With roommates Carl "The Arbiter" Naples and Jim "Jimbolaya" Fonti at 2004 Nationals,  between rounds of the finals

Taking in the sights of the Mississippi River with my buddies at the '04 Nationals in New Orleans

Performing "I Blocked Your Line" at the Atlantic City tournament  talent show, January 2005.  Johnny Cash is spinning in his grave....

Jimbo was my opponent in my first tournament victory in 2001, and we meet once again with similar results at the 2004 Nationals

Getting skydiving tips from Vera B. of Toronto, eh...Phoenix, '06

My best comeback, against Tom Kelly at AC.  Down by 130 points at midgame with the board clogged up, and the blanks gone on Tom's first turn......I manage to open it up and slap down 3 straight bingos (DESIRED, TOUCHERS, TOTALING) and stick him with the Q for a 100-point win! (9/05- Rest in Peace, Tom...)

Farmingdale club  at '06 USSO in Phoenix.  (L-R) David Mahnken, Denise Mahnken, special guest Annette "Pokey" B., Colleen Shea, Jim Fonti, me and Carl "Dad" Naples.

Fun times in Phoenix!!

How wild is this? I made a board for George Borsuk of the Farmingdale Club (see it on the Gallery 2 page) and his daughter made him a Fathers Day cake to look like the board!!!!

Jamming New Year's tournament 2005-06 in Albany with Jesse Day (on my bass), Kevin Colosa (on piano, obscured) and Jimbo (parody vocals)

Vera B. loves her new board!  New Years Eve at Albany, 06-07, picture courtesy of Roger Cullman.

Amazing backyard creation from the fertile mind of Bernie McMahon. Yes, that's my nine, MENTORING on the board!     

Bernie and Jimbo comtemplate a move on the big board.

My UNDULATION play - a ten through disconnected letters

Great memories are made over a Scrabble board!  August '07.

Still my favorite opponent!  February, 2010.

Still having good times and great Scrabble games! Aug.2011

Bernie's record-setting comeback against me.  I was  leading by 193 when he bingoed out with JADEITES for 194 and took 18 more from my rack for a stunning victory.