BY: Matt Carlson
Growing up my friends and I used to like working phrases from movies into everyday conversation. The movie Ghostbusters was one of our go-to’s with lots of good ones like, “You didn’t even negotiate with him!”, “What did you DO, Ray?”, “All right. Important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.”, and “That’s a big Twinkie.” In one of my favorite scenes, comedic acting legends Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Dan Akroyd are trying to explain to the Mayor of New York City that all of the unusual happenings going on in the City are signs to indicate that the end of the world is coming. When the Mayor asks for further explanation, Akroyd, Ramis and Murray say, “Real wrath of God type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming down from the sky! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness, earthquakes, volcanoes! The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dog and cats living together, mass hysteria!” Well, during the South Africa match this past Wednesday night, I had a “dogs and cats living together” moment.
Before going further, I want to make something clear. I am forever grateful to John Harkes and Alexi Lalas and their teammates for their contributions on the field.
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