Last Saturday saw the return of the Lower East Side Cup, sponsored and put on by Grand Opening - who I am very happy to say will be putting together the next issue of the magazine. I played in the Cup last year but was out of town for this one. Which is a shame because by all accounts it was FREAKIN AMAZING!
Congratulations to Franck (Co-owner of SPiN) for winning the cup and commiserations to everyone else. I’ll be there next year. Training started last night. More great pics here.
Posted by jamescooper | No CommentsLast week at SPiN there was a great celebrity tournament and auction for writer Dave Eggers’ Valencia 826 project. For anyone that doesn’t know the project you should check it out. They are centers to help kids write but made to look like shops. I’ve been to the original pirate store in Sf and the Super Hero Supply center in Park Slope. All great stuff.
Mr Eggers teamed up with another David (Schwimmer) to play Sean Avery and Catherine Keener. The two Davids eventually winning. But what was most fun (other than my chat with Ms Keener) was Mike Myers, resplendent in full Canada team colors and wig taking on Wally and his cell phone.
It was a close call (get it?) with Wally eventually winning 22-20.
Posted by jamescooper | No CommentsGood news from the West Coast. It seems that the tech industry is spawning loads of young players and facilities to go with it. Article from the Times of India. It won’t be long before Table Tennis is a full on jock sport with baddies in films like Back to the Future and Weird Science.
Posted by jamescooper | No CommentsMetal on Metal “BASTARD” from The Glue Society on Vimeo. Pretty cool film by The Glue Society. I’m guessing the band is Metal on Metal the track, ‘Bastards’. Just like the other night at PONG - only a little tamer.
Tomorrow night sees the third installment of the Corbis ping pong tournament here in NY. CPP will be fielding a team of myself and John - winner of the Bing tournament at SPiN a while back.
It’s doubles. It’s a different game you know. Reports back soon.
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Great picture of James Dean playing a few years back, found on The Retro Blog.
I wonder if he was a real player, looks like his style and grip are pretty together.
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Fredi has a sexy new site up. You should check it out. I have played with said blades. They are loads of fun. Takes a while to master the backhand but the forehand is all about the SLAM! I’ll interview Fredi for the next issue of the magazine.
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TMZ report that Mel Gibson and Josh Brolin played a little pong on Saturday. Good for you guys. Good for you.
It appears that Amy Winehouse is throwing Ping Pong parties. That’s it. I’m done. Hurling anyone?
We have a very strict ‘no Beer Pong’ policy here at CPP. The beautiful game and beer pong are in no way related. But here’s a clip of January Jones playing with Jimmy Fallon, just this once. It’s January Jones.
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