after 29 straight hours scott frost beat preacher ronn in a one-pocket game that i couldn't have imagined. even my mom and dad watched some of it today.
but more than the game, what i'm learning ( and what you vets of the pool community already know) is about the heart and character of the combatants.
and the part i loved the most? how gracious ronn and scott were to each other after the game. and --- exhausted as they were, they both had the same perspective and sense of history -- they realized they had been participants in a classic!
now, the embarrassing life lesson that i took away? well, the only reason i'm even aware of pool is because my bf and i bought a loft and a pool table (no pockets!) came with it.
so, we agreed to learn some pool stuff and i, condescendingly, thought -- ok, this can be sort of fun in a 'drinking down' kind of way. meet some characters, learn some new social mores, etc.
being a slow student, it took me some time to grasp how genuinely nice so many are. the players, the commentators (lenny, get some beers and then some sleep!) and the chatters. of course there are some jerks out there -- the scientific definition of a jerk is anyone with whom i disagree -- but what a welcoming fellowship it is!
sincerely, your humbled scribe,
sunny
but more than the game, what i'm learning ( and what you vets of the pool community already know) is about the heart and character of the combatants.
and the part i loved the most? how gracious ronn and scott were to each other after the game. and --- exhausted as they were, they both had the same perspective and sense of history -- they realized they had been participants in a classic!
now, the embarrassing life lesson that i took away? well, the only reason i'm even aware of pool is because my bf and i bought a loft and a pool table (no pockets!) came with it.
so, we agreed to learn some pool stuff and i, condescendingly, thought -- ok, this can be sort of fun in a 'drinking down' kind of way. meet some characters, learn some new social mores, etc.
being a slow student, it took me some time to grasp how genuinely nice so many are. the players, the commentators (lenny, get some beers and then some sleep!) and the chatters. of course there are some jerks out there -- the scientific definition of a jerk is anyone with whom i disagree -- but what a welcoming fellowship it is!
sincerely, your humbled scribe,
sunny
