Dear Wpufo,

              One of the (noticeable, outstanding , important)* features of the Classic game is that
              is that it has spectator appeal.
                                                              --Word for the day
 
Westfield, NJ, is the home of the New Jersey Table Tennis Club, which is great.  Phone number 908  232 9659 (good 2004!).

I took Ms. Lily Yip's table tennis clinic  in July 2004.  She's a great coach and really sweet.

If you make it out to Santa Monica, CA, and want to play, give me a call.

                                                                Best wishes,

                                                                Ed Ball
                                                                Chief Instructor
                                                                 Hardbat International

*Answer:  salient

On 3/10/07, wpufo <wpufo@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hello

I'm a 56 year old man who has recently started playing table tennis
again after a 40 year "break." I'm using a hardbat purchased from
Paddle Palace. (I recently bought a Prince sponge at a local store,
but I am having difficulty controlling the ball with sponge.) I live
in Passaic County, NJ and don't have a place to play other than at a
friend's/co-worker's house and we don't get together that often.
(We're both married and working full-time so that affects how often
each of us can play.) There is a table tennis table at a pool room in
Clifton, NJ on Route 46 where it costs $6/hour to play. That would be
better than nothing, but the table and the room are nothing to get
excited about.

I think I'm a decent (not great) player with an aggressive topspin style
and I'd like to improve my game.

Send e-mail if you might be interested.