...We were left hanging...I'm pissed

TT opened the indoor season on this late summer day at the Yonkers Tennis Center joining seasoned veterans Max 'The Tutor' Tuchman, Roy 'Mr. Spin' Marzullo, & Bill 'Energizer Bunny Legs' Tully in a remarkable 85 minute set that was not played to conclusion. As TT served at 40-30 to level the set at 10, play was halted when the YTC pro (doing his Pied Piper routine) led a group seven eight-year olds on to the court for 'warm-up' running drills. Ah, and they say this promotes tennis? Of greater benefit to these youths would have been the pro imparting this fact: These old farts are 7, 8, 9 times your age and compete with an intensity unmatched by most men half their age. Is that too much math for the products of 21st century urban education?!? We should know, all having worked in that field and now being happily retired. As for the match itself, how could TT not admire the boundless energy of 'EBL Tully' and the remarkable repertoire of 'Mr. Spin's' shot selection which seems to age as well as the man himself. TT knows Mr. Spin's greatest asset is his ability 'to turn a deaf ear' to those banal comments emanating from the bearded bloviator on the other side of the net. Both 'The Tutor' and TT witnesses several 10-12 ball cross court rallies punctuated by deep lobs and sharp angle shots between EBL and Mr. Spin. Indeed, The Tutor, who seems to charge for everything in this grouping, was overheard asking TT as they left the court, "Tom, do you think you can kick in a few bucks next week for the clinic EBL and Mr.Spin put on for us today?"