Talking with wallet is loud message, problem is some people do not listen.
But wonder we’re customers went?
They their business closes, and they don’t know why.
I don’t like it
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Talking with wallet is loud message, problem is some people do not listen.
But wonder we’re customers went?
They their business closes, and they don’t know why.
When you have been a part of something or it’s been a part of you for 75% of your life and 90% of your adult life and your involved everyday in some way or another. It’s not just about money. It’s a way of life and thinking. Not everything’s about $. Pool won’t miss my money, or the money I’ve taken out out of pool.
It’s not a matter of participation for me either. I’ve never played strong enough to participate in any pro event, not even close. Or breaking any records.
And as far as being a rail bird goes, that’s free. I have never paid to go to any pool event or stream. I’m not a free loader either, I’ve done more than most pumping $ into pool in many ways. Which is why I don’t have to pay for certain things. I pay in other ways-with money or by doing other things-that aren’t public.
I’m not special, I just do my things for pool in other ways. That’s all. Pools done a lot for me & I try and do as much for pool as I can. I don’t want to stop that.
It’s just frustrating to see the stupidness that’s creeping into pool recently. The Sardo rack was pretty bad, but those guys pumped lots of $ into pool. MR and the purple 5 is bad too, but what they are doing for pool is solid. The WADA thing crosses the line imo. That’s a European addiction…….
Not participating after a lifetime of knowing players, hustlers, scams, cons, good people, bad people I just can’t walk away from. It’s not a hobby-it’s in my blood my whole life/ if I was a hobby pool person-I’d be long gone.
But it’s in me, not on me.
Respectfully
Fatboy
When you have been a part of something or it’s been a part of you for 75% of your life and 90% of your adult life and your involved everyday in some way or another. It’s not just about money. It’s a way of life and thinking. Not everything’s about $. Pool won’t miss my money, or the money I’ve taken out out of pool.
It’s not a matter of participation for me either. I’ve never played strong enough to participate in any pro event, not even close. Or breaking any records.
And as far as being a rail bird goes, that’s free. I have never paid to go to any pool event or stream. I’m not a free loader either, I’ve done more than most pumping $ into pool in many ways. Which is why I don’t have to pay for certain things. I pay in other ways-with money or by doing other things-that aren’t public.
I’m not special, I just do my things for pool in other ways. That’s all. Pools done a lot for me & I try and do as much for pool as I can. I don’t want to stop that.
It’s just frustrating to see the stupidness that’s creeping into pool recently. The Sardo rack was pretty bad, but those guys pumped lots of $ into pool. MR and the purple 5 is bad too, but what they are doing for pool is solid. The WADA thing crosses the line imo. That’s a European addiction…….
Not participating after a lifetime of knowing players, hustlers, scams, cons, good people, bad people I just can’t walk away from. It’s not a hobby-it’s in my blood my whole life/ if I was a hobby pool person-I’d be long gone.
But it’s in me, not on me.
Respectfully
Fatboy
As my boss used to say... "Big talk, but what are you going to do"!When you have been a part of something or it’s been a part of you for 75% of your life and 90% of your adult life and your involved everyday in some way or another. It’s not just about money. It’s a way of life and thinking. Not everything’s about $. Pool won’t miss my money, or the money I’ve taken out out of pool.
It’s not a matter of participation for me either. I’ve never played strong enough to participate in any pro event, not even close. Or breaking any records.
And as far as being a rail bird goes, that’s free. I have never paid to go to any pool event or stream. I’m not a free loader either, I’ve done more than most pumping $ into pool in many ways. Which is why I don’t have to pay for certain things. I pay in other ways-with money or by doing other things-that aren’t public.
I’m not special, I just do my things for pool in other ways. That’s all. Pools done a lot for me & I try and do as much for pool as I can. I don’t want to stop that.
It’s just frustrating to see the stupidness that’s creeping into pool recently. The Sardo rack was pretty bad, but those guys pumped lots of $ into pool. MR and the purple 5 is bad too, but what they are doing for pool is solid. The WADA thing crosses the line imo. That’s a European addiction…….
Not participating after a lifetime of knowing players, hustlers, scams, cons, good people, bad people I just can’t walk away from. It’s not a hobby-it’s in my blood my whole life/ if I was a hobby pool person-I’d be long gone.
But it’s in me, not on me.
Respectfully
Fatboy
With much respect, I understand you are woven into our pool scene, but I would imagine someone with your recources can make things happen.
So what are you going to do?
Respectfully,
Welder84
I don't like it either Fatboy, but the times they are a changin'. We are roughly the same age, so I have seen what you have seen. Sometimes the illusion or fantasy we have from the outside is not what it seems when we view it from the inside. I think the allure of an old west gunslinger or card player in a saloon has the similar appeal to pool. In reality, I'm sure it was nothing like how it was portrayed in the movies.
I'm disgusted with a lot of things in this world that I see today. We live in a time of cell phones and cameras, the internet and artificial intelligence, big brother and big tech. We are only touching the surface of what is to come, for better or for worse. I try to be a positive person, but I don't see a lot of hope for the future. I believe we are living in the collapse of the US. We live in a world full of pussy internet trolls and a society filled with mental illness. There will be some good things for sure, but as we have learned from history, man repeats himself. The only difference is we have bigger, faster, more powerful way to destroy ourselves now.
What I wouldn't give to go back to the seventies, wearing bell bottoms and throw a quarter in a pop machine and get a real bottle! Those day are gone. The days of the pool hustlers are gone and they are not coming back. The days of instant replay are here to stay. We may never see a baseball manager kick dirt on an umpire or spit in his face again. America, the world, is not what it once was. Hell, Vegas isn't even what it once was and I don't think it is better either. Whenever you change anything, something has to give. That is the nature of change, like it or not.
I'm disgusted with a lot of things in this world that I see today. We live in a time of cell phones and cameras, the internet and artificial intelligence, big brother and big tech. We are only touching the surface of what is to come, for better or for worse. I try to be a positive person, but I don't see a lot of hope for the future. I believe we are living in the collapse of the US. We live in a world full of pussy internet trolls and a society filled with mental illness. There will be some good things for sure, but as we have learned from history, man repeats himself. The only difference is we have bigger, faster, more powerful way to destroy ourselves now.
What I wouldn't give to go back to the seventies, wearing bell bottoms and throw a quarter in a pop machine and get a real bottle! Those day are gone. The days of the pool hustlers are gone and they are not coming back. The days of instant replay are here to stay. We may never see a baseball manager kick dirt on an umpire or spit in his face again. America, the world, is not what it once was. Hell, Vegas isn't even what it once was and I don't think it is better either. Whenever you change anything, something has to give. That is the nature of change, like it or not.
From your lips to Gods ears!
I really think the internet causes mental illness
My very best!
Fatboy
And what’s better than gambling with your friends when your not gambling with your enemies???
Not sure what problem was with Sardo Rack was as I recall it worked as advertised, it was big & bulky. Friend gave me his I used it many time, it worked well.
Come to think of it has the Sardo Rack become history?
Come to think of it has the Sardo Rack become history?
tomatoshooter
Well-known member
Get out to the pool room and you will see most of the OLD stuff still going on!!Ok here it goes. I can’t keep it bottled up any longer.
Where to start? Who knows so I’ll just fire out a list in no particular order:
Purple 5 ball
Shaws record
WADA
Was this a foul? Was that a foul? Let’s watch in instant replay.
Where’s Daz, where’s Gorst? Who else is missing?
Table specs & what’s a record and what isn’t.
This is reminding me of instant replay in football and is way to technical, which is why I ignore football or any other technical nonsense milk drinker sport.
I came into pool 40 years ago because it was rough around the edges, the 5 was orange and people weren’t under the microscope. If they had habits it was on them. It was every man for himself. It wasn’t perfect, it was broken then and that was ok.
People could hustle other people, obtaining money under false pretenses was celebrated not looked down on.
You wanted to learn you had to pay your dues. Now you can buy your dues(almost).
2 records in the same run? To make everyone happy. The rule nazi’s and the rest of the pool fans? How does that even make sense?
Champions who should be in tourneys are sidelined for saying “fuk” or what ever or because they are from the wrong country.
All the PC shit is worming it’s way into pool. Had I saw this coming, I’d have passed long ago. I’d have never been part of the pool world in any shape or form.
I miss guys like UJ Puckett, Grady, Keith, Cole, Bobby Pickle, etc. Broken people with personality’s and yet they made their way in life and were fun. I’m a broken person and I can’t make a ball compared to them. Not in the same league, but I’m fun and not a milk drinker. There were lots of non-pro people in pool who were personality’s. I don’t see new ones coming in and others leaving for these PC reasons.
I’m tired of the milk drinker robots, wrong color balls and constantly arguing over the pocket size just to have a record “modified” because maybe a ball was brushed ina exhibition. Shaw was cool and said what he had to about it-he’s smart, however what he thought and said I’d bet are 2 VERY different things. Think the guys listed above would have gave that answer 30 years ago? Shaw had no choice-again he’s smart.
It’s taking the seediness, smoky back room Allure that pool had for me. WADA? Gtfo of here!!!! Go to the Olympic’s not pool!!!!
If I disappear tmr from pool this is why, not many will notice. But I refuse to succumb to the current state of affairs.
Fatboy
I like that it looks like the next generation of players could actually make a living from pool as a Professional sport.
Things change, its ok: YOU ARE GETTING OLD!!!
TFT
Don't sell yourself short, there's so much moreok
I’m clueless when it comes to grammar or spelling.
Things changed right in front of us. Men are not men. Women not women. Bathrooms are unsure of themselves. Nothing is a crime. The 5ball got it up the ass. The name Pickle ball will be inappropriate… sounds like pick my balls. Pool is not pool. The beginning of the end were the Elephant Balls. Are elephants pissed off? I hope they’re worth money someday. I got a set for a present. Take me back to when belching a farting was fashionable.
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Well some call it progress, and good technology. i would rather have a face to face conversation, or talk to someone. To me Texting is very impersonal, it is like going back the the 1850 when message were sent via morris code.
Plus when you talk to someone in person you can see expression of their face, read body launguage, even on the telephone, tone of voice is secondary communication.
Many good ideas that seem good at first, turn into bad ideas over time. Like Chrysler's "K" Car that was flop.
telinoz
Registered
I am all for balance.
Video calls work as well.
But I do prefer face to face chats, easier to pick up on body language etc and at the end of the day we are very much social animals.
I am just not all doom and gloom about these changes going on, to be honest most have always been there but were punished or no way to have a voice due to who was running the joint..
Loads of examples, but lets leave it at that in this part of the forum.
Failure is success in progress.
Something to keep in mind.
For pool, that does need to change and its long overdue.
The solution is easy, copy Snooker model in every way possible.
phreaticus
Well-known member
Fatboy, not often I’ll jump into a thread like this but I have to agree with Trent a bit here. You just need to get out & play some pool. Hanging out on the Internet lamenting about the past is a sure path to depression. CheersGet out to the pool room and you will see most of the OLD stuff still going on!!
I like that it looks like the next generation of players could actually make a living from pool as a Professional sport.
Things change, its ok: YOU ARE GETTING OLD!!!
TFT
Could Fatboy just go AARP CARD, and is coming if age.
Seriously Fatboy, and some of the older members have memories on positive experiences, young people never had, never will because you were born too late.
Seriously Fatboy, and some of the older members have memories on positive experiences, young people never had, never will because you were born too late.