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I was at Griff's recently. The stream table was not in use although the object balls were on the table. Several people knocked the balls around using other object balls. Even the manager jumped on. Guess they are all guilty of not respecting the equipment. Lyn

Bill, I'm guessing the greatest percentage of amateur players that attended events Gary and company ran have no idea who Gary was. Just another TD to most players. Some of us grew to understand just how much Gary contributed to the pool world. Sad but true! Lyn

Met Gary roughly thirty years ago when he ran the BCA league events at The Riv. He always had a smile for me and me for him. Since then, I've attended many events he was TD for. ACS, VNEA and APA. Always enjoyed our banter. The pool world is a much emptier place with Gary gone. My...

Hey guys, If I wanted a political discourse I would have posted my question on Facebook instead of AZ Billiards! Am very happy Justin has done so well. To have only two Americans in the last 24 players should be a rude awakening. We're slipping. Lyn

Hi Folks, Just want to say it is pretty sad there are no Americans in the last eight winners. Quite a few on the win challenged side. Still a chance for someone. On a side note, Go Max go!!!!!! Lyn

Anyone care to think about the real reason SBE and the US Open occur at the same time? Guess none of you realize The Rio had CSI move their BCAPL and USAPL amateur events to March next year. Those events also include two top "pro" events. The Predator World 10 Ball Open and the Diamond Las...

I have one of those cues with an unusual pin. My butt will not accept most Schon shafts other than those made with my cue. Evan didn't mention anything unusual about my butt when I spoke with him at SBE a few years ago. Dave Jacoby seemed to remember Schon used a few "custom" pins during the...

In my view, the main reason for the "win your way there" is shear numbers. If APA is being honest, they have 250,000 member / players. If 10% showed up it might be impossible to run an event of that size. ACS, BCAPL and VNEA have roughly 50,000 members each. 10% of those IS manageable with...

Brian, Sure do agree with you about APA leeching money from the players. Only thing they offer is a trip to Vegas for very, very few players. Talk about 1%'ers :eek:. IMHO, they screw all the others. Yes, Bruce does a great job of promoting in-house leagues at East Ridge. Sure fills up...

Brian, So how much of that is not having an APA league in your room? Do you have BCAPL? USAPL? TAP? VNEA? Are all your leagues in-house? Do you have league play at all? If none of the above, where are your new players coming from? Lyn

Remember my first time visiting Hard Times in Sacramento. Knew about the "back room" from friends. Walked in, asked for a set of balls for the tight tables and walked towards the room. In the small hallway a guy asked me if I wanted to play some cheap sets. Started laughing. It was Tony...

Chris, Isn't it 8 weekly matches or 32 games minimum? Lyn

Gee Al, I can not even ask a hypothetical question. You see right through me!!!! What gave it away? :rolleyes: ;) :p Lyn

Bob, I live about 40 miles northwest of Amish / Mennonite country in New York. See the buggies on the roads all the time. Specially between Canandaigua and Watkins Glen. They are wonderful people living oblivious to our political turmoil. Sometimes I feel THEY are right and WE are wrong...

You guys have no mercy!!!! Lyn

So all you APA mavens please explain this to me in terms I can understand: I play in a league with 100 players of various skill levels in East Podunk, Iowa. I'm 75. I'm the best player and win the vast majority of my matches so I'm the league 7. The league plays on Valley Panthers with...

rotflmao!!!! How true is that!!!!!! Lyn

Sean is a friend. Over the many opportunities we've had to talk I've found him to be intelligent beyond belief. He's posted here about his APA journey over the months leading up to his Vegas visit. I quit APA two years ago because I found them to be disingenuous regarding player ratings and...

Trob, Think you're looking for Curran Opticians in Philadelphia. Purchased a pair last year. Service was great as I drove down the day before SBE and had them "fitted". Sadly, my experience with the glasses is not good. Like your contacts, I have trouble "seeing" with them. I have a visual...

One, I've had a 4 x 8 JB Butterfly for over five years. I travel with only one shaft short of a full case. Once in a great while, I have trouble closing the case and have to "squeeze" it. All the joint protectors are at one end as it was suggested by John. My case has two pockets and they...