As most of you know, I lost a close friend this past week.  This music video was originally posted on my old site back in 2018 and I’m bringing the song back for you, Billy. 

See you on the other side, good buddy…

Roger Vigrass was on the move again and taking LOTS of pics.  He sent over ones from the 2026 Feeney and Ladies Cups along with quite a few from Ron Boyle’s Friday Advanced League.

• Check out the Feeney Cup ones here.
• The 2026 Ladies Cup pics are here.
• Ron Boyle’s Friday Advanced 8/9-Ball League ones are here.
• If you missed the Hall of Fame ones he took, they are here.

Ginger had her Friday Night Billiards Open tournament at Silver Lake.  Here’s how they finished last night:

1st – Steve Luskey
2nd – Jim Gorman
3rd – tie – Bob Cornell, Colton Keene

Check out Ginger’s Friday Nite Billiards Open here for additional info and pics of the winners.

Fred sent in the latest standings from his Friday Advanced 14.1 league.  It looks like Mike Dunn is still in 1st and undefeated, Fred is also undefeated but in 2nd because of his lower point ratio, and Don Hunter is still in 3rd with just 1 loss.

Complete results as well as the schedule and info about the league are posted on his page here. 

Week #2 standings for Ron Boyle’s Advanced 8-9 Ball league:   Jerry Keating’s team is still in 1st with 71 wins now; Zeb’s team in 2nd with 67; Jim Cupilary’s team in 3rd (60) and Tom Lindbeck’s team in 4th (58).

*** NEW ***  Roger Vigrass just sent over some pics of these guys playing at Hacienda.  Check them out on their page.  Nice job, Roger!

More info about his league and the complete Latest Standings can be found on his page here…

This season of the Hickey Men’s Advanced League ended in a tie for 3rd place – can’t remember the last time that happened.   Dan’s team finished in 1st and Larry’s team in 2nd, knocking Greg’s team into that tie with Paul’s team for 3rd – or last if you prefer!

The next session starts this coming Thursday.  The new teams and schedule can be found on our Standings page.

Current detailed standings for this session can be found here…
The league details and history can be found here…

Richie Christiano’s Low Riders team is still in the lead with 32 points now.  In 2nd place with 30 points is Jim Cupilary’s 9 Ballers.  Ed Vandervort’s Pocket Speed team is now alone in 3rd with 29 points.

The Latest Standings, Master Schedule and Roster for the session are here and on Bill’s main OBG site here.

Stan Martin sent in the standings from Week #2 of his Sur de 44 league.  

Session XIII   Current High MSP Scores:  
1st         Rich G       98
2nd        Chris F      84
3rd         Eric D        77

Their schedule along with a description of the league, its format and complete, detailed standings are posted on his page here.

This one might bring back some more memories from the 60’s for you — and also probably stun you with a band member’s connection to another group.

Strawberry Alarm Clock were known for their 1967 hit “Incense and Peppermint” but did you know that they opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd when touring the South?  Not only that, after the band broke up lead singer Ed King went on to join Skynyrd in ’72 and wrote “Sweet Home Alabama“!

Sherrie Aly runs a Tuesday Afternoon 8-Ball league at various Rec Centers – Bacall, Bridgeport and Canal – at 2:00.  It looks like Nancy Ross’ team is out in front, Paul Gale’s team is in 2nd, and Mark Kynett’s team is in 3rd.

Players play 5 games total each week, playing each of the other team members one time. They play 8-Ball, using BCA CSI Rules plus local VBC rules.

Latest scores and complete standings can be found on her site here.  You can also contact her there if you are interested in playing.

Jerry Keating’s team is still in 1st with 245 wins now.  Mike Asselin’s team is holding in 2nd with 240 wins.  Mike Grooms’ team is still in 3rd, with 208 and Tim’s team is in 4th with 203.

Click here to go to their web page with a description of the league and the complete stats.  Contact Ron Boyle here if you are interested in playing in this Advanced 8 & 9-ball league that plays on Tuesdays at Silver Lake.

Ginger sent in the Week #8 standings of her 8 & 9-ball league that plays on Tuesdays at the Odell Rec Center.  Tommy Maffatone is still in 1st with 42 wins now.  Al Hooper moved into 2nd alone with 40 wins, and Stu LoGuercio is on his tail with 39.

The latest results and other info are now posted on her league’s page here.

Don Hunter’s Bank Pool Leagues played their Week #8 matches this past Monday.  In Div-1 at Hibiscus it looks like Don Hunter slipped ahead of Don Simpson.  Greg Shearer is still in 3rd there.  In Div-2 at Allamanda Walt Zarnoch is back alone in 1st, Bill Canty moved into 2nd, and Roger Pollock is in 3rd.

Check out the detailed standings for both divisions here…

In first place with 27 wins is team #9 (Roger McEvoy), second place is team #7 (Joanne Sowell)  with 24.5 wins, and in a tie for third place with 22 wins are teams #14 (Warren Light), team #12 (Don Hunter), and team #3 (Janine LaBlond).  There were several teams with perfect rounds of 50–team #15 (Irene Manoriti), Team #7 (Joanne Sowell), team #2 (Lynne Burke) and team #6 (Tom Garafalo).
There were also individuals with perfect rounds of 50:  Jerry Horak, Rod Meiboom, Bill Bellew, Joanne Romano and George West. 
Latest scores and complete standings can be found on her site here.

After 8 weeks of play, Jim Turner’s team is still in 1st with 74 points, Frankie Lamberti’s team moved in to 2nd with 73 and Doug Edwards’ team is in 3rd with 71. 

The latest detailed stats are now posted on Bill’s website.  My page here has links to his site – the Current Schedule, Roster, Member List, Latest Standings, etc.

Info about the league is on Bill’s website.

The Week #3 standings for Larry’s Sunday Night Mixed Doubles leagues are now posted.  At Canal, Paul Gagnon & Char Potochar moved into 1st place; Kirk Van Camp & Deb Clifford are still in 2nd; Bobby & Olga Clark are now in 3rd.  At Hibiscus, Mariano & Lilly Martinez are still in 1st, Joe & Cindy Marz moved in to 2nd;  Dick & Judy Sunderman are now in 3rd.

Information about the league along with the latest standings and schedule are on his league’s page here.   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…

Let’s do another Smooth Jazz Sunday and introduce some music that is probably new to most out there.  

I just happened upon the David Wells & Chris Geith Project when a friend referred them to me a couple of years ago.  They’re kind of obscure – at least I really struggled to find any decent background info on either of them.  But I do enjoy their music and it makes for perfect Sunday kick back time.  Enjoy…

Sherrie Aly runs a weekly event for advanced Women Billiards Players (Ladies Cup and Invitational skill level) on Saturdays, 5:00PM at Coconut Cove Recreation Center.  This past Saturday they had 8 players, so one large round robin was held.  The winners were:
1st – Shar Roberts 
2nd – Deb Clark
3rd – Frances Ferguson and Vickie Blocker (tie)

Some previous winners are on my page here.  They are off the next two weeks due to the Fenney Cup this weekend, and the Ladies Cup the following weekend.  Visit Sherrie’s site here for complete details, news, pics and to register for her events.

I posted this last August but the video was really poor quality.  Just ran across this live version that’s much better.  I said back then that it’s one of my favorite songs and was even on my license plate at the time. But this is not the John Lennon version. Randy Crawford — from the Crusaders if you remember them from the 70’s — puts a lot more emotion into hers.  Another song that’s on just about every one of my playlists.

Just got some sad news so it’s most appropriate…

Ginger had her Friday Night Billiards Open tournament at Silver Lake.  Here’s how they finished last night:

1st – Bob Cornell
2nd – Mike Bligh
3rd – tie – Al Alvarez, Bob Huebsch

Check out Ginger’s Friday Nite Billiards Open here for additional info and pics of the winners.