Divine Sapience
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Eddie's Billiards in Maple Grove, MN is closing their doors as of April 21. They have been around as long as I have been shooting and it will be sad to see them go.
I know that a lot of people blame the smoking bans in different states for the closure of pool halls, and normally I would argue that point with you citing that it is managements fault to not be evolving with the current times. In this case it was inevitable. A lot of the clientele at Eddie's were of the young crowd looking for a safe harbor to smoke their cigarettes and play their games. This is what kept Eddie's alive for years. I am not saying that this is right, but that is what their business is based off of. Since the smoking ban went in to effect 10/1/2007 here is MN all pool halls have been severely affected.
One business here or there closing their doors is not something that I will lose any sleep over. However I am noticing a change, that is at least in my area. I started going to the pool hall when I was 14 because it was a place that my friends and I could go to play games, but primarily the reason was that we could smoke cigarettes without repercussions. That is the whole reason that I started playing this game and have achieved everything I have up to this time. But what I am noticing is that there are very few young players that are becoming familiarized with the sport.
My parents used to try to shun me from going to the pool hall, knowing that there were bad influences that surrounded the area. The thing that they didn?t realize was that pool can teach you a lot of life lessons. How to be a gentleman, how to have patience, and how to have discipline. These are character traits that I will carry with me through my whole life. Now I wont say that some of those bad influences didn?t get to me once in a while, but I wouldn?t change a thing in my past.
My whole point of this rant is that there is another pool hall closing its doors, and unfortunately it is the young kids, the future of our sport that we love so much who will be the most adversely effected.
Eddie's is auctioning off all off their equipment, and pretty much everything that they have. This is a list of what is available. You can go to http://www.auctionmasters.com if you are interested in purchasing any of the equipment. You can also go to http://www.mnbilliards.com for more information on the closing.
And by the way if your from the Midwest next to AZ mnbilliards is the best site on the web!
8 - 7' Diamond tables
6 - 9' Olhausen tables
4 - 8' Olhausen tables
3 - 9' Mr Billiard tables
8 - 8' Murrey tables
1 - 7' Valley coin op table
21 ? Brass pool table lights
120 ? Pool Cues
15 ? Wall rack for pool cues
26 - Aramith cue ball sets
22 ? Spectator chairs w/brass foot rest
66 ? Bar Stools w/backrest
30 ? High top tables
Air Hockey, coin op table
Touch Screen video game
Teken 2 video game
Change Machine
Ice machine
Soda Fountain, 8 head
Deli display cooler
SS tables
Ceiling fans,
Air Cleaner & purifiers
Big Screen TV, 46?
Credit card reader, Eclipse
Cash Registers
Phone system
Cash wrap w/ display cases
Neon signs
Lockers
RIP Eddie's Billiards, we will all miss you.
I know that a lot of people blame the smoking bans in different states for the closure of pool halls, and normally I would argue that point with you citing that it is managements fault to not be evolving with the current times. In this case it was inevitable. A lot of the clientele at Eddie's were of the young crowd looking for a safe harbor to smoke their cigarettes and play their games. This is what kept Eddie's alive for years. I am not saying that this is right, but that is what their business is based off of. Since the smoking ban went in to effect 10/1/2007 here is MN all pool halls have been severely affected.
One business here or there closing their doors is not something that I will lose any sleep over. However I am noticing a change, that is at least in my area. I started going to the pool hall when I was 14 because it was a place that my friends and I could go to play games, but primarily the reason was that we could smoke cigarettes without repercussions. That is the whole reason that I started playing this game and have achieved everything I have up to this time. But what I am noticing is that there are very few young players that are becoming familiarized with the sport.
My parents used to try to shun me from going to the pool hall, knowing that there were bad influences that surrounded the area. The thing that they didn?t realize was that pool can teach you a lot of life lessons. How to be a gentleman, how to have patience, and how to have discipline. These are character traits that I will carry with me through my whole life. Now I wont say that some of those bad influences didn?t get to me once in a while, but I wouldn?t change a thing in my past.
My whole point of this rant is that there is another pool hall closing its doors, and unfortunately it is the young kids, the future of our sport that we love so much who will be the most adversely effected.
Eddie's is auctioning off all off their equipment, and pretty much everything that they have. This is a list of what is available. You can go to http://www.auctionmasters.com if you are interested in purchasing any of the equipment. You can also go to http://www.mnbilliards.com for more information on the closing.
And by the way if your from the Midwest next to AZ mnbilliards is the best site on the web!
8 - 7' Diamond tables
6 - 9' Olhausen tables
4 - 8' Olhausen tables
3 - 9' Mr Billiard tables
8 - 8' Murrey tables
1 - 7' Valley coin op table
21 ? Brass pool table lights
120 ? Pool Cues
15 ? Wall rack for pool cues
26 - Aramith cue ball sets
22 ? Spectator chairs w/brass foot rest
66 ? Bar Stools w/backrest
30 ? High top tables
Air Hockey, coin op table
Touch Screen video game
Teken 2 video game
Change Machine
Ice machine
Soda Fountain, 8 head
Deli display cooler
SS tables
Ceiling fans,
Air Cleaner & purifiers
Big Screen TV, 46?
Credit card reader, Eclipse
Cash Registers
Phone system
Cash wrap w/ display cases
Neon signs
Lockers
RIP Eddie's Billiards, we will all miss you.
