of the Verve as possibly the best one hit wonder ever (though I know they had a few other really good songs that were not hits).

Duesenbergs are usually 25.5". Every one that I have ever played sounded pretty awesome. The styling can be a bit funky and they are expensive for an Asian made guitar, but the quality is great.

I had that same model strat . . . had texas specials in the neck and middle and a SD Pearly Gates in the bridge. I remember seeing an article that mentioned that Sadler Vaden (who always has killer tone) plays pearly gates pickups in an SG.

He is a bit of an enigma. But I think it mostly comes down to him simply not being fast/athletic enough for the EPL, and a lot of teams successfully exploit that. He always looks good in international games, and I bet he would look great playing in the Italian or Spanish league. I don't think he is ever going to be a consistent performer in the EPL.

I used to have one. Never loved it. Could sort of fake the classic fender sound if you turned the mids all the way down, but still wasn't quite there. And I want something lower wattage than that.

I'm thinking of buying a new amp. I want something really small/quiet with a classic fender tone. Currently leaning towards the new 68 Champ RI -- I was able to a/b one against an original silverface champ and liked the RI better. However, those are expensive enough that it probably makes sense to shop boutique alternatives that offer a bit extra (12" speaker, spring reverb, etc.). Anyone have a champ alternative they really love? Tone King Gremlin looks interesting, but I don't think there is a place to demo one in Austin.

I enjoyed the last episode thoroughly. I spent part of my childhood in an area where deer lady stories were prevalent, so that part resonated. And, for all the Letterkenny fans, it was great having Tanis as the deer lady. I'm hoping Wes Studi's character becomes a regular. Between him, William Knifeman and Uncle Brownie, the ancillary characters are really making this show for me.

Good group overall. But I am surprised to not see Cannon, who is always reliable. And I didn't think Bello did enough in the Gold Cup to warrant a call up for this. Strange to only have 5 midfielders -- but maybe it means Aaronson will get some time in the midfield. Hopefully Lletget and Roldan are only used as late game subs.

Meh. These things tend to even out over time. All of the big clubs have had bad stretches. You could have said the same thing about Liverpool during the 6-7 years before Klopp arrived. I think its likely that Arsenal corrects at some point and reverts to the mean (likely finishing 3-5 in the table most years). Similarly, I think LCFC reverts to being a consistent mid-table team at some point, and Spurs is already headed in that direction (and will get there quickly if Harry leaves). And if I am wrong and Arsenal continues to stink for a few more years, then I think there simply is no longer a "big six." Its a pretty recent categorization that only came into being because of the sudden rise of City. Its not hard to imagine that we return to talking about a "Top Four" comprised of LFC, United, Chelsea and City.

I doubt this is really an unpopular opinion. Also, even if he were not a ball stopper, his touch and passing are not good enough to play with our 1s. It would be a major overreaction to think Hoppe is ready to displace Sargent or any of our other leading attackers. But, he obviously has some really positive qualities and worked well with the diminished lineup we fielded in the Gold Cup. Hopefully he continues to improve and can contribute some in WCQ when there a lot of games in quick succession and we will need some depth.

Old Thousands on Burnet next to Pinthouse.

I have taken younger west coast colleagues to Suerte and Kemuri. Both were big hits, but I knew ahead of time that these were foodie types. I have some older colleagues that come into town once a year for a conference, and they always want to go to Fonda.

The LM on Brushy can be difficult. A fly with a lot of movement and something that rides hook-up and can be twitched along the bottom should help. The Guads are usually much easier for me. Just use a small streamer and let it swing through some of the faster riffles (quartering downstream casts).

Its a three-way tie for me. The Dead for obvious reasons. U2 at the absolute top of their game playing their best material (plus the Pogues). And the one that nobody has mentioned -- Paul Simon touring his Graceland material with a giant band of African musicians. That show would have been epic. Petty, Clapton and Floyd are always great . . . but there are other points in history that those shows would have been significantly better.

I think last night showed what the midfield looks like without Ring . . . and its not pretty. We obviously need to add a true goal scorer with the third DP spot. We maybe should also switch up the tactics/formation to allow Fagundez freedom to operate further upfield with less defensive responsibility. He currently looks like the closest thing to a natural goal scorer on the team, but he is being asked to do a lot.

Guessing you mean Ben Harper rather than Folds. I would probably start with a Martin D-18 as your benchmark and then try a bunch of other stuff and see how it compares.

I don't understand how Greg could have watched the Switzerland game and then started Gio over Aaronson. He is trying to play a high press, and the difference in work-rate between those two is pretty stark. Also, I refuse to believe that Lletget and Yueill are good enough to start in the US midfield . . . even when Adams is hurt. I would have much preferred McKennie/Musah/Acosta. Though I guess Lletget's recent scoring record for the USMNT suggests I may be wrong on this one.

One of the articles I read on this mentioned that one west side elementary had a PTA funded ESL teacher. So wealthy parents were paying to help less fortunate students in a very direct way, and AISD is stopping it in the name of equality. This is so colossally stupid.

As a non-Texan living in Texas, I could not disagree more. Texans think they live in one of the most physically beautiful places on earth. They will not shut up about whataburger. They think there is something special about Texans as people -- a notion that five minutes inside a Buckeys should disabuse any sane person of. Of all the many examples of Texas exceptionalism, bbq may be the thing Texans are most right about.

Outside of Latin America, pretty much nobody cares about Olympic soccer. So European clubs don’t release their players to the olympics. It’s why a country like Mexico who doesn’t have a high percentage of players in the top leagues could win an olympics but has little shot at a World Cup.

That may be the only option left for that game. Although I would be pretty interested in seeing Bryan Reynolds at right back, Dest on the RW and Aaronson in the midfield.

I think there are multiple tactical reasons to not give a name. First, it makes the allegation much harder to deny/refute (especially without outing whoever made the comment). Second, it creates intrigue and a continuing dialogue in the press over who made the comment. Third, it allows the listener to draw their own conclusion. If they simply said "Charles asked how dark the baby was going to be." Then some peoples' initial reaction is to wonder about the context in which the comment was made and/or wonder if they are overstating things. The way they presented it, they made it seem as if the comment and context were so hurtful that they could not even give the name . . . which then led everyone to immediately think "I can see Charles saying a hurtful thing like that." Harry then followed up with a confirmation that it was not his grandparents who made the comment, which totally reinforced the conclusion that most people had already drawn on their own that it was Charles.

This is certainly our most talented 11. But I would probably start Weah in place of Reyna just because I don't think Reyna will provide the necessary width. He kept drifting inside during the Wales game and it seemed to screw up the shape. I would also like to see us give Aaronson a shot in a three man midfield with Adams and McKennie.