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Feb. 6, 2008
Categorized in: Sports Talk
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Guest author Allan Freidson
Hello, my name is Allan - as in the spouse of Susan Clark - she being the owner of this blog. As a sports enthusiast and retired old goat (ROG if you please), I have been known to worship at the shrines of ESPN and DirecTV. In fact, just to prove my dedication to sitting and watching sports allow me to take you back to when we lived in San Francisco .jpg)
and my television was in the basement since there was only one television in our living quarters and Susan understandably didn’t quite feel the need to watch sports around the clock. However, that basement took on serious water when it rained, and many years it rains often in Northern California during the winter months. I’m talking 6 to 8 inches of standing water on many occasions in the basement as I kept my feet propped up and watched away while hoping not to be electrocuted. Now, I ask - is that not true dedication - although some may have another opinion of such behavior. Thankfully during the last 10 years we have lived on the Monterey Peninsula where the indoor viewing conditions have been much drier. But I think I made my point. And if all that watching and love of sports has led to something worth reading about, you be the judge.
and my television was in the basement since there was only one television in our living quarters and Susan understandably didn’t quite feel the need to watch sports around the clock. However, that basement took on serious water when it rained, and many years it rains often in Northern California during the winter months. I’m talking 6 to 8 inches of standing water on many occasions in the basement as I kept my feet propped up and watched away while hoping not to be electrocuted. Now, I ask - is that not true dedication - although some may have another opinion of such behavior. Thankfully during the last 10 years we have lived on the Monterey Peninsula where the indoor viewing conditions have been much drier. But I think I made my point. And if all that watching and love of sports has led to something worth reading about, you be the judge. I don’t want to go on too long for fear my debut will also be my closing, but a .jpg)
few thoughts about tennis and golf since I enjoy participating in those endeavors when I can lift off the couch. I love playing tennis singles, so if you find yourself on the Monterey Peninsula and play at the 3.0-3.5 level, please be my guest at my little tennis club. I don’t enjoy doubles that much, because either I grow weary of apologizing to my partner for my bad shots or I grow frustrated if my partner is playing poorly. And if I see that I am a better player than my partner, I know right away we are in serious trouble because doubles is .jpg)
not my game.
few thoughts about tennis and golf since I enjoy participating in those endeavors when I can lift off the couch. I love playing tennis singles, so if you find yourself on the Monterey Peninsula and play at the 3.0-3.5 level, please be my guest at my little tennis club. I don’t enjoy doubles that much, because either I grow weary of apologizing to my partner for my bad shots or I grow frustrated if my partner is playing poorly. And if I see that I am a better player than my partner, I know right away we are in serious trouble because doubles is not my game. That will do for tennis talk, but I believe the timing good for a little golf chatter because the professionals and their amateur partners are coming to town to play on three Pebble Beach courses between 2/7-2/10. This is the tournament Bing Crosby started in the 30’s and moved to the Monterey Peninsula in the 40’s, only to have it belong to AT&T after Bing’s death in the 70’s. The tournament takes place on three Pebble Beach courses for the first three days, with all players having a go on each of the three courses before all still standing on Sunday report to the Pebble Beach Links for the final round. Many of the amateur participants are entertainers and .jpg)
it is fun to see them up close, so let me suggest how you may best do that. To start with, Thursday and Friday of tournament week are the best days to get up close. Since most of the more popular celebrities won’t play the Pebble Beach Links until Saturday because that is the way CBS wants it, a trip to either of the other courses, Poppy Hills or Spyglass, on Thursday or Friday will allow you excellent vantage points and smaller crowds than the weekend will produce. Simply check the pairings in the paper the morning you intend to go out and see where your favorites are playing. It can be fun, but also disillusioning. One cold Thursday morning Susan and I reported to Poppy Hills and while waiting to spot participant Don Johnson .jpg)
and then-wife Melanie Griffith we started following Jack Lemmon. I love Jack Lemmon, and on many of those CBS telecasts of Saturday’s rounds at this tournament he looked like he could put his golfing shortcoming in perspective and enjoy the crowd. Ah, but there were no television cameras recording the action that cold Thursday morning, and Jack walked those fairways with his head down not at all interested in his adoring public. In contrast, Clint to his credit willingly posed for pictures as he walked off one green and headed to the next tee. I am happy to report that Jack had found his smile by the time Saturday’s CBS telecast had found him, but I knew better.
it is fun to see them up close, so let me suggest how you may best do that. To start with, Thursday and Friday of tournament week are the best days to get up close. Since most of the more popular celebrities won’t play the Pebble Beach Links until Saturday because that is the way CBS wants it, a trip to either of the other courses, Poppy Hills or Spyglass, on Thursday or Friday will allow you excellent vantage points and smaller crowds than the weekend will produce. Simply check the pairings in the paper the morning you intend to go out and see where your favorites are playing. It can be fun, but also disillusioning. One cold Thursday morning Susan and I reported to Poppy Hills and while waiting to spot participant Don Johnson and then-wife Melanie Griffith we started following Jack Lemmon. I love Jack Lemmon, and on many of those CBS telecasts of Saturday’s rounds at this tournament he looked like he could put his golfing shortcoming in perspective and enjoy the crowd. Ah, but there were no television cameras recording the action that cold Thursday morning, and Jack walked those fairways with his head down not at all interested in his adoring public. In contrast, Clint to his credit willingly posed for pictures as he walked off one green and headed to the next tee. I am happy to report that Jack had found his smile by the time Saturday’s CBS telecast had found him, but I knew better. 
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