So how was it?
It was, excuse my French, f***ing hot. Ninety-four degrees in the shade. Too hot to allow my superbly tuned machine to function properly.
I think that I overheated and blew a gasket, maybe two. I subsequently failed as a photographer and as a player.
We thoroughbred need decent conditions to perform optimally. Sorry about that.
I also realize by the way that I took a lot of pictures of young Julien Bourgade, but I am partial to kids… so sue me.
But enough with the confounded meteorological conditions.
A respectable bunch of people showed up for the picnic and the tournament.
A picnic for about 60 people is not a walk in the park. It takes a lot of hard work to bring this to fruition.
I don’t have all the facts but I know that Verena, Claudie, Liv and Helga, Alain Marchand, Antoine and Jean-Claude Etallaz worked very hard to make this event a success.
Don’t forget to show your appreciation, or even kiss them (yes) next time you see them.
40 people signed up to play in the tournament. Based on a random pairing the teams were as follows:
- Bleys Rose & Tamara Efron
- Damian Jonathan & Sandra Shirkey
- Brigitte Moran & Nancy Jencks
- Marc Di Maio & Liliane Sebban
- Francois Moser & Gilbert Sonet
- John Johnson & David Lindsey
- Charlie Davantes & Evan Falcone
- Philippe Arnaud & Verena Rytter
- Mark Shirkey & Harry Helms
- Ed Porto & J-M Poulnot
- Teri Sirico & Mireille Di Maio
- Alain Efron & Ellen Leznik
- J-C Etallaz & Sabine Mattei
- Albert Wood bury & Calvert Baron
- Gustave Foucher & Logan Ginsberg
- Noel Marcovecchio & William La Velle
- Louis Toulon & Caitlin Woodbury
- Joe La Torre & Helga Facchini
- Julien Bourgade & Alain Bourgade
- Christine Cragg & Claudie Chourre
Three games were played in afternoon and at the end of the day the results were as shown below:
1st place: Ed Porto & J-M Poulnot $35.00 ea
2nd place: Damian Jonathan & Sandra Shirkey $30.00 ea
3rd place: Joe La Torre & Helga Facchini: $25.00 ea
4th place: Brigitte Moran & Nancy Jencks: $20.00 ea
5th place: Bleys Rose & Tamara Efron: $15.00 ea
6th place: Julien Bourgade & Alain Bourgade $10.00 ea
After taking the usual celebratory pictures, I ran away like a thief to take a much-needed shower and to cool off in the sanctuary of my air-conditioned abode.
Don’t be offended if I did not say goodbye. It was “un cas de force majeure”.
I still love you.
Alain
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