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John Vormbaum

Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 273
Location: SF Bay Area, CA

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Hello all,



Afrikaner Commander fans, are there any Commanders in East London, South 

Africa? My mother is traveling there today to manage the South African 

professional tennis event. Since she's the mother of a Commander Person, 

she is a de facto Commander Person.....I thought I'd ask!



Cheers,



/John

nico(at)cybersuperstore.c
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Tennnis and Commanders? Wow. I thought I was all alone on the planet with

that combination. 

Tell us more about your mother, John.

;-D

 



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barry.collman(at)air-brit
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Tennis & Commanders?

  

 There is a connection .........

  

 Tennis racquet

 Commander noise (racket = a loud, unwanted sound  [slang])

  

 Sorry ............ I'll get my coat.

  

 Best Regards,

 Barry

  

  

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John Vormbaum

Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 273
Location: SF Bay Area, CA

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Hi Nico,



My mother is a senior umpire with the ATP men's pro tennis tour in the 

US. She is Chief of Officials for many of the year's events. Starting in 

1980 by umpiring local matches, she eventually (by '85 or so) became the 

highest ranked female chair umpire in the US and one of the top 2 or 3 

in the world. She's chaired finals, on center court, in all 4 majors; 

French, Wimbledon, Australian, & US Opens. She's chaired for every major 

name you can think of, starting with Chris Evert / Bjorn Borg through 

today's best. In the last couple of years she's backed off and turned 

mostly to administrative work (gotta make room for the younger fresher 

umps...kinda like the age-60 [65?] rule) but still chairs matches at the 

US Open.



She's in S.A. for the event there, I think it's sponsored by South 

African Airways. She told me after last year's event (her first there) 

that she liked the SAA people very much. Evidently they actually have a 

couple of competent senior execs.....which would be quite refreshing in 

the airline biz I would imagine.



Anyway, I was raised as a tennis brat. I played competitively for about 

15 years and was......good. I probably would never have been 

world-class, but I could have made a living at it if I enjoyed it, which 

I really didn't. I'm a golf addict and prefer that sport, especially as 

many of the good courses here in the US can be reached easily by Commander!



Cheers,



/John



nico css wrote:

[quote] 



 Tennnis and Commanders? Wow. I thought I was all alone on the planet with

 that combination. 

 Tell us more about your mother, John.

 ;-D

  



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rcdettmer(at)charter.net
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Wow John, that's quite spectacular.  We are BIG tennis fans and players. Not

at your level, but we have lots of fun.  My mom Lucy Dettmer has been ranked

number 1 in the nation (USTA) in 70's 75's and 80's in doubles and singles.

She is currently ranked number 1 in 85's.  She is 87 years old.  Her regular

doubles partner is Dodo Cheney, who was inducted into the Tennis Hall of

Fame along with Andre Agassi a couple of years ago.  She plays regularly

along with my Dad (who is also a good player).  We are very proud of them

both.  What's your Mom's name, so we watch for her..??  Will she be down at

the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells..?? We have a time-share across the

street from the tournament, and will be down there for the event this year.

I am hoping that my Commander will be flying by that time.



RD



Dettmer Architecture

663 Hill Street, San Luis Obispo, CA  93405

805 541 4864 / Fax 805 541 4865

http://www.dettmerarchitecture.com/



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nico(at)cybersuperstore.c
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Imagine. And we never shared thoughts on tennis. I tried to make a living

playing once, but I knew that it wasn't going to pan out for me. Not for a

lack of trying or training, but the talent is ... well, just not there.  I

still play and have won a couple of stuff, still playing for the fun of it

(enjoying seeing younger folks throwing their rackets), and so on. Maybe we

can hit some balls some day. A Commander team? We'll take on the Rockets.



Commander and tennis nut. 



Great stuff on this list.



Nico





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deneals(at)deneals.com
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Not to speak out of turn, but I seem to remember that John Towner was quite

a tennis player in the day.

 

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Deneal Schilmeister, ATP LearJet

St. Louis - Cincinnati

1997 SL500

http://deneals.com



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John Vormbaum

Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 273
Location: SF Bay Area, CA

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Wow Randy, your mom kicks butt!



My mom's name is Joan V. She is the Chief at Indian Wells, I've been to 

every event there since....forever. I'll be there this year too, 

although at a local golf course rather than the tennis. I usually  stop 

in at the tennis center for a few visits of course.



Maybe we should have dinner while you're there. And I certainly hope to 

see your commander on the ramp at Bermuda Dunes!



Cheers,



/John



Randy Dettmer, AIA wrote:

[quote] 



 Wow John, that's quite spectacular.  We are BIG tennis fans and players. Not

 at your level, but we have lots of fun.  My mom Lucy Dettmer has been ranked

 number 1 in the nation (USTA) in 70's 75's and 80's in doubles and singles.

 She is currently ranked number 1 in 85's.  She is 87 years old.  Her regular

 doubles partner is Dodo Cheney, who was inducted into the Tennis Hall of

 Fame along with Andre Agassi a couple of years ago.  She plays regularly

 along with my Dad (who is also a good player).  We are very proud of them

 both.  What's your Mom's name, so we watch for her..??  Will she be down at

 the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells..?? We have a time-share across the

 street from the tournament, and will be down there for the event this year.

 I am hoping that my Commander will be flying by that time.



 RD



 Dettmer Architecture

 663 Hill Street, San Luis Obispo, CA  93405

 805 541 4864 / Fax 805 541 4865

 http://www.dettmerarchitecture.com/



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John Vormbaum

Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 273
Location: SF Bay Area, CA

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Nico, I have that same talent problem. It was there, but not in the 

quantity I needed it!



nico css wrote:

[quote] 



 Imagine. And we never shared thoughts on tennis. I tried to make a living

 playing once, but I knew that it wasn't going to pan out for me. Not for a

 lack of trying or training, but the talent is ... well, just not there.  I

 still play and have won a couple of stuff, still playing for the fun of it

 (enjoying seeing younger folks throwing their rackets), and so on. Maybe we

 can hit some balls some day. A Commander team? We'll take on the Rockets.



 Commander and tennis nut. 



 Great stuff on this list.



 Nico





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John Vormbaum

Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 273
Location: SF Bay Area, CA

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Yes, I got a personal email from John about that (remember, he still has 

technical difficulties & can't post to the list). He won the Nat'l 

Indoor Boys 16's at age 16, and even played some tennis with Arthur Ashe!



Perhaps we should put together a Commander team. There seems to be a 

disproportionate amount of tennis talent on this list!



/John



Deneal Schilmeister wrote:

[quote] 



 Not to speak out of turn, but I seem to remember that John Towner was quite

 a tennis player in the day.

  

 ___________________________

 Deneal Schilmeister, ATP LearJet

 St. Louis - Cincinnati

 1997 SL500

 http://deneals.com



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nico(at)cybersuperstore.c
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Well, I got to hang out with Bjorn Borg and one of the Gullickson brothers.

It was a pro-am and I had the money to pay for it, so no need to assume I

was that good. . I managed to save the photographs, though. 



A Commander team beating up on Piper's Seneca's or Harmon Rockets would be

fun too. Milt, you belong to both lists, too, don't you?



Nico

 



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nico(at)cybersuperstore.c
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Well, I'm off to bed now. I'm trying to knead in white wine i.o. red for the

sake of the gout. It'll take a bit of time.

 



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John Vormbaum

Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 273
Location: SF Bay Area, CA

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject: Any Commanders in E.London, S.A.?

Sometime I'll have to tell you about the wild night I spent partying 

with Jimmy Connors & Vitas Gerulaitis, back in '92....

nico css wrote:

[quote] 

 Well, I got to hang out with Bjorn Borg and one of the Gullickson brothers.

 It was a pro-am and I had the money to pay for it, so no need to assume I

 was that good. . I managed to save the photographs, though. 



 A Commander team beating up on Piper's Seneca's or Harmon Rockets would be

 fun too. Milt, you belong to both lists, too, don't you?



 Nico

  



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