ha ha.
So I'm not of FB, has Schmidt been active there about his run? I know he hasn't posted here in years. I'd bet good money he's been reading the various high run threads though.
John has about 30 or more of his own comments about the run, and critics of the run, here:
https://www.facebook.com/mr400.john.schmidt
Since you (and possibly other AZBers) are understandably wondering, I'll try to answer your question about precisely what knowledge he has (or hasn't) about the various AZB Schmidt high-run threads:
The most current example in that regard, is the fact that John made two somewhat emotional, but not unmerited, sequential posts earlier this AM relating specifically to Danny H. that he has -- I think wisely -- since deleted.
I thought to make two printscreens of today's posts on his FB homepage, but instead I simply made a few notes as I read them, since it seemed very likely (a) a few other AZBers read the posts and perhaps an AZB discussion and/or printscreens would emanate via one of those AZBers, and (b) I fully understood John's impulsive need to vent a bit about some of the more over-the-top advance controversy about the still-unseen run's validity.
FWIW, I'll briefly summarize three relevant elements of what I and likely others had read on FB this AM, before the posts were -- sensibly IMO -- deleted:
-- John only recently (apparently) became fully apprised of Danny's dozens of negative posts and John expressed total puzzlement about Danny's collective posts' true motivation and purpose. He speculated about deep jealousy about the record-breaking run (a run still unproven to a scientific certainty in some quarters). (I'm personally rather certain that he did accomplish the 626 feat that's been publicly described and commendably lauded by many of his peers.)
-- He stated that he has a local friend (very near his CA home city) who would soon be posting a thread (this present one I guess) and via the friend -- Gary Henry of Classic Billiards, it now seems -- publicly issuing John's direct, money-backed challenge to Danny for an all-round competition series against him.
-- John asserted on FB that he hasn't spoken to Danny in 7 years, but had previously won 10 out of 14 matches in a distant heads-up confrontation, and is presently playing even better than ever, (and said can't wait to meet-up again and see what happens). Also said he respects Danny's 14.1 abilities enormously and that Danny is one of the few players in the world today with the very real possibility of exceeding John's 44-plus racks someday, if he chose to try to match or exceed what John did.
I hope others who did read John's above-referenced two now-deleted FB posts will chime in and clarify any misremembering on my part.
My intent is to shed light on the understandable curiosity about the genesis and nature of the challenge that seems to be associated with this thread (and was arousingly teased by the OP's OK-Corral-like opening statement of "Let's settle this."
Arnaldo