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StephenJ

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Jun 28, 2018, 4:20:12 PM6/28/18
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Anyone else? Will face withdrawal tomorrow with no matches. Sad.


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Calimero

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Jun 28, 2018, 4:24:07 PM6/28/18
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On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 10:20:12 PM UTC+2, StephenJ wrote:
> Anyone else? Will face withdrawal tomorrow with no matches. Sad.
>



You don't work anymore?


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Jun 28, 2018, 4:31:39 PM6/28/18
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StephenJ <sjo...@cox.com> Wrote in message:
> Anyone else? Will face withdrawal tomorrow with no matches. Sad.



Congratulations. It's not easy to do that.




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soccerfan777

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Jun 28, 2018, 4:36:09 PM6/28/18
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Nothing to do at old age home for Jaroast

jdeluise

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Jun 28, 2018, 4:43:55 PM6/28/18
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On Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:36:06 -0700, soccerfan777 wrote:

> Nothing to do at old age home for Jaroast

I wonder if he managed to make it to his daily movie at the cinema after
all that!

Michal Jankowski

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Jun 29, 2018, 4:40:57 AM6/29/18
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W dniu 2018-06-28 o 22:31, *skriptis pisze:
> StephenJ <sjo...@cox.com> Wrote in message:
>> Anyone else? Will face withdrawal tomorrow with no matches. Sad.
>
>
>
> Congratulations. It's not easy to do that.
>

Especially with a pair of matches played simultaneously. :)

MJ

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Jun 29, 2018, 7:28:30 AM6/29/18
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Michal Jankowski <mic...@fuw.edu.pl> Wrote in message:
lol

StephenJ

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Jun 29, 2018, 8:58:11 AM6/29/18
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On 6/28/2018 3:24 PM, Calimero wrote:
> On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 10:20:12 PM UTC+2, StephenJ wrote:
>> Anyone else? Will face withdrawal tomorrow with no matches. Sad.
>>
>
>
>
> You don't work anymore?

I've had the same full-time job for 23 years. It's just the type of job
that enables me to watch all WC matches. My job is so good I'd never
quit it, even if i won a $100 million lottery or something.

Actually, I haven't seen all of them 'live' - the last match played last
Friday I watched on replay as my wife and I were out at dinner. But I
made sure not to find out the score so i could watch it as if it was 'live'.

I've seen every WC match live since I became interested in doing so in
2002. Also very European Cup (country competition) match for at least
the last three, since 2008.

*skriptis

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Jun 29, 2018, 9:01:05 AM6/29/18
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StephenJ <sjo...@cox.com> Wrote in message:
> On 6/28/2018 3:24 PM, Calimero wrote:
>> On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 10:20:12 PM UTC+2, StephenJ wrote:
>>> Anyone else? Will face withdrawal tomorrow with no matches. Sad.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> You don't work anymore?
>
> I've had the same full-time job for 23 years. It's just the type of job
> that enables me to watch all WC matches. My job is so good I'd never
> quit it, even if i won a $100 million lottery or something.
>
> Actually, I haven't seen all of them 'live' - the last match played last
> Friday I watched on replay as my wife and I were out at dinner. But I
> made sure not to find out the score so i could watch it as if it was 'live'.
>
> I've seen every WC match live since I became interested in doing so in
> 2002. Also very European Cup (country competition) match for at least
> the last three, since 2008.


So you fell in love with football? (Raja will probably correct me
it's soccer)

You weren't a kid in 2002 so how did it happen?

StephenJ

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Jun 29, 2018, 9:03:02 AM6/29/18
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I've only seen 9 movies in the cinema this month so far - rare for me
not watch at least 10 - and the WC has been a reason for that.

Last Friday I did tape one WC match and watched it later, because my
wife and i were celebrating, and part of that was seeing the new
"Jurassic Park" movie.

FWIW, here's what i've seen this month:

6.1.18: adrift ... (free) Rave II**
6.4.18: upgrade ... Rave II**
6.8.18: ocean's 8 (IMAX) ... Rave II**
6.12.18: the rider (i) ... Rave**
6.15.18: the incredibles 2 (IMAX) ... Rave
6.16.18: hereditary (i) ... Rave II**
6.19.18: book club ... Cinemark PR**
6.22.18: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D .. Movie Tavern
6.25.18: tag ... Rave**

StephenJ

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Jun 29, 2018, 9:23:51 AM6/29/18
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Easy - the last four days I just had one match on my big screen and one
match on a smaller computer next to it:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KFRclAik7jqz3VXDwcrTw3ZcF4VQZPd5FSc__gNOgXgMw6kWaEjPkPJjNylm43Y4qUAQPo4USZxh1EJj2PP13iU5IpvtQvGff2Obexu905sQuRGlekTfZf566atOjF7RNKMqA77oVfImjQM_WgIDaz-jgh1Zs4euzpacwEThxupcULCg1t3jSJdc16FYAVVrltqAaZG7L2AhG9izFgnI7zlga5Kn8eyz40W5ITTAk1h9Jjrfdg3lZsX6OVZR68w2vBL-_WxnYYhukmgPTWsGKqspfLbs4Hs0OU-napJDYJXCkeE1WQiKopV8epvoaBI0bsW_qCZ2GHGyrvELXr9E4G1PkpgOccTfAdM-ydwhJfQJW-avBXWFKBNVleX03m8ZXSDBSySP5hJnZAFC5-7rkzzFI7Krhpam6vWOmqjPD4rQNzxTpNZEl9id09gV9C8WBvGZfwaSWtr0uzSi43VTFZ6XBJEZ4_Ml5oxoU2RLhirvYKCB1JU5K7kaoji2xsSmdB4nugzbjkMssFBQPz2JVMMfLAz5tRmY34VG3z1kT8kVmUAewJ4781PltRxdiNl2EcPFkxMKz6fUjJcnHE294DVP_mOFN8Ew1b4YROs=w472-h236-no

StephenJ

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Jun 29, 2018, 9:29:05 AM6/29/18
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You're right, as a kid and really well into my 30s i "hated" soccer.
Like most Americans was raised to see it is a dull, wimp sport played by
non-athletes. But once they started televising the major country
competitions extensively, I fell in to it and am hooked now. Soccer is
hypnotic, the tempo and rhythm draws you in. And i love the fan
interaction, e.g., in 2010 WCeveryone hated the vuvuzela's that the
south africans blew, but I loved them, they helped create a tempo to the
matches. I love when the hard-core british club fans start singing, etc.

I'm still not a total fan - can't watch MLS, the quality of play is too
low, and I don't watch all of the CONCACAF matches either. But the
European Cup, World Cup, major club matches in Europe, and the
Champion's League stuff I watch. Love watching the post-group Champion's
League matches, never miss any of those the past 10 years.

MBDunc

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Jun 29, 2018, 9:50:23 AM6/29/18
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On Friday, June 29, 2018 at 4:29:05 PM UTC+3, StephenJ wrote:
> You're right, as a kid and really well into my 30s i "hated" soccer.
> Like most Americans was raised to see it is a dull, wimp sport played by
> non-athletes. But once they started televising the major country
> competitions extensively, I fell in to it and am hooked now. Soccer is
> hypnotic, the tempo and rhythm draws you in. And i love the fan
> interaction, e.g., in 2010 WCeveryone hated the vuvuzela's that the
> south africans blew, but I loved them, they helped create a tempo to the
> matches. I love when the hard-core british club fans start singing, etc.
>
> I'm still not a total fan - can't watch MLS, the quality of play is too
> low, and I don't watch all of the CONCACAF matches either. But the
> European Cup, World Cup, major club matches in Europe, and the
> Champion's League stuff I watch. Love watching the post-group Champion's
> League matches, never miss any of those the past 10 years.

Nice stuff.

This hypnotic part is true combined with fans. I have followed Soccer always sporadically (usually WC/EC QF/SF/F stages) but any single match just can draw you in. It is just the perfect combination of team/individual/strategy/heroic stuff/spirit/luck put into one sport. And it that sport is its own drama.

.mikko

Whisper

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Jun 29, 2018, 10:03:30 AM6/29/18
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On 29/06/2018 11:03 PM, StephenJ wrote:
> On 6/28/2018 3:43 PM, jdeluise wrote:
>> On Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:36:06 -0700, soccerfan777 wrote:
>>
>>> Nothing to do at old age home for Jaroast
>>
>> I wonder if he managed to make it to his daily movie at the cinema after
>> all that!
>>
>
> I've only seen 9 movies in the cinema this month so far - rare for me
> not watch at least 10 - and the WC has been a reason for that.
>
> Last Friday I did tape one WC match and watched it later, because my
> wife and i were celebrating, and part of that was seeing the new
> "Jurassic Park" movie.
>
> FWIW, here's what i've seen this month:
>
> 6.1.18:    adrift ... (free)            Rave II**
> 6.4.18:    upgrade ...                Rave II**
> 6.8.18:    ocean's 8 (IMAX) ...            Rave II**
> 6.12.18:   the rider (i) ...            Rave**
> 6.15.18:   the incredibles 2 (IMAX) ...        Rave
> 6.16.18:   hereditary (i) ...            Rave II**
> 6.19.18:   book club     ...            Cinemark PR**
> 6.22.18:   Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D .. Movie Tavern
> 6.25.18:   tag ...                Rave**
>



I just watched 'The quiet place'. You seen it? Not bad, but probably
not as good as the reviews suggest. I'd give it 6.5.


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Whisper

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Jun 29, 2018, 10:09:26 AM6/29/18
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On 29/06/2018 11:23 PM, StephenJ wrote:
> On 6/29/2018 3:40 AM, Michal Jankowski wrote:
> > W dniu 2018-06-28 o 22:31, *skriptis pisze:
> >> StephenJ <sjo...@cox.com> Wrote in message:
> >>> Anyone else? Will face withdrawal tomorrow with no matches. Sad.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Congratulations. It's not easy to do that.
> >>
> >
> > Especially with a pair of matches played simultaneously.
>
> Easy - the last four days I just had one match on my big screen and one
> match on a smaller computer next to it:
>
> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KFRclAik7jqz3VXDwcrTw3ZcF4VQZPd5FSc__gNOgXgMw6kWaEjPkPJjNylm43Y4qUAQPo4USZxh1EJj2PP13iU5IpvtQvGff2Obexu905sQuRGlekTfZf566atOjF7RNKMqA77oVfImjQM_WgIDaz-jgh1Zs4euzpacwEThxupcULCg1t3jSJdc16FYAVVrltqAaZG7L2AhG9izFgnI7zlga5Kn8eyz40W5ITTAk1h9Jjrfdg3lZsX6OVZR68w2vBL-_WxnYYhukmgPTWsGKqspfLbs4Hs0OU-napJDYJXCkeE1WQiKopV8epvoaBI0bsW_qCZ2GHGyrvELXr9E4G1PkpgOccTfAdM-ydwhJfQJW-avBXWFKBNVleX03m8ZXSDBSySP5hJnZAFC5-7rkzzFI7Krhpam6vWOmqjPD4rQNzxTpNZEl9id09gV9C8WBvGZfwaSWtr0uzSi43VTFZ6XBJEZ4_Ml5oxoU2RLhirvYKCB1JU5K7kaoji2xsSmdB4nugzbjkMssFBQPz2JVMMfLAz5tRmY34VG3z1kT8kVmUAewJ4781PltRxdiNl2EcPFkxMKz6fUjJcnHE294DVP_mOFN8Ew1b4YROs=w472-h236-no
>
>
>



I have a dual 27 inch monitor set up + 47 inch tv in my man cave -
something always on all 3 screens. I have it set up so I can view all 3
screens simultaneously. Also have a bar fridge & a futon & lots of fun
stuff. The wife brings me meals & snacks & cleans up after me. I love
my man cave.

: )

Whisper

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Jun 29, 2018, 10:11:45 AM6/29/18
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And anybody can play it - just need a ball, a park & 2 teams.

StephenJ

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Jun 29, 2018, 2:42:26 PM6/29/18
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Yes, saw it a couple months ago. Seems like we agree - i liked it but
think it was a bit over-praised by the media. A 6.5 not an 8.

StephenJ

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Jun 29, 2018, 2:45:06 PM6/29/18
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That sounds like an awesome setup, especially the wife part, LOL. :)

I don't have more than two TVs in a room, but when American college
football is on in the fall, I bring two 22" laptops into my room so I
can watch four games at a time, LOL. :)

StephenJ

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Jun 30, 2018, 7:11:25 AM6/30/18
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Yes, and compared to American sports, it's efficient. Unless the match
has to have a winner, you know it's going to be over in about 1:55
minutes, and it's refreshing to not have a running clock.

Liking soccer hasn't diminished my love of American sports at all - i'm
well aware it's now 60 days until college football starts and 69 until
the NFL kicks off, LOL - but it has had a fun dimension to sports
watching for me. Glad you get the same enjoyment.

soccerfan777

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Jun 30, 2018, 9:39:37 AM6/30/18
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The only reason I do not like American sports is because of frequent time out and non stop commercials. So freaking annoying. And some of these games like baseball and American football can be never-ending snoozefest.

The only sports I love are tennis and football. I do like F1 racing but havent followed it for a while. Same with volleyball!
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