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Do old Meucci cues play better than the new Meucci’s?
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Also, I noticed your name after the fact. I'm currently sitting at 15.47 (I have a sobriety tracker app) months sober myself. I drank way too much for way too long and knew for the last year or two of my drinking that I had to stop. In the words of my my counselor, "You can't be lukewarm about this. That's not how you're wired." And he was one hundred percent correct so my last drink was the day after my mother's funeral. It feels amazing to have gotten a hold on my life and experience all the things I was missing. Congratulations on your sobriety and may great things continue to come your way.
And for anyone out there reading this and struggling, you CAN get sober. But you have to sincerely want it and work for it. But I promise you that it's worth it and it absolutely does get easier over time.
Be sure to give us an update when it arrives. I'd love hear what you think of it.
Also, I noticed your name after the fact. I'm currently sitting at 15.47 (I have a sobriety tracker app) months sober myself. I drank way too much for way too long and knew for the last year or two of my drinking that I had to stop. In the words of my my counselor, "You can't be lukewarm about this. That's not how you're wired." And he was one hundred percent correct so my last drink was the day after my mother's funeral. It feels amazing to have gotten a hold on my life and experience all the things I was missing. Congratulations on your sobriety and may great things continue to come your way.
And for anyone out there reading this and struggling, you CAN get sober. But you have to sincerely want it and work for it. But I promise you that it's worth it and it absolutely does get easier over time.
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Thank you yes I just took my 6 month clean and sober chip this week, my family is very proud of me, but most importantly I am proud of myself. This is the longest I’ve had sober since I graduated high school and I’m 44 years old. I highly appreciate your kind words, thank you
I graduated from McDermott to Joss around 1992 (J15 and J11), then bought a Schon and never went back. Dabbled with some custom cues since, but that old Schon STL17 still makes an appearance.Don't forget the Joss guys and Scruggs guys!!
The old McDermott C and D lines were solid cues. I miss my D23 every time I see old pictures of Dave Matlock and his.
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I currently shoot with a McDermott G-902 cue, I really like itI graduated from McDermott to Joss around 1992 (J15 and J11), then bought a Schon and never went back. Dabbled with some custom cues since, but that old Schon STL17 still makes an appearance.
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This Meucci Original Gamber Cue is coming with the Original Case! Does that add to the value of the cue?
Original case? Maybe. What kind of case? AFAIK they didn't come with a case as standard, so the case may have an independent value. If it's one of those old Meucci cases, some people do look for those. But they were not durable, most you find are in poor condition.
Then there were Thomas cases with the Meucci medallion on top, but I think they maybe came later.
My son just celebrated a year sober. He drank himself into a coma. Liver was shutting down when we found him. Found him in a pool of blood. They said he had about 2 hours to live at most if we hadn’t found him. About 6 months later we went to a party with alcohol. I asked him if he was going to be ok going? He looked at me and said dad I was stuck in a box I didn’t know how to get out of and I’m never going back in it. It honestly had been so long since I talked to him sober It seemed strange to talk to him for a while. He was a different person.
Everyone is different . I have a beer every day. One before bed to help me sleep. Maybe 2 on a night off. I never get drunk. It’s just helps me relax .. but he couldn’t drink without getting drunk. My dad drank himself to death so I guess it skipped me and went to him.
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All I know is the cue is out of a 37 year private collection and he said the original case. Cue arrives Friday
I collect cases as well as cues. I will be curious what case you get with it. I would have asked. You never know, it could be a Fellini.
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We that have alcoholism have an allergy to alcohol where some people don’t. It’s actually scientifically proven. I had a drug and alcohol induced stroke and haven’t used since, like your son I am never looking back…
It's not actually an allergy. If it was, you wouldn't want to drink, it would cause local or systemic anaphylaxis. But I get why people want to say that. There is no single identified cause of alcoholism, mostly just known risk factors. And then there are the other alcohol use and abuse disorders.
But it's the same rule for allergies. Stay away from what you are allergic to. If you are alcoholic, stay away from alcohol.
It can be very tough to do, that's why the support is so important. I've seen a lot as a physician. I've seen people suffer and I have seen people die in very cruel ways from it. And it adversely effects our families, friends, and community. I have a very good friend who is dying right now. He was on the liver transplant list. They called him, they found a liver. When he showed up they tested him and he had been abusing multiple things including alcohol. No transplant. He is now dying an very cruel slow death.
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is anyone interested in the eBay link to the 37 year collection of Meucci original cues? He started collecting by winning pool tournaments from 1988-1995 buying a cue once a month. He has more than he has listed. He has vintage Meucci, Schons, and McDermott cues. This is where I got my Gambler from…Meucci Original Cues
I'm thankful you found your son and he was able to turn the corner. His comment about being stuck in a box is spot on. The crazy part is we have the key to that box the entire time and are either afraid to use it, don't know how to use it, or don't want to believe it will actually open the lock.
And everyone truly is different, but I'm the same way as your son. I drank to get drunk and my whole day revolved around it. But for a long time I really didn't think it was a problem because I could afford it and I still showed up to work and did a good job. Eventually I noticed that my health was beginning to suffer and I still didn't want to believe it was because of alcohol. But in the back of my mind I knew it was.
Then I met the most wonderful person I've ever known and knew I had to quit. I continued to drink, though. But, again, in the back of my mind I knew I had to quit or the end of me was going to come sooner rather than later and I didn't want to cut my time with her short or put her through what so many other people have gone through living with an alcoholic. She never nagged me about it even though I know she didn't like it. She would talk to me and support me when I talked about quitting. And then one night she said something that I will never forget. "If you don't take care of yourself, you can't take care of anyone else." I sent it to my work email that moment and it's still the bottom email in my inbox and I see it every day. So I finally pulled the trigger on some counseling, went to AA, and made the second best decision I've ever made. I quit. The best decision I've ever made was asking her to be my wife. And I'm happier with her now than I ever thought I could be.
Please tell your son that Jimmy Betmore is proud of him. He put on his big boy pants and faced the ghost. And as long as he keeps his head in the game he won't miss.
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Oh don’t get me wrong.. I look forward to that before bed beer from the time I get home to I goto bed but all I need is that 1 beer and I’m happy. I’ve been doing that for like 25 years so am I addicted sure.. I crave it but for me 1 beer and I’m happy for you that wasn’t enough. I said that to my dad when he tried to quit. There is no middle ground for you . Either you can’t drink or you’re going to drink yourself to death. There just isn’t a middle ground for some people.
Absolutely! Enjoy your nightcap! Or if someone out there wants to smoke a J to unwind in the evening, have at it. I'll never sit here and pretend to be on some kind of high horse telling people they shouldn't drink or smoke weed or they need to be sober. I know that most people can drink or smoke socially or in moderation. I'm just not like that.
You know, I know we don't always have to, but I try to keep my posts at least somewhat pool related. So one of the ways I've looked at it is the mindset of "playing your best game." When you match up, play the shots you know you execute well and try to stay away from things that you know you need to work on. For me, when I've played the best onepocket of my life I've focused on out-moving my opponents. I knew I wasn't going to run out in most cases so I did a lot of bobbing and weaving. And it worked really well for the most part. The same applies to life. I'm not good at drinking in moderation. So I stopped matching up with liquor or beer. And my Life Fargo rating has improved steadily since.
