The Ballad of John and Lou, Part Three

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very nice

Thanks, Lou;

Part 3 wrapped the story up very nicely; as usual, you gave JB his due in a classy way.....Like someone else said, I appreciate your honest style of depicting your feelings and apprehensions, rather than donning the stereotypical or egotistical macho bravado mask that some may have been tempted to do, being the winner in this long anticipated grudge match.

If you ever write a book about your life's adventures, I believe I would read it.
 
great story!

Makes me want to hear a Part 4...congrats on your win and most importantly for how classy you have handled it all!!

Gary
 
I enjoyed my front row seat. It was a match of swings, I still think if you would have finished on the first day it was gonna be a hill hill match. It had that vibe to it, like it was going the distance. You need to get a picture of the faces you made after you won games and your music was starting, those were strong.
 
All three parts were all great reads.

I know beyond all doubt now that if I ever got into a match like this
I'd be sweating my nuts off, dogging balls nonstop, and look like tool to the rest of AZ.
And that would sting as bad as the lost money, maybe worse.

I'm sort of torn about some of the more, er, honest parts.
Generally I think it's good when people don't shy away from the gory details.
They make for a better read.

Right now John is the Bad Guy and the Big Loser and I really feel for him.
I guess you feel it a little too.

So I was a little bummed you were willing to effectively call him a cheater,
say that he welched on the side bets, criticise the derby play,
and screencap all his nervous steering and stuff.
It all feels a bit like rubbing in the salt.

After all of John's prematch trash talk it's understandable, even expected,
but I still kind of hoped for a more olive-branchy approach to the writeup.
It's clear you guys will be taking potshots at each other for eternity.

Despite that I'm glad the match happened and happy for you,
and the recap was excellent.
 
Awesome player, Awesome writer. I feel like the end of "The Truman Show" where the viewers who were at the edge of their seat were finally like, "Now what?"


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ProZack said:
The end brought a literal tear to my eye....
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It brought a figurative one to mine.

Thanks for finishing strong Lou. I wonder if I've missed any of your trip reports in the past 15 years or so??? Probably not.

Here's to another 15 years!!! Keep um comin' :thumbup:
 
This was a good read, and more importantly, Lou wins.

Lou won the pre-match battle.

Lou won the match.

Lou wins the post-match battle.

I am excited to read JB's response, his delusional and manipulative posts are finally being recognized for what they are. Even some of this most loyal nut huggers have stopped trying to defend this crappy excuse for a person.

JB is the sucker in this match, and should always be considered bad action for him backing out on the per game bets with Lou, not increasing the bet that he was barking for, and all the side action he canceled.

I am sure the JB cue case is a great product, but the pool world needs less John Bartons. The world outside of pool needs less John Bartons. And it is for damn sure that this forum needs less John Bartons.
 
CreeDo said:
So I was a little bummed you were willing to effectively call him a cheater,say that he welched on the side bets, criticise the derby play,
and screencap all his nervous steering and stuff.
It all feels a bit like rubbing in the salt.

After all of John's prematch trash talk it's understandable, even expected,
but I still kind of hoped for a more olive-branchy approach to the writeup.
It's clear you guys will be taking potshots at each other for eternity.
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Well, John did tell him to go for it. I'm actually surprised to see Lou showed so much restraint.:cool:

Quite a story in the end, and I have to say I've change my mind on the whole thing after reading Lou's version of the events. Say what you want, the whole thing turned out to be epic, with nearly a thousand viewers and some great memories. It was like the B player version of the COM challenge, and it will be remembered here on AZB for a very long time. Just as in the COM match, the cooler player prevailed, but unlike that great matchup, the loser played his heart out to the very end.

Congrats, Lou! You done it! And kudos to John for doing something I'd never in a million years have the courage to do.
 
MahnaMahna said:
This was a good read, and more importantly, Lou wins.

Lou won the pre-match battle.

Lou won the match.

Lou wins the post-match battle.

I am excited to read JB's response, his delusional and manipulative posts are finally being recognized for what they are. Even some of this most loyal nut huggers have stopped trying to defend this crappy excuse for a person.

JB is the sucker in this match, and should always be considered bad action for him backing out on the per game bets with Lou, not increasing the bet that he was barking for, and all the side action he canceled.

I am sure the JB cue case is a great product, but the pool world needs less John Bartons. The world outside of pool needs less John Bartons. And it is for damn sure that this forum needs less John Bartons.
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How do you go about your day with so much hate bottled up?
 
Thanks for sharing this great story! Inspirational stuff for a young player... I'm gonna practice that much harder to be ready should I ever have an opportunity to play a big money match like this.

Is there a video of this match around somewhere?


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leto1776 said:
how do you go about your day with so much hate bottled up?
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New to the boards so obviously not part of what sounds like a long running dispute, but reading this story has been fascinating and at parts kinda scary to think what it must be like for both guys to end up in a 10k match.

Just watching the start of the feed on ustream now, and the tension in that room is incredible.

Thanks for a very interesting story of what must have been an incredible experience.
 
1st I want to say Lou you told your story nice and classy. Good write up.

MahnaMahna said:
This was a good read, and more importantly, Lou wins.

Lou won the pre-match battle.

Lou won the match.

Lou wins the post-match battle.

I am excited to read JB's response, his delusional and manipulative posts are finally being recognized for what they are. Even some of this most loyal nut huggers have stopped trying to defend this crappy excuse for a person.

JB is the sucker in this match, and should always be considered bad action for him backing out on the per game bets with Lou, not increasing the bet that he was barking for, and all the side action he canceled.

I am sure the JB cue case is a great product, but the pool world needs less John Bartons. The world outside of pool needs less John Bartons. And it is for damn sure that this forum needs less John Bartons.
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The reason none off John's buddy's defend him anymore is probably because they've all been Threatened to be banned.
Something you obviously have never had happen to you. Even though you continue to stalk & insult & name call him every chance you get. But it doesn't surprise me given what goes on here all the time.
I know damn well if I called you a nut hugger Id be banned in less then 5min. True story.
I mean come on someone called John a cock in a post last week & he's still posting.
I know John stirs up a lot of his problems but it's members like you that get it started.
All you have to do is just go back and read your post. You weren't excited to read Lou's story.
You were excited that you could get another chance to bad mouth John.
 
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Fast Lenny said:
Nice writeup Lou and good playing. I was curious if you think you would have played better or worse if you were betting your own money? I have always bet my own money and do not play as good I feel when someone is in with me which is why I refuse to be staked (plus I do not play good enough), I worry too much about losing someone else's money.
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Part of the money was his I thought.
 
decent dennis said:
Part of the money was his I thought.
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Lets see..

Playing for a stakes money....

OR

Playing with money made for me by OTHERS, that with little effort I can make back....

Which do YOU think carries more pressure?

JV (----fair question
 
Roadking said:
1st I want to say Lou you told your story nice and classy. Good write up.



The reason none off John's buddy's defend him anymore is probably because they've all been Threatened to be banned.
Something you obviously have never had happen to you. Even though you continue to stalk & insult & name call him every chance you get. But it doesn't surprise me given what goes on here all the time.
I know damn well if I called you a nut hugger Id be banned in less then 5min. True story.
I mean come on someone called John a cock in a post last week & he's still posting.
I know John stirs up a lot of his problems but it's members like you that get it started.
All you have to do is just go back and read your post. You weren't excited to read Lou's story.
You were excited that you could get another chance to bad mouth John.
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So, out of curiosity, if it is "members like me that get it started", are you implying that I am responsible for JB's constant drama on here?
 
MahnaMahna said:
I am sure the JB cue case is a great product, but the pool world needs less John Bartons. The world outside of pool needs less John Bartons. And it is for damn sure that this forum needs less John Bartons.
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I always advise people to be careful what they wish for. Fewer Bartons would lead to a less colourful life, and who wants that?
 
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