Recent content by Tom In Cincy

http://www.dianahoppe.com/billiards_gallery.htm Great site with lots of pictures

I never saw this practice of wiping chalk off of a pool cue tip until I moved to California. (circa 2003) Still see it done almost daily. The consequence of this is finally putting the cue tip into a fresh little puddle of beer, soda or coffee and immediately putting the shaft into the case...

One Pocket is so slow....cloth can be changed without interrupting play.

Great response JMD, :thumbup:

14 years March 2003, #95 before that, AZ old format, CCB member since 1998 RSB member since 1996 12 years in May for the One Pocket.org site

Great job Jay, you've worked hard for a long time... it is time to enjoy. I retired in 2011 and am enjoying the time I have left.... I'll be 70 next year and still have plans for well into my 80s+ The only thing I miss is the times when the players succeeded reaching their goals. Joy is a...

bye chart http://www.playcsipool.com/uploads/7/3/5/9/7359673/bcapl_bye_placement_chart.pdf Byes are assigned to the charts evenly from top to bottom. For example; 16 player bracket. only 14 players, one bye gets spot 16 and the other gets 8. if someone shows up in time, they are assigned the...

BTW, I've never seen an umpire call "tie, runner is safe". This must be a pee wee rule:smile:

Hard Times Billiards Sacramento, CA Some of the shots of the crowd from our tournaments

Craig and friend John Wimms at the Hard Times Jamboree in Sacramento 2005. Both did well and finished in the money against an always tough crowd.

You are correct Eric, as usual. it was Sept 2002. I still have all the pics in my archives. Was that really 12+ years ago?

It was the forum provided by Billiards Digest called Cue Chalk Board (CCB) in the mid 90s that I got to meet a lot of wonderful forum members, Eric is (IMO) considered one of the better forum members. Great sense of humor and is passionate about what he does. I enjoyed our meetings along with...

CCB (Sept 2002) Eric in the flesh... having a great time.

From a post by Bob Jewett, Good reads all; Byrne, "Great Pool Stories" Walter Tevis, "The Hustler" and "Color of Money" Dyer, "Hustler Days" Dyer, "The Hustler and the Champ" Byrne, "McGoorty" Tom Fox and Fats, "The Bank Shot and Other Great Robberies" McCumber, "Playing Off the Rail" Grady...

Thanks for your Service to our country US Navy 1965-68 VP Squadron Vietnam