ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END

Tennis Farewell Party

Good to be back with the boys. This Tully-look-alike is my new Bichon. His name is Jeeves. He's an 8 year old rescue.

Final games at Kinsley for TennisTitan as he heads for his Florida Retreat were (6-3, 7-6 [5] victories with George 'El Profesor Pequeno' Febles over 'Deli Man' Hauss and 'Rockin' Rick Ricci.

Kinsley Krew - September, 2017

From left to right:

Prozac Kid, Dozin Docent, Not so Stellar, TennisTitan, The I Man, Slats, Rockin' Rick, Anonymous Gas Man, Deli Man, Russkie, Kraut, El Profesor Pequeno.

Missing: Leaping Lefty, Not ESPN, Manic Manzi, Gimpy Knees, Happy Jack,

'Slats' and Titan with the most contented smiles aftter serving a bagel to 'The Deli man' and the aptly named 'not so stellar.'

Titan with El Profesor Pequeno after a match that 'Slats' and I prvailed against 'The Deli Man' and the 'little teacher,'

Team Titan aka Kinsley Krew

[L-R] 'Happy Jack' Carey, Bob 'no Pansy' Manzi, Bob 'Kraut' Kluge, Joe 'Gimpy Knees' Cruz, George 'Deli Man' Hauss, Rich 'Dozin' Docent' Gerchak and TennisTitan

Photo by Jim 'Leapin' Lefty' Marone.

TennisTitan returned to the Kinsley Park courts this Saturday morning. He played well in splitting two sets with partner Bob "Kraut" Kluge in (6-2, 6-7 [4]) contests, He posts the above picture to hearten the spirits of long time fiends and on court opponents 'Big Al' DioDati and 'Rockin' Rick Ricci who have serious medical concerns

Happy 11th Birthday, Blog

Saturday morning at Kinsley continues to be a TennisTitan tradition even if he remains unmotivated to write a narrative. Here are 10 Boys of Summer that beat on me all too often.

2015 Tennis Dinner

Hiatus

TennisTitan is on an extended break from writing his inane self serving blog. He continues to enjoy playing as his body permits but has decided to discontinue the narratives for the time being. Perhaps new opponents will generate a renewed interest and ease my writer's block.

A Repeat Performance

"My Nigerian Nightmare' dresses like Rinaldo but plays like del Potro."

Sartorial Splendor

"No matter the color of his shoes, I-Man can carry me to victory."

Still standing tall

"Titan, Carl disappeared on the court too."

The Instructor instructing

"Slats had already won three sets earlier  today with a superior player. He needed the challenge I provided."

Taking them to 'school.'

"We don't even know what a homonym is."

Baby Steps

TennisTitan returned to the indoor wars this afternoon. He teamed with long time doubles partner Frank 'Slats' Slattery for two sets (6-4, 6-3) against Vladimir 'Russkie' Kartsev and Max 'Tutor' Tuchman at the Yonkers Tennis Center. The 'bulbous buffoon' showed signs of improved play over his recent woeful Saturday morning performance. But once again his best play was pairing himself with the most dominant player. The tandem of 'Slats'/TT didn't hit their stride until 30 minutes into the action when they reeled off 8 straight games erasing a 2-4 deficit in the opener and then grabbing a 4-love lead in the second set. Titan had some pop on his serve but not any other tools in his on court toolbox. Titan commented to the gathering at picture time "the road back from hip surgery is longer than my trip north on I-95." 'Slats' quickly observed, "Anyway, I see you know where all the rest stops are regardless of the road you're on."

Men of Color and Distinction Served Me Well

Dr. James Joseph: "I replaced his hip. I can't help his serve or his performance on the court."

 'I-Man': "Titan doesn't need a serve with me and the 'orange wings' on my feet do his running too."

Wounded Warriors

"I like to wear my USA shirt when I play with George - 'Usual Sucky Attitude' is how it reads.