i've created a monster

the latest to join the craze that's sweeping the city

sarah! in rome! with hot pants!

rooftop recovering

swimming on top of the world

j and lo

la svizzera, luckily sans brownie

another `Another Country' moment

hang the DJ. please.

my, what a big ashtray you have!

a rare closeup

luckily, given later events, there was a doctor in the house

dancing queen, not quite only 17

giving Ibiza a run for its money

come on, Vogue.

david and josh practice for next week's concert

my favorite italo-german mongrel

dinner's on me, your choice

reach out and lick faith

reach out and touch faith

i *heart* DM

my own personal jesus

dave gahan strips down to the bone

last minute concert rush

on a lark, four girls + 15 bucks each = depeche mode + franz ferdinand*

(* half of franz ferdinand. a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do)

and my very own headbutt

materazzi's bodyguards did their job well and made sure i didn't get my shot.

oh. and for those of you who didn't watch any matches over the past month, let alone the final, materazzi is the one on the RIGHT.

my very own run-in with Materazzi

highlight #2 - the breakup of the most boring ECB coverage ever, by Marco Materazzi, who interrupted the conference to come in and shake Trichet's hand - sure, trichet is french, but as he later commented, `i don't think it really changes anything.'

i wish he'd headbutted him.

reunited, and it feels so good

daytrip to milan - highlight #1, catching up with marco after 7 months

peter brandishes the flag i urged him to swipe from some poor, unsuspecting fan's window

photo courtesy of steve, who refrained from stealing any flags

VITTORIA

when in rome

mary and chantel couldn't have picked a more perfect time to visit

crowd surfing

che GIOIA!

the agony

adieu zizou. che delusione

the ecstasy

peter, steve and italy rejoice

tricolore

brunella decided bringing her flag along to the match would be tempting fate...but realized she could show her support nonetheless

the run up

laura puts the german loss behind her and starts rooting for the right team

12 years in the making

all night long

FORZA AZZURRI!

la sales makes an appearance

however brief, at the semifinals. maude was somewhat discomfited to be pawed at by an Italian named `steve'

i swear, she err...ran into a door.

and yes, she still deserved it

Faceplant (TM)

fkj passes out, face down in maude's fetid carrier (did i mention the mucky pup peed in my car? twice?)
thanks ganz, for capturing the moment while i drove us through the intersection of death, the driveway of hell, etc.

zizou lives to fight another day

no words for zidane. or for the atrocity that was brazil

projected quarterfinals

`look! italy are actually playing well!'

if you know her at all, you'll know she deserved it

WARNING: NSFW

hey j, the swiss are already out of the world cup..time to support another team

maremma with JZ and the hubbie