USA House

USA House is a hospitality venue the USOC sponsors (with help from sponsors, I'm sure) for Athletes (past and present Olympians), assorted VIPs and families of current medalists.


Access to this place is what you want.


Access to this place I ain't got. BUT, I was invited to go last night. Very nice.


They took over a multi-story restaurant and divided it into dining, private dining, coffee/smoothie bar and retail store. The retail store sells USA stuff you can't get anywhere else - cool.


I met Lopez Lomong, this years USA flag bearer. If you haven't read his story, you need to--http://lopezlomong.org/. Our Sprint Team Leader, Cliff Meidl, was the flag bearer in Sydney. We got a picture of the two of them together - I'll try to get it and post.

If you think about it, being flag bearer is a big-time honor. That's a pretty small group.

Almost as small as John Edwards fan club has become. Sorry, that was too easy.

Anyway, David, Cliff, Jay T, Nathan Luce - Sprint Head Coach - and I had dinner there last night. It was a great time. Thanks again David!

I'm actively trying to get Jay T to list me as his guest to USA House, but I know I have no shot. Y'all know me though; I'm not above bribery. I've already offered round-trip cab fare anytime he wants, but I think I'm gonna have to go stronger than that.

Off I go - thanks for reading and your coments - I really appreciate hearing from y'all!