Fats' idea of "dressing down" was a banded waist short sleeve shirt, slacks and dress shoes.

Ģüśţāṿ said:

Can you share some more up close photos of the base of those points? That looks very unique, beautiful cue!

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I have shared the photo in the original post.

JusticeNJ said:

As Fats said, "putting a tuxedo on a pool player is like putting whipped cream on a hot dog."

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Yeah, but Fats always wore a suit. Don't think we ever saw him in baggy basketball shorts and a wife beater.

jimmyco said:

What's the difference between
a violin and a fiddle?

Nobody cries if you spill beer on a fiddle.

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Well nobody stabs you for spilling beer on a violin though, so there's that.

Black-Balled said:

Pool tournaments are kind of cowboy productions for the most part.

Lack of attention (understandable) to the end product really leaves a substandard production when nobody/ everybody is responsible.

These folks (Five&six) are on it. Is there an American equivalent?

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Five&Six

umb.cuesco.net

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Yeah as true as all this is, it's hard for certain demographics to adopt new technology when they've done something "the old way" for so long. But as some of the 40-50 somethings age out of these events it'll get better.

I enjoyed Brian's video, and until now, have never heard of a Chops cue. They definitely do have a unique look.
Worth the watch IMHO.

Black-Balled said:

Afternoon of just break shots and beers. $1 per ball and play till somebody makes 100.

Hope somebody motivated keeps score.

This is gonna be awesome.

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Cash only. No credit/IOU’s

I have a whole list of “I am so old that…” quotations. I can add one now. “I am so old that I remember when tough guys dressed up and not down.” I’m trying to get a picture in my mind of Clem Metz or Johnny Ervolino in a baseball cap. Nothing is coming up. My brain is saying, “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”

Guys playing pool in a T shirt should at least make sure that the tail of the shirt is long enough to cover their backside when they have to stretch over the table. Maybe billiard supply firms could sell shirts with extended tails.

u12armresl said:

We all show up, break 10 racks, run out 6 of them from the break and leave.

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Afternoon of just break shots and beers. $1 per ball and play till somebody makes 100.

Hope somebody motivated keeps score.

This is gonna be awesome.

I've got two different predator cues with 314-2 shafts one was my main playing cue the other one I used as a break cue , I've not had any problems with either of these cues or the ferrules on them .

One has a milk dud tip the other a Le Pro tip if that makes any difference.