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    Free tournaments could resurrect pool...

    The problem is, many people just don't feel like paying so they won't even give the game a shot. Wow. I did see that people in the Czech Republic became so conditioned by communism that they were asked to pay a small fee , 1.50 or so when they saw a doctor that all hell broke loose and...
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    New Aramith magnetic cue ball

    The purple logo is an update of the green logo . The green logo apparently had problems with hazing of the finish becoming flat . They say a new formula has made this finish harder . They have avideo on YouTube showing the green logo as being equal weight .
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    The problem with being 39 and getting pro lessons...

    They drive too!!!:)
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    Great article about reasons for the continuing decline of road players

    Technology is killing freedom and privacy amongst other things . 32 oz. fountain drink anyone ?Among other things , 100 dollar tennis shoes , 20 inch rims and the tires that go on them , and entry level cars costing 18,000 dollars , and 10 dollar an hour jobs . I've noticed several of the...
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    TAR Young Guns ??

    Didn't he win the Shooters Olathe recently ?
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    Bar Rules Bandit Strikes Again!!!!

    I believe if you play somebody in most places in country where a scratch occurs and you have to shoot out of the kitchen they will also have the no carom off opponents balls , those are bar rules with some variation across the country. The sticky one is call pocket or call shot . Call shot can...
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    Bar Rules Bandit Strikes Again!!!!

    Not a pool rule historian but i always thought shooting a stripe in to a solid to make it would be a foul . Using your opponents suit for caroms would be okay and the 8 ball neutral . What ever ball you hit is yours if you make it , the exception would be the break. I thought what you did was a...
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    Gunshots in front of poolhall, Dallas, TX

    Yeah i think Wizards is a different place now with furniture style tables . Most of the places i mentioned were where people played after work and casual players , believe CJ's and Clicks on Abrams were where serious pool was played , and i guess Wizards too .In 1980 i had a stereo put in my car...
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    Gunshots in front of poolhall, Dallas, TX

    In 1990 i got interested in pool again , there were 7 pool halls within 10-12 miles of each other . There was a Speeds just north of CJ's before the WR spillway going north on Garland . There was Big Fat Mikes's at Abrams and Skillman , and Fibber McGee's , a bar , had a decent bar table...
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    Pool Time Radio Show

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    Secret to Success: Sharking and Hate

    I believe he is talking about a pool shark , which would be a hustler . Shark is used other ways . There was a card sharp and or shark . I believe there were various terms , depending on the region of the country where you lived .
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    allen hopkins billiard payouts 2012

    Guess someone has already mentioned venue and table set costs . My brother does remodeling and painting , everybody figures his costs for him before he submits a bid , they always leave some of his costs out .
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    allen hopkins billiard payouts 2012

    Not nearly as much as unions do .
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    Svb cancelled

    I wonder if this has to do with some kind of compensation deal for appearing on a live stream ?
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    Is it a Bad Idea to Open a Room?

    There is a similar set up in a rural area east of Greenville , Tx . My brother enjoys golf and his grown sons do to . There is a full bar i think and 4 eight foot coin ops . I think the driving range and bar are the main draws but my brother and his sons shoot pool there sometimes. I think...
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    my 1st US bar box in Reno

    Wish i could do that , glad to hear someone is having a good time :thumbup:.
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    Garfield, Norton Fausto

    Kitty Kelly , she wrote many books , seem to remember Frank Sinatra taking her to task legally , maybe not . She won out though .
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    Ken Shuman

    Ken's cottonmouth use to bug me , now i like to hear because he lets you know how things got to this point and a working knowledge of position . Doesn't get off on tangents on things unrelated to whats going on . Nice even voice .
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    How do you deal with undesirable people?

    Is this normal? So far I've been trying to be patient and say "thanks, but no thanks" but some of these are persistent and start to hang out while I practice, talking to me and distracting me. It's pretty annoying. Yes , seems normal but more of a problem in the daytime . At least in the past...
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    Old pool pictures

    Appreciate the answer.
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