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| 6/24/26 Project 9 Brewery, Maple Leaf neighborhood |
With my usual fervent indifference toward all professional
sports, I hadn’t participated in any of Seattle’s FIFA fever. Although I hoped
that my city would be a good host for this global event, my interest ended
there. As I’ve learned from past experiences (see my sketches at watch parties
for the Mariners and the Super Bowl), my entry into any subject I
have no interest in is always sketching.
Last Wednesday’s noontime match between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Qatar seemed like a good opportunity to give it a shot. I certainly had no intention of joining the massive mobs downtown. Instead, I walked over to my favorite neighborhood watering hole, Project 9 Brewing Company. Maybe my expectations were too high for something called a watch “party.” Or maybe Maple Leaf doesn’t have many fans of the Bosnia-Herzegovina or Qatar teams. In any case, except for one sudden roar, patrons remained quiet. Facing away from the four huge screens available for viewing, a few people kept working on their laptops.
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| Live video sketches |
Enjoying my lunch of Mexican Seoul’s usual tasty burrito bowl with a NA beer, I had the most fun trying to capture a few gestures of close-up action on the screen.
There – I participated in Seattle’s historic sports hosting event. Now, will everyone please go home so that I can go downtown again?
Didn't watch any of the games...no interest. I didn't like the traffic problems that the games in NJ created for the tri-state area. I was taking a trip up to Maine and had to pick my sister up in NJ to go with me. What should have been a 1 1/2 hr trip took me over 3 hours. Luckily coming back yesterday was no problem since there were no NJ events. It was crazy!
ReplyDeleteI am interested only to the point of staying on top of the WC schedule so that I will avoid going anywhere on those days! :-0
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