Family Billiards: The Hustle's In The Genes

The day after Thanksgiving, some of the Fam went to play pool together at Don Q's. Salene sent me some great pics of the happenings. Here's what Salene has to say:


My mom has been wanting to shoot pool for a long time now. I promised I would take her the next time I came to S.B., so here we are at Don Q's on Chapala. It was a good time :)

My mom hasn't played in decades and I play weekly. I have competed in tournaments all over the Bay Area and in Las Vegas. First game against my mom, just like she said she would, she whooped my butt. I liked it :) Actually I think it is in the blood, because all the cousins were shooting really well... even lil Megan who has never shot before!


So who showed up? Auntie Rosie, Megan, Salene, Candy, Bosco, Ronny, Wolf, and one of the guys' friends.

After that, I think I'ma take my nina Rosie to some out-of-town pool halls and hustle some cash ;)

Thanks Salene for the pics!

Here's the album.

Third Saturday: November '07 Edition

So it looks like Saturdays are a hit. We had 10 people at the table, but there were a lot more family members who showed up.

Junior, Peggy, Natalie, Sara, Isaac, Jesse, and the two boyfriends, Jason and Marcos, also happened to be there for breakfast by coincidence.

Marina, Ronny Chackel and Ruben hosted their own table with Matt, Reina, Victoria, Jessica and David.

At our table were Ronny, Danny, Renee, Robert, Raquel, Wolf, Bosco, Joseph, Gabriel and myself.

So there were 24 family members (Wolf is family), plus two more, at the restaurant. Three separate tables, but it’s good times all the same.


Here’s some of the funnier moments of the morning:

• - I don’t know if this is true. Wolf and Danny went to see a movie. Mind you, they’re about a decade and a half apart in age. The movie didn’t work out, so they went to Sharkees, a lower State Street bar, instead. Not like Sharkees is next door to the theater, either.

• - Matt was on his route on Friday when the earthquake struck. He called the UPS Center and told them he had to get off work early to check on his stuff at home—cuz a 3.4 earthquake is violent, right? The response from the Center: “Finish your route!”

• - Robert was miffed because he hadn’t had a mention in this blog. I told him that’s not necessarily a bad thing. He’s a straight and narrow guy, not too up, not too down. He’s like his favorite drink—a glass of milk. There’s your mention, Rob. Now buck up, buttercup.

• - Bosco looked at his watch and said “It’s 11 already. It’s late. You should start drinking by 9.”

• - We saw Cousins Yolie and Linda (Borrayo) at the bar. At the bar. Interesting. They asked if Bosco’s two boys were twins. The responses from the group:
• - They’re just a year apart
• - They’re 9 months apart
• - They were born at the same time from two different moms.
  

• - Someone asked Marina if she was sitting with us. She said no, because it was for the cousins. The she pointed to two of the little ones and said “They’re cousins, they’re sitting with you guys.” And Matt had to correct her: “Mom-- Danny and David are brothers, not cousins.”

• - Someone reminded Wolf that his movie came out this week. Wolf said “Which movie?” So they told him: “Be A Wolf”. The movie is actually “Beowulf”, but they told Wolf he should ask to get in free since he is, you know, a Wolf.