My Comeback After 18 years Of Not Touching Any Pool Stick

Beautiful set up. If you are anywhere inside the beltway and ever need someone to rack for you and bang em around let me know!
 
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Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to pool.
You couldn't have come at a better time. Our own Mr. Wilson will be in town next Wednesday for a three day seminar targeted toward new members, like yourself. His keynote address is entitled: "Pool, sex, and bicycles. Once you learn, you never forget."
The doors open at seven, bring some popcorn. :smile:
 
18 years is suspiciously close to how long it takes to clear the house of kids.

Which part of NOVA are you in now? BB's (BFE past Dulles or something) or mine (closer in)?

In any case, welcome back to pool!
 
I now live in Gainesville, VA. I used to live in Arlington and Falls Church. I remember spending a lot of hours at Champions in Shirlington and the old Champions they used to call and also at Hi Cue. The reason I quit pool totally back in 98 was one night, around 2:30am, the Champions at Shirlington was packed and all of the sudden, we heard several gun shots (like 6-7 shots) fired in the room. We were all the way in the back room of the place and close to us was a fire exit that takes you downstairs. We wanted to run and leave the place but had no idea what's going on and fearing if we try to leave we might get shot. One of my buddies said let's get out and used the fire escape exit stairs and another friend said what if they are waiting for us downstairs. Almost all the crowd were lying on the ground as flat as they could in fear of getting hit from the shots. Minutes gone by, we heard all kinds of sirens from the outside. Soon, it looks like the Arlington Police Dept and Sheriff Dept sent everybody to this place. There must have been like 50 or so of them walked in with shotguns and all weapons pointed at everybody and they kept yelling "Dont Move Dont Move!!" They swiftly hancuffed everybody and stayed on the floor and I remember them running out of cuffs and started using the plactic tie cords. At around 3:45, we were all handcuffeds and under control, we were getting interviewed each by someone and proper IDs were asked for documentation. At around 7:30 I remember asking one of the officers that I need to go to work soon and he politely let me know that I'm probably gonna miss my work today. Also my wife is probably worried about me that I'm not home yet. At around 8am, we are finally released from the establishment and when we came out, news tv crews were outside and that's where I over heard from one of the reporters going live that at around 2:30am, one Vietnamese guy tried to rob the place at gunpoint by asking one of the waitresses to empty the cash register. Bad timing for this guy, adjacent to him was a table with two off duty DC cops playing. Shots were fired, the assailant killed on the spot and one of the shots fired from one off duty DC cop ricochet to the other off duty but luckily she survived. I got home around 8:30 and just luckily I caught my wife coming out of the house on her way to her job and she said "Is everything alright? was the pool game that good she jokingly said. I just looked at her and kissed her on the cheek and I said have a safe trip to work and finally I also kissed her tummy and I said "Don't give mama a hard time today, ok!" Yes, she was 7 months on her way that time for our first and only baby who is almost turning 18 years old now. I put my sticks away and never looked back! Well until now and I will tell you guys why some other day Hahaha!
 
That was after I was hanging out...I was only around for the first handful of shirlington days. I was one of the showroom employees when they first opened.

Did you get the money? :eek:

nova rounder said:
I now live in Gainesville, VA. I used to live in Arlington and Falls Church. I remember spending a lot of hours at Champions in Shirlington and the old Champions they used to call and also at Hi Cue. The reason I quit pool totally back in 98 was one night, around 2:30am, the Champions at Shirlington was packed and all of the sudden, we heard several gun shots (like 6-7 shots) fired in the room. We were all the way in the back room of the place and close to us was a fire exit that takes you downstairs. We wanted to run and leave the place but had no idea what's going on and fearing if we try to leave we might get shot. One of my buddies said let's get out and used the fire escape exit stairs and another friend said what if they are waiting for us downstairs. Almost all the crowd were lying on the ground as flat as they could in fear of getting hit from the shots. Minutes gone by, we heard all kinds of sirens from the outside. Soon, it looks like the Arlington Police Dept and Sheriff Dept sent everybody to this place. There must have been like 50 or so of them walked in with shotguns and all weapons pointed at everybody and they kept yelling "Dont Move Dont Move!!" They swiftly hancuffed everybody and stayed on the floor and I remember them running out of cuffs and started using the plactic tie cords. At around 3:45, we were all handcuffeds and under control, we were getting interviewed each by someone and proper IDs were asked for documentation. At around 7:30 I remember asking one of the officers that I need to go to work soon and he politely let me know that I'm probably gonna miss my work today. Also my wife is probably worried about me that I'm not home yet. At around 8am, we are finally released from the establishment and when we came out, news tv crews were outside and that's where I over heard from one of the reporters going live that at around 2:30am, one Vietnamese guy tried to rob the place at gunpoint by asking one of the waitresses to empty the cash register. Bad timing for this guy, adjacent to him was a table with two off duty DC cops playing. Shots were fired, the assailant killed on the spot and one of the shots fired from one off duty DC cop ricochet to the other off duty but luckily she survived. I got home around 8:30 and just luckily I caught my wife coming out of the house on her way to her job and she said "Is everything alright? was the pool game that good she jokingly said. I just looked at her and kissed her on the cheek and I said have a safe trip to work and finally I also kissed her tummy and I said "Don't give mama a hard time today, ok!" Yes, she was 7 months on her way that time for our first and only baby who is almost turning 18 years old now. I put my sticks away and never looked back! Well until now and I will tell you guys why some other day Hahaha!
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Outstanding story... reminds me of mine, after a 25 year hiatus.

Once you get your game back, maybe you'll want to go in business, that will give you lots of Pool... 24/7

Good Luck...
 
Black-Balled said:
True that....thatll teach him, for charging me $40 to clean 2 shafts i expressly told him to not clean.
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Well as small as he was I'm sure he's had to do more than a few shaft cleanings in jail that he didn't want to do. Karma is a cruel mistress
 
Carlo became a body builder. He has his own business now as a personal trainer. He does not shoot pool anymore but I tried to get him to join my APA team this season but he is too busy.
 
Nice comeback

Hey man,
Playing pool is just like riding a bike. You never forget. It will come back faster than you think.
 
Bayawak said:
Hey man,
Playing pool is just like riding a bike. You never forget. It will come back faster than you think.
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Guaranteed! Just like riding a bike. I stopped playing seriously about 10 years ago and it took about a month to get back to speed.
 
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