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Joseph Cues said:
Blud, am not trying to start a war but don't you think the ACA should have a more stringent guidlines in their membership?
I know one local maker who was invited in. He makes fine q's. They passed around one of his q's and check the inlay work. None of them tried to hit with it or even tap it to check/listen if it's a well-built cue.
Or how about current cuemakers who make fake vintage q's? Should they be banned?
Good morning Joseph,
The ACA. Man what a topic.
As the founder, [founding father], I see things done from the outside as an outsider.
I had a lot of help [ by calling others] putting it all together, Joe Porper, Tim Scruggs,John Guffey Thomas Wayne, and others, but mainly my wife, Janice.
She and I worked for over 1-1/2 years getting it all together.
Very big task. BYW, Mr. Tim Scruggs is the only founding member still in the ACA. That should tell us something.
When I was at the helm, [so to speak, president and durning the formation], I made phone calls to "ALL" members every month. Not every other month, but each month. I kept all members up to date on all "ISSUES".
About 1 1/2 years ago, I offered the "history Album of the ACA" to the president. He told me, you had nothing to do with the formation of this Association. I, haerd it was formed by, so and so-------------, and ---------- and --------.... I was ammazed at his tone. My reply was your full of crap. Your the president and you do not know the history of the association that your the head of. Well I sent him the album that I and my wife had made, about it's founding and history along the way.
FOR THE RECORD, AGAIN.
I resigned my post as President for two reasons.
We were at the Hopkins show a few years back when a member got way out of line. He was cussing another member in public along with some of the hotels staff.
Four other members tore down there booth's before the show was over. They had sold out on the second day and went home or just went some place. All who rented booth space shall not tear down untill the end of the show. This was a Hopkins rule and an ACA rule.
The chairman of the ACA, instructed me to look in to both matters and report my findings to him and the board. I did just that.
The board fined the 4 members $50.00 each for an early tear down, one member refussed to pay, so they kicked him out of the ACA. The member who did infact cuss and raise hell[ this was his fourth time] was kept and told to not do these things again. He later did anyway. So, the case of kcking a guy out for not paying for his fine and them keeping the guy who had and continued to have and cause problems, resulted in me resigning from the ACA.
I spent 1-1/2 years putting it together and another 2 terms as president and two terms as vice president. I gave it up because of my honesty.
I as President, reported on my findings. I did report the truth. If it would of been a family member or close friend, all are treated the same. Report my finding no matter who it was or about what ever. I was told by a board member that I should of altered the report. I said bull $hit.....
This ruling was wrong and they knew it. They a few years back, invited back the member who quit for not paying his fine. Of course, I never contacted or was invited back.
They now have changed the rules that were put in place, and never to be changed.
One of these rules were, as follows.
All officers shall be vote in by the membership only.
No one could be APPOINTED by the BOARD. The board would not ever have this power, unless a member resigned or passed.This was done at our very first meeting in South Carolina. Written in stone.
The reason for this was to keep the board and officers from becoming tainted at the top. [ CLICKISH ] Another words, keep the click out. Let the members have the final say so...
Not that way today.
So now, Joseph you can figure from here why things are done in the manner you were speaking of.
When I resigned, we had 87 full voting members, now they have less than 40. Ever wonder "WHY"???????click click.......
There are a couple of members who do want only 10 or 12 members. Kinda strange, ain't it? Click again.
In all fairness, the ACA is a drawing card for cue buyers and collectors of today. It didn't get that way over night as some now think,.And It's not because the board and or who's running it today.
It's because of all the hard work me and my family along with Joe, Tim, John, and a few others put in years ago.
The ACA, put out a form asking it's members what has the ACA done for you? Several who are members didn't fill out the form. Wonder why, again?
This is why I started my own club, CUEMASTERS, MASTER CUEMAKERS.
All of our members are quality cuemakers. Top knotch. All are treated the same. None are above the others.
RULES, [only 3]
There can only be 12 members, ever.
Takes 80% of the membership to vote one in or out.
Treat all with respect.
Cuemasters list,
Dan Janes, Bill Schick, Tim Scruggs, Joe Poper, Dave Kikel, Nat Green, Paul Motty, Chris Nitti, Andy Gilbert, Mike Webb, Judd Fuller, and Leonard Bludworth.
YOUR FRIEND
BLUD
) let the good people know 
, I’m very interested... and I have an idea for a machine that I might go over with you via phone, or in person at the expo (if I can go) and see what you think, I want to eventually have a "shop" full of specialized machinery that I made my self (or had an experienced genius to do it for me).
