Re: Does Charlie Have It
Cardiac Kid, since the only folks the UPA affects are pool players and promoters of independent events, you are in the minority here, and you obviously have a handle on what's taking place right before our eyes.
I was at Classic Billiards in Rochester when Earl played Keith in the finals. I could hardly see over the crowd in the back room as well as the bar windows that peer into the back room. It was an exciting match, wasn't it? Earl was spanking Keith in this final match, and then Keith gained some momentum and the score was hill-hill with Keith breaking for the last game. Keith broke the balls, made a ball on the break, and then watched in horror as the cue-ball scratched, giving Earl ball in hand. This is one of the few times I have seen Earl play that he was actually relaxed. He was cutting up with Keith, chuckling and smirking, and he had some good come-back lines. Somebody videotaped this match and is selling it on eBay.
Charlie Williams is the self-appointed president of the UPA and is part of the UPA administration. The UPA administration selects the seeds for the UPA-sanctioned tournaments. I still cannot understand how someone with an unsigned contract was afforded a seed and a bye. I also do not think it is fair that the seeded players can arrive at an event 2 days late, with no requirement for them to attend the players meeting, when all of the rest of the players have to be there on time or get forfeited.
The UPA says their ranking system was used to select players to go to the World Pool Championship. I know personally three UPA member players who were ranked higher than the ones who actually went, and they are still miffed as to why they were not chosen or selected by the UPA. I attempted to get an explanation to this by some UPA representatives, and I was given three different stories. Again, too many Chiefs and not enough Indians. The UPA machine could use some strong leadership, but at this point, it seems like the Wizard of Oz. And I am uncertain as to who the wizard is.
Some UPA members were wondering if the UPA corporate credit card was used to pay for hotel, travel, and per diem expenses for its administrative staff. There has been no financial accountability statement forthcoming.
To ask a pool player to sign a legal document, a contract, right on the spot at one of these tournaments, without the benefit of counsel, seems wrong to me. If the UPA needs lawyers to write these legally binding contracts, then the pool player should have a lawyer review this legally binding contract to protect the pool player's interests.
Hope to see you in Rochester this year. It is one cool pool room. The owner and staff went out of their way to make sure every single pool player was comfortable. Hopefully, the UPA will take a turn for the better with a new and improved leadership and address some of the above-referenced concerns.
ManlyShot
cardiac kid said:
Cardiac Kid, since the only folks the UPA affects are pool players and promoters of independent events, you are in the minority here, and you obviously have a handle on what's taking place right before our eyes.
I was at Classic Billiards in Rochester when Earl played Keith in the finals. I could hardly see over the crowd in the back room as well as the bar windows that peer into the back room. It was an exciting match, wasn't it? Earl was spanking Keith in this final match, and then Keith gained some momentum and the score was hill-hill with Keith breaking for the last game. Keith broke the balls, made a ball on the break, and then watched in horror as the cue-ball scratched, giving Earl ball in hand. This is one of the few times I have seen Earl play that he was actually relaxed. He was cutting up with Keith, chuckling and smirking, and he had some good come-back lines. Somebody videotaped this match and is selling it on eBay.
Charlie Williams is the self-appointed president of the UPA and is part of the UPA administration. The UPA administration selects the seeds for the UPA-sanctioned tournaments. I still cannot understand how someone with an unsigned contract was afforded a seed and a bye. I also do not think it is fair that the seeded players can arrive at an event 2 days late, with no requirement for them to attend the players meeting, when all of the rest of the players have to be there on time or get forfeited.
The UPA says their ranking system was used to select players to go to the World Pool Championship. I know personally three UPA member players who were ranked higher than the ones who actually went, and they are still miffed as to why they were not chosen or selected by the UPA. I attempted to get an explanation to this by some UPA representatives, and I was given three different stories. Again, too many Chiefs and not enough Indians. The UPA machine could use some strong leadership, but at this point, it seems like the Wizard of Oz. And I am uncertain as to who the wizard is.
Some UPA members were wondering if the UPA corporate credit card was used to pay for hotel, travel, and per diem expenses for its administrative staff. There has been no financial accountability statement forthcoming.
To ask a pool player to sign a legal document, a contract, right on the spot at one of these tournaments, without the benefit of counsel, seems wrong to me. If the UPA needs lawyers to write these legally binding contracts, then the pool player should have a lawyer review this legally binding contract to protect the pool player's interests.
Hope to see you in Rochester this year. It is one cool pool room. The owner and staff went out of their way to make sure every single pool player was comfortable. Hopefully, the UPA will take a turn for the better with a new and improved leadership and address some of the above-referenced concerns.
ManlyShot
