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Word is Oct 5-6 at Dave's place.

That boy's suddenly gone quieter than a possum at a huntin' dog convention. Wonder why?

The trick is to go ahead and feel the anger, but try and let it go as fast as possible. For sure before you hit your next shot. If you watch Tiger Woods, he lets himself get angry at his mistakes - we've all seen him throw clubs or shake his head or cuss - but he says that after his tirades he...

So let me get this straight. You, who went to the Canadians this year and never won a match, seeded yourself above at least two former provincial champions in a qualifying tournament solely because YOU THINK you're a better player than they are? (I mean, have you even played any of the Edmonton...

You mean $1.5 million

And yet you keep playing him? That's what I tried to say originally. Nitty players or angle shooters should not get action from anyone ever.

If you seriously have to ask then it's too late for you. My best advice is to take two weeks off from pool and then quit forever. Maybe get into duplicate bridge or something. I don't disagree that conceding the game is a lame-duck move, but the whole 'two game penalty' is a pretty lame...

Sorry, but anyone who calls nit rules is a nit. I have no respect for them. The fact that it might be legal for them to act like a nit doesn't exonerate them, imo. It's not their fault, it's the fault of whoever created those rules in the first place - that person is obviously an idiot - but...

There's a way to play with honor, and a way to play without it. There's also rules that are without honor and when you play real pool you ignore them. That's an obvious example and anyone who tries to take advantage of it is worthless and should not be playing in real competition - it's as...

I agree with this. Any TD that implements this rule should be barred from organizing, playing in, betting on, or having any opportunity to profit from a pool match for the rest of their lifetime. If you don't trust your players to respect a 'no concession' request of their own volition, you...

First prize in the biggest tournament would be less than Federer pays his stringer!

...each match would consist of one tiebreak. That is all.

Everyone goes to Vegas in May.

Why not have them in November, at a time when people might actually be inclined to play?

Why do you keep having the nationals in the middle of summer?

It's moot anyways. You'd have to be nuts to try and promote an event like the Canadians in the western provinces in the middle of summer. It would never work. Actually, it probably wouldn't work anywhere. Why they won't come to their senses and host it in February or something I'll never know.

Since we're talking about this, I also went to the first event held in St. John, NB in 1997, which was a gong show. It was also held at a mall (I think it was called Brunswick Sqaure), which is a good idea - except for the fact that at this mall there was a huge atrium above the tables, so any...

They were held in Saskatoon in 1992 and 1993 (I think), and in Vancouver in 1995 or 1996. For Vancouver I think the host venue was a hotel in the Surrey area and I remember a funny part was that they had everything set up and realized at the last minute that they had forgot to light the...

If you ask me, this look would be fine for a pool tournament. Who knows, Adidas might even through in some money... And we'd definitely dig the women...

Yeah, like sponsors care about how the players dress. I have news for you, sponsors care about how many people watch and that's all. You could have people playing in their underwear and if you had a decent Q rating you'd get all the sponsors you could handle. Meanwhile, at the nationals...