JBs Thread

No I don't feel demeaned by you calling me a super nobody. I am one. Perhaps you can tell me who IS a super somebody around here? You?

Yes, me. In this industry I am a somebody, not a super somebody. I have 25+ years of experience and am willing to share it with the forum. Imagine how nice it would be if the super somebodies with more experience who read this forum would post more.

But do you know why they don't? Because of people like you who decide for whatever reason that you are going to use your super nobody status to "challenge" them constantly.

Here is my problem with you: I may or may not "chase you around continually" (I don't) because I believe there are people better qualified than you to educate the world on how to play pool, and you get a LOT of airtime on the back of your business.

You do chase me around but anyway....but there are plenty of people more qualified to teach than me. I have constantly said that I am a student which I am and a cheerleader for the methods that I find to work. That seems to bother you.

If I played like you and put out loads of videos telling people they must do this, that or the other, I'd be laughed out of here, and rightly so.

Again you twist things. I have not put out even one video telling people that they MUST do anything. I have put out videos explaining what I study, why I like it and telling them they can try it if they like to.

In fact I put out a video explicitly saying that no one NEEDS an aiming system. If you're willing to put in all the time learning thousands of shots by trial and error and feel then you don't need any sort of guidance on how to aim. Not even ghost ball.


The trouble is, you've believed your own hype. You've fallen for it hook, line and sinker. You REALLY have to deliver against Lou, the pressure is entirely on your shoulders from my perspective. You've set yourself up for a complete humiliation. I'm telling you that straight, with no malice intended. Lou has played you beautifully.

You wish it were that way. The fact is that the results ON THE TABLE have convinced me. Nothing else. Since neither you nor Lou knows what I know you are the ones who believe your own bullshit. Lou got spanked once and he knows he is in for a world of pain in a few weeks. I am constantly learning and if by some miracle Lou manages to make a move against me that I don't have an answer for then I will put it back on him when the shot calls for that move. He on the other hand will be helpless when he realizes that I can make bank shots from almost everywhere with zero fear. And when he sees that he can't leave me long shots because I will nail them from every angle he will understand the power of CTE.

But should I lose then it's not a humiliation for me because I am a part time player. I work and have a business and am not retired spending all day playing pool. I haven't set myself up and been set up by a hall of famer as a great player who has a lock against an APA3. That's where Lou is at.

He knows he is in trouble. If not then he would have doubled the bet the first time I asked him to.

Anyway, I would prefer good instructors to get lots of airtime instead. When I first joined here there were loads of great threads about instruction, stance, grip, even aiming, but where have they all gone? The main forum is crushingly boring these days, lacking in focus, just a collection of vaguely pool related jetsam and flotsam. I have no problem with you getting airtime for your cases. All the rest, less so.

Take that up with the forum management. There has never been any focus on the main board, the admins divided it up into categories and they move threads according to their judgement.

There are plenty of good instructors who do get airtime. If you want to discuss form then why not start threads on that and leave aiming alone? What makes you think that people are totally focused on aiming alone here? In fact despite all the arguing about aiming the majority who are interested in getting better are not interested in aiming.

And can you explain what you mean when you say you 'back up your words'? What do you mean by this? I see a lot of words but not much action.

I mean do exactly what Stan did, do what Gerry did, do what Duke did, put up your proof on video and show us that you can do what they did. So far every shot challenge presented by a system opponent was taken up by a CTE proponent and conquered. Not one single opponent has been able to refute or duplicate those results using their feel methods. Nor have they even tried publicly. Maybe some of them tried privately and realized how difficult it is.

I asked you to duplicate Stan's videos. IF aiming doesn't matter and any player with a good stroke already aims perfectly then it shouldn't be hard to duplicate Stan's videos.

That's what I mean by back up your words.
 
You mean snooker pros? Yes that's true - WHERE fundamentals in the women WERE lacking - snooker fundamentals brought a new level to the women's game. But Chinese players use pool stances and they play every bit as good as any other woman in the world.

As for pool - no male snooker player has ever won the men's world championships. Should be easy for them to jump in and win over the helpless pool players.

And yes players have gotten along great to have the current level without CTE. So I imagine, knowing what I know, that with CTE the level could rise across the board. That's a terrible thing to wish for isn't it?

You - the status quo is just fine.
Me - would love to see everyone get even better.

You - pool is dying just fine.
Me - would be great if more people were inspired to play more because they have something to work on.

You - I am happy being a shitty player.
Me. - I am not happy being a shitty player give me all the knowledge you have and turn me loose.

You - I won't bet that I am alive.
Me. - You won't bet that you are alive.

Yes John the Chinese are great players why? Because they are trained strong fundementals it does not matter what cue sport or any sport you play good fundementals
= a better Chance of success they seem to be doing just fine without CTE and to the best of my knolledge their is no proff that it makes you a better player .. Since your a scientific fact person by all means show me the reasearch that proves it's better than any other teaching method
CTE is no magic wand for saving pool .

Yes John I know where my game is as a part time player it's good enough to hang with a guy who owns a room and another that works in one last weekend in a open turny
As long as I'm competitive I'm happy with my game
In fact I played some cheap one pocket for the first time a couple of weeks ago against a guy that plays it every day after 4 hrs we broke even
So yes to some I'm a banger to others I play real good


Me- lives in reality
You - lives on fantasy island


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I mean do exactly what Stan did, do what Gerry did, do what Duke did, put up your proof on video and show us that you can do what they did. So far every shot challenge presented by a system opponent was taken up by a CTE proponent and conquered. Not one single opponent has been able to refute or duplicate those results using their feel methods. Nor have they even tried publicly. Maybe some of them tried privately and realized how difficult it is.

I asked you to duplicate Stan's videos. IF aiming doesn't matter and any player with a good stroke already aims perfectly then it shouldn't be hard to duplicate Stan's videos.

That's what I mean by back up your words.

Lol.


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Yes John the Chinese are great players why? Because they are trained strong fundementals it does not matter what cue sport or any sport you play good fundementals
= a better Chance of success they seem to be doing just fine without CTE and to the best of my knolledge their is no proff that it makes you a better player .. Since your a scientific fact person by all means show me the reasearch that proves it's better than any other teaching method
CTE is no magic wand for saving pool .

Yes John I know where my game is as a part time player it's good enough to hang with a guy who owns a room and another that works in one last weekend in a open turny
As long as I'm competitive I'm happy with my game
In fact I played some cheap one pocket for the first time a couple of weeks ago against a guy that plays it every day after 4 hrs we broke even
So yes to some I'm a banger to others I play real good


Me- lives in reality
You - lives on fantasy island


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And NO ONE who advocates CTE has EVER said fundamentals are not important. Not once not ever.

So let me understand you are a banger that broke even with a dedicated one pocket player and you think I don't have a chance against Lou?

and you say I live in fantasy land?

Just imagine how good you could be if you learned CTE? Oh wait you have no imagination.
 
Not pitched at you but why do people celebrate so when someone gets banned? Perhaps the resident psychiatrists can chime in?

I thought this post from Roger Long recently was terrific.



Roger Longs posts are terrific and I know what you mean, Thaiger. I have come to the realization that I can no longer take part in arguments. I'm not in with the 'IN' crowd. I'm not in any kind of business right now, and don't have nice pool products to give away. I kindly stated my opinion about this notorious challenge match coming up at The Sandcastle and somebody started ripping on me like no tomorrow. Blasting me for using a nickname as though it was a warning that something really bad was coming my way if and when he discovered my name and whereabouts.

About this time I started getting PM's. Not only from this person, but strange ones that were over the top friendly. From posters who apparently are young attractive ladies. They started out ok, but then kept coming. Wanting my location and room I play out of. etc etc etc. Then this party just calls for me to be banned and makes the most outlandish accusation about me trying to harass pool 'champions' and run them off etc. Meanwhile I never have had the slightest disagreement whatsoever with one. I'm almost like Jam when it comes to support of real players. incredible.

Then I'm a nobody. My opinion means nothing. I'm a worthless troll. ON and on. I'm stalking. But look how few posts I have in all these years. Does it make any sense.?? Of course not. Now SJD is a good guy. San Jose and Iceberg Lou are the best of the best that society has to offer. Dick took the incestuous remark the wrong way. I would have shrugged it off as a very very off color foolish insult and let it go. I would like to make a request that he be allowed to get off of this ban. If not right away, then after a week goes by. Dick was the kind of player that needed to take on a career and put pool to the side during his life. You know why? He would bust out a player and feel sorry for him and give back ALL the money. Not just a walking stick. HE made a great decision. Now he has his made. I wish I could draw what he gets in SS payments and retirement benefits.

As far as CTE. I do not know. I didn't try it. Give it a whirl. If you see the benefits, fine. It's not like trying a few rocks of crack. I don't think it will destroy lives. You could move on or incorporate it, add it on to your arsenal. whatever. I hope this party doesn't accuse me of sabataging his aiming system. God knows he is going to need one when The Iceberg rips through his paper thin hull (Ass) and I can't wait. See you at The Sandcastle. Be there or be square. A Night To Remember.... peace
 
Isnt it interesting that shots being asked to be reproduced are shots that have been practiced?

Oh we're any of those shots combos or caroms? Did any of those require theCB to stop at a certain position like in a real game? Trick shots, nothing more.

Anyone can do trick shots if they so desire to practice them. Remember trick shots are not in the heat battle.

I can set up a 3 rail bank on a table and garrantee it can not be made on the first try. None of this try, miss and try again. Nope first time try only.

Does not matter if I can, only if the system user can.

Anyone that thinks they walk up to any table, that they never played on therefore not knowing how the table plays and they can make any shoot using CTE is talking out their ass. This just shows how inexperience they are. The ability to adjust to a table is feel and no system will give you that.

Example.....when Cal billiards closed, the players started coming to Edgies. The difference in tabes and pockets was night and day. It been fun watching the good shooters from Cal struggle on these tables. It been funny. They are having to adjust. From some it's been a challenge cause of accurancy needed to hit the pocket just right.

I can go on those same tables and not have a issue. Why....cause I know the tables, I know how the pockets play. I know which tables roll which way. And so on.

I'm at Edgies if anyone ever wants to see how effective ghost ball can be in actual games. Offer been out there for awhile. No money. Anyone can play and lose money. But to play for bragging right only. For honor, for being the better shooter. Well, this just scares people to much.
 
Roger Longs posts are terrific and I know what you mean, Thaiger. I have come to the realization that I can no longer take part in arguments. I'm not in with the 'IN' crowd. I'm not in any kind of business right now, and don't have nice pool products to give away. I kindly stated my opinion about this notorious challenge match coming up at The Sandcastle and somebody started ripping on me like no tomorrow. Blasting me for using a nickname as though it was a warning that something really bad was coming my way if and when he discovered my name and whereabouts.

About this time I started getting PM's. Not only from this person, but strange ones that were over the top friendly. From posters who apparently are young attractive ladies. They started out ok, but then kept coming. Wanting my location and room I play out of. etc etc etc. Then this party just calls for me to be banned and makes the most outlandish accusation about me trying to harass pool 'champions' and run them off etc. Meanwhile I never have had the slightest disagreement whatsoever with one. I'm almost like Jam when it comes to support of real players. incredible.

Then I'm a nobody. My opinion means nothing. I'm a worthless troll. ON and on. I'm stalking. But look how few posts I have in all these years. Does it make any sense.?? Of course not. Now SJD is a good guy. San Jose and Iceberg Lou are the best of the best that society has to offer. Dick took the incestuous remark the wrong way. I would have shrugged it off as a very very off color foolish insult and let it go. I would like to make a request that he be allowed to get off of this ban. If not right away, then after a week goes by. Dick was the kind of player that needed to take on a career and put pool to the side during his life. You know why? He would bust out a player and feel sorry for him and give back ALL the money. Not just a walking stick. HE made a great decision. Now he has his made. I wish I could draw what he gets in SS payments and retirement benefits.

As far as CTE. I do not know. I didn't try it. Give it a whirl. If you see the benefits, fine. It's not like trying a few rocks of crack. I don't think it will destroy lives. You could move on or incorporate it, add it on to your arsenal. whatever. I hope this party doesn't accuse me of sabataging his aiming system. God knows he is going to need one when The Iceberg rips through his paper thin hull (Ass) and I can't wait. See you at The Sandcastle. Be there or be square. A Night To Remember.... peace

See you there. Or not. Will you be wearing a name tag that says Dudlock or dud for short?



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San Jose and Iceberg Lou are the best of the best that society has to offer.

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Dick is not internet forum savvy enough to realize where the line is on some forum issues. (Frankly, I think it's admirable that at his age he even knows how to log on.) It does not help that he sees guys getting away with murder on here and uneven moderating. He just knee-jerked -- cast the first stone and all that.

And, to whoever said he put himself at risk by posting pictures -- earlier this year I posted a picture from the MC with my arm around Michaela Tabb. That does not give someone the right to accuse me of being a philanderer. By any reasonable standard you cannot blame Dick for the profane charge that was made against him.

If he were more internet savvy he would have known to just report the post and sent a couple of PMs.

Lou Figueroa
 
Dick is not internet forum savvy enough to realize where the line is on some forum issues. (Frankly, I think it's admirable that at his age he even knows how to log on.) It does not help that he sees guys getting away with murder on here and uneven moderating. He just knee-jerked -- cast the first stone and all that.

And, to whoever said he put himself at risk by posting pictures -- earlier this year I posted a picture from the MC with my arm around Michaela Tabb. That does not give someone the right to accuse me of being a philanderer. By any reasonable standard you cannot blame Dick for the profane charge that was made against him.

If he were more internet savvy he would have known to just report the post and sent a couple of PMs.

Lou Figueroa

Oh please. Now you are knocking your publicist's intelligence? Dick is smarter than you ever dreamed of being even if he happens to have picked the wrong horse in this race.

Profane? You mean like this.

"Gramps, put your teeth in,

get your hands off your daughter

and pay attention."

Context Lou, context.
 
Oh please. Now you are knocking your publicist's intelligence? Dick is smarter than you ever dreamed of being even if he happens to have picked the wrong horse in this race.

Profane? You mean like this.

"Gramps, put your teeth in,

get your hands off your daughter

and pay attention."

Context Lou, context.

Could be smarter than you also , but he does not have your tip toe ability,, of course even you have fallen of the wire on countless occasions,,
He knew he was dancing on the line ,,

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Dick is not internet forum savvy enough to realize where the line is on some forum issues.

What a croc of crap! What he IS savvy enough on is how to play one pocket and shoot. He never ONCE gave any advice on the "how to or how he did it". All he ever did is KNOCK and STALK CJ, JB, CTE, or anyone else who aligned themselves with the above. That's called being a TROLL/STALKER and he was very savvy about that.

(Frankly, I think it's admirable that at his age he even knows how to log on.)
He knows a lot more than logging on for an old man. He knows how to post lewd pictures, copy and paste, use search engines and archives, and Photoshop. More than many young men know. Fact is he did it in almost every post.

It does not help that he sees guys getting away with murder on here and uneven moderating. He just knee-jerked -- cast the first stone and all that.
I'd say as far as moderating goes both HE and YOU have gotten away with murder for a long time so yes, there has been uneven moderating and both of you have been on the favorable end of it.

And, to whoever said he put himself at risk by posting pictures -- earlier this year I posted a picture from the MC with my arm around Michaela Tabb. That does not give someone the right to accuse me of being a philanderer.
Did you have your hand on her breast or close to it as if you were going to grope? i.e. Trying to feel-up her tits? Give me a break. He was BRAGGING about feeling up girls' tits that were less than 1/3 of his age!

By any reasonable standard you cannot blame Dick for the profane charge that was made against him.
He can be blamed for everything he did which warranted blame and got away with a lot more where blame should have been administered.

If he were more internet savvy he would have known to just report the post and sent a couple of PMs.

Lou Figueroa

Kind of like what you do all the time, eh? That's nice.
 
It's about time for Dick's wife/daughter/brother/long lost cousin to mysteriously start posting during Dick's ban period :p
(their posting style and comments may be shockingly similar to Dick's, but it would be only a coincidence)
 
It's about time for Dick's wife/daughter/brother/long lost cousin to mysteriously start posting during Dick's ban period :p
(their posting style and comments may be shockingly similar to Dick's, but it would be only a coincidence)


lol. Just hope he remembers that the alias "Roadie" has already been taken.

Lou Figueroa
 
lol. Just hope he remembers that the alias "Roadie" has already been taken.

Lou Figueroa

All Roadie ever did was tell the truth you can't escape. Roadie did nothing wrong, broke no rules did not insult anyone. Roadie only confronted you and others with the uncomfortable truth of your actions, consolidated for all the readers to examine.
 
All Roadie ever did was tell the truth you can't escape. Roadie did nothing wrong, broke no rules did not insult anyone. Roadie only confronted you and others with the uncomfortable truth of your actions, consolidated for all the readers to examine.


Talking about yourself in 3rd person is creeping me out JB, maybe you really do need some help.
 
Talking about yourself in 3rd person is creeping me out JB, maybe you really do need some help.

About whom? If Roadie was me then Wilson should prove it. I mean he is the moderator and he should have the proof. If he has it then he should publish it. I think that would be very interesting to see what he comes up with.

Again Roadie never did anything but state the truth respectfully.

Apparently some people, Lou, hate to be confronted with the truth of their actions. Figueroa has committed many bannable offenses and only been mildly rebuked ONLY after Mike Howerton warned all the critics to knock it off.
 
Up north they really butcher drunken noodles, they did it like some sort of pad thai,
with little skinny noodles that are kind of vinegary and sour.

Much better with the wide flat noodles, some soy flavor, a little more sweet and salty.
But still quite spicy.

I think it goes better with beef, vs. chicken... amirite?
 
Would it seem untoward of me to have derived an unreasonable pleasure surge after I read post #47 on this thread?:thumbup:

Beard

The Bible says it best, "As ye shall sow, so shall ye reap.";)
 
Would it seem untoward of me to have derived an unreasonable pleasure surge after I read post #47 on this thread?:thumbup:

Beard

The Bible says it best, "As ye shall sow, so shall ye reap.";)

Sounds like you might have had to pick some SJD out of your Beard once or twice.

I've read all 3 of your books & have never saw his name once in any of them.
Why not?
 
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