My pool guru/teacher/friend (a former top road warrior) told me a story once about playing in different towns under an assumed name; he said he occasionally called himself Willie Betmore. I thought it was funny as hell. I was just starting out in pool, didn't really want to give out my real name in all the places I knew I was headed; figured Willie was as good as any. I did get a charge out of hearing Scott Smith paging a "Willie Betmore" 2 years ago at DCC. I went over to him, he told me he was just doing it as a joke (who would really want to talk to me).
The first time I ever beat anyone out of any significant money at pool - he only knew me as Willie. After the game he asked me for my full name (it was a very friendly game - the only type I prefer), I gave him Willie Betmore. He exclaimed, "damn, you're that guy from AZB, I should have known better." That was one of my greatest pool moments. I didn't tell him I was way below the average AZB'er (at least the ones I've met so far).
Two years ago at the WPBA Peoria stop, I was introduced by one of the professionals to a friend of hers. This guy was described by her as one of the most knowledgeable pool players/students of the game that she had ever met - a man with impeccable pool credentials, knowledge, and love of the game. Sure enough within minutes I had found out that he was an AZB'er, I recognized his handle; I felt like I halfway knew him already. There are some incredible resources on this board (if you can successfully identify them).
This guy, along with Rackin Zack, Woody, Sarah R, DrCuesProtege, and Wally are about the only AZB'ers that I have met. I have found them all sincere, all lovers of the game, and all exactly as they describe in their posts. In a world filled with cynicism about the integrity of anonymous internet posters (I personally give no credence to the near-incoherent ramblings of anonymous posters such as myself), I find it very refreshing to interact with these people. DAMN, the internet is a great invention.