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Vol. III, Issue 40 - November 1, 2004
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Bocce product of the week
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The weekly Ezine for bocce aficionados everywhere
Volume 3, Issue #40 - November 1, 2004
Publisher: Mario Pagnoni Copyright 2004 http://www.joyofbocce.com
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A word about ads: Like any entrepreneurial type, I'd love to turn a profit from something I really enjoy. For now, I have decided not to accept paid advertisements. If I pitch a product here, it is something I have examined and tested and deem it beneficial to our readers.
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PLEASE – we are always looking for bocce photos and feedback from all over the USA. We want to connect bocce fans everywhere. You can email (author@joyofbocce.com) or snail mail (Mario Pagnoni, P.O. Box 608, Methuen, MA 01844).
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2ND EDITION UPDATE
We are sooooo (keep adding o's each week) close to completion of the Joy of Bocce 2nd edition - it is looking good and we are hoping to get it into the bookstores and for sale online in November. Stay tuned. Anyone thinking about purchasing right now might want to hold off until the new and improved book is available...on the other hand, I am thinking that an autographed copy of the first edition just might become a collectible (I've already seen it on Amazon.com for >$150).
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Readers’ Feedback
{Publisher’s comments in brackets}
Chris Pfeiffer writes...
"Here is a link that I found that shows my portables set up on Fieldturf at Tom McNutt's tournament."
{Pfeiffer's Portable Courts can be set up on artificial turf and carpet without having to drive stakes into the ground. Click the photo to see the article he alludes to.}
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Anthony Corlando asks...
"I came across a bocce set that says 'Fabra' on it. Is this a manufacturer or model? Is it a decent set?"
{Can any reader help with this question?}
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Robert L. Agnelly sends this...
"I am president of the Italian American Bocce Club in Metairie, Louisiana (a superb of New Orleans). We have three indoor courts, mostly because of the summer heat and rain so we can play year round. We play in the Midwest Bocce Tournament each year along with Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Memphis. That tournament moves from city to city each year. Next year, we play in Kansas City. Ironically, all of us play in indoor facilities.
Dr. Cordano's team played in this year's New Orleans Invitational Tournament this past October. We played a round robin tournament consisting of nine teams. Dr. Cordano's team won the tournament by beating a team from our Club by just one point. We had teams coming from Florida, St. Louis and Kansas City. We were hoping for more teams from around the area, but three hurricanes did damage to attendance.
Please put me on your mailing list. If you would like some pictures of our facilities or club information, please let me know."
{Yes, Yes, Yes - please send photos of your venue and details of bocce happenings in your neck of the woods - readers love to see and read about bocce around the country.}
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Bob Whitlow (Illinois) resonds to Michele from NJ who asked about "an interesting bocce picture or saying" to put on invitations.
Says Whitlow...
"Here a phrase that I use quite frequently on my bocce flyers and correspondence...
Remember, you don't have to be an Italian to play."
George Farruggio (Florida) suggested "Keep Rolling."
Bob Goetz (NC) sent this link - http://jobslide.com/directory/Sports/Bocce/jokes.shtml
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Farruggio also had answers to other questions from a recent issue...
Jerry DiFilippo asked about bocce court builders near Gainesville, Florida. Says Farruggio..."Have DiFilippo contact me at wam@strato.net."
And for young Thomas Adair he has this counsel...
"You want to represent America in Bocce. Please learn the name of the game you love - it's BOCCE, not Bocce Ball."
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Mike Conti (USBF) writes...
"For Tom Adair and any enthusiast bocce player who would like to represent the U.S. there is only one way and that is to go to the National Bocce Championship held every year by the United States Bocce Federation. SEE: BOCCE.COM."
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