Wow, that is really sad.
:shakehead: All I can say is:
Education, Education, Educate
Billiards is a professional sport and should be treated as such, even if these were qualifier tourneys or league playing and not just bangers, he should have handled that better. Would he have treated Olympic candidates the same way if they were qualifying? It's all a mind set, you just don't treat your customers that way.
Speaking of mindset....You should have seen my family's faces when I told them that Mike's FT job is all about pool. They just could not "get it". They thought smokers, drunks, drugs, bars, staying out all night, loose women, brawls & thugs". They seriously thought I had lost my mind. :thud: :shocked2:
:withstupid: :shocked: :scratchhead: (my family)
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unfortunately, people do not see pool as a professional sport, nor do the majority of the players act as though it is thus confirming that position for the masses (it has pretty much always had a seedy reputation) - the response from your family is pretty sterotypical of the non-player. the plus side is that those of us that love the game know there is more to it than drinking and drugging and don't care what everyone else thinks (nor would it matter because it is a passion, a love).
the lack of respect for the discipline it takes to play this game astonishes me daily. and quite frankly, the rooms are there to make money, not cater to the sport.
although i am sure it would be better to bury this thread because i hate to see rooms bashed and there are two sides to every story, those of us that play competitively and do support those that support us should know how they would be treated at this establishment should they attend. i know for a fact that the tournament director worked very hard to make this be a success and kudos to him for his attempt. if everyone loved the game as much as the bulk of us do, our players would get paid.
