Recent content by TomShaw-P&B

Everything used to cost less and people made less, but there has been a real change in disposable income - gambling money, that is. Real wages, adjusted for inflation, have lost ground over the last thirty years, at least for the middle and lower classes. (For those making over $512,000 a year...

A CNC cutout can be made into a razor sharp point in a few minutes by hand finishing it. I agree that a CNC set-up is a tool for the artist in the same vein as a wrist rest used by a painter. Some people try to divide it into tools and power-assisted tools, but as one maker told me, "If you...

Different rpms for different... A lahe for cue tip replacement, cue repair, or cue building? Tom

Gambling or Test of Skill? Last year I wrote a story on a small, weekly bar tournament that was busted by a combination task force of state undercover officers and local police. The "tip" they got was the weekly ad the pub placed in the newspaper. So, yes, it does happen. The silliness of it...

Nit Pickin' Best descripion of a nit I've seen lately is Jimmy Mataya's quote in the Johnny Ervolino article I wrote in June's P&B: (About the players at 711) "They'd play you for $1.50, then run 149 balls on you and back scratch." So, don't be concerned about being a nit. You don't qualify...

Ray Martin's Telephone # Ray doesn't mess with his email/web site much. Best thing is to call him in Florida at 727-798-5561 or fax to 727 595 5503. Tom Shaw, P&B

A Simple Answer I have 25+ years of broadcasting background before coming to print and pool. Money comes from corporate advertising. Corporations want mass, upscale, male audiences 18-25. TV is the only way to get mass audiences. Pool on TV draws very good audiences - male 45+ End of story...

Does anyone know how I can get in touch with Dr. Thomas Edell? He owns a pool room - west of the Mississippi, I think. Thanks, Tom office: 843-875-5115