The Old Jaybird said:

Isn't this Nick Varner's home area.....sort of??

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Believe Vaner was from Owensboro, Kentucky. Not sure if that was his birthplace, but I think it's where he called home much of his youth.

Regarding French Lick and Larry Bird, a lot of history there. There was an 18 hole golf course attached to the main hotel, later got trimmed to nine holes. There was a better golf course, called The Hill Course, a couple miles away. Believe there's a TPC golf course pretty nearby now, where at least a senior event or two has been played.

Larry Bird had an interesting house, a bit of a left turn on the main drag as you drove into French Lick. He had close to a full basketball court in the front yard. The story I heard was he later sold the house, and sued the eventual owners, because they were trying to promote it.

As for the West Baden Hotel, very interesting place. Interior balconies inside that big dome. Al Capone was a regular and had a particular room every time. He could be seen sitting on the interior balcony of his room.

Very interesting area.

jimmyg said:

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Boy now we’re cooking with gas!

The Old Jaybird said:

Isn't this Nick Varner's home area.....sort of??

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There should be a Hick From French Lick Museum. Being a Phila boy I hated Bird.... hated him because he was so deadly.

Cueist app said:

Quick note for those using our training app: we’ve fixed a bug that affected some users - specifically, those who couldn’t see their results after finishing the Aiming section of the skill test. If you were one of them, your rating should now display correctly, and you’ll be able to move on to the Positional test.

(The fix has been in place for a little while, but we wanted to make sure it was holding up before posting.)

Thanks again to everyone who reported the issue, and apologies to those who were affected. We appreciate your patience!

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How do I see what version of Cueist is on my Android device? Google Play says the last update was Feb 24, and I can't find a version number in the app.

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The Old Jaybird said:

Isn't this Nick Varner's home area.....sort of??

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Not really.

i am not tall but met a girl while sitting at the bar and she said you seem tall. i said i am sitting on my wallet. that got me to first base.

Yes sir French lick Indiana home of the great Larry Bird.

The West Baden hotel used to have 2 pool tables in a room off the Atrium. No Charge.
The Bowling and Billiard room is a separate building next to the hotel.
The nightly light show in the large Atrium is pretty cool. You can get a room with a balcony that overlooks the Atrium.

fastone371 said:

That was some need to know stuff right there. Now I can finally get a good nights rest tonight.

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"Saw him play Gabby on a big table once, but I can't tell you who won. Rumor was Gabby won the first night and Jerry won the next night."

It's the not knowing who won the first night that really gets to me.