shamelessly plugging mike jacobs for council
o if you don’ t know, there are two bloggers that help to run this blog. mike, who does pretty much all of the news, stats and information, and me, who does the easy part…. color commentary and opinion. we are felix and oscar, ren and stimpy, mike and carol seaver. errr. well anyway, mike does most of the hard work and i think it is safe to say, that the large amount of the people that make this blog part of their daily reading, count on him to provide you the daily news. often, he posts 5 times a day for you.
we don’t make any money off this blog and it is a labor of love for both of us.
let me to get to the point. i was lucky enough to know a lot of season ticket holders that wanted to vote me onto council. mike, due to his unsightly appearance, he doesn’t have many friends, and the ones that he does have, are all still on AOL dial up so effectively don’t have access the internet. needless to say, mike is still laboring to get the final votes to put him on the membership alliance’s council.
so my request to the gosounders community users that have not yet voted for a council member, please take the time to vote mike jacobs onto council.
Season Tickets Ariving in Mailboxes
The first reports of Season Ticket deliveries are being reported! The kit includes a scarf, ticket books, your Membership Alliance Card, and Alliance lapel pin.
Sounders FC fan and season ticket holder, Greg Roth, published these pictures on Facebook.
Check out the pictures… Read more
Alliance & Sound Wave Win Membership Vote
It was slightly lost in last night’s Fashion Show post, but Drew Carey indeed did mention that the Membership Association would be called Alliance and that the Sounders FC Marching Band would be called Sound Wave.
Begin Commentary…
Dear Front Office, would you please get rid of the FSN logo out of OUR logo?
after poo pooing the fashion show, looks like i will be going
i haven’t actually looked at the total comments and emails i got on the whole fashion show post, but i think it was the most comments i have received on a specific post… especially when you consider the 15 or so emails i got. really people, 15?
i think sometimes i write off the cuff and it rubs people the wrong way. there is no doubt that you will never agree fully with me, nor i you, and that is what makes writing and reading blogs fun. everyone likes to get affirmed in their beliefs as much as they like to get fired up about some of the crap coming from the blogosphere – this one fully included.
anyway, even though i felt like i was just saying something like, “i don’t like fashion shows”, a couple of emails i got wanted to sacrifice my young for not supporting charity.
well it turns out that i will be attending the sounders advisory board meeting this thursday along with the who’s who from around the world. “A” list celebrities, local billionaires and me will be discussing top secret secrets in how to rule the world all while still putting a good sounders team on the pitch. afterward, i will be walking via a red carpet to my vip suite to watch a fashion show. i am told a chilled bollinger will be waiting for me as well as cindi, twiggy, tyra and elle.
if you have to ask, well that is why you can’t join.
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there will be a meeting to discuss what the whole advisory board should do, and i am going to go to the fashion show afterwards.
what? i gotta make it someone interesting don’t i?
Reminder: Vote for Names of Membership Assn. & Marching Band
Just a quick weekend reminder that all season ticket holders should cast their votes for the names of the Membership Association and the Marching Band “by December 1st” (whether that means 12:01a on Monday morning or by 11:59p on Monda night, we can’t tell). You will need your Sounders FC account number to register the vote.
- Alliance
- Members Association
- Union
- -Write In-
Options to name the Marching Band- Green Machine
- Sounders FC Band
- Sound Wave
- -Write In-
If you don’t know your account number and you put down an initial deposit, it should be in an email with the subject Choose Your Sounders FC Season Tickets.
The Ballots
In case you missed the in-person voting from last night’s Inaugural Membership Association Meeting, here you go…
my 15 minutes with drew, and a few thoughts about last nights meeting
ok, i am back. sorry for the lack of blogging. if you want to know (and i know you don’t) i have been dealing with holes in my roof over the last 2 weeks due to a new roof being put on. As you also know, some dude named noah must be building something somewhere b/c it has be raining like a mother-father. to say i haven’t been sleeping would be an understatement. have you ever dealt with sleep deprivation. it is trippy stuff man. if you could can it up and sell on the street you would be rich.
SOOOOOOO. my desire to blog was curbed quite a bit. but with that, the roof is going to be completed today, i have been catching up on my sleep, and i was able to get 15 minutes 1×1 time with drew last night before the members meeting. so there is a lot to talk about. i mean a lot. Read more
Members Association Odds ‘n Ends
So last night at the Inaugural Members Association meeting spurred some new thoughts…
1. Drew brought up how we would Name the Association. Personally, I’m a fan of “Union” but I’m not too attached to it and could live with “Members Association” or “Alliance”. (However is we go with Option #2, please read my third point below)
2. Bart Wiley also mentioned something about the Association’s new logo but the Slide Presentation was all messed up. Well are you ready for it? It’s actually been underneath our noses in email, or at least I’m using some common sense here to assume this is it. I’m also assuming that the selected name will be at the top of the black circle…
REALLY? That’s it? The Sounders FC Logo with a big fat FSN logo in the middle of it for OUR Association logo? I don’t care if FSN is the new “Production Partner” and will provide us with “behind the scenes” videos and stories. The blatant “logo creep” is horrible and wreaks of blatant commercial sell-out where none is needed. Absolutely poor. But if FSN pays for my cable, I could live with it…
Will the Membership Council please get a new logo for the Members Association. ASAP.
3. In an effort started by the Grammar Police, can we also change the name to Members‘ Association??? Yes, it is being pedantic, but it is the association for the Members, so let’s add the apostrophe to denote possession!
OK, Membership Council… get going on these issues!
Inaugural Sounders FC Members Association Meeting Recap
18,000+ Season Tickets!!!
The night started with ECS singing The Bluest Skies over the female Emmcee. Followed by the recurring video chronicling the history of Sounders FC.
Gary Wright was first up…
- Wants Seattle to be the “Capital of Soccer in the US”
- Expansion Draft is next Wednesday
- Head Coach should be announced within a month
- Starfire is a first class training facility. Tyring to be the best facility not only in the Northwest, but in the Country
- Wants Sounders FC to play in the World Club Cup not just in the US
- Alliance
- Members Association
- Union
- -Write In-
- Green Machine
- Sounders FC Band
- Sound Wave
- -Write In-
- Need 25 members to vote for you
- Will attend Quarterly Meeting
- 5 members of the Council will be a part of the Advisory Board
FSN will own the distribution rights for a variety of ancillary programming featuring Sounders FC, which include match replays and team shows, both on the network and via on-demand (VOD). FSN gains the exclusive right to replay Sounders FC matches from the time the game ends until the next Sounders FC match is played. FSN will also have the opportunity to produce and air a weekly Sounders FC show which will give Sounders FC fans a unique perspective on the club through the network’s exclusive access.
The LONE member of the Membership Council was introduced.
Drew said he would wear a Sounders FC lapel pin on The Price is Right.
He’s Wrong!
It’s possible that the person who asked the question mis-heard Harkes during the US National game, check out the comments below…
Come next year, we’ll make you happy
When he comes here next year, we’re gonna WHOOP his ass
To be honest, I don’t like it when it’s cold
Related Articles
- The Ballots
- We met with Drew Carey
- Our thoughts on the Members Association
- Membership Details (May ‘08)
- Prost Amerika’s First Ever Membership Meeting High on Feel-Good Factor
- Seattle Soccer Style’s Sounders FC Alliance? Members Association? Union? or ???
Reminder: Innaugural Membership Meeting Today
Just a quick reminder that Drew Carey will be hosting the Inaugural Sounders FC Members Meeting today.
When: Thursday, November 20th
Where: West Club Lounge @ Qwest Field
Time: 6:30pm with doors opening at 6:00pm
Parking: free in the North Lot at Qwest Field
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Next / Last Match
Next- San Jose [Tickets]
Saturday 7/31 | 7p
Last- Metapan (CCL): W, 1-0
Next Home Match Houston Dynamo | Aug 8th [Tickets]
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