Category Archives: Sports

The Cage – West 4th Street 11/1/2023

November 3, 2023 – 11:55 am

< B-ball Over the years Two mornings ago I exited from the West 4th Street station Early for my eldercare of Professor Ollman. A forty year-old player spoke with two ballers. I had seen the bearded ace before. He had a great handle And even better shot. I asked if I could take a few […]

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Pinball – Gaslight Inn – Park Slope – 1976

August 14, 2023 – 7:51 pm

At 3 O’Clock I thought about going to Rockaways The day slipped away Seconds ticked into minutes. 4:16 I catch the B54 One stop later I calculated the time. Four hours Back and forth To and from Rockaway The next stop North Portland I get off Across the avenue Fort Greene Park A green lawn […]

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GASLIGHT PINBALL by Peter Nolan Smith

August 14, 2023 – 2:27 am

Written Oct 6, 2013 Pinball was banned as a game of chance in New York City throughout most of the 20th Century. In 1976 a pinball wizard proved the contrary to a courtroom by calling out his shots to the amazed judges. The ace later acknowledged that his called shot was pure luck, however pinball […]

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POK A POK

August 7, 2023 – 10:06 pm

The Mayans have always inhabited Meso-America. Western archaeologists dated their presence back 10,000 years ago and their agrarian communities flourished in spurts governed climate swings, as the land was capable of maintaining a growing population. The culture reached its apex from 250 AD to 900 after which the civilizations of Copan and Tikal retreated from […]

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Bringing The Title Back Home

July 4, 2023 – 3:49 am

In 2007 the USA failed to qualify for the finals of sailing’s most prestigious title, The America Cup, however Joey Chesnut of Potomac Falls, VA vanquished the six-time defending hot dog eating champ Takeru Kobayashi and brought the trophy back to the States.  At the annual Fourth of July eat-off the two finalists were tied […]

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