Looking for a BIG flag for Jamaica game in Cary

I think there are at least 2-3 20x30 flags floating around somewhere, one of which belongs to the NJB. Try PMing Bigdog (actually e-mail is probably a better way to get ahold of him) and Brushes Sands, one of those 2 guys might be able to help you.

 

Jarrett,
I have a 10x20 I can send down, it was supposed to be donated to Rochetser Supporters last fall, but I never got address to send it to from them. If you dont mind footing the bill to send it to them after your match i can send it to you. Email me.

 

In the interests of full disclosure, here's why Jarrett is scrambling,
and why if anyone can help him out, please do so....

The 20x30 was used at PaeTec/SBC/whatever park in SF
v. Japan the weekend prior to Frisco/Guat fixture. The SF
night air combined with the ice and sub-freezing weather
in Frisco left Kirwan's 20x30 in bad shape. So I spent $200
to get it cleaned. It's not "pristine", i.e. the white stripes
are still somewhat stained, but it is now clean and dry,
and not wet, damp, and mildewed, which is how it showed
up from SF, and how it was even worse off after Frisco.

That said, here we are less than 3 months from liftoff
of the space shuttle Germany 2006. I talked it over with
Kirwan, and it makes sense that, with upcoming transatlantic
overhead bin travel, plus continental rail travel, it *REALLY*
makes sense that, if someone somewhere can help out Jarrett,
this will allow Kirwan's 20x30 to be saved for Germany in it's
current clean, dry, and tightly-packed condition.

(I also had the 50-state cleaned, as it too was in bad shape
after Frisco, only it's second* use. (*Third time in a stadium;
it's planned debut at the Cotton Bowl 30apr04 v. mex was foiled
by our own Fed.) I am saving the 50-state for Germany, but
since I struck out on the ticket lotto, I'll only be fedexing it over
to someone already in-country provided we make it past Brazil,
assuming we make 2nd in our group. If we get to the quarters,
then I'll commit it to the cause.)

Back to Jarrett: we need a full-court press to come up with
something for Cary. But I'll back Kirwan on this; now that
it's clean and ready for an overhead bin, and seeing as how
we are not likely to have anything remotely akin to a marquee
opponent for the send-off friendlies, the NJB 20x30 oughta
be held in reserve.

I will say this, I disagree that a 30x60 is too unwieldy for Cary.
You can launch from ground level, and covering two sections
in a small stadium would look damn kewl imho.

-bs

 

Dude....unless you're Lamar Hunt in disguise you need to start letting us know about this stuff--I'm sure if you'd posted on here you would've been able to take up a collection to defray the costs of maintaining the flag. I know that all of the big US flags we have at matches (with the possible exception of the original NJB 20x30 flag, not sure where that originally came from) were purchased as a result of a collection being taken up, no reason the same principle shouldn't apply for keeping them in good shape!!

 

Who has the 20x30 Gadsden (or is it the Culpepper) "Don't Tread on This" flag? while not the stars and stripes it would be cool.

mikey

 

Yeah, there's definitely a second 20x30 baby out there - and I'm not talking about the original, which is at the Hall of Fame in Oneonta (it was used for the HOF Game last fall!).

60x30 would be too much flag for SAS Stadium, in my opinion.

 

I believe a couple of the Barra Brava guys from DC have it, although I could be mistaken. We need to get that thing to Germany.

 

yeah i think we should have a couple of flags for each category of US fans . That would look awesome !
man i cant wait ...

 

This appears to be a low-traffic thread, so the following response I hope
will not be perceived as any sort of bragodoccio....

[candid response]
No, obviously i'm not Lamar. And i'm not rich. And if you knew
how much i've spent on visuals for club and country over the last
10 years, you wouldn't think the 2 bens in this instance was a big deal....
[/candid response]

The bottom line is that these items, if they are not cared for, will
deteriorate over time, and end up costing everyone a lot more to
replace than it costs to keep them in good shape.

It costs way more in people time to collect reimbursement
than the actual amount of reimbursement, so if your feeling
thankful that I'm doing what everyone should be doing inre:
doing their part, then buy me a six of Ace Pear if we're ever
at a tailgate together.

That, or I would gladly divert any reimbursement to the
"Bribe Arena to nix Beerholder from the Germany Roster" fund.

-bs

 

I'm down!!

 

Jarrett, thanks for your efforts to organize fan support for the game in Cary, North Carolina. I think you will find that this can be a difficult and often thankless task. But someone should do it so our team knows that they are not alone.
Taking up a collection to repair and or clean the Baby Ass Flag is good in theory but very time consuming in practice. The same goes for shipping costs. It is usually just easier to pay for it yourself than set in motion a process that where the best case scenario is a time-consuming hassle.
I believe that the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag is in DC. A DC fan, screen name Bison, knew about it. I am not saying he has it but he might put you in contact with the people that do have it.
I believe Monty bought a large US flag and I imagine he would ship it to Warren for the Jamaica game. It sounds like the World Cup could be the Last Hurrah for a battered (second) Baby Ass Flag. I imagine Ed and the rest of the North Jersey Brigade will organize a collection to replace it. Perhaps Ed will consider donating the battered flag to the US Soccer Hall of Fame which he was kind enough to do last time.
My own feeling is we have been well served by Ed and the North Jersey Brigade getting a big flag and keeping it safely. If spite of the hassles, it is a nice tradition and helps people all over the country feel they have a small part in trying to build fan support. It certainly is preferable to having the XYZ corporation control such a spontaneous, patriotic activity. But I am not sure how long this tradition will last.

 

And the reminder that time is short here!