I have a much older friend (about 50 or so years old) who plays lights out pool. He works as a custodian at my school (New Jersey Medical School), and I always find him sneaking in and out of our student center to play some pool very very late at night. He cannot afford to play at a pool hall but he loves the game. He lives by himself and spends almost all his free time playing pool there. So I signed him up for the APA pool league and sent in the membership fee for him, and in a two short months time has become an SL6. He has taught me quite a thing or two and plays a very well. This entire year or so, he and I have been sharing my stick, but very recently he has expressed interest in buying a cue stick of his own, so I showed him this website, but he also does not have any sort of computer access nor how to use them. So I set about the task of trying to find him a very affordable cue for him to play with, but everything I find is too pricey for him. He didn't realize it would cost him at least $100 or more to buy a nice, durable stick. He has expressed such gratitude to play with me, in my league, and with my cue, but he also feels like he is intruding. I absolutely love this man and his company, so I made him a deal that I would get him a cue if he kept playing with me, and he reluctantly agreed. I would absolutely love to give my friend, James, a cuestick that he would be able to use for a very long time. Unfortunately, I was recently mugged on my front door and don't have much money at my expense (I live in Newark, NJ). I start working a part time job on Monday, so I will be able to eventually find something for James, but it would mean quite a lot to me if I could live up to my end of the bargain with something nice. May God bless you.