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Clay Trainum

@claylasoul.bsky.social

Former sports PR. Pharma Soccer Host. Ball State hoops alum. Nashville Evertonians gaffer. Soccer history nerd. Proud union member (UCW, CWA Local 3865). I like the old music your mom likes. πŸ“Nashville, Tenn.

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Najar was born on a dirt floor in Honduras; a flood wiped out his village, a fire killed his cousins, he began working in sixth grade, and he arrived in the U.S. at 13, undocumented and alone to join family in D.C., where he was discovered playing after school.

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16.01.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is so spot-on it’s scary.

29.12.2024 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 55558    πŸ” 14405    πŸ’¬ 1149    πŸ“Œ 670

It was really cool to see all the fireworks around us for like five minutes until the jackasses down the street from us decided to start firing their guns in the air nonstop for no reason. Guns are not fireworks. Those bullets do go somewhere.

01.01.2025 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've never acted like I'm some high-class individual, and it's because of this that I don't feel any shame in having beer brats and a Mountain Dew for breakfast at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday.

31.12.2024 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That store, by the way, used to be fantastic with a ton of value, but they realized they had the market cornered about a decade or so ago and prices skyrocketed. It just sucks, man.

29.12.2024 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish department stores would pay more than a modicum of lip service to overweight men. Every fat guy I know shops at the same chain, and even places that claim decent Big and Tall sections still drop the ball on something as simple as belts, rendering them kinda worthless.

29.12.2024 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s SO diminished, man.

15.12.2024 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Man walking past β€œVivamos Everton” and logos for Everton FC and Everton de ViΓ±a Del Mar outside Goodison Park in Liverpool.

Man walking past β€œVivamos Everton” and logos for Everton FC and Everton de ViΓ±a Del Mar outside Goodison Park in Liverpool.

Everton and Tottenham went on a South American tour in 1909, and as a result there are several clubs in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay that bear the club’s name. Everton de ViΓ±a del Mar is the most notable, having been founded in 1909 and standing as the sixth-most successful club in Chile.

13.12.2024 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was finally chilly enough to break out my Chilean Everton beanie.

Vamos Los Ruleteros!

13.12.2024 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is the anniversary of the best photo I ever took when I worked for Lamar. I got to see a kid find out about Santa in real time in Beaumont, Texas.

10.12.2024 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We just shared an elevator with Noah Kahan after the Kacey Musgraves show. My wife is vey excited about this development.

07.12.2024 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive away win for the little fella.

02.12.2024 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 57917    πŸ” 9562    πŸ’¬ 581    πŸ“Œ 368
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Snow place like home.

03.12.2024 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Julie Andrews had Poppins - her FIRST movie role, drop in 64, and came right back with Sound of Music in 65. That's a helluva 1-2 punch.

01.12.2024 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5541    πŸ” 270    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 35

We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.

02.12.2024 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 28828    πŸ” 3784    πŸ’¬ 762    πŸ“Œ 406

I’m once again being asked to care about Hunter Biden against my will.

02.12.2024 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, the most galling part of this is that let's take the IDF's assertion that the staff member is a terrorist at face value, which is being awfully generous to them; how does that justify intentionally killing four other charity workers?

02.12.2024 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I know it's too much to ask conservatives to understand stats. Still, it's astounding to me that they've made a story out of someone with fewer than a thousand kills and a .233 career hitting percentage having some massive advantage for an otherwise unremarkable mid-major volleyball team.

01.12.2024 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think Sean Dyche has done a commendable and laudatory job in guiding Everton through an impossible situation. He deserves to be remembered for the work he did. Honestly.

It’s time to move on.

01.12.2024 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indiana: 66 points
Purdue: 67 yards

01.12.2024 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is now the fourth quarter in Bloomington.

Indiana has 45 points.

Purdue has 48 yards.

#NeverDaunted

01.12.2024 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When are we getting a full Marvel sellout for Jardiance of the Galaxy?

01.12.2024 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, it is what it is, Ohio State went for a touchdown instead of a kneel down in the win over Indiana last week. QB Will Howard mimed stomping out a cigarette. It borders on absurd to turn around and pearl clutch about Michigan talking shit exactly one week later.

Kopite behavior, that.

30.11.2024 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone has been joking about β€œquality losses” this football season, but how many in that top 25 have actually made it this far without losing to a team they’re β€œsupposed” to beat? Four or five, maybe?

And one of those teams is Indiana. *knock on wood*

30.11.2024 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Upon reflection, I didn’t need to put β€œin Brentwood” in the above post. Y’all could’ve figured that part out.

30.11.2024 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re at a coffee shop in Brentwood and some dude just sent back his breakfast sandwich because the cheese wasn’t melted enough.

30.11.2024 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Paddington 2 seems like an appropriate night-before-Thanksgiving watch. I don’t know that I’ve adored many movie characters more than Hugh Grant’s Phoenix Buchanan.

27.11.2024 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I find it a little surprising that Nashville isn't on this list.

21.11.2024 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just got Tyler Childers tickets for GEODIS next fall. I might be more than a little annoyed that ADA tickets were twice the cost of some other seats, but next year we already have Gary Clark Jr., Z.Z. Ward and Childers on the docket. Not too bad, that.

21.11.2024 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Richarlison praised as β€˜idol Brazilians deserve’ after Bolsonaro era | Brazil | The Guardian Goalscorer against Serbia at World Cup is being celebrated as much more than just a sporting hero

Another reason why Richarlison kicks ass. amp.theguardian.com/football/202...

20.11.2024 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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