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  1. Vivian Marran

    Are they really playing for $200K ?

    This has been a really pleasant production. The YouTube availability and quality is perfect. I have been watching from everywhere and when at home on AppleTV via YouTube. Lots of fun. If the legitimacy of the money concerns you, I say Lenny gets the benefit of all doubts until proven...
  2. Vivian Marran

    Orcullo vs. Frost- Live Reports

    Chris is really good. I'm adding him to my list of guys who make streams better. Rare at this point in our evolution. Chicago guys talk well. Tom Karabotsos calls straight pool better than average.
  3. Vivian Marran

    Japanese pool player Naoyuki Oi gives the most bizarre post-match interview ever

    Plenty of room in the giant empty arena of Pro Pool for almost anyone. This interview was funny. I got this on my Twitter feed from a non pool playing Chicago journalist...
  4. Vivian Marran

    Calling all Collegiate Pool Players - ACUI National 9-Ball Qualifying Tournaments

    Very, very nice. I played for 4 years during my undergrad days at U of I in Champaign in the late 90's. Collegiate pool and youth billiards is becoming more and more cool to me as I get a bit older. Keep it up. Keep us posted!!
  5. Vivian Marran

    Update on the Youth Billiards program @ Sullivan Middle School

    Love it. I will find a way to make at least a donation. Teach the little guys straight pool!!
  6. Vivian Marran

    Frost vs Ellerman - AZ 1 Pocket State Championships Finals Video

    Thanks for posting this. Good match. Your productions are smooth and easy to watch...nice work.
  7. Vivian Marran

    Update on the Youth Billiards program @ Sullivan Middle School

    Very cool. How does a middle school have 4 tables and who are you? Meaning, are you a teacher there? Great post.
  8. Vivian Marran

    Weekly pool tournaments in Houston area

    Anyone in the country hosting a weekly tournament can post it here https://vivianmarran.com/. And then they can easily share the tournament with friends via facebook/twitter/whatever Then anyone in the country can search for it...and even reserve a spot. Try it!!!
  9. Vivian Marran

    Dennis vs Scott for $150k..?

    Try them all out. No shame in sucking at commentary. I'm sure I would. Shame on us though and the producers of streams for giving mediocre commentary a pass more times than not.
  10. Vivian Marran

    Dennis vs Scott for $150k..?

    Agreed. Billy is in his own league but JJ, Scott F., John Schmidt and Scott Rabon are better than acceptable; near damn good actually. The rest (that I have heard anyway) are not my cup of tea and I really think producers of these streams should avoid them at all "cost". But I do sympathize...
  11. Vivian Marran

    Lucky to grow up in the 90s

    I agree but I was 20 years old in 1997. And everything about pool is golden when you're 20.
  12. Vivian Marran

    Race to 350 Straight Pool - Live & Free Now - Morris vs Frost

    Nice to see the cool kids playing some straight pool. One pocket is the ultimate pinnacle of cool pool, of course, but I have to wonder how the landscape might change if straight pool came back into vogue. For the better is my guess. The regular guy/gal could relate to straight pool more...
  13. Vivian Marran

    APA Cost Analysis vs Pro Tour

    God bless anyone making money in this game.
  14. Vivian Marran

    Pro Pool idea

    Know anyone who runs tournaments who might want to participate in something like this? Tell them to contact me. It can't hurt. One database All tournaments Search for events by location Sign up online Pay online See the results online We do live in the age of Amazon Web Services. Some of...
  15. Vivian Marran

    Pro Pool idea

    If I were a Pro I would use my influence to promote non-league tournaments. It's a higher level of play and a different demographic. These players understand the skill involved at the top level and the value it has. These players probably would pony up the extra $0.50 per entry that might end...
  16. Vivian Marran

    Lee Brett Coming to Shooters Family Billiards Wayne NJ

    Absolutely. Guys gladly pay 000's of dollars on their golf swings and pool is no easier a game. Get money moving around in pool. Velocity of money is key to any economy and ours is no exception. Buy an instructional video, go to a tournament, pay an entry fee, take a lesson...in addition...
  17. Vivian Marran

    Calling all Collegiate Pool Players - ACUI National Qualifying Tournaments

    Seriously, we should be supporting the hell out of collegiate pool. 75 years ago there was no future for college football players going pro either. But college football over the years built a legion of alumni fans that made it succeed beyond pool's wildest dreams. Support collegiate pool...
  18. Vivian Marran

    Memorial Tournaments Discussion

    Just a nod here to tournament directors who are the unsung heroes of our game. Whether they are holding Mosconi Cup point events, 128-person bar-table events, or 32-person weekly 9-ball tournaments, it's these guys (ladies) who keep a very important part of the pool ecosystem alive. They...
  19. Vivian Marran

    Mr. Olinger

    Pound for pound you one the best announcers in sport. Televised/streamed pool might be only well known to a few of us junkies, but that doesn't make this fact any less true. I've watched horrible matches that are made phenomenal just cause you called them. Pool is not dead.
  20. Vivian Marran

    Any GOOD Commentators?

    Completely agree.
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