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My best friend in Germany lives in Mainz. I stay at his place when I'm there. He'll actually be staying at my place in three weeks.

I frequent pool halls around the world, and all have people who aren't welcome. The most common reasons are fighting, excessive drinking, and not paying gambling debts. The last two usually are what leads to the first.

Update: This is what it looks like today :)

Here is a more recent pic. I am slowly decorating & adding furniture :)

The pool hall was on the 2nd floor. There is a plaque on the building.

This is about 12 miles from my house.

When I started collecting cues, I thought the ultimate cue would be an original Balabushka in the original box from the original owner. It took me years to find one, and when I did, top collectors begged me to sell it to them. I ended up selling it for 5X what I paid, thinking I would find...

That built in cellar holds over 200 bottles plus a few dozen Magnums. Right now I've got magnums of 8 Years In The Desert along with bottles of it and other Orin Swift wines. When I'm in Europe I buy Sassicaia and good French wines to bring back. For normal consumption I've got Decoy...

Thank you. I never even thought about that. My friends & I play at a high enough level that balls rarely get off the table. I'll take my chances for now & we'll see how it goes...

TSR Concrete coating. The floor had a worn epoxy finish. I figured I might as well fix it before I put the table on it. Cost $4K (I think it was $18 a square foot ?)...

This is still a work in progress in my new house. Wine cellar/pool room with a GC4 & light. Simonis cloth & Centennial balls. Still need to get a few Brunswick Centennial Spectator Chairs and a bar/table for drinks. Also have a bunch of billiard art/memorabilia to put on the walls. Will be...

Watched it online on my phone here in Switzerland (not available on TV here.) Excellent segment that I hope will attract corporate sponsors.

My Billiard Room/Wine Cellar/Man Cave is still a work in progress. First was a new TSR floor, then a Brunswick GC Tournament light with LED bulbs. My Tournament GC4 goes in next month. I took this pic right after my electrician & I got the light mounted.

Back in the day, the way a cue played was mostly about "the hit", which describes the sound & feel of a cue when it hits the ball. At that point the cue becomes a percussion instrument, and the sound & feel reveals the quality of the materials and construction. The sound & feel of a great hit...

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Well played. I still can't believe there aren't 100+ nits telling you how they would have done it...

Bangkok is best. About a half dozen nice pool rooms with well kept 9 foot tables within a square mile on lower Sukhumvit. Girls rack the balls for you, and there is action all the time. Tournaments and/or leagues every day…

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He is from Monmouth Illinois. The older local players still remember him. Best player to come out of Monmouth since Ralf Greenleaf.