History Channel - Hands on History - 10/16 5:30pm

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coreyh

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I just wanted to let everyone know that the History Channel's Hands on History show is airing an episode titled 'Billiards' on Saturday Oct. 16th at 5:30pm Eastern and Pacific. The description of the episode from the History Channel's website is below. My TiVo describes the show as a Brunswick documentary, so who knows what it will really be about.

http://www.historychannel.com/globa...se.jsp?EGrpType=Series&Id=215947&NetwCode=THC

How did Abe Lincoln, Mark Twain, Buffalo Bill, Teddy Roosevelt, General George Custer, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, and Bill Clinton unwind from affairs of state or stage? They racked 'em up and fired their best break shot. The A.E. Schmidt Company in St. Louis, Missouri has produced handmade pool tables for over 150 years. Through dedication and pure craftsmanship, these 8-pocket beauties are made by order, one at a time. At the factory in St. Louis, host Ron Hazelton cuts, mills, and stains wood; installs mother-of-pearl inlays; assembles and levels the bed; and visits a pool hall to install rubber bumpers and woolen felt to create a classic table. And after a bit of coaching from a resident pool shark, he learns to sink an amazing trick shot--eight ball, hip pocket!
 
coreyh said:
....How did..... Bill Clinton unwind from affairs of state.....
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IIRC Hillary had the pool table removed during their tenure. Dubya had it put back in.

Thanks Corey, I'll check it out.

8 pockets :rolleyes:
 
That was a pretty good show. Though I don't think "the first thing players do is look for the aiming dots". As a matter of fact, I've never heard them called aiming dots, maybe in different parts of the country. I've always called them diamonds.

Oh well, not a bad show overall.

Jim
 
I picked up on those aiming dots as well. It was an ok show worth watching.
 
I thought it was worthwhile as well. It covered far more ground in half an hour than I would expect out of an hour-long show. It was also a good mix of historic and modern manufacturing techniques.

This is the first billiards-themed show like this in a while that aimed for the knowledgeable player. I fully expected the show to be about 10 minutes of information and 15 minutes of set-up 6-in-1 style trick shots. I'm glad I was wrong.
 
coreyh said:
....I fully expected the show to be about 10 minutes of information and 15 minutes of set-up 6-in-1 style trick shots. I'm glad I was wrong.
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I was glad to see a respectable player like Charles Darling was involved. Perhaps his involvement nudged them in the right direction.

It was definitely worth watching.

Thanks for the heads-up coreyh
 
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