you know the concept of the forum is a bit of a lot of things. it's fun, informitive, funny, and other things. my point is, it's also weird,to go to your computer EVERY DAY!!!! to see "what's the latest" come on how many posts can be enlightening? informitive? not many, if we are posting every day. i hope people are getting my point. the very nature of a forum, can get VERY boring, from day to day. i love this forum, i love cue sports, i love to watch play, and talk about pool. but looking at the threads, every day, they start blurring into one big bore, it's only natural, isn't it? how many times have we seen "MY BALL RETURN BROKE" SCHON OR JOSS, MASTER BLUE BETTER THAN GOLD, APA OR BCA, etc. etc. so to sum up, let's put it this way, this forum is like a marriage, and i'm just trying to put out different angles. the post with the way people chalk up, was serious, people took it as a joke, it wasn't. there are many, many more aspects than what tip or cue or table is best. there is the comfort of the clothes, the way you chalk up, etc. etc. my posts are not obvious right away, but when you ponder and really think about them, they make sense. when i said, there are no black pros, i ment just that. there are no black pros, i did NOT say i'm glad there aren;t any black pros, or black people suck at pool. no i said, isn't it queer that there are no black pros? just a simple statement. i was NOT trying to cause a stir, or hey, what are you implying, no i was just saying, i'm sure there are millions of great black players, why aren't there any black pros in the top 20? maybe someone with balls could have wrote back, because the pool scene is prejiduce, or because, black athletes go for invigorating sports like basketball, or because "i don't know, but that is intresting" i for one, wish there was black pros in pool and jewish pros in pool, and all nationalities in pool. and i hope that one day in the near future the top women will be able to play the top men live on t.v. that would be something! i am strongly opinionated, it's true, but isn't that just another one of the spices, that is added to this pot we call the forum? i rest my case your honor.