Snooze Buttons and Wake Up Calls

"Wake Up Titan! Get your ass out of bed," was the 'music' in the TennisTitan's ears. It was Joe 'Gimpy Knees' Cruz fullfilling his promise to get TT moving at 5:45 a.m. so that the 'bloated behemoth' could make his substitute assignment in an 8 a.m. game at the YTC. Much to his chagrin Titan was only one of the two substitutes that would be needed this date. Not to worry dear readers, TT had ingested his 4 cups of java by 6:30 and was sufficiently energized to play a creditable set of canadian tennis (3-6, 3-3) against Don Carmody and Bill Goebelbecker before giving 'Gimpy Knees' (joining us from the adjacent court after his doubles game ended) his wake up call! "Hello amigo, I think you hit the snooze button" was the Titan's frequent refrain as he and "Billy the Kraut" ran rough shod (6-1) over the tandem 'GK'/Shillelagh Man' Carmody. Titan enjoyed the fine play of the two soft spoken gentlemen from Valhalla who possess both "soft hands," a finesse game, and unflappable dispositions on court. But TT wonders if he'll get that call to sub again having heard these two long time friends whisper to one another as they exited the YTC, "The guy doesn't shut up... he sometimes has a big serve, but he always has that big mouth going!"