All Entries Tagged With: "Philippines"
THE VIEW FROM ABOVE
Dominant after an early loss at the World 10-Ball Championship, Mika Immonen further distanced himself from the field as the greatest player on the planet. BY TED LERNER IN BILLIARDS DIGEST MAGAZINE
“Your friend tells some interesting stories.”
Short of winning the lottery, this is the kind of email that can really make your day.
INPUT DOES NOT ALWAYS EQUAL OUTPUT
World reknowned Dutch pool star Alex Lely’s rambling letters reveal a startling universal truth. What you put into an endeavor does not always equal that which comes out. Sometimes in life, you simply have to stop giving a rip. by TED LERNER
BANCAS ON MANILA BAY
The beautiful Manila Bay walkway is the backdrop for this exotic and erotic tale, as our guest author meets Jennifer, a beatiful ‘working’ girl, strolling near the Manila Hotel. Jennifer tells of life servicing lonely foreign seamen and military men, and how it all comes together undercover. Clearly there’s more to Manila Bay than its famous sunset. by JOE RACE
First of two parts.
A BEER, A DATE, A BET AND THE ‘AMERICAN’ GAME OF POOL
In a seedy provincial Philippine town reminiscent of the American Wild West, the American game of pool took hold, thanks to a giant American Air Force base next door, GI’s with plenty of idle time and a local hero who became the greatest player to ever hold a cue stick. –by TED LERNER
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- Finally found some moments to upload some new content here on tedlerner.com, all of which you can check out as it spins up and down in the features section just above. I was lucky enough to be ringside doing the tv commentary for the Brian Viloria-Carlos Tamara world title fight here in Manila Jan.23rd and I've found some youtube video of the incredible last two rounds. Mika Immonen's awesome run to the World 10-Ball Championship in Manila is captured in my feature article in the Jan, 2010 issue of Billiards Digest magazine. And Saipan based author Joe Race is back with a tale of the Trung Sisters of Vietnam. Now these are some serious sisters I'd like to meet! Thanks Joe!--Ted aka "Hey,Joe"
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