Of all the WPBA tour stops, the Pacific Coast Classic in Lincoln City, Oregon has to be my favorite. First off, its right by the ocean, which is pretty cool. If I was a real dog, I’d make Sarah throw a frisbee into the ocean so I could go out to retrieve it, but it my current condition I unfortunately don’t do very well in the water. Even so, it is nice to be able to look out my hotel window and see the water.
The other reason why I love this place so much? Every year there’s an awesome APA regional event that takes place in the hotel at the same time as the WPBA event. There’s always tons of people there having a good time, playing in the mini events and just getting excited about pool.
Sarah had a good tournament here last year finishing 9th when she got knocked out of the tournament by Allison Fisher. ESPN’s going to air the quarterfinal matches this year (along with the semis and finals), so maybe if Sarah gets on TV she’ll let me hang out in her corner.
I am seriously beat. That Samm girl had us running around all weekend, but we did have a blast seeing old friends and meeting some new ones. First off was a stop at the Poison booth to visit with my pal Cristina De La Garza:
Hanging Out with Cristina De La Garza
She’s so nice to me. No rest for the weary though, as our next stop was at the Mezz booth to say hi to Sarah Rousey, Caroline Pao and Amateur champ Ming Ng:
Visiting the Mezz Booth
I always like seeing my little buddy Sarah and meeting Caroline and Ming was a blast. From there, it was on to see this year’s champions Mr. 400 John Schmidt and Allison Fisher:
Frank with Allison Fisher
Frank and John Schmidt
I’m heading back to Atlanta to recuperate for a few days, then I hop back on a plane with the tall lady to hit the WPBA San Diego Classic. If you want to see all the pictures, just head over to the Facebook page or check out the photos on Flickr.
We’re back in Hotlanta after finishing up with the Pacific Coast Classic this weekend and the tall lady finally has her computer up and running again. Better late than never, but we’ve got lots of pictures from the WPBA 2008 Carolina Classic.
As always, Debbie introduced be to just about everyone she could, so I got to meet a bunch more players and fans. The highlight though had to be meeting WPBA legend Allison Fisher. Check me out hanging with Allison Fisher and Sarah Rousey!
Hanging Out with Allison Fisher and Sarah Rousey!
Anyway, you can check out the entire photoset with all the fans as well as pros like Kelly Fisher, Morgan Steinman, Megan Minerich, Melissa Herndon and Stacy Hurst.
Back later with pictures from the Pacific Coast Classic.
