CPP on Adfreak

I forgot to post this from a while back.

The day of the launch party Brian from AdWeek (an enthusiastic player and all round good guy) very kindly wrote a post about the magazine. So nice in fact I didn't have the heart to say that he had got it wrong about 'my bosses' - dude, I AM THE BOSS!

See it here.

Uniforms for the Dedicated AW08

Uniforms For The Dedicated - AW08 from Tobias Martinsson on Vimeo.

Swedish posse go crazy round a table. Thanks to Emil for the link.

Cao Yan Hua TT School.

Cao Yan Hua is an old world champion. He has a number of schools in and around Shanghai. There is a full on training camp where kids can go instead of school. Like a boot camp but with ping pong balls.

I didn't quite have the 10 years required to do that so went to the Public Club in the city. My hotel concierge arranged a lesson for me with Ms Gu. It was a good work out. We did some drills, some chops then played a few points. I could hold my own, but only because she wasn't trying. Every now and then she would just flick her wrist a little more than normal creating amazing top spin. The ball would just kick up from the bounce very unexpectedly. Nice!

Jamie Oliver in Channel 4 promo

I wonder if he's really plays....thanks to Lem for the spot.

Bruce Lee Plays with Nunchuckas for Nokia N96

Posting this from China. Seemed apt.

70 bucks of fun

I'll let you know when the celebrity ping pong pool is open.

The Lower East Side Cup

Pupa and Danny battle it out for a place in the Final. Better quality coverage of the summer's coolest sporting event here at Plum TV.

More Presidential Pong

From Dark Sky Magazine.

A table in the White House?

Good news. Obama plays (well I'm going to assume if his daughters do then he does). I didn't really think there was any doubt. It confirms my theory that the very best people like to play.

Ping Pong Playa Traila

Good to see that Ping Pong Playa the movie that Jimmy Tsai (featured in issue 1) wrote and starred in has come out and is doing well as an indie hit.

Jihae Album Launch Party

Featured in Issue 1 of CPP, Jihae, has a new album out: Elvis is still alive. It reminds me a little of Grace Jones - which is a very good thing. A very good thing.

Hot off the press - she is possibly touring Europe with Lenny Kravitz next year.

I like Nike, but wait a minute.

These will be mine. Oh yes. They will be mine. The Nike TT Star Classic. From Certified Random.

Me speaking about playing ping pong, while playing ping pong at the Interesting conference New York in September. I think I have improved quite a lot since then but still haven't beaten Khairi over three games.


James Cooper at Interesting New York from David Nottoli on Vimeo.