Recent content by ibuycues

Not a moment, but: Nick Varner held the world titles in 9-Ball, Banks, Straight Pool, 1-Pocket and 8-Ball! All as a perfect gentleman representative for our sport. As we said in my younger days, that’s pretty frisky! Will Prout

I wouldn’t have a cat walking over my cues. WP

Golf’s a lot like my financial situation. As soon as I get out of one hole I start getting in another one. Will Prout

Dean took it off your hands.

Selling price of $1500-$2000 is a fair assessment. Nice cue, basic, needs cleaned. Do NOT replace the linen wrap. GLWS. Will Prout

Strong letter to follow.

I was standing right there with my brother, making occasional side bets. It was loud and controlled chaos. And not far at all from the escalator that was fairly loaded. Will Prout

JT?

Reminds me of the burn marks behind the line when we would break from the same spot. Our room owner had 6-8” squares of cloth and we had to use them for breaks when he put new cloth on. WP

J+J has been around twice or maybe three times as long as that. Since 1993. Will Prout

JAM, I could even see Keith joining Scott Frost’s podcast remotely once a month for “Stories from the Earthquake”. By the way, Keith’s article followed by your wonderful recaps here have been the best read in a long, long time. I’m in my late 70’s now, and can deeply appreciate the journey...

Chuck Norris has to run two racks of nine ball to count. He’s so fast no one sees the first rack. Will Prout

Thank the Lord for EDIT. WP

Someone asked Chuck Norris if he was good at math. He said, “Particularly third order non-abelian groups and rings”. Chuck Norris changed the Theory of Relativity into a law. WP

I would think you could count on your thumbs the number of current players besides John and Jason that could break 800. Have you watched either of their high runs? There are literally dozens of key turning points they faced. And conquered. Simply amazing. Will Prout