Welcome, LouieLou Melendez

Hometown:

Brooklyn, New York

Relationship Status:

Married

About Me:

Enjoy a good handball game. Courts of choice are Orchard Beach at Bronx, NY, Zerega Indoor courts at Bronx, NY, Hollywood Beach, FL and Flamingo Park at South Beach, FL.

Favorite Music:

Salsero to the mutha f-kin bone. Also enjoy old school funk and Hip Hop.

Favorite TV Shows:

Law and Order, Family Guy.

Favorite Movies:

The Godfather Saga, Casino, Goodfellas, Scarface, A Bronx Tale, Mobsters, Carlitos Way & Rise to Power, Ilegal Tender, Blood in Blood out, American Me, New Jack City, El Cantante, Dance with me, The lost City, All Rocky movies, Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket, Beat Street, Krush Groove, 8 Mile......

Favorite Books:

Playboy, Hustler, Graffiti Art, Boxing.

Hobbies:

Handball, Pumping Iron, playing dominoes while jamming some old school salsa from La Fania with the fellas...

Favorite Places:

San Juan Puerto Rico, New York City and Miami Florida.

Favorite Foods:

Arroz Con Habichuelas y chuleta frita...plus a taste of mofongo & cuchifito papa.

Favorite Animals:

Dogs.

Favorite Sports:

Handball, boxing events, Football, and Basketball.

Favorite Places to Play Handball:

85th street park in Queens,NY. Zerega Indoor Courts in the Bronx, NY. Orchard Beach in the Bronx, NY. Rockaway Beach in NY, 94th Street and Northern Blvd, 85th Street Park in Queens, Hollywood Beach Courts in FL, Flamingo Park in Miami Beach, Sunset Park in Kendall of South Florida.

Favorite Handball Player:

Me, Myself and I.

How Many Years Playing:

Since 1978.

1 Wall:

What I love the most.

3 Wall:

If there's no other type of game going and I have no choice.

4 Wall:

Last resort just to get some kind of game.

Best Handball Moment:

Summer of 1993 at Orchard Beach in the Bronx, NY with my homeboy and longtime handball partner Eddie Santos. We had the killer switch ON, winning 10 straight games with out a break taking out everyone who stepped on to our court that afternoon. Remained undefeated while everyone waited patiently to play at our court with the best competition that day. We had many spectators watching our court to see if someone would beat us but it never happened. We were on FIRE no doubt..We were waiting for the live Salsa music festivities to start, then we gave up the court and walked away undefeated. We had a few cold beers that summer afternoon to celebrate our slamming victory. There was nothing like it.

Tournament Experience:

High School Tournament in Puerto Rico in the Bilingual Program..2nd Place Doubles. Sunset Park in Kendall, FL. Got to the fourth round.