Monday, April 03, 2006

Dominoes on TV?

"But anyone who has spent time in a Latino neighborhood in New York City could testify that dominoes played there — with the slammed-down tiles, the verbal sparring, the bragging and bluffing — is no parlor game...so perhaps it is no surprise that the ESPN sports network has declared dominoes the next big spectator sport and is promoting it as both a colorful cultural touchstone and a highly competitive game, complete with rankings, formal tournaments, celebrity events and sponsors". Article

Dominoes on TV? The next big spectator sport?

I learned to play dominoes watching my grandfather and I never saw him lose...I inherited my love for the game from him and I wish he was alive to see his cultural passtime potentially become a national phenomenon...who knew?

Ralph



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