Flattered, but I'm not Jeannette Lee - Funny

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buzzsaw said:
I've had the opportunity to watch Sunny and she can play some pool. Sorry Sunny didn't mean to ruin any of your action.
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Were did we meet? Thanks for the compliment. No you didn't ruin anything, I'm sure I will still get played;)

S.
 
I've got a good one for you if you saw the movie Pool Hall Junkies. There is a couple of scenes where they feature a character called Toupee Jay, who is the Tournament Director. Yes, this character is patterned after me (I actually signed a "release" for them to use my name), but "I" was played by a character actor named Richard Portnoy, who does resemble me.

After the movie came out, someone came up to me and complimented me on my fine acting in the film. I had to laugh when I told him it wasn't "me". He didn't seem to grasp that an actor was playing the part.

In fact, a couple of other people asked me if I was in the film. They did a good job of casting is all I have to say.
 
Sunny, welcome to the club, lol. FWIW, I say the same thing when I get confused on whom I am playing. I will say, "All you white guys look alike!" and it gets a big laugh. Of course it is a playful jab at the standard line that we all look alike. And I call all of us Asians, Ornamentals - thus my signature.

I have often wondered how an eye witness would describe a criminal in Asia. Well, he was short, had brown skin and black hair, wore glasses, and was thin. Errrr...

I have been asked for Jeanette's autograph countless times. Never mind that I am 15 years older, 15 pounds heavier, and 15" shorter! (And plays 15x worse!)

One time, I was at a pro tournament talking to Jeanette when she had a long line of autograph seekers lined up while she was signing 8x10 glossies for them. Someone headed straight for me with their program open to a page and asked me for my autograph. I said no, you must want Jeanette's. She pointed at the picture and I believe it was Jennifer Chen's. So I smiled and said it wasn't me. Someone in line told me not to worry, Nesli O' Hare had been asked for my autograph! ROFL! :p
 
I was there

jay helfert said:
I've got a good one for you if you saw the movie Pool Hall Junkies. There is a couple of scenes where they feature a character called Toupee Jay, who is the Tournament Director. Yes, this character is patterned after me (I actually signed a "release" for them to use my name), but "I" was played by a character actor named Richard Portnoy, who does resemble me.

After the movie came out, someone came up to me and complimented me on my fine acting in the film. I had to laugh when I told him it wasn't "me". He didn't seem to grasp that an actor was playing the part.

In fact, a couple of other people asked me if I was in the film. They did a good job of casting is all I have to say.
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I see the resemblance, but if you asked me Jay, you took much more handsome than the actor. ;) I've seen you over the years many times, but never seen you with a toupee. How did you get that nick name?

Another funny story: I got to hang out at the movie set of Pool Hall Junkies quite alot...and I almost gave Christopher Walken a heart attack. Imagin him trying to sneak out throught the back door of a pool room in Salt Lake City, UT and this frantic asian girl running after him screaming holding a butt end of a jump stick. I am a huge fan of him and just wanted to get his autograph:D , which I got - in a hurry.

And I play...OK is all I have to say.

S.
 
Yes, sunnyday is very lovely.
HUGE ASS, beer sounds refreshing and good to have close by while playing.
Huge, ASS BEER, not so much.
 
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rackmsuckr said:
Sunny, welcome to the club, lol. FWIW, I say the same thing when I get confused on whom I am playing. I will say, "All you white guys look alike!" and it gets a big laugh. Of course it is a playful jab at the standard line that we all look alike. And I call all of us Asians, Ornamentals - thus my signature.

I have often wondered how an eye witness would describe a criminal in Asia. Well, he was short, had brown skin and black hair, wore glasses, and was thin. Errrr...

I have been asked for Jeanette's autograph countless times. Never mind that I am 15 years older, 15 pounds heavier, and 15" shorter! (And plays 15x worse!)

One time, I was at a pro tournament talking to Jeanette when she had a long line of autograph seekers lined up while she was signing 8x10 glossies for them. Someone headed straight for me with their program open to a page and asked me for my autograph. I said no, you must want Jeanette's. She pointed at the picture and I believe it was Jennifer Chen's. So I smiled and said it wasn't me. Someone in line told me not to worry, Nesli O' Hare had been asked for my autograph! ROFL! :p
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Linda,

Your story is too funny!:D You know? I forgot, I was a tourny and this guy cames up to me and said, "Hay, Nes, you wanna play some?" Someone pointed me out to him that I would play and he thought I was Neslie! I shot him one of those asian "why don't you drop dead" look and his friends pulled him away:p

Funny story that invoves you: You played the Coeur d alene, ID open once, and when you walked by (looking HOT) I noticed a row of heads just followed you (drewling) and this guy next to me blurrs out, "this man is on a mission!". We all just cracked up.

S.
 
Damn! Even if one of you pretty ladies followed me home, Cindy (my bride of 32 years) would never let me keep you! :(

Sunny, if you like beer, you need to sample "Oregon" some day...(not a beer brand) Oregon, the state, now has more breweries than Germany.
After hitting a few brewpubs here, you'd probably give up on that alka-seltzer in a green bottle...
 
pwd72s said:
Damn! Even if one of you pretty ladies followed me home, Cindy (my bride of 32 years) would never let me keep you! :(

Sunny, if you like beer, you need to sample "Oregon" some day...(not a beer brand) Oregon, the state, now has more breweries than Germany.
After hitting a few brewpubs here, you'd probably give up on that alka-seltzer in a green bottle...
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Ouch! Alka Seltzer in a green bottle:( happens to be my favorite of all times, but I like ALL beer. I guess I don't discriminate, haha:D

S.
 
I know it's funny, but shame on you, Hil

hilla_hilla said:
Sunny Lee, may I have your autograph? :D
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Hilary,
You just couldn't resist, huh? I know, I know it's too good of opportunity to poke fun at Sunny:rolleyes: You know that the pay backs are double, right? Or is it tripple when you're part asian?

S.
 
sunnyday said:
I see the resemblance, but if you asked me Jay, you took much more handsome than the actor. ;) I've seen you over the years many times, but never seen you with a toupee. How did you get that nick name?

Another funny story: I got to hang out at the movie set of Pool Hall Junkies quite alot...and I almost gave Christopher Walken a heart attack. Imagin him trying to sneak out throught the back door of a pool room in Salt Lake City, UT and this frantic asian girl running after him screaming holding a butt end of a jump stick. I am a huge fan of him and just wanted to get his autograph:D , which I got - in a hurry.

And I play...OK is all I have to say.

S.
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I did wear a toupee for a few years in my 20's. I was prematurely balding, and quite self conscious about it. The interesting thing I discovered was that guys who I had played before, did not immediately recognize me when I came back their way. By accident I discovered a nice benefit to my pool career.

I actually played a couple of guys who kept looking at me funny, and saying things like "I know you from somewhere". Meanwhile I was beating up on them again, barely a year or so after our first meeting. After I started riding motorcycles, I had to give up the toup. We didn't wear helmets back then.
 
sunnyday said:
Linda,

Your story is too funny!:D You know? I forgot, I was a tourny and this guy cames up to me and said, "Hay, Nes, you wanna play some?" Someone pointed me out to him that I would play and he thought I was Neslie! I shot him one of those asian "why don't you drop dead" look and his friends pulled him away:p

Funny story that invoves you: You played the Coeur d alene, ID open once, and when you walked by (looking HOT) I noticed a row of heads just followed you (drewling) and this guy next to me blurrs out, "this man is on a mission!". We all just cracked up.

S.
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Thanks for the funny story, Sunny. That certainly was in my younger days, lol. I don't remember you there, or they would have been drooling over you.

I vaguely remember that tournament. Was that the one where Mike won the men's side and I won the women's event? That could have been Montana.. see, the Alzheimer's kicks in when you get old! :p
 
kvinbrwr said:
Sorta in the same vein.

I was getting ready to sell a Gus Szamboti cue on eBay. The cue was dedicated "Boyar". When we had bought the cue in the 80s, Lou Butera told us he was brokering the deal for Lee Boyar whose husband had recently died. None of us could remember if Lou had said it was hers or her husbands, so I set out making some phone calls to see if anyone could remember the Boyar's and see if I could find out. Everyone (white males) I called, totally remember Lee Boyar "a foxy Asian chick who could play some", but nobody could remember hardly anything about her husband (I wonder if Jay can). Its like "foxy Asian chicks" are the equivalent of a radar jamming device for white men's minds, once one walks in the room, every memory of anything else that might be happening just gets whipped clean and all that's left is some stunned muttering of "foxy Asian chick".

I hope this isn't seen as to prejudicial, I think I'm only disparaging white males here and I'm one of them.

Anyone remember Marshall Boyar?

Oh, and Sunny, you are a foxy Asian chick, after seeing your pic, I totally forgot what this thread was about!

Kevin
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This must be my job here. Lee Boyar was a noted photgrapher and pool enthusiast. Her classic photos of some of the old time greats are still reproduced and sold as posters. I have seen them in pool halls all over America.

Her husband Marshall was a successful real estate developer and part time anouncer for various products. He had a great sense of humor, and a booming voice. He was often hired to do the announcing at Los Angeles area pool tournaments in the 70's and early 80's.

Marshall passed away in the mid 80's. Lee is still alive I think. She would be in her late 60's to early 70's now. We all know Asian women live forever and still look good. :) I want one too, but they all seem to be taken.
 
rackmsuckr said:
Thanks for the funny story, Sunny. That certainly was in my younger days, lol. I don't remember you there, or they would have been drooling over you.

I vaguely remember that tournament. Was that the one where Mike won the men's side and I won the women's event? That could have been Montana.. see, the Alzheimer's kicks in when you get old! :p
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Linda,
It was definitely you, whom they gawked at. Alex P. won the tourny, Luat took second and Horsefall third (?). There was no women's div, but offered $1000 bonus to the highest finishing woman. Gerda won the purse and then some open cash too! I met Ford there for the first time and we're still friends til this day.
I was just a spectator then. I went to support my hubby-boy friend then and I took 7-8th!

You were "HOT!" all dressed up in a bright tourquoise dress and hills.

S.
 
sunnyday said:
Linda,
It was definitely you, whom they gawked at. Alex P. won the tourny, Luat took second and Horsefall third (?). There was no women's div, but offered $1000 bonus to the highest finishing woman. Gerda won the purse and then some open cash too! I met Ford there for the first time and we're still friends til this day.
I was just a spectator then. I went to support my hubby-boy friend then and I took 7-8th!

You were "HOT!" all dressed up in a bright tourquoise dress and hills.

S.
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Sunny, If this is the tourney held at the Coeur D'alene Casino, Luat won that one and beat Alex in the Finals. I was the T.D. and promoter. We had something like 178 players (maybe more) and yes Gerda played real well, finishing something like 9-12th overall. Too bad we never got to do that one again.

The nearest motels were 20-30 miles away. I remember that too. I heard they have a hotel there now.
 
Asian Chick Brain Jamming Waves

jay helfert said:
This must be my job here. Lee Boyar was a noted photgrapher and pool enthusiast. Her classic photos of some of the old time greats are still reproduced and sold as posters. I have seen them in pool halls all over America.

Her husband Marshall was a successful real estate developer and part time anouncer for various products. He had a great sense of humor, and a booming voice. He was often hired to do the announcing at Los Angeles area pool tournaments in the 70's and early 80's.

Marshall passed away in the mid 80's. Lee is still alive I think. She would be in her late 60's to early 70's now. We all know Asian women live forever and still look good. :) I want one too, but they all seem to be taken.
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Jay

Thanks a bunch.

Kevin
 
Hey Sunny, how are you doing? :)

When I played in my very first WPBA event back in 1998, someone came up to me with a magazine and asked me to autograph it. I was somewhat bewildered, and replied "Sorry, but I'm not Jeanette Lee." The guy came back with "Of course not! You're Jennifer Chen, right?"

I remember that incident almost more than how my matches went that event. It was pretty funny to me....

Alice Rim

P.S. I think people have accidentally called me "Sunny" too when I was still living in the Midwest. :p
 
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