Hey, Good Buddies and Gals, The Holidays Are Coming…and this time of the year my chemicals get out of order, my emotional brain takes over, and I’m a hurtin’ puppy. If you’re panicking too about what to buy your friends and family for the holidays, There’s no time for pancake...
Update and Happy Thanksgiving from Ol’ Buddy Marty
Hey, Good Buddies and Gals, I’m checking in to let you know what I’ve been up to. I’m still doing what I love: teaching tennis, playing golf, reading, and doing book events and speaking to promote my book. In October I gave a motivational talk at Pretty Brook Tennis Club...
Radio Appearance
It's been five months since Marty's book came out. Although the initial crush subsided, he continues to get requests to purchase books, invitations for book signings, and offers for lunch meetings and speaking engagements. Add all this to his normal schedule of teaching tennis, playing golf, cooking, home maintenance, and,...
Join the “Marty Party” at Hopewell Tennis and Swim Center, August 23, 6 – 8 pm
Meet Marty at the Hopewell Tennis and Swim Center, Aug 23, 6 to 8 pm Want to play some tennis or pickleball and hang out with Marty? Sign up for the “Marty Party” and check out the new pickleball and tennis courts this free event sponsored by Hopewell Tennis and Swim Center....
I’ll See You at the Cryan Tournament
Come visit me at the James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament, Mercer County Park Tennis Center, on Tuesday night, August 1, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. No, I’m not competing—those days are behind me—but I’ll have a table, with copies of my books. and would love to have you stop...
Words of Encouragement Could Have Changed My Life
Seventy years ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to play professional baseball with the most advanced major league franchise of the time—the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. They had a farm system of 400 ballplayers. They had an extensive and knowledgeable scouting system. They had teams represented in every level of...
Cooperstown Hears Marty’s Story
In 2019, Ann LoPrinzi brought me in to work as a book editor with Marty Devlin. Meeting in Marty’s gazebo, we began getting to know each other. After a few months, Marty would carry to our meetings boxes of material that contained a vast collection of newspaper articles, letters, and...
A Metamorphosis
Before my memoir was written and prior to my 90th birthday, acquaintances and friends would come in and out of my life, and I treated it with indifference. We were like ships passing one another in the darkness of the night. In most cases, I never met or talked to them...
Marty Thanks You, and Reminds You!
This is a reminder that the first of Marty’s book appearances is this Saturday, April 29, 1:30 – 4:00 pm at the Princeton Public Library, Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. Marty is participating in the library’s Local Author Day. If you plan to stop by, note that parking is either paid...
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! My Book Is Published!
Yes, the wait is over, for me and for all of you who have been asking. Those of you in the area of Bucks County (PA) and Mercer County (NJ) will have opportunities to purchase signed copies of my book, Ol' Buddy Marty. Here are a few events already scheduled....