I've seen a couple of 'em and the propellerhead in me thinks they 1) preserve as much wood 'feel' as possible and 2) are milled backwards for strength.
The owner of 5000 is an avid billiard player and they used to have (mights still?) a 3 cushion tournament on Saturday nights. Every time I've been there there has been players on the billiard tables.
You're right, it was Stoney Island!!!! Cicero is on the north side, isn't it? Whenever I saw the street sign for Cicero I always took it to mean we were now entering Chicago. What is Stoney Island? A road, a town, an ice cream stand????
