What are you doing?!

There were many great moments on the trip. One of the finest involved my newest brother JJ...

So the whole gang is holed up in a bar in London watching USA v. Ghana (Hey Ghana-ria..you're not Ghana win!). The folks in the bar were really cool and for the most part (except for the one guy from Ghana) were rooting with us and not against us. There was one midget...er...lady who was asking Harris who #21 was on the US team. "That's Donovan"..."who"..."Landon Donovan"..."I'm sorry, who"..."Laaan-donnnn Doooon-ovaaaaan"..."oh, Donovan. Like the rapper?" ...to which we all gave a hearty roll of the eyes, a 'who the hell is Donovan the rapper', and a 'well for f%$k sakes!'.

Anyhoo, the US team is getting kicked around like your little step-brother...then a ray of sunshine. DeMarcus Beasley steals the ball and streaks up the sideline...he has a '1 on 1' with the goalie...we're all on our feet praying...and he centers the ball!! JJ leaps into the air and shouts "What are you doing!?!"...just as Clint Dempsey fields a perfect pass and sticks a great shot passed Ghana's keeper...the crowd in the bar goes nuts...laughing/pointing at JJ and asking him if he'd ever seen a "soccer" game before...

It was freaking fantastic. And even though we went on to lose and get officially bumped from the World Cup, JJ set the tone for what turned out to be a 'brilliant' day in London.