A Wonderful Wednesday Eve.......

Ah.....yes, Boule under the the stadium lights of McCarren Park. Friendly faces and warm hand shakes. Ernesto and Clay return for a game of doubles, and we play until the lights go out at 11:00, shot into darkness with a blink. A very pleasant way to spend and evening.....









(It is actually much lighter in the park than the pictures show, it's just hard to capture with out the flash interrupting play and not enough strength to light up the whole park.)

Grounded in Greenpoint.....

Now that School has Started, the kiddies are away being educated by America's Finest Education System and the heat of a new York Summer is waining, it leaves us more time for Petanque. So to the to the dirt we go leaving our mark under the Oaks.

Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons will soon be our regular schedule in the park. So please feel free to come by. We always carry extra sets just in case anyone wants to join in.

Hope to see you there soon.

BROOKLYN BOULE

2007 NEW YORK OPEN - SELECT DOUBLES

Go to "La Boule New Yorkaise" for info and entry forms. See you there......

Petanque Computer Games.....

For all you kids (and adults) out there that have been asking about Petanque computer games. I have made this posting to show whats out there. These first two are online flash games that you can play for free and are a fun way to while away the rainy days when outdoor Petanque is a wash out. They are in French so it may take a bit of practice and traslation to get the hang of them but they're fun once you do. There are PC games that you can buy and I shall try to get some review info on them, but I don't think anyone I know has any. So please feel free to review these for others and post your comments.....

ONLINE GAMES

Game 1: La Petanque








Game 2: Petanque 52







PC GAMES

Game 1: Petanque Le Jeu Du Centenaire








Game 2: Petanque 3D Unlimited

Back in Brooklyn.....

Back in Brooklyn, after many Bruce's summer vacations away from the oaks. On a nice coolish Wednesday eve, Bruce and I welcomed Clay to the Oaks , whom we met and played against in the Madagascar Open this year. To our amusement we played, with "Raiders of the lost Ark" screening in the back ground, McCarren Pool overflowing with people having just heard some concert, Kids, curiously wanting to play and seemingly enjoying throwing steel balls around, (Ah to be 7 again). And the strange popping of balloons just near us, coming from a form of post concert fall-out, that I shan't go into: ( lots of young hipsters smiling, lets just say). It was nice to be back to the oddities that Our park has to offer. and play boule under the lights until they fizzle out at 11.00, if only Nº 4 stadium light would work we'd have perfect light all night. I shall work on the Parks Department to get that turned on. Cross you fingers. As we were using the smaller Piste that needs a bit of "Round-Up©" and less badly pitched softballs flying at us. Ah Brooklyn..... I'm not looking forward to all the acorns falling, they hurt.

Soon we will be officially making Wednesday night and Sunday afternoon our playing times. And the Brooklyn Boule will be doing a special recruitment day, with food and goodies sometime this September. In the mean while we are still looking for people to play to increase our numbers, so if you'd like to play please get in touch and let us know when you'd like to meet up.

Minneapolis Mulch....

A trip to Minneapolis found us pisteless in the pristine suburban out skirts, lots of astro-turf like lawns and too many lakes to count. Not a patch of dirt any where. In an attempt to recruit another "Bruce", we tried our best to compromise and headed for the nearest playground. And clearing away the top layers of woodchip mulch stuff we actually had a somewhat, playable surface. Although I wouldn't recommend it, it is true that petanque can be played "almost" anywhere.




If only we had more time we would've liked to meet up with the Minneapolis club and shoot some boule around, Mid-West Style, maybe next time........

More Rain.....But We Got In A Game!

Having tentatively planed a Summer-Boule-Get-Together, on Sunday, the weather forecast foresaw many a gray cloud heading our way, so with the humidity soring we called it off , but by late morning the rain hadn't come so we dashed out and managed to get a few games in before the first drops hit the Oak leaves. So we will be having a Brooklyn Boule get together in a few weeks, when the crazy weather returns to normalish. Stay tuned for more updates...

Sweaty Early Morning Boule Practice.......

Hmmmmmmm.... The humidity of a confused New York Summer. Bruce and I have taken to playing early in the morning to avoid the heat of the day, but alas it's not that easy. Yet our wonderful photographer Lilly caught us dripping in action as the boule rolled under the Oaks....

New Photo Updates From Bastille Day......

Check below or click "HERE" for a few more images of Brooklyn Boule playing in the Bar Tabac Tournament 2007. I beleive there is still more to come so i shall keep uploading as they come in.....

Rain Rain Rain......!

Petanque America's Photo Album From Bastille Day At Bar Tabac 2007

Finally a collection of nice photos is now available on Petanque America's Blog, a comprehensive record of that fine day under a hot Brooklyn sun. Thanks to Philippe and all the other photographers for submitting their pics, but if there are any more please let us know...

Bastille Day Album
The Finals Album


Petanque America

BACK IN McCARREN PARK....................... TUESDAY NIGNT KNIGHTS!!!!

Ahhhh..... Back under the oaks on a cool Tuesday night, as the Bastille day falls into a time past, now it's the return to our own Piste and the comfort of rough terrain, broken glass, hand made dirt-castles and the Tuesday Knights. Nothing quite beats Home Sweet Home...... Not to mention that Bruce has caught the fever and is now playing like a pro, or is it the power of the quest of the Grail that has won him over?......we shall see. But the gallant Knights share the park well and let us play in peace, but for how long? Will there be more? What else will McCarren Park draw, Civil War reenactments? Pig racing? public executions? Who knows, but it's home and it's fun, what ever night of the week and there's always room for petanque....Let the Boule Roll Brooklyn style......