Tonight's display has a simple message, "We're Back." While simple, there are multiple ways to interpret what that means. It's the start of the 2016 campaign, a chance to renew the chase for the elusive MLS Cup. After the disappointing finish to yet another promising year in 2015, many supporters of the Rave Green were dejected, lost, and hurting. The first match of a new season has a certain magic to it. It has the ability to heal those wounds, a chance for new beginnings.
We're back also lets our boys know that, we have not given up, and we have not abandoned them. We a're right where they could always find us on match day, in the Brougham End, doing our part to ensure victory.
Regardless of your interpretation, the message is the same. We haven't gone anywhere, we're still contenders, and we're still the mighty Rave Green. We're Baaaaaack!
-This display has three elements. A curtain, a card display, and the iconic little girl from the Poltergeist movie poster.
-We've gotten very good at cutting the cards we use in our card displays. It took a little under two hours for a team of 6 people to cut the 2,500 cards used in this display, to create the room and light from the television
-The little girl that was raised in the front of the section to complete the piece, is a touch under 35 feet tall. The intricate details of this element are worth noting. From the hair on her head, to the fuzzy sleepers on her feet, and even her shadow, we tried painting techniques we hadn't used before on a choreo display.
-We had close to 70 individuals come out and help paint throughout production, many of whom, had never helped paint a display before. Special thanks to the players of our ECS FC teams who came out as a group to help us finish off the painting for this display.