Newsflash: yapping dog finally gets off porch, barely wins over traveling case maker. -2014

I'm probably in the minority here but I find all of this kind of sad. One thing I've grown to love about the pool world is there are players from all walks of life, different countries, and different creeds, but yet we all share a love of a game that only we understand. Anyone even half a step removed from pool -- just doesn't get it! They can't! I have a table in my basement that my wife and kids have seen me play on for years now, and they are just amused that I can still be so interested in it.

So here we have two lifers that have been butting heads over what really? Actually not just two lifers, but two guys who are in a lot of ways the epitome of the American Dream! They've certainly taken two different roads to success, but they've both gotten there. Meanwhile, us railbirds have gotten to enjoy their journeys as they've shared their experiences with the pool world. The fact that they share a love of the game and have even gone head-to-head in battle, but yet can't share a beer together -- may say more about them than all of the words spilled out onto AZ combined.

Anyway, I just wrapped up a late night solo session in my basement. A lonely one. It was a haunting session, as hanging on my wall is a prized photo of me and my now grown son. In between us, is a man my exact age and he's now fighting for his life. My prayers are feeble at best, but I've offered them up for Darren Appleton. Now I'm not crazy enough to think there's a Christmas miracle out there for AZ's most-famous arch rivals, but it would make for a nice Hallmark movie. Not that I watch Hallmark movies. I could only imagine how horrible the pool scenes would be.

Merry Christmas to my fellow players.
 
u12armresl said:
Please lock this thread.
If the 2 want to play it's very simple.
Pick a game.
Pick an amount.
Pick a location.
No need for another 100 pages of BS.
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100 pages of BS is all Lou has to offer the pool world.

He had to be put on suicide watch when John beat him in a tournament years ago.

Lou's ego is far too fragile to risk any chance of getting beat again.
 
u12armresl said:
We've seen this song and dance before, between 2 people who don't like each other.
No need to drag the site down with countless responses.
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Wouldn't it be a sign of far greater maturity if those people who are bothered, even offended by this thread just decided not to participate in it?

Cancelling an entire thread because one or two people don't like it seems to be a bit of an overreaction. Wouldn't you agree?
 
lfigueroa said:
You’re right.

I’ll be the first to agree nothing will come of all this except John continuing to run his yap. He’s like the dog barking and chasing the car. In 2014 he finally caught the car and had to ask himself, “Now what?!”

Lou Figueroa
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Well John’s claim to fame is he makes great Pool Cue Case, m as Uber BEST CASE. He give back to Pool. Love plsying game, owns good room.

Think John resume o as ok, you guys share two thing both USAF, both like Pool.

Merry.🎅
 
Boxcar said:
Wouldn't it be a sign of far greater maturity if those people who are bothered, even offended by this thread just decided not to participate in it?

Cancelling an entire thread because one or two people don't like it seems to be a bit of an overreaction. Wouldn't you agree?
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Don't include me in that list. I said what I said, but I'm no saint. I'll still sneak a peek at this thread, if it's here, and I'm certainly not offended by it.
 
BasementDweller said:
I'm probably in the minority here but I find all of this kind of sad. One thing I've grown to love about the pool world is there are players from all walks of life, different countries, and different creeds, but yet we all share a love of a game that only we understand. Anyone even half a step removed from pool -- just doesn't get it! They can't! I have a table in my basement that my wife and kids have seen me play on for years now, and they are just amused that I can still be so interested in it.

So here we have two lifers that have been butting heads over what really? Actually not just two lifers, but two guys who are in a lot of ways the epitome of the American Dream! They've certainly taken two different roads to success, but they've both gotten there. Meanwhile, us railbirds have gotten to enjoy their journeys as they've shared their experiences with the pool world. The fact that they share a love of the game and have even gone head-to-head in battle, but yet can't share a beer together -- may say more about them than all of the words spilled out onto AZ combined.

Anyway, I just wrapped up a late night solo session in my basement. A lonely one. It was a haunting session, as hanging on my wall is a prized photo of me and my now grown son. In between us, is a man my exact age and he's now fighting for his life. My prayers are feeble at best, but I've offered them up for Darren Appleton. Now I'm not crazy enough to think there's a Christmas miracle out there for AZ's most-famous arch rivals, but it would make for a nice Hallmark movie. Not that I watch Hallmark movies. I could only imagine how horrible the pool scenes would be.

Merry Christmas to my fellow players.
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Merry Christmas to you and yours, BD.

Lou Figueroa
 
penguin said:
100 pages of BS is all Lou has to offer the pool world.

He had to be put on suicide watch when John beat him in a tournament years ago.

Lou's ego is far too fragile to risk any chance of getting beat again.
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Right.

"Fragile ego." First thing people here associate with me, lol.

Lou Figueroa
 
lfigueroa said:
Yeah, you're right.

No dough. Just booked a few weeks this coming year flying first class to spend a couple of weeks in Rome, Athens, Sicily, and then a favorite Greek island for another week. Spending three weeks at a beach side resort in Puerto Vallarta on another trip. Another week in California to visit family and tour champagne and wine country. And then maybe a trip to Mexico City for a week. Will probably try and slip in a few tournaments like the US One Pocket Open, maybe even play.

No money, perhaps, but way more integrity than you with your go-off for $50,000* that you could not pay off,* in a sweaty little garage : -)

Lou Figueroa
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Who cares? You're retired and living off of my taxes.

The only reason I can "go off" is because I make more every month than you ever did in any year.

I have never incurred any debt that I couldn't and didn't pay off.

Unlike you I live an honest life and that means mistakes as well. You live a very calculated, very scripted existence. Which means you already have the lies cooked up.

This man here, one of the objects of your bullying, has helped and continues to help more people play better every day than you have ever or will ever do. You're a sack of platitudes wrapped in a bonafide layer of stinking dung in contrast.

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lfigueroa said:
As I have told you, many times, but you are too dense to get a clue: I was jacking with you all the while and you took the bait: the hook, the line, and the sinker, lol.

Lou Figueroa
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Sure, that's exactly what a professional liar would say.

Ok, I will take the bait again.

Prove it.

You had a merry little band of assholes helping you so I think it would be a certainty that you would be sharing your trolling activity with them.

Show us the messages where you laid out this plan to "bait" me and then executed it?

I will go find all the emails where you whined about the ppv and let the audience decide.
 
I'll buy the stream today. they gotta get this thing on. JB has a nice spot in OkC to play it. Let's get it on!!!!!
 
JB Cases said:
Who cares? You're retired and living off of my taxes.

The only reason I can "go off" is because I make more every month than you ever did in any year.

I have never incurred any debt that I couldn't and didn't pay off.

Unlike you I live an honest life and that means mistakes as well. You live a very calculated, very scripted existence. Which means you already have the lies cooked up.

This man here, one of the objects of your bullying, has helped and continues to help more people play better every day than you have ever or will ever do. You're a sack of platitudes wrapped in a bonafide layer of stinking dung in contrast.

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I'm living off 20 years of honorable military service that included four years of holding the launch keys to ten Minute Man ICBMs and some investments that turned out very, very sweet ;-)

Lou Figueroa
you're welcome
 
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JB Cases said:
Sure, that's exactly what a professional liar would say.

Ok, I will take the bait again.

Prove it.

You had a merry little band of assholes helping you so I think it would be a certainty that you would be sharing your trolling activity with them.

Show us the messages where you laid out this plan to "bait" me and then executed it?

I will go find all the emails where you whined about the ppv and let the audience decide.
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I have said this to you numerous times: there was no orchestrated effort to bait you.

What happened happened spontaneously and independently. Besides, you always did a fine job of wrapping yourself around the axle all by your lonesome. As to the PPV, as I've also told you many times before: my supposed objections were just to jack with you ;-) I didn't care.

Lou Figueroa
 
garczar said:
I'll buy the stream today. they gotta get this thing on. JB has a nice spot in OkC to play it. Let's get it on!!!!!
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Please feel free to travel to Oklahoma and play him for whatever your bankroll and sanity can afford.

Lou Figueroa
I'll be rooting for you
 
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