*** A 25 Question Pool Survey. Share Your Thoughts. ***

1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? I was around 18, in a pool hall my friends parents owned.
2. How long have you been playing? About 4 years competative.
3. Where is your favorite place to play? I like the BCA in vegas.
4. What is your favorite shooting cue? mikkelsen with bmx 3 shaft, brazilian rw with curly handle.
5. What is your favorite break cue? j&j j/b or mikkelsen
6. What pool table do you like best? Diamond
7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Aramith
8. What are your favorite games? 8, 10 ball, one pocket
9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Had a justis,but still use instroke(love the padding for the cues)
10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? BCA vegas
11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Alex P, Efren, Busti.
12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Raj H, Mika, Svb.
13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? Jay helfert, tommie1351, and the pros.
14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Roberto gomez, Tyler edey, Bernie mikkelsen, and some unknowns.
15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? 12 -15
16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? mikkelsencues
17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Efren
18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren
19. Best straight-pool player of all time? mosconi or sigel
20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren
21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? My girlfriend
22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Me haha jk
23. What are your favorite pool accessories? 800 or 1000 grit sand paper, my own chalk,tip pik/shaper.
24. What do you love about AZ? All the nice people and great advice/information.
25. What do you hate about AZ? cuetips and people who love drama.
 
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1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? I was 20 when I first picked up a cue. It was in a pool hall at the back of a bowling alley.
2. How long have you been playing? 16 years w/ about a 4 year break for school.
3. Where is your favorite place to play? At home on my own table.
4. What is your favorite shooting cue? Tad Kohara.
5. What is your favorite break cue? Jerico Stinger or Predator BK2.
6. What pool table do you like best? Diamonds (9’).
7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Aramiths, Centennials, etc… as long as they are clean.
8. What are your favorite games? Straight Pool, 9-ball, 10-ball (in that order).
9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Don’t really have one.
10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? Reno Open.
11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Greenleaf, Cranfield, Lassiter.
12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Max Eberle (for his demeanor at the table), SVB (for this pure talent), Ernesto Dominguez (one of the nicest people you could ever meet/play).
13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? Hmmm… most people annoy me, but the ones I would like to actually meet that I haven’t already (in no particular order): Smorg (before his untimely passing), Trigger, sjm, Terry Ardeno, Jude R.
14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Cory Deuel, Ernesto Dominguez, Ronnie Wiseman, Jeremy Jones, BVal.
15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? 2.
16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Tad Kohara. Honorable mentions: Tony Zinzola, Eric Crisp, Chris Nitti.
17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Lassiter.
18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren.
19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Arguably, Greenleaf. Mosconi probably gets the nod though.
20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren…hands down.
21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? My wife. In the WPBA, probably Jasmin.
22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Uhhh… hmmm… BVal
23. What are your favorite pool accessories? Longoni Blue Diamond Chalk and talcum powder.
24. What do you love about AZ? It’s better than a kick in the shins.
25. What do you hate about AZ? It’s better than a kick in the shins.
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? I started when I was 24 or 25, I am 30 now. It was in bars hanging out playing for beers and money and then just spiraled out of control.

2. How long have you been playing? 5-6 years.
3. Where is your favorite place to play? Kolbys in Tempe AZ or Gallery Billiards in Newburgh NY.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? My Crown Cue and Jerry Rauenzahn.

5. What is your favorite break cue? Oliver Stops

6. What pool table do you like best? A tight Gold Crown.

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Just a good set of Aramiths or Centennials.

8. What are your favorite games? One pocket and 8 ball.

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? I like my On Q but really looking forward to getting my John Barton one of these days.

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? Going to the Mosconi Cup and think it will be great.

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Jersey Red and Ralph Greenleaf or Irving Crane.

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Earl Strickland, Johnny Archer, and Darren Appleton

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ?
Beav, Gene/Renee', Bob aka CMBWSU, TATE, and Mr. Wilson.

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Earl Strickland, Mitch Ellerman, Scott Frost, Dave Pinkston and Earl Herring.

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? 20 hours.

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Eric Crisp of Sugartree Cues.

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Earl

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Christine DeLaGarza is my pick along with Borana, but there is only one that might make a bit weak. :o

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Hmm, not a fruit but if my butt were to toot I would say Donny Mills, Mike or Corey.

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? Tip Pik and the Ultimate Tip Tool.

24. What do you love about AZ? Meeting and making new friends with a common interest and love for the game.

25. What do you hate about AZ? haha, well I cant stand how everyone puts down others games especially pros and shortstops when they are D players and bark but dont bite, if you make a game then play it or just stay in the truck Buck. :wink:
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1. How old were you when you started playing, and where?
I first played when I was 8 or 9 in Trinidad. Then I started "playing for real" in Baltimore when I was 19.
2. How long have you been playing? 23 years.

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Locally it would have to be KB Billiards. All the other decent rooms are gone.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? Don't have a favorite, only ever owned a '98 Ted Harris Sneaky Pete.

5. What is your favorite break cue? Don't have one

6. What pool table do you like best? Brunswick

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Clean ones...:)

8. What are your favorite games? 1P

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? It's a case.. I don't care

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? US Open as a spectator, otherwise I am a "weekly-tourney" kinda guy!

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Stop living in the past!

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? SVB, Alcano/Lee Van Corteza, Souquet

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? I don't care if I ever meet anybody on AZ.

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Keith McCready, Donny Mills, Ryan McCreesh, Matt Clatterbuck, , Manny Chau, .

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? 8-9 hours (and we played one-handed jacked-up one pocket!)

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Tony BlackBoar, not because of his cues because I don't own one, but he is very interesting.

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Strickland (5 US Opens..Helloooooo!)

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? The one that's willing to sleep with me!

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? LOL

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? big-breasted waitresses (big butts work too)

24. What do you love about AZ? some cool pics, some funny or interesting stories, fairly decent discussion topics

25. What do you hate about AZ?
People who think they own the #$@! forums.
People who jump in your sh** without properly reading your original post.
People who post gratuitous photos just to show they know or met with a pro once when the photo has nothing to do with the thread!
People who condescend to new posters' comments because the new poster does not have a million posts.
The stupid "rep" system.
Ass-kissers who butt-lick every pro or strong player on the boards regardless of whether they're right or wrong.
People who can't spell, or mix up you're and your (you know who you are).
People who ***** and moan like I am doing right now...hahaha.
People who post on the forums when they should be working (oops, me again!)
 
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1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? 27 maybe.

2. How long have you been playing? About 4 years now.
3. Where is your favorite place to play? Anywhere with a clean, level table.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? I've only had a few, but my Carolina with an OB-1 is my main player. My Sly sneaky also hits pretty sweet.

5. What is your favorite break cue? J&J. Only one i've ever had. Would like to try the OB break cue.

6. What pool table do you like best? Diamond.

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Any as long as they are clean.

8. What are your favorite games? 9-ball. I would like to try 10-ball soon.

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? I like my tooled Instroke cowboy but Jack Justis makes a beautiful case.

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? Haven't been to any tournaments yet, except small, local, in-house ones.

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? No idea.

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Efren, Earl, Ga Young (she's a cutie).

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? All of them! I've only met Cuejunky, he sold me my CC.

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Some strong locals, but no big names.

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? Probably around 12.

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? I don't think i've seen enough to really know. I like Leon Sly's work.

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Earl.

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Can't stand 1-pocket.

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi, so i've heard. Never saw him play.

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren. He's the man.

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Mary Avina :grin:

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? ....

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? Chalk.

24. What do you love about AZ? I learn so much from all the great people here. The occasional drama is fun too.

25. What do you hate about AZ? The people who come here only to start sh*t.
 
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1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? Around age 23 or so... I played for a long time at Wilt's Billiards in Arlington, TX until they closed

2. How long have you been playing? 11 years and hopefully many more

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Click's Billiards in Arlington, TX

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? My Pechauer

5. What is your favorite break cue? The new OB Break Cue is pretty nice

6. What pool table do you like best? Diamond Pros

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? No idea

8. What are your favorite games? Golf on a 12-foot snooker table and 14.1, but it frustrates me!

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Instroke has some nice cases

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? The Texas Open because I know a lot of people in Texas

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? I wouldn't be able to say

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Efren, Appleton and Schmidt

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? I'm not sure

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Gabe Owen... okay, I don't get out much...

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? 16 hours maybe

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Pechauer

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Earl Strickland

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren Reyes

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Willie Mosconi

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren Reyes

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Heather Pulford (all-around amazing woman)

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Mika Immonen?

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? Billiard Chalk

24. What do you love about AZ? An amzing amount of information and discussion

25. What do you hate about AZ? Sometimes it's hard to sort out the good from the bad stuff
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? I was 18-19...and I started playing at Sharky's in Lancaster, CA.

2. How long have you been playing? If I tell you that...you will be able to figure out my age ;)

3. Where is your favorite place to play? I really love Hard Times in Bellflower. But recently, I have been playing at Butera's in Moorpark, CA. Great tables and close to home.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? My Morris custom cue with a Predator shaft.

5. What is your favorite break cue? Predator BK

6. What pool table do you like best? I loves me a Gold Crown V. Awesome table.

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? The Aramith's that we use on tour.

8. What are your favorite games? 9-ball and 3-ball. 3-ball is just lots of fun. I like playing scotch doubles, too.

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? I am dying to get an Ivan Belmonte case. I covet Jenn Barretta's!

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? Well, besides the WPBA events, I really like going to the Hard Times 1st Sunday of the month tournaments.

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Jean Balukas, Loree Jon Jones, and Buddy Hall

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? My favorites? Jenn Barretta, Melissa Morris because they are great friends of mine as well as strong players. And I really Xiaoting Pan's game...her vibe...etc.

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? I don't want to offend anyone by listing them and then finding out we have already met!

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Good golly...I have played so many pros...it's too hard to pick the best 5.

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? I remember one 18 hour session in particular. That was brutal.

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Ned Morris of course.

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Strickland

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? I don't know much about straight pool history. But currently...I think Schmidt is awesome.

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Wow. Xiaoting Pan is incredibly beautiful. J-Bar has an incredible body. And of course, Ewa Laurance just gets better looking every year.

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? No comment.

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? I have this Cue Grabber thing that I just lay over the edge of a counter and it holds my cue in place. When you are done...it just rolls up and stores easily. I think it is genius. Much better than those clunky ones that kind of look like fingers.

24. What do you love about AZ? The humor. And I can see what's going on...what's hot and what's not.

25. What do you hate about AZ? The flame wars. People who present hearsay as fact. Know-it-alls. Bad grammar and spelling.
 
akaTrigger said:
It was after you saw me in that movie, wasn't it? Now you want to meet me - coolness! :)
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No not at all.. I was into your coolness even before you became a famous movie actress.

In a few years when you no longer talk to us little folk I will be mouthing
off about having once "Internet Known" akaTrigger.
Then I will be cool :cool:
 
frankncali said:
No not at all.. I was into your coolness even before you became a famous movie actress.

In a few years when you no longer talk to us little folk I will be mouthing
off about having once "Internet Known" akaTrigger.
Then I will be cool :cool:
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You are sweet and funny! :)
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? 16, Minnesota, at a friends place and sneaking into bars.

2. How long have you been playing? 30 plus years

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Billiard Palace, Anchorage Alaska

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? The one i win with. Gus,Barry,Bender,Perry Weston,Schick,Kiekel, i have shot and won and lost with all of them, I have HIGH HOPES for the Searing i have coming.

5. What is your favorite break cue? I have a palying Fisher that brakes like gang busters.

6. What pool table do you like best? a level one with good cloth

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? I am fond of mine

8. What are your favorite games? all that take slop from the game

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? My custom case and Whitten

10. What is your favorite tournament to attend; Havent yet

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Willie is the only one I ever met

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? havent met any of them

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? The sexiest 5 woman

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. None on here, that i know of

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)?
6 hours

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? That i have owned, Gus,Barry,Schick,Bender,Perry Weston, Ill let you know on Searing SOON!!!

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? From what i have read Lassiter

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? No Idea

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi

20. Best all-around player of all time? Again from reading, Lassiter

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? I need to research this one, do you have phone numbers?

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Not into guys

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? a TIP

24. What do you love about AZ? I no I am not the lone Cue Addict

25. What do you hate about AZ? I dont HATE anything
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? Around 12, at a local pool hall that had video games. I realized that pool was cheaper than games and from there the rest is history.

2. How long have you been playing? +/- 27 years

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Century billiards(edmonton alberta) back in the day

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? I've played with the same Schon since the early 90's and have no desire to change, it's as perfect as a cue can hit. I do miss my old snooker cue, an Aeon that I sold years ago.

5. What is your favorite break cue? Sledgehammer

6. What pool table do you like best? GC IV, Kimsteel, Diamond...sadly my area has none of any of these types around

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Super aramith pro

8. What are your favorite games? Snooker and 1 pocket

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Never really cared much about cases, probably an instroke was my favorite

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? Used to be the VNEA championships in vegas but I just can't stomach league anymore

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Never had the chance to see any true old-timers but from my area I'd say John Bear and Bill Ganne come to mind.

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Efren, Ralf Souquet, Busty

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? No particular favorites, I'd love to play em all :-)

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Earl Strickland, Chris Bartram, Tony Piazza, Shane Van Boening, Alex Pagulayan

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? I remember playing quite a few 16+ hour stretches in the snooker hall when I was younger

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Some of the Jerry Franklin era Southwests are pretty hot.

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Pretty tough choice here but I really like the way Ralf Souquet just seems to get it done every time.

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren and its not even close.

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi I guess, never followed straight pool much

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Jennifer Baretta

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Other than me?

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? Tip pik, spider bridge, cue extension

24. What do you love about AZ? It keeps me occupied during slow nights at work.

25. What do you hate about AZ? Some of the posts make my eyes hurt with horrific spelling/grammar.
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? 15 or 16 at a local pool hall by my high school. I was too young to get in the real pool rooms.

2. How long have you been playing? Probably 15 years now (on and off).

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Gradys pool room, Baileys Sports Grille here in Columbia, S.C.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? Anything by Keith Josey or Mike Capone

5. What is your favorite break cue? The Pat Diveney Brunswick butterfly conversion he did for me that I play with now. Beautiful cue that breaks a ton and jumps like a flea.

6. What pool table do you like best? Diamond smart table.

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? TV set of Aramiths.

8. What are your favorite games? 10-ball and 1 Pocket.

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Whitten and Instroke.

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? Gem City Classic. My dream is to go to the open and derby city.

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Lassiter, Hoppe, Mosconi.

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Efren, SVB, Archer

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? DWOD, Vinniebobarooch, Fatboy, ibuycues, marsman

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Haven't had a chance to play alot of the greats but have played Jeanette Lee, Allison Fisher, Johnny Archer.

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? 20 hours.

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Paul Mottey, Josswest

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Efren

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Jasmin Oushan, Xiaoting Pan.

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Straight

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? My Hager extension, Blue Diamond chalk.

24. What do you love about AZ? Keeps me in touch with the pool world.

25. What do you hate about AZ? That I can't afford 99% of the cues for sale on the forums.
 
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1. How old were you when you started playing, and where?

2. How long have you been playing?

3. Where is your favorite place to play?

4. What is your favorite shooting cue?

5. What is your favorite break cue?

6. What pool table do you like best?

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best?

8. What are your favorite games?

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)?

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend?

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear?

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? n

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ?

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played.

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)?

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)?

17. Best 9-ball player of all time?

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time?

19. Best straight-pool player of all time?

20. Best all-around player of all time?

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool?

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool?

23. What are your favorite pool accessories?

24. What do you love about AZ?

25. What do you hate about AZ?
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? 12 - Boys and Girls Club

2. How long have you been playing? 27 years

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Any place with a good table and good competition.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? Any that is well balanced with a good tip.

5. What is your favorite break cue? Don't have a favorite, I believe that the break is more about timing.

6. What pool table do you like best? Any that is level and properly maintained with 4.5-4.25" pockets.

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Clean ones.

8. What are your favorite games? One pocket and ten ball.

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Other than the ones we make it would be Del W and Rusty Melton for construction/decoration. Rex Goulet and Jay Paranich for decoration, Whitten and Garth Bair for inlay designs.

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? The Derby City Classic.

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Don Willis, Harold Worst, Fats.

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Kelly Fisher, Efren, Shane Van Boening

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? Mr. Wilson, Travis Trotter, Watchez, Mahna Mahna, Shooting Arts

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Francisco Bustamante, Ralf Souquet, Ronnie Wiseman, Buddy Hall, Mike Lebron.

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? about 15 hours.

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Too many to list, all friends.

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Buddy Hall

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren Reyes

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi.

20. Best all-around player of all time? Alfred De Oro - only player to win world titles in 3 separate disciplines.

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Whoever is the number one player.

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Ditto.

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? A piece of leather, something to dress the tip and a piece of good chalk.

24. What do you love about AZ? Meeting so many great people!

25. What do you hate about AZ? Having to deal with assholes.
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? I was about 10 the first time I played at a friend's house. I didn't start taking it seriously until I was about 20-21.

2. How long have you been playing? Taking into consideration my last answer, about 6-7 years.

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Crosstown Lounge and Billiards, Grand Forks, ND. I am really excited to go check out Fargo Billiards soon, though.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? I love my Viking with the OB-1 shaft, and my LP Custom is a very close second.

5. What is your favorite break cue? Predator BK2.

6. What pool table do you like best? Diamond Pro-Am.

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Aramith Super Pro.

8. What are your favorite games? Mostly rotation games - 8 ball, 9 ball, 10 ball. I have sparked a new interest in 14.1 lately though, and I'm gonna run with it for a while.

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? John Barton makes amazing cases. I plan on owning one some day.

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? I'd really love to hit up a Mosconi Cup some day.

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Minnesota Fats, Nick Varner, Jim Rempe

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Efren Reyes, Corey Deuel, Earl Strickland

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? Sfleinen, Lee Peppers, Tramp Steamer, NewStroke, and John Schmidt

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. No one well-known, just local people. I have played against the former ND State 8 Ball champ several times before though.

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? Uninterrupted, about 6 hours. Including a few short breaks, closer to 10 hours.

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? I have a few. I really dig LP Cuistoms, I think Lee does awesome work. I'm also a big fan of Black Boar - Tony is incredible. Bebot Bautista turns out solid cues as well. And of course I'm a fan of the giants, Szamboti, Balabushka, Ginacue, etc.

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Strickland.

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren.

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi.

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren.

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Shanelle Loraine.

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? No offense, but I just don't find the guys to be attractive.

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? I have a CueShark tip tool that I really like. I'm not a big gadget person, I generally keep it simple.

24. What do you love about AZ? Being connected with so many awesome people, and having an amazing amount of pool information available for FREE.

25. What do you hate about AZ? The few out there who are only in it to harm others. The ones who want to scam you out of your money, degrade you in the forums, or purposely start trouble.
 
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My 25 Answers.................

1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? I was living in Pensacola Florida when I first started playing pool at the age of eleven.

2. How long have you been playing? On and off for about 19 years...

3. Where is your favorite place to play? The Billiard Lounge in Santa Maria California.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? My custom David Whitsell cue

5. What is your favorite break cue? Mezz PB II

6. What pool table do you like best? Brunswick Gold Crown

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? TV set of Aramiths

8. What are your favorite games? 8-ball, Straight, Philadelphia

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Murnak & Whitten

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? The US Open. Have never been to a major tournament whether as an attendee or a competitor.

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Wimpy & Jersey Red

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Efren, Busty, Alcano

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? any and all. Pool players are good company....

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Never played any pros...

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? Probably around 8

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Judd...simple designs elegant woods...GREAT quality.

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Luther Lassiter

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Yu Ram Cha

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Stevie Moore is one handsome man and he dresses like he stepped outta GQ magazine.

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? Tip pik and some 2000 grit sand paper

24. What do you love about AZ? What's not to love..it's all about pool

25. What do you hate about AZ? Nuthin...I take the good with the bad. Gives this site some character.
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? Around 12, at a local pool room in Taiwan.

2. How long have you been playing? It wasn't until I was 19 till I began to approach the game correctly. I'm 22 now, so about 3 years of real pool. But I've shot around with friends occasionally since 8th grade.

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Pool room in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (don't live there anymore)

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? A friend's Southwest, too bad I don't own it.

5. What is your favorite break cue? Predator BK2 with a leather tip is my favorite break cue, but once again I don't own one.

6. What pool table do you like best? Brunswick Metro (the ones in WPC)

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Aramith TV set

8. What are your favorite games? 9-ball and straight pool

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Standard leather 2x4 case, but Jack Justiss makes nice cue cases.

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? Haven't really competed. Won a college tournament, thats it.

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Can't name 3 LOL

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Efren, Yang-Ching-Shun, and Chao Fong Pang

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? too new to this forum to say..

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. Some local guys in Taiwan, a female pro player in Taiwan named Lin Pei Ching, and Corey Harper

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? 10 hours

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? Southwest cues

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? Earl Strickland

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? Efren

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? Pan Xiao Ting

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? Efren Reyes.

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? Willards cue tip shaper, cheap and simple and gets the job done

24. What do you love about AZ? Be able to interact with pool-fanatics like me around the world.

25. What do you hate about AZ? Everyone seems to be better than me at pool..
 
1. How old were you when you started playing, and where? 10 at local large bowling alley / pool hall

2. How long have you been playing? 67 years

3. Where is your favorite place to play? Gold Crown Erie Pa.

4. What is your favorite shooting cue? Canada mfgr. Dufferin sneaky.

5. What is your favorite break cue? JJ stock hard tip ?

6. What pool table do you like best? All older Brunswicks

7. What set of billiard balls do you like best? Whatever Gold Crown uses - would love to play 3 cushion with IVORY

8. What are your favorite games? 10-ball, 3-Cushion * ball bank the oadd balls, call pocket no deliberate safes. YO HOOOOOOO

9. What is/are your favorite cue case(s)? Many VG no preference at this time.

10. What is your favorite tournament to play/attend? State amateurs. ANY

11. Who are your 3 favorite players of yesteryear? Mosconi, Mizerak, Ceuleman

12. Who are your 3 favorite current players? Bustamonte, Mccready, Drago - quite a few more - to bad so many are dumpers etc.

13. Which 5 people would you most like to meet on AZ? hmm.. so many to tough to answer...

14. Name 5 of the strongest players you have ever played. A few locals and no name road men. Way back when. NOT MANY

15. What's the longest period of time you've ever played pool (hours)? 18 hrs

16. What or who is your favorite cue(maker)? DZ Bob Dzuricky

17. Best 9-ball player of all time? HMMMM a few - however Probably Earl Strickland

18. Best 1-pocket player of all time? PARICA

19. Best straight-pool player of all time? Mosconi

20. Best all-around player of all time? Efren

21. Who is the hottest girl in pool? EVA

22. Who is the hottest guy in pool? DUHHHHHH

23. What are your favorite pool accessories? scuffer

24. What do you love about AZ? answers and opinions on many issues

25. What do you hate about AZ? no real hates, however some obvious mental pygmies post occasionally FUNNY some times
 
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