I feel so dirty now. Nice post.
Johnny Archer's Buddy Hall Fund Raiser
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I feel so dirty now. Nice post.
Bruce;
I won't presume to speak for Ray but it may be that he is taking some exception to the op of this thread, who btw, had a real problem with Buddy Hall's inclusion at MC as well as the whole premise of the auction that was held to help get him there. Wedge was plenty vocal about that. And so these fulfillment problems for the items won that we're seeing has given the op a platform to needle some more.
With that said, if I were Ray, I'd be pissed at JA for messing this up because the inexcusable delays coupled with the omitted signatures makes not only the auction winners feel duped, but in fact, many in this community feel like we simply didn't merit the job done better.
best,
brian kc
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Wow, I just became part of the "great unwashed masses". Darn. Always a dollar late and a day short!
Exactly what Ray was talking about. It does seem wedge has been piling it on lately every chance he gets about Buddy and others as well.
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You may very well be correct, Brian. But Ray isn't new here, if he meant Wedge, he should have stopped at Wedge.
Instead, we get the "ALL the real pool people" and facebook stuff.
I get kinda tired of being accused of being the problem. There are plenty of pool players than take care of their business, and dont create problems for themselves. The " unreal" pool people of AZB don't pile on them, whilly nilly, just to stir up shit.
Am I part of the problem, Ray? Am I driving the pro's away from AZB?
Unreal, indeed.
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I've found that Ray is a personable guy, but you don't need to make excuses for him. If he had a problem with only the OP, then he sure didn't convey that. Matter of fact he insulted AZer's many of whom are his customers.
Sorry to hear of his loss. I deleted my thread. That you for letting us non-facebooks know. Johnnyt
Took we awhile to figure how to delete it...1st time deleting.
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While IMO Bigtruck could have chosen some of his words better, it's understandable he's a bit emotional. He'll soon be flying out to the funeral.
Sorry for your loss Big Guy.
Yes, it is, and my condolences to Ray on the loss of his mother.
I'm sorry for his loss, as well.
I've enjoyed Rays posts here for the most part, this particular one struck me poorly.
We're all allowed to have a bad day, for whatever reason. Having one in public adds complications...and this is certainly.more than "having a bad day."
(The "AZB drives off the pro's " sentiment is strong, and not exclusively Rays.)
I've enjoyed Rays posts here for the most part, this particular one struck me poorly.
We're all allowed to have a bad day, for whatever reason. Having one in public adds complications...and this is certainly.more than "having a bad day."
(The "AZB drives off the pro's " sentiment is strong, and not exclusively Rays.)
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Don't know where to start you got the bashers and smashers j 3 dredge and the rest of the critics, Johnny started something good big truck tried to help and the critics and wolves start feasting . They do it with every post surfing the post and threads to see who they can destroy and devourer Attacking personal lives ( did not know Johnny was homeless till I read it from the expert bashers) Johnny z has all the answers. If these critics could be bought for what they know and sold for what they think they know we would have lots of money to have pool tournaments around the USA. Wedges could be the tournament director he has all the answers
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Ray;
I'm very sorry to hear this bad news.
My sincere condolences to you and your family.
best,
brian kc
I'm very sorry to hear this bad news.
My sincere condolences to you and your family.
best,
brian kc
First off, thanks to all of you for the kind words regarding my mother. She had been sick for some time with Alzheimers and Parkinsons. We knew this day was close. I didn't think it would be this tough on me but I was wrong. It seems that when the person who brought you into this world leaves it's like a part of you leaves too.
I'm sorry about my poor use of the English language. I joke that I should have paid better attention in English class but it really does show up at time. I may not have the best command of the language but I was fortunate to have had a couple really great parents who taught me understanding, compassion and forgiveness. They didn't teach me with words alone but also with actions. They are a big part of why I am always ready and willing to help out.
I commented earlier in this thread about "real" pool players migrating to Facebook. What I meant by that was, people who go by their real names and are proud to share about themselves and their lives.
The anonymity here on AZ allows people to be mean spirited and hateful with no risk of blow back. To me these are not real people and they are driving "real" people away. It's like walking down the street and random feet and hands can pop out and kick you and punch you anytime they want and there's nothing you can do except hope that someone steps up and says that it's wrong.
I'm Ray Hansen, I cover pool and I will help you anyway I can. Anytime. I will not sit back and watch anyone be put through the ringer by anonymous people. They might as well have white hoods on and show up in the dark of night.
Johnny Archer is a phenomenal pool player. He is also a human being with feeling and flaws. I believe Johnny has a good heart and good intention. He's was careless with a couple of the prizes, the jerseys, but I believe he will do right by Jesse and Mike. I hope they both report back with their experience after everything they and Johnny work out is complete.
Ray
I'm sorry about my poor use of the English language. I joke that I should have paid better attention in English class but it really does show up at time. I may not have the best command of the language but I was fortunate to have had a couple really great parents who taught me understanding, compassion and forgiveness. They didn't teach me with words alone but also with actions. They are a big part of why I am always ready and willing to help out.
I commented earlier in this thread about "real" pool players migrating to Facebook. What I meant by that was, people who go by their real names and are proud to share about themselves and their lives.
The anonymity here on AZ allows people to be mean spirited and hateful with no risk of blow back. To me these are not real people and they are driving "real" people away. It's like walking down the street and random feet and hands can pop out and kick you and punch you anytime they want and there's nothing you can do except hope that someone steps up and says that it's wrong.
I'm Ray Hansen, I cover pool and I will help you anyway I can. Anytime. I will not sit back and watch anyone be put through the ringer by anonymous people. They might as well have white hoods on and show up in the dark of night.
Johnny Archer is a phenomenal pool player. He is also a human being with feeling and flaws. I believe Johnny has a good heart and good intention. He's was careless with a couple of the prizes, the jerseys, but I believe he will do right by Jesse and Mike. I hope they both report back with their experience after everything they and Johnny work out is complete.
Ray