Bocce In Pioneer Square

A Brief History of Bocce
I neglect to write much of what I intend to, but I can't let this pass, Bocce.
4 or 5 months ago I was walking through Pioneer Square and I noticed 2 Bocce courts in Occidental Park. Amazing. A few years ago I slowly drove around the perimeter of most of the country, it took me a while to get out of California. There I played Bocce on a Bocce Court for the first time. I don't know if you've ever read Cannery Row but Cannery Row is in Monterey, CA (Steinbeck's old stomping ground) and so are 2 extra special sand Bocce Courts. Supposedly Italians and Sicilians were heavily involved in the fishing industry that was there the first halfa the last century. Well they fished nearly every last one of them sardines; the canneries don't can anything anymore. All that's left of that bygone era is an aquarium, tourism and an agitated, laughing bundle of elderly Sicilian men playing Bocce much of most days on high stakes. This one Sicilian guy was an ass, not letting me play with him. An infinitely more generous Mexican guy later showed my the ropes and even played a full game with me... Let me just say, for a novice I had quite the deft hand.
Sorry about that. just trying to explain that I have a history with Bocce, albeit a good chunck of it only with only bystander status. All along the California coast they play Bocce... In Vancouver, BC on Commercial Ave they doo too. On a court there are a few additional rules than if played in open grass. It is still quite simple, each ball of a color than your closest opponents to the small, white pallino gets a point. The additional rules [foot lines, pallino boundaries, right to 1st throw] improve it, putting the game in a clear context... Rules makes the game both more challanging and exciting.
I've played an average of every other day or more since recieving my set for Christmas on January 15th.
The first go was with Kathy in Woodland Park and many times in Occidental Park with People from work [32yr/old copy guy, 46yr/old atty, and 50+ yr/old graphics guy... and me]. 2uv'm are hooked and obviously I am too. Oh, it has been unseasonably warm here lately... highs bumping 60degrees other in the 50's... the skiers are depressed but not me, I pretty gave that up once the year suddenly begun with a crooked number.

I AM ADDICTED TO BOCCE

Minny/ St. Paul Bocce: there's one place of note, indoors, 3 related links
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Indoor Bocce Bar!
Outdoor Bocce!
New York City has an aBundance of courts around the city:
NYC Parks and Rec Public Bocce Courts!

Good Article on some guy who was able to play Bocce for the first time

Seattle: still looking for more
Occidental Park
Woodland Park
Jefferson Park

Seattle Bocce Club ?????
Even 2 Bocce Tournaments this summer