Grand slam trinkets

May 23, 2014,16:57 PM
 

garnered over the years




















Ladies final between kuznetsova and henin




and a trip to the old maracana stadium......in the spirit of this world cup!




...what's left of the mementoes after termites devoured the souvenior programmes

HAGWE

Best

henry

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"TimeOut forum World Cup 2014 Contest! PART1"

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 22nd, 2014-00:33
Dear forumners (to paraphrase our MTF) Less than month is to that special time of year Time when no men gives 100% at work Time when ladies can do whatever they wanna Time when children can do lot more mischiefs Time when beer sale is through the roof Tim...  

**PLEASE READ**

 
 By: DRMW : May 22nd, 2014-01:06
Hello all! Thank you to all PuristS who have posted on this forum, TimeOut has been extremely success all because of you! Our first World Cup contest was judged by PuristS 'AlexSunrise' and now the torch has passed to 'Ares501'. He'll be posting a differe... 

some of mine...

 
 By: DRMW : May 22nd, 2014-09:07
Since the Kings have even upped the series 1-1 against the Blackhawks, here are 2 signed hockey pucks on my Brunswick Gold Crown championship table: I'm a Angeleno so the Lakers are my team! Here is something you don't see everyday, a baseball signed by a...  

These are some cool memorabilia indeed

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 22nd, 2014-10:23
That baseball is Magic but of all your stuff I would take Brunswick in a blink of an eye Sincerely Damjan

I just noticed this...

 
 By: DRMW : May 22nd, 2014-13:17
While eating lunch I just spotted this: World Cup 2014 Coke! :) -MW ...  

can't be coincidence ;) [nt]

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 22nd, 2014-14:27

In related news...

 
 By: DRMW : May 23rd, 2014-00:02
Landon Donovan is not going to be on the U.S. team! :( -MW

That is bad news indeed :( [nt]

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 23rd, 2014-01:29

For the part1 contest

 
 By: ED209 : May 22nd, 2014-21:27
Cool theme for this post. My dearest sports memorabilia is this souvenir from a trip to the spectacular tennis courts at Wimbledon. I love playing tennis and it was great to see a match at center court when I visited a few years ago. Regards, ED-209 ...  

I always wanted to go there...

 
 By: DRMW : May 23rd, 2014-00:02
Cool you got to watch a match at center court! -MW

There is something special

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 23rd, 2014-01:28
about that Wimbledon color combination as well as grass :) and strawberries ;) Sincerely Damjan

Woohoooo!!!!

 
 By: AlexSunrise : May 23rd, 2014-06:26
No one better than you, Damjan for judging this contest! I will post my entry later, as I just wanted to say hi and thanks to you, DRMW, and our moderators who have provided with the prizes. Curious about the many match ups among Purists that will take pl... 

Alex my friend!

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 23rd, 2014-07:36
Will have to fill in your "big shoes" from last contest Eagerly waiting for your input my friend Yes I fear that game on 23rd will be the one that will lead either yours or my team to second round :) As always some cool prizes are around Sincerely Damjan

I just took a look...

 
 By: DRMW : May 23rd, 2014-10:06
Hello AlexSunrise! Have you studied the bracket...so many great potential outcomes. I think this will be a great tournament with a lot of surprise wins! -MW

I have, Ming!

 
 By: AlexSunrise : May 23rd, 2014-19:33
Hopefully it will be an exciting and fair tournament. I do hope for the US to go pass the group stage, but they have a tough road ahead. The US vs. Germany match will be an interesting one to watch, as current US coach Klinsmann has a fair amount of knowl... 

I think...

 
 By: DRMW : May 24th, 2014-00:01
I think Germany is going to do well this time around. They also have to go against Ghana and Portugal! :( What's interesting is that there are a lot of German-Americans on the US team (Jermaine Jones, Fabian Johnson, John Brooks, Timmy Chandler, and Julia... 

Exactly my thoughts dear Alex

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 24th, 2014-02:40
We've seen to much of murky decisions on World Cup lately in qualifying and competition matches likewise What I fear most is opening game of World Cup :) :) and referees bias towards home team :) Will they use hawk Eye system to monitor ball pass the goal... 

We are on the same page, Damjan…

 
 By: AlexSunrise : May 24th, 2014-08:26
I too fear that all decisions will favor the home team, thus making the tournament very boring :-(((. (With respect to our fellow members from Brazil). Let´s hope we are wrong. Best, Alex Ps. Don´t worry too much about the opening game, worry about the 4t... 

LOL you are right

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 24th, 2014-09:45
Sincerely Damjan

Grand slam trinkets

 
 By: halkcb : May 23rd, 2014-16:57
garnered over the years Ladies final between kuznetsova and henin and a trip to the old maracana stadium......in the spirit of this world cup! ...what's left of the mementoes after termites devoured the souvenior programmes HAGWE Best henry ...  

Yes the mythical Maracana

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 23rd, 2014-23:43
Great trinkets you have Henry that French Open open key ring from 2006 is specially cool Best regards and thank you for joining Sincerely Damjan

Awesome collection!

 
 By: DRMW : May 24th, 2014-00:01
A Grand Slam indeed, so awesome you got to travel to all 4 venues! Henry, which did you find the most interesting? -MW

In terms of matches seen,

 
 By: halkcb : May 24th, 2014-01:01
the men's final at the australian 2005 with the mercurial Safin defeating homegrown favourite Hewitt was simply spectacular,particularlly after the semis where Safin eliminated Federer and Hewitt upset Roddick---all great matches. Most enjoyable ambience ... 

re: seen

 
 By: DRMW : May 24th, 2014-10:55
Sounds like you watched some exciting match ups! It's amazing to watch the players in person, they hit a lot harder than the perspective you see on tv. Plus the amount of spin they can put on the ball is pretty amazing. -MW

Mine is from the Olympics 2012....

 
 By: Andy : May 24th, 2014-01:42
After seeing a few events at my local Olympics in London 2 years ago I really wanted a souvenir of the event and I found the official auction site which was basically selling off everything from the Olympics..!! After searching through this for the smalle...  

Now that is extremely cool dear Andy

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 24th, 2014-02:33
Best regards Damjan

Thanks Damjan....

 
 By: Andy : May 24th, 2014-07:43
It was fun looking through the site at the time....the beach volleyball used in the women's final went for well over £1000..!! You could even get the actual net and posts too.....literally everything was on there, tennis balls, furniture and duvets from t... 

re: Olympics

 
 By: DRMW : May 24th, 2014-10:58
Nice momento you got there! It reminds me of a keychain I got when I was a kid during the Olympics that were held here in L.A. Now I need to remember where I put it! Hope all is well Andy, did you settle into your new place? -MW

I love the Olympics....

 
 By: Andy : May 24th, 2014-11:10
I was so pleased it came to London :) Thanks for asking and yes I'm getting settled into the new pad..... a lot of work has been done behind the scenes like new boiler, some radiators, electric distribution board, front door and lots in the garden but nex... 

re: Olympic

 
 By: DRMW : May 25th, 2014-12:47
Those contractors can be frustrating during a remodel but I'm sure it will be worth it once its completed. Let us know how it goes and HAGWE! -MW

I'm not trying to win a prize here but...

 
 By: MichaelC : May 25th, 2014-16:14
This is good... I was born in Boston, MA, in 1974. When you are from Boston, it does not matter where or when you move. You're always from Boston, and you are always a Red Sox fan. I remember the pain of 1986, sitting in our Colorado basement and my Dad s...  

Yes you won...

 
 By: DRMW : May 26th, 2014-00:03
Mikey, you win!!! Your prize is that you have my respect and admiration! :) Wow, you got a ball from a World Series game! I enjoyed being in Boston, people there were really nice and friendly and that they are proud of their city and it's history. The MBT... 

The truth is it is the moment I'll never forget

 
 By: MichaelC : May 27th, 2014-06:04
Later that night I actually saw the Red Sox win a World Series. Never ever could have guessed that would happen. But it is still pretty cool to have that ball :-)

=D [nt]

 
 By: DRMW : May 27th, 2014-10:02

I'm BLOWN aways

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 26th, 2014-01:55
OK if it was someone else and not you telling this stories I would throw that famous line from True grit movie upon him :) (not remake True grit movie of course) This is just beyond amazing dear Michael I think you are luckiest Red Sox fan out there :) Th... 

Thanks for your reply Damjan

 
 By: MichaelC : May 27th, 2014-06:07
I enjoyed writing the post and recalling that evening. My Family members were all shocked when I told them Tracie bought tickets for all of the games. I remember I texted my Brother after I got the foul ball and he refused to believe me. Special moment fo...