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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2020 53 Just in case: Check with your club contact to confirm meeting place, date, and time. Most of the Billiards for Fun Group members are anxious to resume our usual play times at The Lodge. I say most, because I haven't run into all members when I'm out walking and obviously because of the COVID-19 stay-at-home and social distancing orders still in place. Will we ever be able to play pool joyfully together like we used to? (See photos below — note, every person is smiling!) Ah, the good ol' days! So what will it look like when we resume? Probably masks will be mandatory and maybe 6 players at a time, playing singles for an hour? Reservations? It's hard to say how it will look, but one day we will be competing again. For the rest of 2020 (if we are able to play at The Lodge), tournaments will probably be singles only. But that's okay, right? We'll work it out ~ we always do. And anything at this point would be wonderful! So, don't give up, all you awesome BFFG members! We will be back together at some point. It's just that a lot of patience is required. And, hey, all you new residents — if you want to join a really great group of billiard players, please come check us out when The Lodge reopens, or you can email me at egcellent@msn.com and I'll send you information about our group. Our formal play is every Tuesday from 11 am to 1 pm or 1 to 3 pm. (We have two time slots to choose from because our turnout is so great, and we have such a fun time.) We play regular 8-ball, and rotate opponents. We also have informal Saturday practice sessions during the same time slots open to the community. Just come give us a try, okay? Hope to see you all soon. ~ Eileen Gilbert-Antoine, egcellent@msn.com Billiards for Fun Wild Bunch Billiards Ever the optimist, I'm hoping when you read this article we will be back "live" in the Billiards Room. If not, the "Wild Bunch" 8-Ball Billiards Group continues to wish everyone a safe and healthy journey as we continue to shelter-in-place and enjoy watching pool on YouTube. We are striving to become a billiards legend in our own mind. The "Wild Bunch" consists of some of the best players in the league: Joe Spinella, Lucas Don, Robert Howard, Bob Rector, Mike Corbett, Carlos Rivera, LeRoy Wright, Rocket Spinosa, and Gracy Luna. Once this beast has died and the crisis is over, if you want to play serious, competitive pool, we invite you to come by the Billiards Room and join in the stimulation of competitive play. We will keep you updated on when we can safely go into the Billiards Room, which we are hoping will be sooner than later! In conclusion, Practice does NOT make Perfect Practice makes Permanent Perfect Practice makes Perfection Permanent. ~ Gracy Luna, gracyluna@aol.com Basketball Everyone is welcome. We meet at the basketball court Fridays starting at 4 pm. Bring your energy and be prepared to have some fun. ~ Richard Hoffman Far left: Smiling Joy Collins Middle: Smiling Rick Lakoff Immediate left: Ron Erickson