OK…I was playing again!  Not  much on TV tonite so I decided to play around with that AI software again.   My first effort was back in April here and was kinda lame.  Just OK for a first effort.  This time I wanted to make a little tutorial on how to get around my website, showing some of the features you may not be aware of so I threw the little video below together.

The problem is that there is a 3-minutes limitation on the free version so this only covers the basics.  I’ll probably do another as it mentions at the end.  Check it out here — it’s cute!

(From 11/5/2018) Today’s music video is for Joey and all the other Doo-Wop fans out there.  They probably already knew, but many others don’t, that the Del-Vikings were the first racially mixed band to have a hit that reached the charts in the 50’s.  They still sound pretty damn good in this much later rendition of Come  Go With Me.

Paul Gagnon and Char Potochar were knocked out of 1st place by Roger Pollock and Mary Jordan this past Sunday – Week #6 of this session.  Don Sell and Joan Kreuzer are now in 3rd but the order may change since there are a couple of make-up matches.

The new schedule, teams and standings are now posted on his league’s page here.
Did you know that you can view all the News Posts regarding this league by going to News Posts->Leagues->Sunday Mixed Doubles?  It will take you to this page…

Ginger’s Odell 8 and 9-ball league that plays on Tuesdays at Hibiscus started their new session this week.  The new schedule and first week results are now posted on her league’s page here.

Ginger had her Billiards Open 8-Ball tournament this past Friday night (07/11) at Silver Lake.  Winner were from left to right:

1st Pl – Jim Gorman
2nd Pl – tied – Bob Cornell, Steve Luskey
4th Pl – tied – Bob Huesbch, John Shepard, and Craig Blough  (not pictured)

Check out the main page for Ginger’s Friday Nite Billiards Open here for additional info…

(From 2/15/2019)  Well, this certainly doesn’t have the depth of Paul Robeson’s iconic version from Showboat (shown below) but it does show Frank’s range back in his youth.

For those who are curious…this is from the Jerome Kern autobiographical 1946 movie “Till the Clouds Roll By”.I didn’t realize Paul Robeson was born in the late 1800’s or that he was also a lawyer. I always thought of only his singing and acting careers but he attended Rutgers University and Columbia Law School. Quite an interesting man as you can read here on Wikipedia.

As I mentioned in this post last week, a couple of people were asking me about the Africa trip I took back in 2019 when we traveled to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana.   I can’t believe it was 6 years ago this month!  I’m going to re-load all the posts I did back then but just a few a few at a time. 

I’m not going to post these under the Recent section so they won’t clutter up the weekly Newsletter since it automatically sends that category of posts out.  Instead, here is a link to the first four days if you want to check them out.  Enjoy!

Despite Dan throwing down a 16 yesterday (tied Bill Canty for high score of the session) along with Don Yost and Ed Holtzman only getting their absentee scores, Greg’s team managed to slip into first place.  This was definitely one of the closest sessions I can remember!

Next Thursday is Al Parker Tourney so we’re off.  A couple of guys need to take off next session but Fred, Grover and John are back in the line-up.

Final standings and teams for next session can be found here…

The league details and history can be found here…

Rich Patterson sent in the latest results from the the Summer 2025 snooker league. Mike Rood has already made 2 high runs of 30+ points and is in first place.

The league plays on Tuesdays at Sterling Heights and the latest standings along with info about the league are posted on their page here.

Mike Viveros’ team is still out in front with 95 points. Jim Cupilary, Jerry Keating and Ron Boyle are akk tied for 2nd place 6 points behind Mike.  

All of the OBG League stats are now posted on Bill’s site here.

Stan Martin sent in the rest of the scores for Div V & VI so all the final standings of his Sur De 44 league are complete.   They have 6 Divisions that meet every Wednesday at 9 am at Riverbend, Water Lily and Burnsed Rec Centers.

Click here for standings along with details about the league and its format.

Results from the first week of play in Fred Caprio’s Friday morning Advanced Straight pool league are in.  They normally pay at Hibiscus but it was still closed so not all the matches were played elsewhere.  They should be able to get back in Hibiscus for this Friday’s matches.

Results as well as the new schedule and info about the league are posted on his page here.  There is also a paper copy of a scoresheet in case you don’t get to play on a table with beads.

As most of you know, Pat Fleming’s International Open Tournament will be up in St. Augustine again this November 14-23.  The last time I looked there were almost 2 dozen players from The Villages registered in the 9-Ball Amateur. Pat’s site here has the list of pros and amateurs registered, the schedule of events and info about ordering tickets.

Phil DeAngelo and the VBHOF have arranged bus excursions back-and-forth to the event.  Phil has an updated flyer with info about the trip that you can access by clicking here.  Please contact Phil if you have any questions…

Week #12 of 18 (07/07) standings for the Monday Al Brinson League are now posted on Bill’s website.  My page here has links to his site – the Summer Schedule, Roster, Member List, Latest Standings, etc.

Zeb’s team is still in first place with my team a few points behind.  Jim Turner’s and Mike Viveros’ teams are close behind.

OK…let’s wrap up the holiday weekend with a bit of trivia about billiards in The Villages.

QUESTION: What are the 3 oldest Men’s Billiards Leagues in TV?
HINT: Look at the menu bar on my website-:) …