Anytime people talk about Geo, it's always with, you know, kind of kid gloves vocabulary

in that, yeah, he's talented and yeah, we like him, but... I'm going to do. Hello Sunshine I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union podcast where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red white and blue colored glasses.

This show will be talking POTS's influence.

OLLS's next 25 years, Iowa 80, San Diego leadership, high school soccer,

Leonardo da Vinci, and so much more.

But first joining me as always my friend my colleague my guiding light

David Marcie a soccer savant and a fox soccer research and writer extraordinary

Mossy how are you doing on this Wednesday August 28th in the year 2024.

I am doing well. I am holding down the fort here back in Los Angeles,

and I'm very curious to know your current whereabouts.

I come to you from the great city of Des Moines in the great state of Iowa.

Moss, you know how they say, and for those that maybe are just tuning in for the first time,

those that watch and listen will know I am on a cross-country

trip with my son. We find ourselves like I said in Iowa here on day the day two of the trip.

Masa, you know they say that it's not a party until something gets broken.

It's not a cross-country trip until you encounter the state police and yours truly got pulled over today by

one of Iowa's finest and I have to say even though ultimately I was not able to

wiggle out of the ticket and I raise my hand it was my fault.

This this this state policeman was it was incredible and so I I thanked him as he gave me the ticket for what amounts to over $200.

And I wished him well and told him to remain safe.

And again, it was my fault today but it's a party my friends here in Iowa.

And so he started off at JFK we went through, you know, we went over to Connecticut and down the incredible Merritt Parkway, which I think is one of the most beautiful parkways in the world.

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