David Phillips
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Living in Argentina from 1969 - 1973 at an early age, I became a follower of Newell's Old Boys, a futbol team in Rosario. They are nicknamed Los Leproso, "The Lepers," after having played a charity match to benefit a near by leper colony. |
| Interests | Futbol - Soccer: Argentine League and National Teams, US Men and Women's National Teams. |
| Favorite movies | Blade Runner, Night of the Comet, Psycomania, Forbidden Planet, Mystery Men, Hellboy. |
| Favorite music | Louis Armstrong, Dr John, Steppenwold, Warren Zevon, you know I could go on for days with this... |
| Favorite books | Tolkien's Middle Earth series, Zelazny's first Amber series, "Hand of God" Jimmy Burns, "The Glory Game" Michelle Akers with Gregg Lewis, "Soccer in Sun and Shadow" Eduardo Galeano, "Fever Pitch" Nick Hornby, "Garrincha" Ruy Castro, "Futebol - Soccer the Brazilian Way" Alex Bellos, "Among the Thugs" Bill Buford, "The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro" Joe McGinniss, "Newell's" a history of the team with no author credited. |