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David Winner's Brilliant Orange is half cultural guide, half nostalgic reminiscence for a faded
beauty, and half the history of Dutch soccer, with all its attendant wonderful personalities and
stories. Yes, your math is correct--three halves. But then such is the neurotic genius (note the
book's subtitle) and strange perception of space that belongs not just to the Dutch, but to this
book as
Unbelievable.
I was so anxiously awaiting tonight's Euro 2008 match because I hadn't watched the Dutch team yet
the entire tournament. Why? Don't ask. So tonight, Lynda and I went over to the neighbor's cottage
to watch some television while she's out of town for a couple of days. We don't have a television
at the moment, and yes, our neighbor knows we're in her place.
Oh, how many good puns involving the Dutch there were to use for this.
Arsenal's in the thick of lots of Dutch action of late- we successfully defended our Amsterdam
Tournament crown, and Wednesday (already), we're up against FC Twente for the Champions League
qualifiers. And, coincidentally, I'm finally reading Brilliant Orange.
