Roy's Basement
sanc·tu·ar·y [ˈsaNGk(t)SHəˌwerē] NOUN 1. a place of refuge or safety. “his sons took sanctuary in the church” · [more] synonyms: refuge · haven · harbor · port in a storm · oasis · shelter · retreat · bolthole · [more] It’s called Roy’s Basement.
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he name is derived primarily from the fact that it is, in fact, a basement, beneath the home of Ariel Roy Francisco in Gainesville, VA. The space is dominated by a tealcloth, 9-ft. Diamond pool table that sits on shoeshine wooden floors. Just beyond one of the short rails is a memorabilia wall, covered with pho-
Roy and Dennis Orcollo celebrating a win
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tos and a shelf above, upon which sit a variety of trophies, and a couple of those oversized winning checks they hand out at the end of major tourna-
ments. What you can’t see in a photo of the room and what is as important as the pool tools is the rest of the house, where for a portion of every
