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JCIN

JCIN

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Some Pictures from The First Action Challenge

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Great pics TAR! I most definately will be there again whenever I am in S.F. or for The Action Challenge II (Please, oh please be in S.F.)

Dean:D
 
Thanks for the pictures...looks like the room really went out of their way for a good setup!
 
I hope

someone is making picture albums on a PC for each Action Challenge.
They need to be kept for Pool history.
 
arsenius said:
Who is the guy in the blue suit? Looks like an interesting fellow:)
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That man is Gary Bloomberg (sp) Shane's grandfather. He is the one who taught Shane to play. He is also reputed to be a bad ass sax player.:D
 
John Barton said:
This one is priceless. I can just imagine what is going through Shane's head here.

Nice job guys - you really have brought back a golden age of pool and made it yours.

Thanks!
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Thanks for the compliment John. I'm sorry the video was not available for you. Thanks for hanging in the chat room with us anyway.

We are working on the download possibility. One way or another we'll get it to you.
 
JCIN said:
That man is Gary Bloomberg (sp) Shane's grandfather. He is the one who taught Shane to play. He is also reputed to be a bad ass sax player.:D
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I posted this on the TAR forum, but thought it might be appropriate to share it on this thread. :p

From the July 1977 issue is The National Billiard News, an article entitled "Girl Beats Mom":

Women in the pool halls? Years ago, it wasn't fashionable to step into one of those smoke-filled halls. Today, much of the smoke has cleared...Men and women now both try their hand at shooting opol. It has become a family recreation.

If any particular group in South Dakota has been instrumental in changing the women's image in pool, it is the Bloomberg family of Rapid City, South Dakota, and they are doing it more by action than words.

Timi Bloomberg recently won the State women's pool championship. At age 13, that achievement is enough to generate interest by itself.

There is more human interest to the story. Timi defeated her mother, Jeanne Bloomberg...Jeanne had won the State title in 1975. The rarity of a mother-daughter championship match only goes to stir more interest in the sport among the women.

Talk about family competition. Timi's 7-year-old sister, Gari Jo, already has tournament experience. This could mean the Bloombergs will dominate women's pool shooting in South Dakota for a long time. The only suspense may be in predicting the champion -- Jeanne, Timi, or Gari Jo.

Timi Bloomberg, 13 years of age and an 8th grader, dazzled the gallery, and particularly her opponents with a display of skill and coolness when she went on to win the Women's South Dakota State Pool Tournament. Probably the most ironic part of the tourney was that she met her mother, Jeanne Bloomberg (the 1975 State Champion) in the finals for the coveted title.

And we today know all about the Bloomberg family. The most recent pool star to arise is none other than Shane Van Boening.

Shane's bio: When Shane Van Boening was a mere year and a half old, he watched his grandfather play pool and took a liking to the multi-colored balls on the emerald green felt. His family has a strong pocket billiards background. His grandfather, Gary Bloomberg, was a trick-shot artist; his grandmother, Jeanne Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; his mother, Timi Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; and his aunt, Gari Jo Bloomberg, a three-time BCA national champion.

Kind of a cool history of Shane's family, going a long way back. I hope y'all enjoy the read. :)

JAM
 
Reading your biography of Shane and the use of that fine southern expression ya'll suddenly reminded of some comedy bit I heard some where.

"Tiger, Tiger, Woods, ya'll" :D :D :D

Hey, Billy and Grady said it first.

(If anyone knows what that line is from please tell me. It drives me nuts not remembering)
 
JCIN said:
Reading your biography of Shane and the use of that fine southern expression ya'll suddenly reminded of some comedy bit I heard some where.

"Tiger, Tiger, Woods, ya'll" :D :D :D

Hey, Billy and Grady said it first.

(If anyone knows what that line is from please tell me. It drives me nuts not remembering)
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I only found this:

MLB: "Baseball is cool"

NFL: "Football is even better"

NHL: "no comment"

NBA: "Over rated"

NCAA Basketball: "Love seeing the young guys in their prime, before the get to the big league and ruin themselves"

NCAA Football: "I love college football, it's awesome"

NASCAR: "Dale Sr is all I have to say. He was the greatest!"

Golf: "Tiger, Tiger, Tiger Woods ya'll!! LOL"

Soccer: "What is the crap of this new player being the highest paid sports player, things that make ya go mmmm!!"

Sports in General: "Sports are my life, always has been and always will be"

I guess if I were to add a pool comment to the above collection, today it could be this.

POOL: Shane, Shane, Shane Van Boening, ya'll." :D

JAM
 
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