re: 'the dallas pool scene in the 1960s,' 'tush hogs' and the similar streams that have been running here and in that splendid one-pocket forum.
your revisit is fascinating! i do not know any of the players you guys were discussing and yet i could not stop reading. (i didn't like the fighting and hated the guns, but they were part of the culture, so who cares what i like?)
so here is a suggestion ... do a video capture of your recollections of the era.
you could assemble as many of the principals as you can -- meet at some tournament / event where many of you would be attending anyway. those not able to be there could be taped separately.
the reminiscences, the interactions, the contradictions, the arguments, the woofing would be priceless! it's not so much the subject of the story as it is the telling of the story.
i'm thinking the aspirational level of the video would be a ken burns-type documentary. with a raffish michael moore accent ... the civil war meets sicko.
the vid may never appeal to a pbs, but in this youtube, vid-sharing culture, it could gain some wide distribution. plus dvd sales could be a possibility.
but commerce aside, a video history of an iconic era could be worthy in and of itself. (we have taped my great grandparents --audio -- and my grandparents -- video -- and maybe our entire audience will turn out to be family members only, but we are preserving -- and celebrating -- our heritage.)
and think of the fun that could be taped in addition to the stories -- as you guys play some pool -- grudge matches, crazy spots, much more woofing, etc.
a savvy narrator -- or maybe two: one country, one city -- could weave a coherent and compelling story line. including sidebars such as jack ruby, titanic, james garner, etc.
combine that with period photos, appropriate music and any extant video. (i don't know about the rights and permissions aspect, but there are attorneys in this demimonde, no?) and you could end up with an entertaining docu whose appeal could extend beyond the world of pool.
there are already pool videographers here -- big truck, lenny, big dog, tar, etc.
of course the video could cross-reference appropriate books, mags, forums, etc.
perhaps a corporate sponsor could underwrite the project. the dollar investment should not be significant. unless appearance fees come into play!
well, that's my bright idea for today!
sunny
p. s. tick tock. some of the gents mentioned in your streams are in their 80's. as omar k. noted: the moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on.
ew, that was kind of morbid, sorry!
your revisit is fascinating! i do not know any of the players you guys were discussing and yet i could not stop reading. (i didn't like the fighting and hated the guns, but they were part of the culture, so who cares what i like?)
so here is a suggestion ... do a video capture of your recollections of the era.
you could assemble as many of the principals as you can -- meet at some tournament / event where many of you would be attending anyway. those not able to be there could be taped separately.
the reminiscences, the interactions, the contradictions, the arguments, the woofing would be priceless! it's not so much the subject of the story as it is the telling of the story.
i'm thinking the aspirational level of the video would be a ken burns-type documentary. with a raffish michael moore accent ... the civil war meets sicko.
the vid may never appeal to a pbs, but in this youtube, vid-sharing culture, it could gain some wide distribution. plus dvd sales could be a possibility.
but commerce aside, a video history of an iconic era could be worthy in and of itself. (we have taped my great grandparents --audio -- and my grandparents -- video -- and maybe our entire audience will turn out to be family members only, but we are preserving -- and celebrating -- our heritage.)
and think of the fun that could be taped in addition to the stories -- as you guys play some pool -- grudge matches, crazy spots, much more woofing, etc.
a savvy narrator -- or maybe two: one country, one city -- could weave a coherent and compelling story line. including sidebars such as jack ruby, titanic, james garner, etc.
combine that with period photos, appropriate music and any extant video. (i don't know about the rights and permissions aspect, but there are attorneys in this demimonde, no?) and you could end up with an entertaining docu whose appeal could extend beyond the world of pool.
there are already pool videographers here -- big truck, lenny, big dog, tar, etc.
of course the video could cross-reference appropriate books, mags, forums, etc.
perhaps a corporate sponsor could underwrite the project. the dollar investment should not be significant. unless appearance fees come into play!
well, that's my bright idea for today!
sunny
p. s. tick tock. some of the gents mentioned in your streams are in their 80's. as omar k. noted: the moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on.
ew, that was kind of morbid, sorry!
