#bryan hall

Circle of Robert Walker (b.1599 - d.1658), 'Portrait of a Member of the Potts family, possibly Francis Potts (b.1620 - d.1642)', oil on canvas, 1640s/1650s, English, for sale est. 6,000 - 8,000 GBP in Sothebys Old Masters & the Pohl Stroher Collection sale, April 2020.

Inscribed with the age of the sitter centre left: Ætatis suæ xviii; and inscribed centre right: utraque Minerva Ducit.

Formerly in the collection of the Potts family of Mannington Hall, Norfolk (when bought by Horace Walpole); then Dunston Hall, Norfolk; then Bryan Hall, Banningham, Norfolk, sold via Bonhams ('The Contents of the Old Rectory', 22nd of March 2004, lot 328).

It’s Memorial Day 2021. Memories flood my mind yearly to those friends that I have lost. I think about them often, even though I wasn’t with them when they died. Their sacrifice is still heavy and weighs on my conscience. It would have been easy for us, my team and platoon, to not have made it back. The enemy is silent and often you didn’t know who they were. To this day, this year, I raise my…

Genre Poetry Round Up March 2015 – Haiku!

Before I get on with the Round Up, I’d like to take a moment to honor the life of Leonard Nimoy. By now, we’ve all read many obituaries, tweeted our own reactions, and changed our Facebook profile pictures in his honor. Most reading this post have also read his penultimate tweet put I’ll include it here because I find it rather poetical:

Leonard Nimoy @TheRealNimoy · Feb 23

A life is like a…

(Photo by Chris Cabeza)

Name: Bryan Hall Nickname: Peanut Butter, Bry-Bry, The Bry-onic Man, Ryan Age: 22 Height: 6'1” Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Year: Senior, '13 Major: Politics Jersey Number: 00 Position(s): Chaser, keeper, seeker, beater… Yeah, I'm that guy. House: Slytherin, but other members swear that I'm actually a Gryffindor. Playing Quidditch Since: …I helped start Quidditch at NYU about three years ago.

Why do you play quidditch? It started out as a way for me to relive my experiences from when I first read the Harry Potter series. However, quidditch has become much more to me than this. It's my family here at NYU and the members of the club, as well as the members of the quidditch community, are fun to be around. I guess there is something to be said about a person who can, in all honestly, take a sport seriously that requires you to have a broom between your legs at all times. It's these people and the experiences I have with them that keep me coming back.

What is your role in the history of the NYU Nundu? I founded the team with three other players at NYU. I created our first constitution and lead the team to a couple amazing victories during World Cup IV. After an injury, studying abroad junior year and a rough time at World Cup V, the club kind of hit an all time low with little wins underneath its belt. However, after successful summer training and with new leadership, the NYU Nundu have taken the pitch by storm and I am proud to be a part of that process. Someone once told me, "You’re the glue that keeps this team together." A compliment I proudly wear; however, I know that after I leave, the current freshmen will be able to fill my shoes because that's the kind of team we've built this year. 

What is your favorite moment on the pitch? Honestly, my favorite moment on the pitch is the dog pile that happens after your team catches the snitch in a clutch game in a tournament. While, yes, the seeker ended the game, it took everyone putting in their all to make sure we won in the end. This is my favorite moment: our collective celebration of an amazingly played game.

(Photo by Michael E. Mason Photography)

Ever experience any injuries? Yes, sophomore year during one brutally cold game we were playing the NY Badassilisks and I took an illegal tackle from behind. I was taken down and landed unfortunately wrong, thereby tearing my ACL and meniscus in my left knee. After a little less than six-months in recovery, I was playable again.

What has most surprised you about the team this season? I guess it's different now being a senior and helping incoming freshmen rather than when I started out as a sophomore with a young team, but the sense of family and community that comes from these players has changed tremendously. In the beginning it was something that we all did and then we would all party together. However, now quidditch at NYU has become the home for some of these new players. It is this sense of community that I think will enable quidditch at NYU to keep growing.

A semester’s worth of spilled tears, crashed hard drives, poorly-kept computers and unfortunate circumstances will become worth it in a matter of hours. 

A semester’s worth of bliss-filled smiles, backed-up files, purchased computer programs and lucky timing will become worth it in a matter of hours.

A semester’s worth of work will come full circle upon the launch of my Indie GoGo campaign, so keep an eye out, because by 5 pm EST, my page will launch and I’ll need YOUR help to raise the $1,500 I need to finish my documentary.

Founding member of NYU Quidditch and the current Public Relations Chair, Bryan Hall will be the first player featured in a segment tentatively titled “Meet the Nundu.” This weekly segment will reveal how the given player got involved in the Quidditch community, what position he/she plays and other information about him or her.

The problem is, I only know three people from my dorm. My two roommates, and a girl who lived down the hall from me, who I still actually talk to.