Pool is being Reborn

336Robin said:
Jeff
In theory I agree but realistically those things probably wont change and that's reality. The simple solution is cheaper pool and make it a draw to keep drinkers drinking and let them worry about the dwi which is a real concern on a lot of levels which is why pool is where it is unfortunately and it sgoing to change Im sure.
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As each of us looks for the problems and the solutions, I find it is easy to forget THE main problem (and solution!):.......me.

One of my favorite motivational speakers of all time is Jim Rohn. I just watched a short tube of him speaking years ago and this thread jumped up and slapped me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkzaLqnGjhg

He took his list of all his problems and finally threw it away and put just the one problem/solution on a new list: me.

Food for thought from the Chef. Enjoy.


Jeff Livingston
 
Yeah Me

chefjeff said:
As each of us looks for the problems and the solutions, I find it is easy to forget THE main problem (and solution!):.......me.

One of my favorite motivational speakers of all time is Jim Rohn. I just watched a short tube of him speaking years ago and this thread jumped up and slapped me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkzaLqnGjhg

He took his list of all his problems and finally threw it away and put just the one problem/solution on a new list: me.

Food for thought from the Chef. Enjoy.


Jeff Livingston
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Jeff,
Those words are so true. I had a difficult time with someone once and these words were said to me during that time and I found them out to be totally true.

People will eventually show you who they are......believe them.

and

The hardest person you will ever get past, is yourself.

Those two things are usually what I look for when I am dealing with someone. I look for who they really are and why and I look at myself to see if I'm in the way. Its not the easiest thing to do but so far works pretty good for me.
 
336Robin said:
Jeff,
Those words are so true. I had a difficult time with someone once and these words were said to me during that time and I found them out to be totally true.

People will eventually show you who they are......believe them.

and

The hardest person you will ever get past, is yourself.

Those two things are usually what I look for when I am dealing with someone. I look for who they really are and why and I look at myself to see if I'm in the way. Its not the easiest thing to do but so far works pretty good for me.
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Yeah, but that paradigm will kill just about every thread ever made on AZB!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

Jeff Livingston
 
My perspective is very different from what I am seeing here.
When I was a little kid, the Duncan yo-yo man came around to schoolyards, and put on exhibitions. It got the product out in front of us, and we all bought a yo-yo and messed with them for years. Someone had put the product in front of us, and created the interest.

When I got older, the movie "The Hustler" came out. The byproduct was even more important. You could find pool on TV on a regular basis. There was serious stuff, like matches between greats like Wimpy Lassiter, and Irving Crane, action from Johnson City, and more, on Wild World of Sports. You had stuff like Minnesota Fats playing celebrities every week, and stories about Jackie Gleason and other celebrities who were into pool.
Who is putting it out in front of the kids now? The pros can't get on TV, because their greed and fighting put themselves out of business. It's not any other reason than that.
Who is out there putting pool in front of the kids? I sure don't see any pros putting on a free clinic for kids, in the local pool rooms. No one wants to try and organize the players to promote them on TV, because they are a colossal headache. How would kids get fired up, if it's not promoted to them.
I see very few kids in the local pool halls after school. The few I see are kids of good players who took the time to teach them the game. Occasionally,I will see someone who is trying to learn, without obvious help from anyone. I will make sure he has some extra table time, and has decent equipment. I try to always have a cue to give, if necessary. I don't have a lot of money, but it is a small price to pay to try and save a dying sport. One of those kids is now cleaning up in league play with a new Schon. He has the potential to be a great player, but without anyone to help him, I'm not sure if he would have lasted the couple of years it took to get old enough for league.
We need to each be a promoter, and a teacher, and we need the professional players to step up and clean up their act. They need to earn promotion, which, for the most part, they have not done. They need to be on T V, and in the pool halls giving back to the sport.
 
Right On

Highmiles said:
My perspective is very different from what I am seeing here.
When I was a little kid, the Duncan yo-yo man came around to schoolyards, and put on exhibitions. It got the product out in front of us, and we all bought a yo-yo and messed with them for years. Someone had put the product in front of us, and created the interest.

When I got older, the movie "The Hustler" came out. The byproduct was even more important. You could find pool on TV on a regular basis. There was serious stuff, like matches between greats like Wimpy Lassiter, and Irving Crane, action from Johnson City, and more, on Wild World of Sports. You had stuff like Minnesota Fats playing celebrities every week, and stories about Jackie Gleason and other celebrities who were into pool.
Who is putting it out in front of the kids now? The pros can't get on TV, because their greed and fighting put themselves out of business. It's not any other reason than that.
Who is out there putting pool in front of the kids? I sure don't see any pros putting on a free clinic for kids, in the local pool rooms. No one wants to try and organize the players to promote them on TV, because they are a colossal headache. How would kids get fired up, if it's not promoted to them.
I see very few kids in the local pool halls after school. The few I see are kids of good players who took the time to teach them the game. Occasionally,I will see someone who is trying to learn, without obvious help from anyone. I will make sure he has some extra table time, and has decent equipment. I try to always have a cue to give, if necessary. I don't have a lot of money, but it is a small price to pay to try and save a dying sport. One of those kids is now cleaning up in league play with a new Schon. He has the potential to be a great player, but without anyone to help him, I'm not sure if he would have lasted the couple of years it took to get old enough for league.
We need to each be a promoter, and a teacher, and we need the professional players to step up and clean up their act. They need to earn promotion, which, for the most part, they have not done. They need to be on T V, and in the pool halls giving back to the sport.
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Highmiles,
You are exactly right and we cant be so far from each other in age. I remember the Duncan Yo Yo man...lol and you are spot on for the players sad but true. I haven't seen a pro around here in a long time. If I were pro I would do traveling clinics. Most people would be glad to pay to spend a day with a pro. Allison Fischer would hold clinics of course you paid well but at least she had them. No one else around here to have them.
 
Changing Pool

Im my opinion in order to build up the game of Pool

We have to touch base with younger people.

I see it easier by getting pay tables out where its just a quarter to play. Kids want to have fun and they will do anything that is fun and cheap. Even play pool. Then the bug bites them and they are hooked.
 
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