Year: 1984

Actually, this is about a tennis tournament.  I drove my Toyota pickup through Glenwood Canyon (this was back in the day of a small, two lane I-70), through Glenwood Springs, and on to a tennis club in Carbondale, CO.  Slept in the back of my truck in the  parking lot of the club with the assistance of a better part of a six-pak.  Got woken up in the morning by some overachiever warming up early, and making a lot of noise about it.  Turned out this guy was my first round opponent.  I was bad, but he was much much worse.   I remember his name – “Stephen!!!” – because he screamed it so much.  I beat him love and love.  Later I played Larry Lewis, a true open player and former Head Pro at Eileen’s first job in Wickenburg.  I won a few games, that’s all I’ll say.

I drove over to Rudy Res, just to take a look.  Also took some pictures of the raging Colorado River.  The one tennis picture is of Phyllis, a big gal and bigger hitter who lived in Glenwood Springs and regularly beat Eileen whenever they met.

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A tournament at the Hilton Harvest House.

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