What did I just watch?!?! (A guide to Yuki’s Racing Vlog.2 -Week3)
My terrible attempt at a painted logo. I am not an artist, but Yuki is.
For those of you unfamiliar (although if you’re reading this I can’t imagine who that might be), Yuki Nagasoto has her own YouTube Channel. It seems like she posts regularly and the content (at least in English) I can vouch for as being very entertaining. This week she posted a vlog on the trip to Cary, NC. Let’s check into Yuki and her teammates world…
0:10 - Yuki asks obviously the most influential figure in Louisville, Emina Ekic if she can do something about the lack of direct flights at Muhammad Ali International Airport. I did a little checking, and many of their future destinations will have direct flights: Orlando, Houston, NYC, Washington DC, and Chicago. However, I imagine the next trip (Portland) may be even a bit longer to endure. Better bring plenty to do on the plane. Having not flown in a while I was made aware that not all airlines are serving alcohol during flights. In fact Southwest just extended a ban on alcohol on flights. Come on people, behave yourselves! Nobody wants to be on an airplane for over 2 hours stone cold sober. I imagine our players abstain prior to the game regardless. If Emina can use her magic powers to increase the number of direct flights, I would be in favor of a direct flight to San Francisco.
0:40 - Babies! Aren’t they cute and so well behaved on the plane? I can’t imagine what it must be like to be a professional athlete with a young child. Well, they are in better shape than the rest of us, so maybe that gives them an advantage. I recently babysat a toddler. He was delightful, but it reminded me of why toddlers are the world’s greatest birth control measure, especially for those of us whose kids are much older.
0:59 - Queen Patch? I’ve got nothing on that one…Betos looks like all business, but does give a little smile.
1:15 - I feel distinctly unqualified to comment on the utterance made at the beginning of this section…best not to comment at all. The team seems relaxed during the team meeting. I hope they figured out how to arrange the chairs.
2:15 - “No Paparazzi, please!” This does beg the question, how much are the players getting recognized around town? To be completely honest, I am still putting names with faces. I think I should probably come up with a set up flash cards to make my game recaps better. I hate to rely strictly on the numbers.
2:26 - There is an Orlando City/Orlando Pride Pub in the Orlando Airport. What an awesome idea. Emina should wave her magic wand and get us a Racing Louisville themed pub at our wonderful airport! On second thought…why not a chain if we’re using magic.
2:39 - “Is he sleeping?” Yuki discovers The Traveler by Duane Hanson (1986). This piece used to be fully exposed, but is now encased in glass because so many people touched it. I am sure this adds to the confusion.
2:53 - “Don’t say that!” Neely Martin utters けつの穴, which phonetically is ketsu no ana. Uh…this is probably a reference to the famous shirt. It’s somewhat reassuring to see that when every generation learns a new language they start with the swear words.
3:15 Assistant Coach Gary Curneen shows off his keepie uppie skills. I am terrible at keepie uppie. My personal record might be 7 seconds. The current world record is 26 hours held by Dan Magness of England.
3:38 - The famous shirt makes its appearance on the vlog. Gary continues to run the team through the paces, as he wrote the book on training…literally.
4:15 - “How do you like Gary? Comments Pls.” I think Gary looks like a fine coach and the team looks ready to prepare hard for next week’s game at the Portland Thorns.
4:45 - It’s the Racing Louisville FC merchandise truck. Does it have a song to play like the ice cream truck to alert us when it’s in the neighborhood?
I rather enjoyed the vlog. If I missed something of note, you can add any additional insights by leaving a comment or connecting with me on twitter…@FleurdelisFC1.
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