How Would You Spend Your Money

rukiddingme said:
Now THIS is what I would do as well...a little giving back to someone who has given so much to pool...
ruk
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That's pretty easily spent on a Black Boar. I'd get a 6 point cue in birds eye maple with pink and white ivory hearts outlined in silver.

Amanda :p
 
Ktown D said:
I wonder what kind of cue Bob Meucci could make for 50K? Whatever it would be it would have to have predator shafts.
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I think the original "King James" design that he did went for a pretty penny, as well as a couple of others.

I'm more interested in what the guys who work out of their garage would produce that's close to $50K
 
Egg McDogit said:
I'd get Jakob the jeweler to make me a platinum cue with diamond inlays.
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I heard a few years ago that Mike Sigel has one he made with over 500 diamonds in it, going for close to a million dollars. :eek:

I don't know if he ever sold it, but I heard about this diamond-encrusted stick right from Mike himself at a Joss tournament held at Classic Billiards in Rochester, NY!

JAM
 
RSB-Refugee said:
I would pay, in advance, the full amount to Blud. I would tell him, 'give me your idea of a $50,000 cue, when ever you can get around to it, no hurry'. If one day I have nothing and three days later, I am in the same boat, what does it matter what happened in between? It might not pay all the hospital bills, but I am sure it would help. Some time in the future, when things are better for him, I'm sure he would deliver a very sweet cue.

Tracy
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Tracy and I are on the same page. If it's free money and someone needs the help, why not. He needs the cash more than I need the cue. And I'm sure I would have a beautiful cue some day.

If nothing was wrong with Janice...Gus Szamboti in mint condition as fancy as the 50 g's would buy.

Jim
 
JAM said:
I heard a few years ago that Mike Sigel has one he made with over 500 diamonds in it, going for close to a million dollars. :eek:
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I saw it at the BCA show in '03 (maybe???) and I wouldn't pay $100 for it....but that is just me.....I wouldn't pay $100 for Jacob the Jewler's either.
 
drivermaker said:
Many moons ago there used to be a program on television called "The Millionaire". This extremely wealthy individual would give away one million dollars to someone that he deemed worthy or needy and have his personal assistant deliver the check to them and explain that it was a no-strings attached gift from a generous benefactor.

Let's assume that someone came knocking on your door giving up to $50,000 for you to use on ANY one pool cue to be made by one of today's cue makers, and whatever you DID NOT spend would have to be returned.

Who would that ONE cuemaker be...how elaborate or plain would you have the cue made...and what would your reason be for choosing that person?
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I currently have a nice Lambros. Could I opt to spend it on prostitutes?
 
drivermaker said:
Who would that ONE cuemaker be...how elaborate or plain would you have the cue made...and what would your reason be for choosing that person?
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I also like the idea of putting the money into Blud's hands, and, when Janice is better, I'm sure he would make me one Helluva great cue.

The other option is that I'd want to go out and shop. With that kind of money, you could go out and check out the cues much better and get more info on each cuemaker. I'm leaning towards Jacoby, Samsara and Bobby Hunter.
 
On second thought, I would most likely keep my money right here at home and have Mike Webb build me his masterpiece.
Plus I could go down and pester the hell out of him :D

Koop
 
I'd use it to get me a really elegant beauty from Hercek. Just in case anyone is listening I'll need the $50k in 2009/2010!

Zeeder
 
RichardCranium said:
I would pick me as the cue maker.....Use the money to buy the equipment and pay one of these "hack" cue makers to teach me how to build the cue...I am pretty sure I would be able to spend all 50k that way....You didn't know I was a current day cue maker?????...I can't believe you have not seen any of my work..... :D :D :D
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Do you have your own location or are you working out of your garage? :p :D
 
If I have 50k, I would also go looking for a George Balabushka. I am sure Ferry or one of the other old crows, I mean gamblers would come off one.

;)

Shorty
 
drivermaker said:
Let's assume that someone came knocking on your door giving up to $50,000 for you to use on ANY one pool cue to be made by one of today's cue makers, and whatever you DID NOT spend would have to be returned.

Who would that ONE cuemaker be...how elaborate or plain would you have the cue made...and what would your reason be for choosing that person?
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I would probably go to Blud, hand him over the money and when he gets to it, he gets to making whatever he wants for the money.

Barbara
 
T.Cox said:
It is a toss up between a Scmelke, Cue-Tech, or that Budweiser cue I saw.

LOL
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Don't forget Steve Mizerak! I hear he makes one helluva cue...
 
OK no Meuccis

On a serious note, no one alive makes a better playing cue than DPK imo. And the only cues he is making anymore are on the high end anyway. I would say given the opportunity to create what might be his Mona Lisa, the cue would turn out amazing. That would undoubtedly be my first choice. A cue with no peer from a true pioneer in cuemaking.
 
Ktown D said:
On a serious note, no one alive makes a better playing cue than DPK imo. And the only cues he is making anymore are on the high end anyway. I would say given the opportunity to create what might be his Mona Lisa, the cue would turn out amazing. That would undoubtedly be my first choice. A cue with no peer from a true pioneer in cuemaking.
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Tap Tap Tap Ktown D
:D
 
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