Just a few minutes ago, the party went from 10 people to 30. Among the tailgaters — Rod Laver, the first man to win the Grand Slam in tennis, and John McEnroe said Laver is the greatest  tennis player ever, and that’s good enough for me … Jay Paris, whom I have known for 20 years; he is a very good sports columnist for the North County Times; Bernie Wilson of the Associated Press, a fine reporter and a funny guy … Jim Stone, a local sports anchorman in San Diego … some of Laver’s family — Ann, Kip  and Rick … Paul Loop and his son Nate;  Paul used to work for the Register, now works for another fine periodical … Bill Prall, who goes to more  sports events than anyone I know … Eric Sense, an OC  chiropractor who played pro football in Europe … and plenty of others. A fine group. The beverages are flowing, energy is up!

– Steve Fryer

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