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Great idea, Celtic. I'll do it next time I have a tournament. To get the pros interested I'm going to have to add about 20 grand, get sponsors and have it at a local hotel. I don't really have enough space to have a large event at my place.

You make a good point about safeties, but even if Tiger has to lay up he is still penalized for his error. What the total offense does is take the safeties away and add a dimension to the offensive game, which has never really been totally tested in pool. I think everyone would be surprised to...

Ball in hand really brings out the offensive part of the game. You'll see two rail kick billiards, masse combinations and all kinds of interesting shots that are never played because of missed position, or an unlucky leave. It's a little like Tiger Woods being able to "play safe" after hitting...

Great idea for a game, and I've already had two tournaments at my room (Danny K's) of Rotation Continuous. The problem is that not enough regular pool players are willing to try something that has such a degree of difficulty. Where my rules are a little different is that the incoming player...

We just added some terrific baby back ribs. Spicey and tender. Thanks CharlesUFarley for the accolades. We really work to make our food good. We were also hilighted in the Register for our wings, tender and juicey. Danny

Even when you tell most players that you can only play one set, or that you'll be quitting at a certain time they still moan when you quit. I still let my opponent know ahead of time, just a common courtesy that I like to be afforded as well.

Tim is currently working for Imperial Industries as a rep. I was surprised when he took my order a month ago or so.

I think 10 ball better satisfies the competitive desires and needs of the professional players. Nine ball becomes too easy for them to run out, especially after making a couple of balls on the break. The public is not as dumb as we assume. In the end, rotation is the best game. This is why the...

The ultimate game to play and watch when played at a good pace is 15 ball rotation. If 10 Ball makes the game more complexed, difficult and interesting, why wouldn't using all the balls make it even better?

10 ball is definitely a superior game to play as well as to watch. They need to enforce the time clock so the game proceeds along at a good pace.

Dean lived out near my neck of the woods in Orange County, and was always looking for a backer. Once Mark McCready came into the Cue & Cushion in Anaheim and Dean cornered me and said "stake me, I'm a lock to win". So I did for a couple of hundred and he won a couple of hundred. He was asked...

I heard from Wayne Norcross that Mosconi won all the 14.1 games and about half of the snooker matches. Mosconi was one helluva player.

The fact of life is, that if people don't get paid decently for what they do, they won't do it. That's why I've never begrudged room owners or tournament promoters for making some profit on an event. Pool players historically have dissed promoters or league operators for making a profit. You...

The APA is a for profit league. If the owners of the league don't make money, no league. I agree, if you don't like the payout don't play, but what pool players don't seem to understand is that someone has to make a profit, or no more leagues or tournaments. Are they supposed to do it for free...

Maybe the best of all tournament nine ball players from the west coast, Kim Davenport. Also John schmidt and Louie Aldrich are from Southern Cal.

Yes it is a Physter (that's the way Blatt Billiards spells it). You might try contacting them to get an estimate of the value. (google Blatt). They also have a photo of one that has been refinished. My old partner had one in his house in Fullerton 25 years ago. Great looking table.

The idea of "doubling" your expenses is absolutely correct, and double the time it takes to do everything, including getting open. I happen to believe liquor is a good idea, because many customers might have one person in their group that wants a mixed drink and they'll go someplace else to...

Thanks, it looks like a good lathe, and simple, which is what we need. Danny

Here's one for you. I was working at Nordstrom's (in Brea, CA) selling shoes in 1979 when a fellow salesman came up to me and said that there was a professional pool player doing an exhibition at his church in La Mirada that evening. I said I would attend. Bruce was the guy. They had a 7 ft...

Thanks for the info. Looks like something perfect for us. Danny