Apr

10

Harpo Speaks is a book of very flawed men playing poker and drinking. one good thing is Oscar Levant spelling Prokofiev on his own concerto. Harpo never learned how to play the piano or harp. altogether an ugly group to say nothing about how he treated the idyllic wife. but who knew that the drunkard but very knowledgible Oscar Handler was the higher-paid concert pianist of his era.

Umberto Eco showed that new technology loses value for the masses over time. the tendency for all speculative activities to become maximizers of vig is similar. all become such that 52% is necessary to win and this is out of reach for most.

the loathsome spectacle of McEnroe and Roddick and Agassi playing pickleball like amateurs illustrates the point i was making about Umberto Eco with everything devolving to a max of vig.

the funny thing and indicating of max of vig is that in Brighton Beach and New Zealand we played a game 90% like pickleball with 30 courts in Brighton Beach alone but we played with a tennis ball which is much better for the current game than the plastic monstrosity that they use today.

by the way without patting myself on the back usually i was much better at the age of 11 than all the tennis players at the game. i admire the pro pickleball players who are good on all aspects of the game. Ben Johns is a good player in all aspects who would have been one of the best at Brighton Beach.

you've heard the one about how the amount of below-the-waste romance is 1000 times greater when you are engaged than after you're married. 45 years ago when susan and i got engaged she played racquetball and tennis with me all time. the last 45 years not once but we put up a court on our hard court tennis court and she played yesterday. and I say she could beat Chris Everts after a week or two of practice. i'm very proud of her that she didn't forget.

Bobby Riggs liked to come to Brighton to hustle in paddle tennis and paddle ball and I played him both games when I was 12. he was lucky to get 7 pts in each.

kindly forgive my boasting about the play of 70 years ago. you see now i am immobile after having a stroke and the old times are much sweeter.

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