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joelpope, Is there a chance that you have 860 and Johnny Archer's room has 860HR? The HR is quite a bit faster than the standard 860. Or so it seems to me. -Howard

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Shane. He certainly has been on a roll this year. I gave my grandson his first pool table and cue last year, Gary. Maybe one day he'll be the young gun out for Shane's title. Hey, I can dream, right? -Howard

I'd better start with the disclosure that I am not a table mechanic. But I do have a GC V with the same pockets and the same issue. The two things I have found that can cause this problem are casting shims sticking out (my bad) and the cushion cloth interfering with the pocket liner. The cloth...

Nice, Kevin. But I thought it wasn't legal to ship weapons to Canada.

And it's been a wong time coming.

Happy birthday, Tony. Keep on having 'em for a long time.

Kicking and screaming are a normal part of learning any pool game.

Whoa. Come on guys. Okay, maybe Ace got a little pissy there, but now you guys are wonging all over him. Remember the old saying, "Two wongs don't make a right."

He's only down 82 now, Robin. <click, click, click>

Skinny Elvis on cheese. Fat Elvis on fried peanut butter and banana sandwich - but that's more money.

It must be if I could see it. Send me your offer. (I'll throw in a cheese sandwich with Elvis on it.)

The last piece of chalk I worre out left an image of Jesus. It will be on eBay tomorrow - starting bid $5,000.:grin-devilish:

I had 860HR put on my 9-foot Gold Crown last year. Eight months later, I had it replaced with 860. The HR was too fast for my taste. I think it would be a really bad idea on a seven footer. Just my opinion; your mileage may vary.

Doug, the cue I bought from you last month had the prettiest cocobolo I'd ever seen. But this one just might have it beat. Very nice. -Howard

I've always avoided one-piece slate because of the difficulty of getting it inside. To get to the door to the pool room, you have to go down 25 steep steps, then across about 80 feet of sloped, uneven ground. Is this dolly capable of that?

I suggest you quit using Blue Diamond and switch to Silver Cup Ferrule Chalk™.

In the late '50s, there was a TV show about a private detective called Peter Gunn. Although the program was mostly known for its great music, the thing I remember about it was scenes in a club called Mothers, where a dwarf (Billy Barty, I think) played pool. He dragged a wooden box around with a...

When I had my table recovered a couple of months ago, I departed from green cloth for the first time in fifty years. I went with Simonis powder blue, which is a blue-gray color. I didn't want Tourny Blue because it's just too bright. The powder blue has the same "feel" as traditional green...

Doug, you sure do manage to get some sweet cocobolo. I'm looking forward to seeing that one when it's finished.

Great site, Mr. Bond. You even have a picture of a couple of tables recovered by a friend of mine. -Howard (the original Mr. Bond)