ITTF North American Cup, Westchester Table Tennis Club, New York
Karl AugestadApril 20, 2013
Writing this email as the players from Canada and the USA 
Westchester TT club in New York. Andy's top club for many reasons!begin filing into the Westchester Table Tennis club at 7:30 am. I can now state, after visiting approximately 30 table tennis clubs around the country, on this trip, that the Westchester TTC is the very best. THE WESTCHESTER TABLE TENNIS CLUB IS THE VERY BEST.
The rhythmical sound of two top players hitting the ball is now filling the room. Will Shortz and Robbie Roberts have been extremely busy getting ready for this ITTF event, however they found time to make sure I had a place to park the VW Eurovan, just outside the main entrance, a shower and great food. I forgot how good a piece of New York pizza tastes, the slice of pizza that is so thin you have to fold it over so the cheese and sauce don't slide off.
Will & Robbie gave me a key to their club and asked if I'd open early this morning....of course! They (Will & Robbie) will be visiting Alaska TT Clubs while Susanne and I are in Denmark. And, of course, they are anxious to visit our great state. Will Shortz especially mentioned Boyd & Shirley Bennett's club in Ealge River. Yesterday at lunch Will wondered why they closed their club. I told him it was a temporary situation and would most likely open again as more players are coming out of retirement.
Please go to www.westchestertabletennis.com for live streaming of the North America Cup, you may see me in the crowd. This competition will be also live streamed on the www.ittf.com web site. I believe, it's been almost two decades since the USA has hosted an ITTF event, glad the timing of this trip was perfect so I was able to have this experience.
This morning Richard Lee, of North American Table Tennis Association, said he'd sponsor me when I'm ready to do another one of these road trips......! Anyone interested?
Best regards,
Andy
Reader Comments (2)
Sign me up... I'm all in. I guess I need to catch up on my retirement status and work on my business exit strategy. Need to catch up to the likes of fellow retirees Boyd Bennett, Dave DeMay, yourself and recently Wade Wruck. Retiring... looks ever more exciting and desirable every month. While reading Andy's adventures I can say I have been honored to join him on several others in the past. Including about 4 times during the years 2003 through this at the NATT Teams. Held in Baltimore and in 2013 in Washington, DC, 2012 America's Team in Rockford, IL, 2009 The Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH and in 2012 the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, UT. Not to mention road trips to Kenai/Soldotna, Fairbanks and Wasilla. Playing at you home town club is fun but the road trips are where the excitement is! Meeting new people, seeing the club's operations, tasting the local food and just getting out to sights while on the journey. Andy and I will team up at the 2013 Alaska Yukon Challenge held here in Anchorage, AK. I would love to take part in another adventure of table tennis tour across the USA... or internationally..
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