This will be my first trip out of the country, so needless to say I’m pretty excited.  I know a few of my friends from the WPBA will be heading to Taipei as well, so I won’t get too lonely while Sarah is busy kicking ass.

The real reason I want to go though is to check out the Formosan Mountain Dogs.

These dogs are all from Taiwan and they have these totally wicked black tongues.  I probably won’t see one since they’re really rare, but you never know.  After Taiwan, Sarah and I will be flying over to San Diego for the first event of the 2010 WPBA season, the San Diego Classic, then we’ll be off to Philly for the Super Billiards Expo.

Sarah did such a good job taking care of me (no broken tails or feet in 2009) that Mike the marketing guy has decided to let me hang out with her for another year.  That means I’ll be traveling to all the WPBA events in 2010 and I might even get to go to a few other places.  Derby City is coming up and I’ve never been there, so I’m hoping that if Sarah goes she’ll take me along.

By the way, if you haven’t visited Sarah’s blog, you really should.  Not only does she write all about her adventures on the road, but she also has a trivia contest every week where you can win some Dawg Dough.

Can’t wait to hit the road with the Rowdy one again!

Team Rousey at the WPBA Pro-Am

For you football fans from the 80s, yes, the guy that’s standing behind me is none other than Mark “Super” Duper.  Since Mike the marketing guy is pretty ancient, he was completely jealous to hear that I got to hang with one of Dan Marino’s alltime favorite targets.

Sarah Rousey, Mark Duper and Frank T. Dawg

If you want to see all the pictures from the Tour Championships, check out our Flickr thing where we keep all our pictures.  Since the season is over, I’ll be spending my days fending off Sarah’s crazy cats for a few months.  Fear not though, in 2010 I’ll be once again heading on the road with the internet’s favorite WPBAer for more pictures and adventures.

In addition to the Tour Championships, ESPN is also airing the Pacific Coast Classic this Sunday on ESPN.  If all goes according to plan, I’ll have my big national TV debut sometime during the first hour, so that will be pretty sweet.  Also, the rowdy girl managed to get herself interviewed by ESPN, so she’ll probably be getting some airtime too.  Sure, she didn’t bring me along for the interview, but I was too busy trying to unbury myself at the beach, so I wouldn’t have made it anyway.

As for the event itself, this seems to be one of Sarah’s best places to play.  Last year she finished 3rd, taking out names like Allison Fisher and Gerda Hofstatter in the process, so I’ll look forward to another huge showing from my little buddy.  Maybe if she makes the TV tapings again she’ll let me sit in her corner…

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.