Greater Northeast Cue Show & Tourney
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i'm missing some pictures
but here's about 30
photobucket slideshow
http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/STIX4SALEBHQ/?action=view¤t=edede9d7.pbw
culminating at closing time in a bar on sunday nite
3 hours of sleep with a 10 hour drive home
made it straight thru somehow
thanks to kenny for all his hardwork & effort
had a great time,
it's so nice to finally put a face with usernames on here
and thanks to the owner & staff of warrington billiards
ken peters aka peterskw bought my cue
it's ok, i JUST MIGHT have another around here somewhere
i'm missing some pictures
but here's about 30
photobucket slideshow
http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/STIX4SALEBHQ/?action=view¤t=edede9d7.pbw
culminating at closing time in a bar on sunday nite
3 hours of sleep with a 10 hour drive home
made it straight thru somehow
thanks to kenny for all his hardwork & effort
had a great time,
it's so nice to finally put a face with usernames on here
and thanks to the owner & staff of warrington billiards
ken peters aka peterskw bought my cue
it's ok, i JUST MIGHT have another around here somewhere
Thank you Kenny for a great show. Brent had the privilege of watching me build cue stands on Thursday. I don't remember what the beer to stand ration was, but it was at least 2 to 1.
steve, you were doing such a fine job,
i didnt want to mess with the program
it may have been 3 beers per stand @ 11 stands ,
yeah, that sounds about right
i got hammered
thanks for the hospitality and the usage of the gps
if not for that , with all the running around to airports and such,
i could very well ended up in nova scotia
i'm missing some pictures
but here's about 30
photobucket slideshow
http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/STIX4SALEBHQ/?action=view¤t=edede9d7.pbw
culminating at closing time in a bar on sunday nite
3 hours of sleep with a 10 hour drive home
made it straight thru somehow
thanks to kenny for all his hardwork & effort
had a great time,
it's so nice to finally put a face with usernames on here
and thanks to the owner & staff of warrington billiards
ken peters aka peterskw bought my cue
it's ok, i JUST MIGHT have another around here somewhere
Brent,
Thanks so much for my cue!!! It's amazing. You are the man!!
KP
Little Kenny.... Thanks for a great show! I know alot of time and effort went in to making it happen. Everyone was there just like you said and I had a great time getting to see familiar faces, and getiing to know a whole bunch of new faces. Steve, Brent, CB, and I had a blast hanging out. Man and that Brazilian Steakhouse! My mouth is still watering thinking about it. :smile2: Simon and I did a deal and the UK will get to see a bit of my work!
Brent, You are welcome over my house anytime! Glad I could help break you into the technology era with my GPS! It was nice to clean off the table at the end of the day and play a few games.
im going to get one,
with the condition that it takes me around toll booths
the state of pennsylvania owes chris byrne $30
for a 5 mile drive
Thank you all for the kind words,,I WILL BE DOING IT AGAIN ,,Just not sure when,,but i will keep you all posted,,
I am going to try even harder next time,
I will enjoy the summer with me kids ,,and work on some new ideals,,to make the cue show and tournament even better,,
I like to find a few ,sponsors ,
All my best
Little Kenny
I will post pics of winner and results
I am going to try even harder next time,
I will enjoy the summer with me kids ,,and work on some new ideals,,to make the cue show and tournament even better,,
I like to find a few ,sponsors ,
All my best
Little Kenny
I will post pics of winner and results
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Right...where to begin? My jet lag has gone and I am ready to post.
The show was possibly about as much fun as you can have in a pool hall without having naked chicks racking the balls for you in the tournament (Kenny.....we can do this next year).
Great turn out from the billiard community, could have possibly been better if we had a little more foot fall but it didn't dampen spirits....we had a complete blast. Meeting all my old partners in crime along with meeting new ones was just fantastic.
Highlights for me:
* Seeing Kenny Koo, Carolin, Paul Stamatos, Dennis Searing, John Showman, Barry Szamboti, Guy, Myron, Troy, Duc, Bill Grassley, Don Sherman, Ken Kerner and Jimbo once again.
* Meeting AZers Shadowmoss, CMD, Greg, Ken Peters, Shane, Chris Byrne, BHQ, John Spitz, Mr Mezz Cue and others for the first time.
* Meeting John Bender for the first time....what a gentleman. You have to see this guys cues....his point work is borderline ridiculous. Simply amazing work.
* Meeting Steve Dunkel for the first time. Again, what a really nice guy. His cues are also phenomenal.
* Meeting the extremely talanted Marc Turcasso. In case making terms this man is one of the top three in the world. A supreme gentleman to boot.
* Jimbo beating Dennis Searing at Golf.....on the pool table.
*Gambling with Jimbo, Dunkel, Byrne, CMD and others at Golf....much fun ensued.
*Kenny Carfagno demonstrating how to open a bottle of wine with a 3/8-10 jointed cue (Just next time use a McDermott and not a $2K Andy Gilbert pal).
Some people to thank.........
Vincent and Mellisa (owners of Warrington Billiards): Thank you for your hospitality and making me feel welcome. Great pool room and great tables.
Kenny Koo and Carolin: Great to see you both again and thank you for my extra shafts on my cue. The cue you made me is one of the best playing cues aI have ever used. I love you guys.
Barry, Jimmy and Cathy for being such gracious hosts.
Gian Calise: Thank you for looking after me, buddy. You ran me all over the place and I appreciate the time we spent together. Your knowledge is immense and enjoyed all the stories.
And of course Kenny Carfagno: My friend. thank you for inviting me to your home, thank you for putting me up, thank you for taking me everywhere, thank you for feeding me, thank you for the amazing trip on the last day...it was just amazing. There are many more things to thank you for but I wont list them all here. How many people could pull off what you have done at this show of yours? Not many thats for sure. You asked them to come and they did. That's what we call respect. I did 3500 miles to support you mate and others made extremely long trips too. The reason is because you are one of the best in the business. I sincerely hope you do this again. For me, this was better than Valley Forge.
Pics to follow.
Si
The show was possibly about as much fun as you can have in a pool hall without having naked chicks racking the balls for you in the tournament (Kenny.....we can do this next year).
Great turn out from the billiard community, could have possibly been better if we had a little more foot fall but it didn't dampen spirits....we had a complete blast. Meeting all my old partners in crime along with meeting new ones was just fantastic.
Highlights for me:
* Seeing Kenny Koo, Carolin, Paul Stamatos, Dennis Searing, John Showman, Barry Szamboti, Guy, Myron, Troy, Duc, Bill Grassley, Don Sherman, Ken Kerner and Jimbo once again.
* Meeting AZers Shadowmoss, CMD, Greg, Ken Peters, Shane, Chris Byrne, BHQ, John Spitz, Mr Mezz Cue and others for the first time.
* Meeting John Bender for the first time....what a gentleman. You have to see this guys cues....his point work is borderline ridiculous. Simply amazing work.
* Meeting Steve Dunkel for the first time. Again, what a really nice guy. His cues are also phenomenal.
* Meeting the extremely talanted Marc Turcasso. In case making terms this man is one of the top three in the world. A supreme gentleman to boot.
* Jimbo beating Dennis Searing at Golf.....on the pool table.
*Gambling with Jimbo, Dunkel, Byrne, CMD and others at Golf....much fun ensued.
*Kenny Carfagno demonstrating how to open a bottle of wine with a 3/8-10 jointed cue (Just next time use a McDermott and not a $2K Andy Gilbert pal).
Some people to thank.........
Vincent and Mellisa (owners of Warrington Billiards): Thank you for your hospitality and making me feel welcome. Great pool room and great tables.
Kenny Koo and Carolin: Great to see you both again and thank you for my extra shafts on my cue. The cue you made me is one of the best playing cues aI have ever used. I love you guys.
Barry, Jimmy and Cathy for being such gracious hosts.
Gian Calise: Thank you for looking after me, buddy. You ran me all over the place and I appreciate the time we spent together. Your knowledge is immense and enjoyed all the stories.
And of course Kenny Carfagno: My friend. thank you for inviting me to your home, thank you for putting me up, thank you for taking me everywhere, thank you for feeding me, thank you for the amazing trip on the last day...it was just amazing. There are many more things to thank you for but I wont list them all here. How many people could pull off what you have done at this show of yours? Not many thats for sure. You asked them to come and they did. That's what we call respect. I did 3500 miles to support you mate and others made extremely long trips too. The reason is because you are one of the best in the business. I sincerely hope you do this again. For me, this was better than Valley Forge.
Pics to follow.
Si
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Me and Barry with the cue he made for me
Me and Myron
John Showman, me and CMD with a rather nice cue
Carolin, me and Kenny
Carolin, me, Kenny and Kenny
Gian Calise and me with a Matcase
Paul Drexler's cues
Bill Grassley's stand
Don Sherman at his stand with Dennis Searing
Greg's stand
Shane's stand
Bill Grassley's stand
Don Sherman at his stand with Dennis Searing
Greg's stand
Shane's stand
Bobby Hunter and Dennis Searing with an amazing cue made by Bobby.
The one, the only....
Gian and Dennis
Barry and the amazing John Bender at John's stand
The one, the only....
Gian and Dennis
Barry and the amazing John Bender at John's stand
Marc Turcasso and me
Matcase....are these amazing or what?
Marc with Barry showing a Matcase made to house a particular Szamboti cue for a customer. The design showing the tooled 'Lazy S' down the side. The biggest case on earth? Possibly.
Matcase....are these amazing or what?
Marc with Barry showing a Matcase made to house a particular Szamboti cue for a customer. The design showing the tooled 'Lazy S' down the side. The biggest case on earth? Possibly.
Kenny Koo with the Pizza delivery guy. The Pizza took 5 years to arrive because the delivery guy decided to make a new kind of machine that stirs pizza dough.
Meal on the last night at a great Brazilian restaurant. A fabulous time with some funny tales from John Showman along with some amazing stories from the road with Bobby Hunter.
Too Funny!!!Kenny Koo with the Pizza delivery guy. The Pizza took 5 years to arrive because the delivery guy decided to make a new kind of machine that stirs pizza dough.
....It has been a pleasure seeing every one....I can't wait for the next one....
Kenny Koo with the Pizza delivery guy. The Pizza took 5 years to arrive because the delivery guy decided to make a new kind of machine that stirs pizza dough.
Classic!!! Very good Si! You funny guy, you!!!!!