Ah, the golden age of billiards

There is (almost) every indication that we are entering a new Golden Age.

It's different yes but still rich if you look deep enough.
 
skip100 said:
No wonder the hippies rebelled.

The sociopolitical culture may have moved on but the Gold Crown is still the best looking table out there!
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Oh boy, no no and absolutely no. It's gross and inelegant and not thought out well. And plays by far too easy.

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Interestingly, they're having black (dark) ferrules in the video.
 
M.G. said:
Oh boy, no no and absolutely no. It's gross and inelegant and not thought out well. And plays by far too easy.
... Interestingly, they're having black (dark) ferrules in the video.
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The Gold Crown had a lot of design problems. In the US it still has its fans because many players grew up on them. Whether they are too easy or not now depends on who has been modifying the pockets.

Black fiber ferrules were pretty common for house cues in the 1960s. They have the advantage of not showing the tell-tale (these people don't know how to chalk) blue/green ring around the ferrule.
 
I'd take a GC3 over those monstrously "elegant" tables
any day. There is subtle beauty to the GC, and they play
however you make them.
A GC3 with 4 inch pockets is quite an enjoyable experience.
 
Never saw that many men in white shirts and ties in any pool room I was ever in. Not even the lunch crowd. Or women in dresses. Gross lack of seating all over. Camel cloth, ugh!
 
This video inspired my pool room decor.
 

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Golden Age. More like paroxysms of its gradual death.

Until we start seeing billiard and pool matches covered in the sports pages, and the Harvard Crimson starts publishing articles about billiard players again, any notion of a Golden Age any time recently or upcoming is just historically ignorant. The Golden Age came and went from the late 1800s to the start of ww2 and it ain't coming back.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstra...machine/1906/03/24/101836848.html&legacy=true


http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1927/2/14/willie-hoppe-finds-championship-billiard-match/
 
KissedOut said:
Golden Age. More like paroxysms of its gradual death.

Until we start seeing billiard and pool matches covered in the sports pages, and the Harvard Crimson starts publishing articles about billiard players again, any notion of a Golden Age any time recently or upcoming is just historically ignorant. The Golden Age came and went from the late 1800s to the start of ww2 and it ain't coming back.
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Yes, I realize for the sagacious, "golden age" is a debatable term, but I thought it was a charming video. Complete with old Gold Crowns, black ferrules, and even a Gold Crown carom table. Last, but not least, an appearance by Mr. Mosconi himself.

All the best,
WW
 
skip100 said:
Word of the day - paroxysm!
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Yes, and I would say, utilized incorrectly.

Definition of paroxysm:

1: A fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) :convulsion. A paroxysm of coughing.

Convulsed … in the paroxysms of an epileptic seizure —Thomas Hardy

2: A sudden violent emotion or action :outburst
A paroxysm of rage.
A paroxysm of laughter.

Mostly, medical conditions, admittedly not all. Not applicable to the ascent or the decline of billiards. It happens gradually, in either case. It's acceptable to be perspicacious in the usage of terminology, but only if done in an erudite manner.

All the best,
WW
 
M.G. said:
Oh boy, no no and absolutely no. It's gross and inelegant and not thought out well. And plays by far too easy.

Billardtisch-Billardzimmer.jpg


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Interestingly, they're having black (dark) ferrules in the video.
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There are definitely some beautiful tables out there but it’s certainly not either of those...
 
Chopdoc said:
Cool video.

Thanks for posting! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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Thanks Doc,

I'll give you my best comparison to this video. I went to grad school in Syracuse in 1977 and 1978. In Syracuse, Holiday Billiards was a combination of a bowling alley and pool room, everything was Brunswick. That video looks so much like Holiday Billiards, it's scary. There was more room in Holiday Billiards, but the equipment, the chairs with cup holders, the very same. It's definitely a trip back in time. I wonder if any if those old-time Brunswick-owned pool rooms exist... Maybe, probably not...

All the best,
WW
 
Mr. Bond said:
There is (almost) every indication that we are entering a new Golden Age.

It's different yes but still rich if you look deep enough.
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What indicators? The local Pin and Que closed around 15 years ago. It was set up just like the video. A lot of good times were spent there ;)
 
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KissedOut said:
Golden Age. More like paroxysms of its gradual death.

Until we start seeing billiard and pool matches covered in the sports pages, and the Harvard Crimson starts publishing articles about billiard players again, any notion of a Golden Age any time recently or upcoming is just historically ignorant. The Golden Age came and went from the late 1800s to the start of ww2 and it ain't coming back.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstra...machine/1906/03/24/101836848.html&legacy=true


http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1927/2/14/willie-hoppe-finds-championship-billiard-match/
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Billiard News will always, forever more, be found online first, and will also be distributed in an instant all over the world, something that paper media can only dream of. Any notion of a newspaper being more relevant than the interweb recently or in the future is historically ignorant
 
radnur22 said:
What indicators?
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For example, we now have more than 40 junior state qualifiers for the junior nationals, when only a few years ago, there were maybe 8 (junior) college related qualifiers.

There is also a new international " Mosconi.cup" style event for the juniors, The Atlantic Challenge Cup, both of which will raise the quality and number of the next generation of players in a somewhat short period of time. All while giving clean and positive exposure to the game along the way
 
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