Really?
Want to bet TEN THOUSAND that hardly anyone knows about Jay Flowers?
Lets go to ten pool rooms and see what brands people know about.
We could sell as many or more of these case with ANY BRAND on them. I chose "J.Flowers" for a specific reason and that reason was to honor and protect the name of a case pioneer before it was taken by someone else.
Michael Huang is my friend. He is also my competitor. I have not seen one of you get on his ass about using "Omega" for his cues. Omega was/is a brand of cues made by David Paul Kersonbrock/DPK.
I, on the contrary, deliberately choose a brand name that honors a forgotten case maker and I use that to shine a light on that case maker's legacy and the fact that his products inspired many who came after him. And this is somehow a crime?
Boy I bet you'd be really pissed if I named my pool exhibition company Livingston Productions. Or maybe if I named my tips Mingnaud Tips?
I already said that I think I made a mistake using the brand J.Flowers for the very reason that has happened in this thread and a few others. I never intended for the J.Flowers branded cases to be mistaken for J.EF cases or vice versa.
However I had Jay's blessing to do something along these lines so I don't feel bad about it. I just need to do more to educate people on what is what.
The intention was and is to bring more recognition to Jay Flowers and the line he sold. In fact it's through Chris Tate's efforts and partly through my own that we have learned from Nora Van Horn's son and grandson that SHE was the maker of the cases. This fact would probably have never come to light without the extra attention paid to Jay Flowers.
Jay died in 2005. I have corrected the typo on my website, thank you for bringing it to my attention.
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Vinnie, Good Luck with the sale. I would like to own this case but my wife has put the hammer down on buying/trading for more cases. She says "build don't buy".
Really?
Want to bet TEN THOUSAND that hardly anyone knows about Jay Flowers?
Lets go to ten pool rooms and see what brands people know about.
We could sell as many or more of these case with ANY BRAND on them. I chose "J.Flowers" for a specific reason and that reason was to honor and protect the name of a case pioneer before it was taken by someone else.
Michael Huang is my friend. He is also my competitor. I have not seen one of you get on his ass about using "Omega" for his cues. Omega was/is a brand of cues made by David Paul Kersonbrock/DPK.
I, on the contrary, deliberately choose a brand name that honors a forgotten case maker and I use that to shine a light on that case maker's legacy and the fact that his products inspired many who came after him. And this is somehow a crime?
Boy I bet you'd be really pissed if I named my pool exhibition company Livingston Productions. Or maybe if I named my tips Mingnaud Tips?
I already said that I think I made a mistake using the brand J.Flowers for the very reason that has happened in this thread and a few others. I never intended for the J.Flowers branded cases to be mistaken for J.EF cases or vice versa.
However I had Jay's blessing to do something along these lines so I don't feel bad about it. I just need to do more to educate people on what is what.
The intention was and is to bring more recognition to Jay Flowers and the line he sold. In fact it's through Chris Tate's efforts and partly through my own that we have learned from Nora Van Horn's son and grandson that SHE was the maker of the cases. This fact would probably have never come to light without the extra attention paid to Jay Flowers.
Jay died in 2005. I have corrected the typo on my website, thank you for bringing it to my attention.
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Vinnie, Good Luck with the sale. I would like to own this case but my wife has put the hammer down on buying/trading for more cases. She says "build don't buy".
Now come on John...to think nobody has heard of Jay Flowers cases is crazy..now if you said Nora Van Horn...I would agree. You chose the word "Flowers" cause lots of case buyers know a "Flowers" case was a fine custom handmade case...and I know quality and protection is what you feel your cases represent, as it should be.
Anyways....we both agree this is a fantastic Jay Flowers case and that's what this threads about.
Good Luck with your sale Terry
