...Is tomorrow (Tuesday) night at midnight. I've gotten enough submissions for a great feature and then some, so it just seems greedy to keep soliciting more. I sure have been enjoying seeing all of them, though. A lot of enjoyable, wonderful and interesting shots.
In other news, I just got a chance to play some pool! And hot diggety, did I ever have fun. I was the baby of the group by a long way—the guy who won, Loyle, is 89 years old, and the guy who came in second, Norm, is 93 and a WWII vet. Great bunch of guys, and collectively they made me feel just fine about the prospects of old age. The next-youngest, Jerry, is fifteen years my senior and could pass for my age. Freemont used his walker to get to the table and sank some fine shots. I think most if not all of them are veterans, and we played "pea pool" (also called kelly pool) on a Dynamo coin-op 7-footer at the local Moose Lodge, and how much more American can you get? (Aw, I should have taken a group portrait. Didn't think of it till just now.) All I can say for myself is that I didn't embarrass myself, which was good. I got invited back, even.
I had a great time. First time I've touched a pool cue in more than three years. I really miss it.
Keep those cards and letters coming, till tomorrow night.
Mike
Original contents copyright 2018 by Michael C. Johnston and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved. Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site.
B&H Photo • Amazon US • Amazon UK
Amazon Germany • Amazon Canada • Adorama
(To see all the comments, click on the "Comments" link below.)
Featured Comments from:
No featured comments yet—please check back soon!
And yet...
"Rachael Talibart named Black & White Photographer of the Year 2018"
https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/rachael-talibart-named-black-white-photographer-of-the-year-2018/
Posted by: Homer Office | Monday, 22 January 2018 at 02:33 PM
I understand that the last thing you need is another project on your plate, but I can already picture a touching photo essay of these octogenarians shooting pool -- and who better to shoot (get the double entendre?) than you?
Posted by: Gordon Lewis | Monday, 22 January 2018 at 02:40 PM
I think a photo essay is in order. Think about the ages of those guys and the stories they could tell...The older I get the more I value the tales the old folk tell.
Posted by: Benjamin Marks | Monday, 22 January 2018 at 02:54 PM
Well, I remembered to send one in, this time. With the last Baker's Dozen, I left it until the very last day, then came home exhausted and aching and didn't even think about it until the next morning. Let that be a lesson to me!
Posted by: Roger Bradbury | Monday, 22 January 2018 at 06:18 PM
I sent my submission last week. It was hard selecting just one photo for a theme of 'Color', and in the end, my picture actually has TWO colors (although just barely).
Patrick
Posted by: Patrick Perez | Monday, 22 January 2018 at 07:48 PM
I only played billiard once with my father, 2 months before he died at 97. The last time he played was in 1932, before he met my mum. He was 24 at the time.
Guess what? He beat me.
Posted by: Gerard Geradts | Tuesday, 23 January 2018 at 10:34 AM
Mike, I'd like to submit a color image for tonight. I can't find guidelines on file size or where to upload it. I'm assuming JPEG. What's the process? Thanks.
Posted by: LARRY JOHNSON | Tuesday, 23 January 2018 at 04:00 PM
And my job made me miss the deadline... :(
Oh well, at least I know reading your post will be lots of fun. Whenever I find time to read it...
Posted by: Thomas Paris | Sunday, 28 January 2018 at 08:19 AM