All y'all MLS nerds aka My People should find out more about Kathy Carter and Mark Abbott. From the
outside looking in you get the impression that The Don runs the show solo for dolo but the man has
some help...they just don't get much ink.
Brian Struas nabbed MLS President Mark Abbott earlier in the week and ESPNW just threw something up
on Kathy Carter, President of SUM, this morning.
So yeah, last night was Fashion's Night Out. If you are man enough not to know what that is it's
basically the fashion industry's version of a single-night South By Southwest. Everyone has a party
with free booze and bands you've never heard of hosted by someone you have.
Unfortunately I was at the Lord & Taylor event watching Beyonce's sister DJ (please don't ask why)
and missed the Dolce & Gabbana event that I wasn't invited to that featured TiTi co-hosting
alongside Justin Beiber, and Tyson Beckford.
Three takeaways from this clip of Timbers bankroller Merritt Paulson signing stickers for Portland
fans.
- Portland may be about to sign someone big. That or they are F-ing us.
- Merritt Paulson has a little thug in him. Or at enough to listen to "Forever" at the
office.
- Somebody in the Rose City understands the importance of "Helvetica.
It's that time of year again. The time when the giraffes from the NBA do battle against the best
soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps co-owner Steve Nash --which is how he will be referred to from
now on-- can muster in a park below Houston St. in NYC. The Showdown in Chinatown is tomorrow and
as per usual I'm gonna be all up in it like Bennett.
