Lipton Ice Tea should be MEGA-BUCKS.
So just how much are these food and beverage endorsements bringing you in a year?
So just how much are these food and beverage endorsements bringing you in a year?
Congrats to Danny Harriman 379 Ball Run Highest Ever on Video
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So just how much are these food and beverage endorsements bringing you in a year?
If I get in contact with Lipton about this (and you profit immensely from it), don't forget to send JoeyA his jelly. :wink:
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I would like to say that Lipton iced tea was interested in endorsing 12 tournaments a year for the sake of straight pool due to my 351 but that would just be a ton of lip. I once told Max Eberle who I sometimes refer to as Maxwell to get Maxwell House coffee to sponsor him and on the end of the commercial he would be holding a cup of coffee and say it was good till the last ball drops after pocketing a cool trick shot. Max agreed that it was a good idea with a genuine smile. Similar to Steve the 'Miz's beer commercial when he was just foolin' around. What do you think Joey? I know it would be better for me to drink tea or coffee than say beer (no foolin'). If Lipton does express some interest in the idea you will get some residual income for sure JoeyA.
I would like to say that Lipton iced tea was interested in endorsing 12 tournaments a year for the sake of straight pool due to my 351 but that would just be a ton of lip. I once told Max Eberle who I sometimes refer to as Maxwell to get Maxwell House coffee to sponsor him and on the end of the commercial he would be holding a cup of coffee and say it was good till the last ball drops after pocketing a cool trick shot. Max agreed that it was a good idea with a genuine smile. Similar to Steve the 'Miz's beer commercial when he was just foolin' around. What do you think Joey? I know it would be better for me to drink tea or coffee than say beer (no foolin'). If Lipton does express some interest in the idea you will get some residual income for sure JoeyA.
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Again Maxwell I am sorry for the misleading info but I really never missed where I was aiming (the skid on the thirteen) thanks for pulling for me anyhow buddy.I would like to say that Lipton iced tea was interested in endorsing 12 tournaments a year for the sake of straight pool do to my 351 but that would just be a ton of lip. I once told Max Eberle who I sometimes refer to as Maxwell to get Maxwell House coffee to sponsor him and on the end of the commercial he would be holding a cup of coffee and say it was good till the last ball drops after pocketing a cool trick shot. What do you think Joey? Could I have a future in marketing?
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I would like to say that Lipton iced tea was interested in endorsing 12 tournaments a year for the sake of straight pool due to my 351 but that would just be a ton of lip. I once told Max Eberle who I sometimes refer to as Maxwell to get Maxwell House coffee to sponsor him and on the end of the commercial he would be holding a cup of coffee and say it was good till the last ball drops after pocketing a cool trick shot. Max agreed that it was a good idea with a genuine smile. Similar to Steve the 'Miz's beer commercial when he was just foolin' around. What do you think Joey? I know it would be better for me to drink tea or coffee than say beer (no foolin'). If Lipton does express some interest in the idea you will get some residual income for sure JoeyA.
Lipton has been informed of your propensity toward Lipton Ice Tea and your recent straight pool high run. I like the Maxwell House Coffee commercial equally well. Now let's win some tournaments. Oh wait, I did that last night with the likes of Joyner, Wiseman, Richardson, Hall and Conway,Jr in it. Joe Jr took third place. :wink:
You're no Charles Ramsey but you have potential in marketing.
I would think the person who breaks the record could run a pool school at a high price as some of the others have done. Allison Fischer comes to mind. Win 50 titles or break the record and you too could make a buck. The financial return could be substantial, especially if you own interest in your own room.
I doubt it is about money. Probably has more to do with getting a few witnesses together with a camera to sit still for the event that could end at any time.
Individual pool tables are generally located in upscale homes. These people have money and spend it on lessons etc. Charging a $1,000.00 a pop is not unheard of and an entrepreneur could make a lot of money.
I doubt it is about money. Probably has more to do with getting a few witnesses together with a camera to sit still for the event that could end at any time.
Individual pool tables are generally located in upscale homes. These people have money and spend it on lessons etc. Charging a $1,000.00 a pop is not unheard of and an entrepreneur could make a lot of money.
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How about apologies for implying that the run is less than legitimate, or doesn't deserve full credit?
Seriously, why do you feel the urge to post three times about this?
Ask once for your personal curiousity, ok sure.
Carry on polluting the thread with it, and you're just looking for conflict.
CreeDo <--- took the bait
I'm not implying anything. I have said, several times: monster run.
But, I would like to know about a couple of the particulars concerning the run and while I wouldn't do it with other folks who are regulars, Danny is an infrequent poster, and from observing his past participation, appears to sometimes not go back and read through a thread -- so I just wanted to try and be sure he sees the question. My guess is that he hasn't seen it and when/if he does, will answer.
Lou Figueroa
"Who, me?"
C'mon, Lou, you asked that question in another thread:
Notice how you never even congratulated him on his run in that earlier thread?
Why don't you PM him if you are still so curious?
The other thread got buried and as I've said I have offered congratulations several times. Here, I'll do it again: Nice run, Danny.
Feel free to PM me if you have additional comments
Lou Figueroa
You are.
Anyone who's spent more than a minute on AZ has seen your comments on the subject:
lfigueroa said:
So when Lou F. asks "Did you polish the balls during the run?", it means:
"Did you do something that wrecks the integrity of this run, Danny?"
"Did you do something that would make the run a bit of a gaffe?"
You can pretend it's not implied and pull the "who me?" routine, of course.
But that doesn't change or remove the implication.
Tell me, how would you feel if you made a fantastic run and you were really proud of it,
it may even be a record of some sort, and someone came on here and implied your run
deserves an asterisk and wasn't really legitimate?
"Hey lou, did you do anything to give yourself a little extra help on this run?
Put a ball back down that popped out of the hole? Forget to put a foot on the floor?
Spray silicone all over the table? Maybe give yourself the handspan?"
4.5" pockets, a nine foot table and the entire run on DVD!
I did not run 379.Going back over the video on the DVR tonight I saw that I missed once early in the run and did not catch the error until now. I did not run the 379 that I had thought previously, the correct number of balls pocketed in this run is 351. I apologize for any confusion but I still feel that it was a great run that ended on a skid. I understand now that it is NOT the most balls pocketed on camera, however I will still have this available for the public to view - once I figure out how to convert irf. format to a dvd. I feel compelled to predict that once I repair the table and have it re-covered that 400 might be around the corner. I read once that self awareness and arrogance don't work well together, yellow journalism was not my intention here and again I apologize for 'jumping the gun'. I also hope this does not affect Jay Helfert and Fatboy's kind offer. Plus I did mis-cue once in the run and made the ball in the pocket. I was happy with any run over 350 but this does not surpass Mr Schmidt's record of 366 and i stand corrected.
My offer stands sir!
Maybe this post yesterday from Danny answers your question:
Originally Posted by Danny Harriman
"I have a question for Schmidt, did he run the 366 on a table like the one at q-masters in Virginia that was doctored'? The only reason I ask is cause I inspected the table where he ran the 400 at q- masters and what I noticed was astounding. If the ball that was hit softly towards the pocket it would go if it got in the jaws - due to the slate being sanded where the ball rolls down-hill and actually accelerated. Plus the facings of the pocket were very soft, it was simply the softest table I had ever seen and I am not sure that a ball would even hang up in the pocket as a result of the sanded slate. I think a table like this should be illegal in Jay Helfert and Fatboys challenge offer. Did he use any jump cue's I know he likes to fall back on that as a cushion even if it's been agreed upon to be illegal. After looking over the table in Virginia I would be interested in inspecting the table where he ran his other high runs. It's not my intention to take anything away from Schmidt and his natural ability to play great pool however I realize now that some people are better at promoting themselves than others and sometimes unless we really look into the details we can be mislead. I am totally against any table where the slate has been sanded near the pocket to make the pocket accept balls like an industrial strength vaccum. Unfortunately not everyone wants a level playing field."
"I have a question for Schmidt, did he run the 366 on a table like the one at q-masters in Virginia that was doctored'? The only reason I ask is cause I inspected the table where he ran the 400 at q- masters and what I noticed was astounding. If the ball that was hit softly towards the pocket it would go if it got in the jaws - due to the slate being sanded where the ball rolls down-hill and actually accelerated. Plus the facings of the pocket were very soft, it was simply the softest table I had ever seen and I am not sure that a ball would even hang up in the pocket as a result of the sanded slate. I think a table like this should be illegal in Jay Helfert and Fatboys challenge offer. Did he use any jump cue's I know he likes to fall back on that as a cushion even if it's been agreed upon to be illegal. After looking over the table in Virginia I would be interested in inspecting the table where he ran his other high runs. It's not my intention to take anything away from Schmidt and his natural ability to play great pool however I realize now that some people are better at promoting themselves than others and sometimes unless we really look into the details we can be mislead. I am totally against any table where the slate has been sanded near the pocket to make the pocket accept balls like an industrial strength vaccum. Unfortunately not everyone wants a level playing field."
Yup. Here's the link to that post (see post #32):
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=4160464#post4160464
Had high hopes he'd gotten himself out of the rough by accomplishing this great feat and having a sense of accomplishment and most importantly, resolution. Unfortunately, he's still in the weeds, taking a dump.
-Sean
I dont know about this table, but I agree 1000% with Danny the table should not be a gaff table under any circumstances. It should have the pocket template or profile that is standard for what ever table it is(GC or Diamond-most likely) and have factory slates. Standardized equipment nothing less, any gaff=no action.
My personal experience with altered slates:
Many years ago in Lodi Ca(1988 or 1989) a guy opened a pool room with cheap tables the shelfs in the pockets were so deep you could hide a whole ball behind the edge of the cushion, they were brutal. After a few months when everyone kept complaining he decided to solve the problem.
I drove up one afternoon and out in front in the parking lot, Johnny and Tommy(brothers from Stockton) were using huge files on the slates grinding away to make the shelfs to make them more shallow. They did get the job done, of course every pocket on the 6 or 7 tables they did was different. They destroyed the tables. so there was 24 (on the low) different corner pockets to deal with. Was kinda funny actually(you had to be there to see why)
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Your money is safe........see my post on page 1 of Thread "Why not a 527 in Straight Pool?".
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