RISE & SHINE: THE JAY DEMERIT STORY

In just two years AO Hartford has gone from Damon’s Tavern to Hollywood!  Truly amazing for a ragtag group of supporters.  “RISE & SHINE: THE JAY DEMERIT STORY” has been picked up for distribution and is set to premiere in nationwide in over 125 theaters.  Rise & Shine is will be premiere at the following Connecticut theaters on November 3rd, 2011 @ 7:00pm

AMC Loews Plainville 20  220 New Britain Avenue, Plainville, CT 06062 – tickets available online.

AMC Loews Danbury 16   61 Eagle Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 – tickets available online.

Rave Motion Pictures Buckland Hills, 99 Redstone Road Manchester, CT 06045 – tickets available online.

AO Hartford will be attending the Plainville showing and then celebrating after at J Timothy’s, 143 New Britain Avenue in Plainville.  We encourage you to come out with your family and friends to a night out at the movies with AO Hartford!  We reccomend everyone buy their tickets online, some showings across the USA have already sold out.

Background on the film in case you missed it:

• After college, Jay’s dream of playing pro soccer in Europe seemed unreachable. Sleeping in an attic, painting houses and eating beans and toast to survive, Jay took the most unlikely route to the top. After not making the professional leagues in the U.S., Jay left for Europe at the age of 21 without any professional experience – only a passport, $1800 and a backpack full of dreams. The film documents Jay’s journey from the bottom – playing in Sunday park leagues and lower level division London clubs earning 40 pounds a week — to playing in the English Premier League — to starting in the 2010 World Cup. Featuring US National Team players Stuart Holden, Tim Howard, and others and cameos from Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba and more, the film tells the story from Jay and the people who lived it.

Watch the trailer at www.JayDeMeritStory.com

NOVEMBER FRIENDLY’S

USA v France 11/11/11 3:00pm EST

USA v Slovenia 11/15/11 Time TBD

AO Hartford will be viewing the next two USA matches at our spot, Damon’s Tavern! Event details and specials will be clarified soon, stay tuned!

sup y’all! apologies for the long delays in updating our page!

as you all know, Klinsmann’s squad has two upcoming friendlies in October being played state-side. With a rocky start to his tenure as coach (draw with Mexico, loss with Costa Rica, loss in Belgium) Jurgen looks to improve vs CONCACAF rivals Honduras in Miami on October 8th. Join us at Damon’s Tavern for the viewing party! event details to come soon, check our social networking sites (below) for details. After Miami, the Yanks return to the northeast for a showdown with Ecuador! Early reports pinned the US to play at the Rent which would have been flippin amazing for our Chapter, but instead will be held right down the road in New Jersey at the Red Bull Arena.

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BUS TRIP! USA v ECUADOR – OCTOBER 11th!

AO Hartford is proud to announce we are running a bus trip to the Ecuador game at Red Bull Arena on Tuesday, October 11!

For $55, you will get a spot on a charter bus, a sober and professional drivers, beer, several hours with your best friends, access to the AO tailgate, and a chance to watch the US National team play!

We will be leaving Hartford at 1 pm, with a pick-up in New Hacen around 2 pm, and getting back into Hartford at 1 am-ish.

Please send payment via Paypal to wolfp10@gmail.com.  If you want to pay by check, please contact us for those details.  Deadline is October 3, 2011.

The more people who sign up, the bigger bus we will get and a more awesome time we will have!

IMPORTANT

We are NOT selling tickets to the game with the bus, if you want to stand with AO for this game you must get the tickets through AO.  Deadline is tonight at 10 pm!

-Itinerary-

1 pm – leave Lucky Lou’s in Wethersfield
2 pm – pick up at Anna Liffey’s in New Haven
4-5 pm arrive at Red Bull Arena
12 am – arrive back in New Haven
1 am – arrive back in Wethersfield

You DONT want to miss this!

-SCARVES- our badass scarves are in stock and ready to be worn! Represent your favorite chapter and buy one today! We will have some for sale at the Honduras viewing party, as well as on the bus.$25

-Chapter Shirts- Shirts are almost in! We hope to have them in for the viewing party as well, and will be for sale on the bus. limited quantity so dont miss your opportunity! $20

The US Women are in the World Cup Final! With 2 stars above our beloved crest, the Lady Yanks look to add a third as they take on Japan in the World Cup final. It doesn’t get better than this! Our ladies have captured the attention and the hearts of America, and its up to us to show the support they deserve!

AO Hartford will be throwing down at Damon’s like we always do; in full-out Outlaw style. We have packed Damons countless times for our mens friendly’s, gold cup games, world cup games, and now its time to do the same for our women in the FINAL!

Sunday. 2:00. USA v Japan. Damon’s Tavern.

come early if ya want, some outlaws will be there pre-gaming. Fox61 was at the semi-finals, and promised a return visit on Sunday. Heres your chance to get on TV!!

NEW management at Damon’s. The new manager is very willing to continue our partnership and that comes as good news considering their last manager was a P.O.S. anyways, specials are being finalized, we will have that info for you soon!

SEE YOU SUNDAY, BRING THE HOUSE! COYLY!

The Yanks head to Houston to clash with Panama, group stage rematch! The US lost to Panama 2-1 in our previous meeting, which means our boys in Red will be out for revenge! Bob Bradley and co are eying a trip to the Gold Cup Finals, and a potential matchup with our Rivals to the South, Mexico. BIG GAME on Wednesday.

DAMONS TAVERN will again be the place to be! We want to bring back that electric atmosphere that rocked Hartford during last summers World Cup. We know its not the same, but it is the SAME TEAM, SAME COUNTRY and SAME MOVEMENT we all love to support.

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All outlaws in attendance get 10% of their entire bill.

BE THERE!

The Yanks head to Houston to clash with Panama, group stage rematch! The US lost to Panama 2-1 in our previous meeting, which means our boys in Red will be out for revenge! Bob Bradley and co are eying a trip to the Gold Cup Finals, and a potential matchup with our Rivals to the South, Mexico. BIG GAME on Wednesday.

DAMONS TAVERN will again be the place to be! We want to bring back that electric atmosphere that rocked Hartford during last summers World Cup. We know its not the same, but it is the SAME TEAM, SAME COUNTRY and SAME MOVEMENT we all love to support.

Facebook Event Page

All outlaws in attendance get 10% of their entire bill.

Duece nets the clinching goal for the USA in the quarterfinals!

AO Hartford’s own, Shawn, is an executive producer on a new documentary coming out in the Fall.  It’s the inspirational story of Jay DeMerit who is a member of the US Men’s National Soccer Team and who played in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

AO Hartford is proud to bring you our 2nd bus trip to the Meadowlands to support the Red, White and Blue!

On Saturday, March 26 the US National Team will play Argentina at the new Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey.  After the success of our first bus trip, AO Hartford will be running a bus trip for this game.  The itinerary is as follows…

2 pm:  leave Damon’s Tavern in Hartford
5 pm: arrive at the stadium and start tailgating
7 pm: kickoff for US-Argentina
10 pm: leave the stadium
1 am: arrive back at Damon’s

The cost for the bus trip is $120.  For this price you get a game ticket in the AO supporter’s section, a ride to the game, and beer and food during the ride and at the tailgate.

Deadline for payment is Saturday, February 26.

To pay, please pay by Paypal to wolfp10@gmail.  This is the account of our chapter president Mike Lawlor.  We will also take checks, please contact us for that info Our last bus trip was a huge success, and we hope to have even more fun this time.  We look forward to seeing everyone on the bus.

Bus to Argentina Game? 3-26-11
US Soccer has announced it will be playing Argentina on Saturday, March 26 at the New Meadowlands Stadium.  AO Hartford is seriously considering running a bus to this game.  The cost including a ticket to the game will be somewhere between $90-$100 for this game.  Let us know if you are seriously interested in taking a bus to the game.  We hope to make this more successful than the bus to the Brazil game.

AO Rally

The AO Rally(in Vegas, March 4-5) is coming together nicely.  Listen to the end of the AO Podcast for a nice public service announcement about how fun it will be.

We ask that if you are planning on attending the rally, that you sign up now, rather than waiting until the Feb. 4th deadline, as it makes things infinitely easier for us with sponsorships/down payments/reservations etc.

If you’re not planning on attending the rally, we ask that you have your head examined.  See below for some facts.
Click here for Registration Details: http://www.theamericanoutlaws.com/uncategorized/ao-rally-registration-info-2

The Rally:

-In Vegas, March 4-5, with top speakers including Alexi Lalas and Grant Wahl

-Meet with AO folks from around the country to discuss how we can be better

-$199 Registration, which includes hotel rooms for Fri/Sat on the strip

-You must sign up through the link provided above to attend the rally

-Click here for all the specifics
2011 CT Race in the Park
On May 7, 2011 the CT Race in the Park will be held in Walnut Hill Park in New Britain to support Breast Cancer Research.  AO Hartford has been asked to help volunteer at the event, and we are asking members to consider joining us in helping out this great cause.  On Saturday, January 22 at 10 am at First Church of Christ in New Britain the first volunteer meeting will be held.  If you are interested in volunteering your time please feel free to join us this Saturday.  Let us know if you plan on attending.
Yours in soccer,
AO Hartford

As the fall season officially arrives and the days get colder, AO Hartford’s viewing parties are just heating up!

AO Hartford will be hosting two viewing parties at Damon’s Tavern 310 Prospect Avenue in Hartford to support the US National Team in their upcoming friendlies…

Saturday, October 9: USA v. Poland at 7 pm:  The Yanks return to action in Chicago as they host Poland.  This match will honor USA’s great #20 Brian McBride as we say farewell to a legend.

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Tuesday, October 12: USA v. Columbia at 7 pm: The US will host Columbia at the new PPL Park in Philadelphia.  If you can’t make the game, make it to Damon’s and support your Yanks! 

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Our friends at AO Boston will be hosting their 2nd annual Winter Ball on Friday, December 10 at 7 pm.  This is a charity event with all proceeds benefiting America Scores New England.  AO Boston has invited all members of AO Hartford to attend if they are interested.  Feel free to check out their website here for more information.  Please let us know if you plan on attending.

We look forward to seeing everyone in October.

THANK YOU BRIAN ! USA’s #20 – LEGEND