The Friday lunch gang has formed a Billiards Club at the high school. The history teacher who coaches the Whiz Quiz team is also going to be the Billiards Club sponsor. He's helping the gang write the official club charter, motto, anthem, and secret handshake. The club members and the sponsor are going to take some lessons, and then play in tournaments, and "get good enough to hustle pool games in college next year to recoup expenses for the cue sticks and lessons". The club's first fundraiser consisted of hitting up parents for seventy-five dollars for lessons at a nearby bowling alley.
What is proper billiards tournament attire? Should the club have printed t-shirts? What about a parental Billiards Booster Club? What about selling those really good chocolate almond candy bars??? Mmm. I never could resist those.
The club sponsor should be in line for sainthood. He has spent more time traveling with my sons during the last eight years than I could manage. He never lost any of them in the French Quarter. That is a significant accomplishment. For all you do, this blue chalk's for you!
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