Sophie's photo roundup, part three

It's been seven months since I did a roundup of pictures from Sophie's (you can click here and here to see previous photo roundups). Up top is Fulvia, who speaks with a very distinctive Italian accent. A few weekends ago I played her twice in one night, beating her both times. The next night she was back and we played again and I won again, but I let her have the table.


Adam from Sophie's takes a shot as Darin looks on. Darin also plays in the league, out of Musical Box over on Avenue B. I like this picture because it seems to sum up both players' styles and personalities. Adam is talkative, a bit of a jokester, and a pretty fast, animated player. Darin has a much more quiet, cooled down personality, and his playing style is much more on the careful, cautious side.


I played Lazlo at Pioneer in 2003 or so, and I thought he was a bona fide pool shark. Just the way he carried himself, the way he used his foot to spin the cue when chalking, his fast style of playing, etc. After he destroyed me I thought he may have taken my bag (turns out a friend had moved it for me), so I went out to confront him about it. I said "Alright man, where's my bag?" He looked at me with amusement and said "I"ll pay your rent." Lazlo is from Budapest. Here he is pictured above at left with some friends, during a much friendlier confrontation. In the middle photo is Will, who plays at Musical Box with Darin. Will is an exceptionally talented player in the Hispanic tradition. He is a veteran of the Hamilton Fish rec center, and can play last pocket with the best. At right is Johnny from Colorado. Johnny plays a lot at Joe's on 6th and at Ace Bar, where he works. He has been receptive to the idea of playing for the Sophie's team.


Grace, the North Carolinian. Grace got bumped up to a 3 this season. Season highlight for Grace was her slaying of two 5s. Last time I wrote about Grace it was in June and we were only a couple matches into the season. I wrote that she was adjusting to the competitiveness of the APA. She definitely seems to have gotten over her jitters, and we look forward to having her on board this fall.


I have no idea who this guy was. But he was very drunk and I think he got kicked out of the bar that night. Anybody who swings a pool stick around like that should. I didn't want to go anywhere near him.


Finally, a shot of our beloved Slima (right) taunting Chris. Chris was on our team two seasons ago, but will hopefully be returning in the fall. This was taken on a league night where I had to leave for an assignment, and so I had my digital camera with me. Actually, now that I think about it, it was taken after my assignment, when I came back to Sophie's. That's actually one of my favorite times to be at the bar: after a match. Win or lose, we like to put the scoresheet away and play "bar" (rules).