Interesting Comment on Scott Frosts room and pool in general

I was in a place in Spartanburg, SC several years ago owned by someone I knew and which was, in his words: "upscale". Tables were used, with original cloth, not a high quality table, that played as bad as any commercial table I've ever played on. While quite well lit the place was none too clean on a daily basis. Owner was not a player.
 
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Some people value tradition for tradition’s sake. I only value tradition for value’s sake. If the value goes away, so should the tradition. And that’s change. The only constant is change. We will all hold a certain amount of nostalgia dear and mourn its passing. And I don’t fault people for making comments from that mourning. Sometimes I listen to people for the ideas they’re sharing. Sometimes the ideas aren’t worth much but the values they’re sharing is worth listening to.
 
A lot of people just simply hate change but I bet even those types would check out Scott's room if they were in the area. How people dress has nothing to do with who they are or how they act or how they play anything. There are just as many if not more people wearing high end suits that have terrible morals just as bad as the most rotten pool player.

How pool players dress (short of them wearing anything gang related) or what they have to say (even Earl) has nothing to do with how unpopular pool is.
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While that is true, as Adre Agassi said in the cannon commercial, image is everything. You made be a bad immoral person, but if you project the image of class and professionalism, you will be treated as such.

The image of pool currently does not equate to where we want to be. We want to be like golf and have golfs money but we don't want the class of golf.
 
Players, especially old timers want a players room, not a night club. They want a place to call their own. A room where they can see the action and feel a part of it.
Complaints I hear about the competition near my room:
Too dark
Not comfortable
Overpriced
Up tight staff who arent welcoming
Not a real pool hall
More like a night club

Your players who come out 4 or more times a week need the club feel...has nothing to do with decor. You go it or you don't.
 
He most likely caters to what his customers like. If someone doesn't like a nice clean place they can easily find a dive. To each his own as they say. I can't stand cigarette smoke so I don't play pool in bars for that reason alone. Nostalgia is just an old mans memories. Times they are a chang'n.

My home room has a nostalgic feel to it and everyone loves it. No smoking, players range from men, women, children, old, young, tattoos, and casual clothes. Free pool makes everyone happy.
 
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you judge a man by his actions/motives and his eyes.

the world is indeed a sad place if clothing wins or loses respect.

i can't think of any religion or form of mindfulness that follows the teachings of a guy in a three-piece suit.
 
PhilosopherKing said:
you judge a man by his actions/motives and his eyes.

the world is indeed a sad place if clothing wins or loses respect.

i can't think of any religion or form of mindfulness that follows the teachings of a guy in a three-piece suit.
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That is indeed true but you find out the motives/actions after you know the person. Projecting a certain image gets you attention. It is then up to the person to keep that attention based on actions and motives.
 
I'm just a little weirded out anyone would say "nice hoodie" with a straight face. And that someone considered it dressing up to wear one in any way.
 
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I had something similar happen to me at league. I tend to dress up a bit. We dress up for artistic pool and I have a reputation were I am from so I like to "dress the part." I had a nice hoodie tied around my neck and someone said to me "why are you looking like you are at a country club? Your in a bar at pool league." So apparently to some dressing nice in a pool room is bad?
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When asked how to dress for a wedding, funeral or other occasion where some may show up in casual attire and others will dress informal, I always advise; Never apologize for being the best dressed MFer in the room.

I have read the above quoted paragraph more than once and can only assume it is in jest. It simply cannot be anything but.
 
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briankenobi said:
That is indeed true but you find out the motives/actions after you know the person. Projecting a certain image gets you attention. It is then up to the person to keep that attention based on actions and motives.
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^^^ x1million

if my face was all tatted up, i highly doubt a CEO of a major company would hire me to be on his board of directors,
 
Dark rooms, oversized t-shirts, flip-flops, cargo trousers. No wonder why pool has a bad reputation.

Even in big events, you see pros dressed like kids.
 

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Funny how you say that and not know me. I am a Chemist in the R&D department of my company. lol
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Supersized=McDonald's lingo. I don't believe he thinks you actually work at McDonald's.

But then, I don't know much so don't listen to me.
 
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