US Open. A day late.
Treadmill. HB & Lillian Horn Family YMCA.
Walking. Albuquerque.
Hey There Andy Murray – Far In Jim
Davis Cup – Jackie McLean
U.S. Open Tennis – Keith Mansfield
Coco Gauff – LaJé & Bados
Serena Williams – Derek Pope
Roger Federer – The Mess
Rafa Nadal. Número Uno – Sito Ábalos
I’m Ready – Wyclef Jean
Tennis Elbow – Sky Sailing
Love Forty Down – Frank Turner
The Ballad of Bjorn Borg – Pernice Brothers
Tennis Court – Lorde
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story – Hamilton Original Broadway Cast
Let The Circle Be Wide – Tommy Sands
A Pair of Brown Eyes – The Pogues
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child – Paul Robeson
Hey Jude – Wilson Pickett feat. Duane Allman
Ain’t Nobody’s Business – Willie Nelson & Dr. John
DJabugai Lady – Archie Roach
LUST. – Kendrick Lamar
Hopeless Wanderer – Mumford & Sons
Duncan – Paul Simon
Brown Baby – Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
Wheels on the Bus – Gracie’s Corner
Wig In a Box – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Blood Wedding – Black 47 with Christine Ohlman
Tag Archives: US Open
27 August 2024
Filed under Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
AdventWord 2022 – December 17 – #majesty
Late afternoon, early evening, New York City. From Arthur Ashe Stadium.
August, 2019
Thank you, Serena Williams
Greatness.
Grace.
Power.
Prowess.
Passion.
Swift feet.
Sharp eyes.
Brilliant mind.
Strong spirit.
Sound heart.
Commitment.
I saw Serena play.
I saw Serena live.
And I am changed and grateful.
Filed under Current Events, New York, tennis
All matches cancelled
In that eternal tennis center
where immortals and unknowns,
injury and age wiped away,
white supremacy and patriarchy recalled and transcended,
gather to play forever, amid
churning legs and blurring rackets,
thundering serves and crackling backhands,
all matches scheduled for
what we know as September 11, 2021
4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time
are cancelled
so everyone may gather
round the Jumbotrons to view
Leylah Fernandez
and Emma Raducanu
and marvel
and rejoice
and remember
it is never,
never,
just about the tennis.
10 September 2021
Louisville, Kentucky
Sometimes it is about the tennis
Among my favorite annual rituals is attending the U.S. Open (tennis) on Labor Day weekend with Sean, Eric, and Elizabeth. Tricia is invited but declines. Some of my New York friends have even gone along when we had a spare ticket or two.
If you follow my posts here and on Facebook, which I know everyone does faithfully, you know my mantra: “It is never just about the tennis.”
Yesterday in Melbourne:
Wang Qiang defeated Serena Williams.
Coco Gauff defeated Naomi Osaka.
Ons Jabuer defeated Caroline Wozniaki in Wozniaki’s final match before retiring due to health reasons.
Sometimes, my friends, it is about the tennis.
Filed under Current Events, Family, tennis
The Until We Meet Again Tour – 2-5 September 2016
The Until We Meet Again Tour played the US Open from Friday evening through Monday night, an exhausting and invigorating schedule. A number of friends and family members sat in during the appearance. The heart of the group was Sean and Eric. Great tennis was viewed. Good times were shared. The renovations at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center were impressive. The new Grandstand became a favorite. It was good to see some matches in Louis Armstrong Stadium. Much food was consumed. The hamburgers came highly recommended and lived up to their billing.
The Until We Meet Again Tour – 1 September 2016
After a day of work, the Until We Meet Again Tour appeared at Penn Station to pick up Eric who arrived to attend the US Open. We traveled to Sean’s apartment where we visited with the talented up and coming artist Henrik.
Along the Graybeard Trail 