I love the stories/memories that come out of an absolutely classic 8 second clip. This is great history, Thanks for posting this and even cooler that Jay can comment!! WOW

Used to be Sandy's Tavern in south Minneapolis. They had a valley bar box, and great food. Peak dive bar. They no longer have a table, but it's worth noting for the nostalgia.

My grandmother (1924-2024) lived in an apartment building across the street. As a kid I'd spend weekends with her and this lil 4'9" woman would walk my ass into the ground around MSP. Museums, shops, orchestra hall, etc. We'd usually end up at Sandy's for dinner at least once each weekend. She'd give me quarters to play pool. Wasn't until college that I realized why she always had quarters. She gave me her laundry money to put in the pool table. I have that wonderful woman to thank for so much.

I hope everyone gets the irony in my previous post.....the emojis are CRYING



Now give me my Boob

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I would be a human fountain

maha said:

if you are a stranger and look like you can play well you wont get action. you are not a gambler so wouldn't understand how to make yourself playable to the gamblers. not the best player in town.
i played the best player in the world and never drew my ball for two full days of playing and broke him twice for big scores.

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Ok. I'm a brute force kinda non player - which is how I _would_ steal. lol. Moving along, I'm still curious about your conquests. It's historical.

lfigueroa said:

hmmm, not exactly.

I have had a ton of snooker stuff come across my computer lately (probably because I signed Gail and I to go to the Crucible for the World Snooker Championships next year -- told Gail it was on my bucket list : -) and different snooker cue tip profiles are all over the place.

Here's a link that takes a look at what some of the top snooker player's tips look like:

Snooker Tip Shapes

Snooker Tip - What type of snooker tip shape have you got on your cue? Here are a few of the tips used by the world's top professional snooker players.

www.snookercrazy.com

Lou Figueroa
it's nuts

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Looking at those tips, it seems that those that are not flat are more close to a nickel shape than a dime.

It looks like they are Elk Master tips.

I am not a fan of "pointy" tips, but I like "tall" tips rather than thin ones.

I used to love how a brand-new, tall, nickel-shaped LePro played, but it seems that the ones produced now are mushier and a coarser grain of leather.

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UP.... anyone has got this:
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most throw paper or little less often rock on their first throw. so one throw.
so throw paper and free roll.
and carry good poker hand 100 dollar bills you don't spend. around places where you can get a game of it.
by flashing around a stack of them.

dont play for smaller amounts as they can then get bills from a cash register or someone else.

i also had friends die from overdoses. and got tired of long traffic lights and not being able to walk certain streets.
decided small tourist type towns were the place to live. have all the best things except pool rooms. one does and has some up to 100 a game action about a half hour away.