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Chalk "investment" ..... If you see a great piece of chalk on ebay, the first time, don't bid on it if you don't have the extra money. Sellers have gotten wise, so they think, and put the chalks on one at a time. The first one sells high. Because nobody knows if there are any more. Used to be...

Show actual matches, then tricks before breaks.... I like the way they showed Buddy hall doing interesting shots before or after commercials, during regular match shows. Trick shots could be done the same way. Instead of knocking it, make constructive suggestions.

photos don't come up on my computer... are they on your website?

third cue from left- what wood is the forearm? What kind of wood is the forearm on the third cue from left? Euro walnut?

I will take #2 Where do you play in Richmond?

I will take #50 I am in Richmond to get the cue if I win.

Round chalk pretty much disappeared around WWII As far as the older generation of round chalk made by a major manufacturer, the last was probably Clik by Brunswick, around WWII, and round Clik is surprisingly rare. I know an advanced chalk collector who has never had the chance to buy a piece...

Magazines I went to the library of congress and found that I had much more than they did. I had to copy the last couple of years.

Hoppe played pockets as a child with brother... I read through 20 years worth of Billiards Magazine from 1915 to 1934. I don't remember Hoppe playing pockets except as a child, then his brother Frank was the only pocket player.

So you disagree with me trying to help az'ers? I already said I am not trying to make the guy look bad. I was told in good faith by another collector that the ebay ad did NOT specify repro. I glanced at the ad but did not read it all. If it says repro, my bad, but I am not defaming anyone. And...

What I am saying is .... Ursitti had them printed. I know that there was contact between him and the seller. I know that Charlie is an incredible person who gives these to his friends, and I believe (but do not know) that the seller was given repro posters. He must know they are repros but he...

I am not going to point out a specific item on ebay, but you need to know this. Charles Ursitti, the billiard historian, has been kind enough to reproduce his collection of billiard player exhibition posters. He gave sets of these to various people who are now unscrupulously selling them as if...

Ursitti's research... look it up! Charlie's research focuses on statistics, like balls per inning. The point of this is to compare the players based on this. Look at the statistics and make up your mind. I am impressed by DeOro's overall titles. I am impressed by Mosconi's incredible stats. I...

Spoke too soon.... glad you cleared this up .... but if it happens, they do need to get vBookie in place early.

vBookie needs to be in place as soon as this is firm!!! I bet on Earl on the ten footer, and as much as I like SVB, I am going to stick with my horse. Easy to do when the money is imaginary.

Still making triangles... will trade for inlay work!!! I am still making these triangles. There is a surprising amount of work in them. I would like to make a trade with someone, maybe a cuemaker who can do inlays. I want M.O.P squares surrounded by ebony squares on each side of my triangle...

Learn from the best ...keep your head down, have confidence in your tip, plenty of chalk always, and snap the wrist, always snap the wrist ..... use any permutation of these 4 tips, and you might draw like Roberts. Chris McCreary did, and he drew like Walt Disney.

I agree completely I believe that pool is played differently because of Efren Reyes. I saw an interview of him where he had this almost despondent look on his face as he was saying that he has to play the younger players who has been studying and using "his" shots. He was right. Someone once...

Ten footers, bigger balls, 4.5" pockets..... In the early 1900s, championships were played on 5x10' tables with 2 5/16" ivory balls, and the pockets were 4.5" .... but another poster is correct that room owners wanted bigger pockets for more per-game revenue. Both things were going on...

Can't the moderators merge all Earl bashing? They could literally merge them into their own AZ section. And really, what was the precipitating factor causing today of all random days to Earl bash? If I was Earl, being constantly bashed, I would be far, far worse. I would get into fistfights. I...