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1. Instead of wasting my time reading AZB threads, I have more time to play pool.

I'm guessing you ran to the 5-ball, and kicked off the side rail into the 5-ball, caroming the 9-ball into the lower left corner.

I guess the lesson here is not to treat your opponent with so much disrespect. At least you now know the boundaries of the winner-pays-table-time rule.

I think he's talking about the World 8-Ball Championships, not the US Bar Table Championships. The last I heard, it was postponed indefinitely.

I'll try and get their names soon enough. Sadly, Spanish Eddie wasn't there so I couldn't snap a pic of him. Maybe it's best that I didn't blow his cover!

I'm thinking I just wasted three minutes of my life reading that.

Wow, a spiral staircase in a small Brooklyn apartment? *That* is commitment!

A few pictures for anyone interested. I haven't gone through to sort anything out or photoshop them yet, so you'll be wading through a lot of garbage... but here ya go: http://picasaweb.google.com/stevenpwaldon/LastNightAtBroadwayBilliards#

I took plenty. There were a few other guys taking some as well (William Fuentes, among others). I'll post some this weekend once I have a chance to download them from my camera. I probably took a few gigs worth of photos. I'm glad I got to see a lot of the regulars... Chinese Frank, Slim...

For anyone interested, I brough along a digital SLR and took a few hundred pictures of everything going on inside (and from the street). Lots of the regulars showed up tonight, some not having found out until tonight that they're closing down. A sad evening. I couldn't stay much longer...

I was there last night, and everything was sort of up in the air. When I grabbed a table last night, I was told that last night (Thursday) would be the final night. This came as news to everyone, as the owners had remained tight-lipped about it. Later in the evening, I heard that tonight...

Awesome! Which one did you get?

A few notes on the tables: Some are good, some are bad. Broadway never worked on all the tables at the same time.... they'd do 4 or 5 tables every few months, so the quality of the tables is inconsistent. They're all Gold Crowns, although I never paid enough attention as to whether they're Is...

Hah, great pic Andrew. I remember coming across an eighth of pot stuck up in one of the pipes above. What a choice bathroom!

lol, he still speaks like he has marbles in his mouth!

LoL, you sure pick 'em!

A few people have asked so I figured I'd reply here: The tables are in decent condition, and a bargain at $500. Two of them are purchased already, #5 and #18. Everything must be out by Monday.

I'm going to see if I can try and pick up a rack of balls or the "No Smoking" sign that everyone would smoke in front of on the stairway. Good times!

Doug, you're an inspiration to us all. The next time I curse myself out for missing a ball because of too much deflection, I'll humble myself and think of the strength you've shown to come through all of this. Sometimes the rest of us sweat the small stuff, oblivious to the big picture. I...

FWIW, they finally installed a lock in the men's bathroom! Too bad their timing could have been any worse.