Recollections of Gary Hart (Santa Barbara Independent) 34 Years of Mostly Good Decisions, but One Really Bad One By Michael DeLapaFri Jan 28, 2022 | 1:21pm Former state senator Gary Hart died on January 27, 2022, but several weeks before, his onetime Santa Barbara field representative Michael DeLapa wrote a remembrance of their friendship. I met Gary in 1987 on Rich Leib’s couch. Nothing funny, I assure you. I drove from Santa Barbara to Santa … more
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Beach volleyball isn’t only for Olympians — it’s for friends, too (The Carmel Pine Cone, July 2, 2021)
Winners of the Annual Torneo de las Palmas Heladas
2024 – Ivan Garcia & Katie Smith2023 – Charlie DeLapa & Allee Smallwood2022 – Ben Airola & Jim Airola ***2021 – Nick Manov & Jim Airola2020 – Cancelled2019 – Lev Priima & Ron Benavente2018 – Garret Wilson & Erica Chapa2017 – Kit Moore & Diane Strutner2016 – Matt Davis & Heather McGuire2015 – Garrett Wilson & Jung Yi2014 – Mauro Pasta & Tamara Lovere2013 – Winder Montano & Ilga Celmins2012 – Dillan Bennett & Bruce … more
History of Beach Volleyball at Carmel Beach
Beginnings – 1940s & 1950s Beach volleyball enjoys a storied tradition in Carmel, dating back at least 70 years. According to long-time Carmel residents and two of the earliest Carmel Beach volleyball players, Niels Reimers (Carmel High School class of 1951) and Francis “Skip” Lloyd (Carmel High School class of 1952), Wilbur Wilkinson (1911?-1997) established the first beach court at the bottom of 13th Street at Cook’s Cove sometime between the summers of 1946 and … more
Volleyball in the Time of Cholera (or The True Meaning of Shit Ball) – Oct. 6, 2014
Volleyball Coaching Videos
Indoors Coaching Tips: Volleyball: Serves – Terry Liskevych Episode 1 Coaching Tips: Volleyball: RECEIVE / PASS – Terry Liskevych Episode 2 Hitting Tips – Terry Liskevych – The Art of Coaching Volleyball AVCA Video Tip of the Week: Passing Technique with Karch Kiraly Beach Volleyball Tips: How to pass on the beach. Beach Volleyball passing with Holly McPeak Beach Volleyball Attacking Tip – The Batter’s Box 3 TIPS to Improve your DEFENSE | Beach Volleyball … more
Tribute to Coach Tony Vigna
October 28, 2017 Dear Coach Vigna, In 1972 you changed a young man’s life forever. It was mine. I remember the first fall practice of the 1972-3 San Marcos junior varsity basketball team. It was brutal. I was out of shape, along with virtually all of my teammates, and for the first week we ran “the ramp” outside the gym. I’m not sure if I puked, but I sure remember it felt like I should … more
The 100 best novels written in English: the full list | Books | The Guardian
Robert McCrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at his list Source: The 100 best novels written in English: the full list | Books | The Guardian After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at his list Ten of the best … Some … more
Rome Emergency, Transportation, Beach Volleyball and Other References
Beach and Indoor Sand Volleyball Beach Beach Volleyball Academy, Ostia (last stop Cristoforo Colombo on train from Porta S. Paolo) Passoscuro Beach – Lampara bathhouse Frigene – Tirreno Frigene – Lido Indoor Empire, Via degli Aldobrandeschi, 115 – FL5 train from Roma Ostensie toward Civitavecchi to Roma Aurelia Sport Beach City, Via Cina, 91 – train from Roma Piramide toward Civitavecchi to Tor di Valle Palabeach, via Viale Cortina D’Ampezzo, 379 – train from Roma Ostensie toward Civitavecchi to Monte … more
The sounds of Testaccio Piazza. (Source: https://66.media.tumblr.com/)