Hi everyone, Pete here. It was pretty crazy last night; by the time I finished writing up my last post it was around 2 am, and then I drove a few colleagues back to Manhattan, filed the Tennis.com US Open evening report, and drifted off to bed at 4:30 am. I was up at 7, because this week I have to get the little Cowpoke to school in the morning before heading off for the USTABJKNTC. No pity party here, though, I could be putting up drywall.
Anyway, I'm putting up this post because my pal Martin Blackman, director of the The Junior Tennis Champion's Center, in College Park, Md., encouraged me to invite the TWibe to a special event - a jamfest featuring the Bryan Brothers Band, along with Wayne Bryan and Murphy Jensen, tomorrow night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. In fact, if you go to the JTCC home page, you'll see that you are invited as my special guest to this event. If your invitation says Sept 9, don't worry about it; it was an error that should be fixed to reflect the correct date, Sept 5th (tomorrow night) at any moment. All you need to do is click on the invitation, and when it opens in a new window, print it out and bring it along. Present it at the door to gain admission at the Crowne Plaza. I will be there after dinner, probably a bit on the later side. I hope to see and meet some of you there.
The JTCC has a fantastic facility and program, and a number of you - led by Ruth - have contributed to the ongoing effort at this tennis academy that puts heavy emphasis on character-building, leadership skills, and academic performance as well at top-level competitive tennis. I hope to see you there!
PS - Note that the date on the invitation to the jamfest is presently wrong; it says's Sept. 9th, but takes place tomorrow night, Sept. 5th.