Holy Moly!!!

And the reason this guy would not allow any exhibitions = $.
And the reason this guy would not allow pic's unless you posted a C = $

In your opinion, did they walk out the door with more money than they would have had they allowed some exhibition and unrestricted picture taking?



(BTW, thanks for sharing. It's unfortunate you experienced negativity about an event you'd hoped would bring only positive life memories.)


Nah, don't get me wrong, I fully understand about the business side of it. But, with that said, every person in that room paid 10 bucks to walk through the door, even the ones that know nothing about pool and were there to play darts. I think if you have to pay to get in then there should be a little leverage.

It was sad. Efren was in between matches and he looked bored so he got up and was shooting a few balls around and this d!ck comes over, scoops the balls up and racked them so Efren couldn't shoot anything. It wasn't the beginning of a match or anything, he just didn't want Efren showing anything. I really felt sorry for him. He looked tired too.

And let me also say again that probably a lot of the problem I had with it was the fact that I have never really liked this guy so anything he does is probably amplified a thousand percent in my mind. I really wanted to just kick the sh!t out of him.
MULLY
 
Thanks for the post and the pic. What an unfortunate occurence. One lousy guy can ruin the whole experience for you. I can't believe you scored 3 games against Francisco! You must be pretty good. Meeting both those guys and seeing them play would be a blessing. You get a greenie.

He missed a 7 ball, which I think was slightly intentional, so I finished that rack then broke and ran 2. I didn't get to even look at a ball after that. hehe!! Bot of those guys are so amazing.

One thing I noticed about Efren's play is that it is very basic. What I mean by that is that he doesn't go flying 3 and 4 rails around the table for position. He takes the most efficient course. Now, with that said, he uses spin on just about everything he shoots and a lot of those "efficient courses" took a lot of inside mustard on the ball to kill it off the rail. Just amazing to watch him play. Learn a lot too.

Another thing that got me was that both of their strokes are so light like they're hardly hitting the ball but at the same time the impact on the OB is firm with no chance of roll off. I think another thing I picked up on is that they use a lot less spin that a lot of amateurs use. What I mean by that is that they don't go maximum side spin on very many shots. Very very controlled. Efren made some shots where I was like "How in the fkk did he get the ball to stop there instead of rolling so much farther?!?!" I really need to get to a table and practice some of the stuff I saw last night.

Oh, one more, I noticed that neither of them actually close their grip on impact with the CB. I don't know if I can do that or not. It would definitely feel weird. I'm gonna give it a try though.
MULLY
 
Wow! I mean that with good and bad feelings. Efren and Django were fantastic. True gentlemen of the game and amazing to watch. Unfortunately they're are on tour with Cosmo Japan and the guy that runs the show is a f*cking c*ck in the biggest sense of the word. I've known him damn near 20 years now and I've never really been that fond of him. Tonight sealed it. Had he stepped up when I pushed him back I probably would be facing deportation charges after beating him within an inch of his life. What a pr*ck.

Here's what happened. It started when Efren started in on his first challenge match. Douchebag comes to the front and announces to everyone that no photos are allowed to be taken unless you join the challenge matches. Let me take one step back and tell you that a challenge match cost 100 bucks for a race to 6. He then went on to say that if you get in the challenge and want a photo with Efren you can't use a flash because Efren's eyes were sensitive to it. Hey, I'm cool with that part of it. It's just the way the guy announces everything. He walks around like he's the king of the world and he talks down to people. Real twat! Anyway, I shook that stuff off and just put it down to Cosmo being money grubbing bastards. No reason to let it get to me. Later, Efren was sitting there doing nothing. No challenges on the horizon, because who in the hell can afford a hundred bucks 2 days before payday? Payday is monthly here and it's usually on the 24th or 25th. Today is the 23rd. So anyway, Efren is sitting there doing nothing so I walk over to the table and ask him to show us some "magician shots" He seemed totally up for it so he comes to the table and sets up a shot and makes it. Everyone is clapping etc... so I ask him to make this really tough bank that I saw him do at an exhibition a long time ago. Well, Mr. Cosmo sees this going on and he comes over and gets right in my face and tells me that Efren isn't allowed to do any of that stuff, only the challenge matches. So I said "Why" and he replies with a questioning "WHY?!?!?". Well, I dislike this douchebag to begin with and he's right up in my face. So instead of letting him explain anything I put my hand on his chest and pushed him back and said "Ok, ok, whatever!" while walking back to my seat. Now, I didn't shove him or anything like that, I just pushed him back out of my face. Nothing aggressive. I stayed clear of him the rest of the night though because if he would have said something to me he probably would have set me off. No scene was caused. The only people that saw it were the 2 or 3 people sitting right there in front of us. It wasn't any big deal.

I'm sorry, I think it's wrong that they treat those guys like they're slaves or something. "Efren's not allowed to do that" WTF is that?

Other than that, it was cool. Efren is amazing to watch as is Bustamante. I paid the hundred and played against Bustamante. I felt sorry for him. Everyone was gathered around Efren's table and Bustamante was over on another table with, I swear to God, not one person watching him and zero names on the challenge list. I jumped over there and did the challenge. I also got to sit there and talk to him for quite a while. Seeing as how I was the only English speaker in the room it probably made it easier on Django too.
MULLY
Oh, race to 6, I lost, 6-3.:grin-square:

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I got them to sign my Justis case too.

That's what back alleys and the Yakuza are for, LOLz
 
Despite the pr!ck, that's quite the experience. I can only imagine how inspiring it is to watch them play up close. I'm glad you had the opportunity and still have your visa.
 
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