2013 Portland Timbers Season Opener vs the New York Red Bulls

 

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Waiting in line for wrist bands for the first game of the 2013 Portland Timbers season, we watched a group of fans playing some soccer.  One thing led to another, and the ball got stuck on top of the awning outside Jeld-Wen Field.  Someone climbed up to get the ball down.

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From left to right, me, Sean, Katie, and Heather.  We all came out to root for the Timbers!

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We were at the start of the 300s in the wrist band line.

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The 2013 season of the Portland Timbers has begun!

 

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We sat in the 108th Easy Company of the Timbers Army.  Well… we didn’t sit.  We stood, cheered, and chanted for the whole game.  Someone created a Porterland sign to welcome coach Caleb Porter.

Go home you bums, go home!

The Timbers Army sings the National Anthem.

When I root, I root for the Timbers!

The Timbers Army goes nuts after a goal.


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The Timbers Army celebrates a goal!

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Timber Joey leading the Timbers Army in a chant.

IMG_6123Timber Joey holding up a log cookie he cut after the Portland Timbers scored a goal.  The crowd went wild!


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Goals goals goals goals goals goals goals goals all I really want is goals!




Portland Timbers we salute you!

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Flounders

Heather, Sean, Katie, and I went to the big Timbers vs Flounders match.  We drove up very early in the morning to try and get wrist bands.  As luck would have it, we got the last four wrist bands available!

 

 

 The pitch ready for the match.

 A brilliant beverage holder.

 The Timbers Army starts to flood in.

 

 Other fans come in.

 An AMAZING head dress.

 We found a pink unicorn.

The Timbers tied the Flounders 1-1.  A few more games will have to be played to decide who will win the Cascadia Cup.  Derby days will continue!

 

On the Way to San Francisco

On my way to San Francisco for the Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes, I spotted this finely decked out jet taxiing for a takeoff.

My flight had free on-board wifi. It turns out that my phone really sucks down battery when it is using a spotty wifi signal. At least I got off a few requisite “I’m messaging you from a plane” instant messages.

The airport train at SFO is automated.  I stood in the forward end of the front car and watched the tracks pass underneath.  Hopefully the machines don’t get angry one day and send the train off the tracks.