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Let hear some reasons you would go back to the DCC
- Thread starter CocoboloCowboy
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My first reason for going back for my 9th year to the DCC is ONE POCKET.
My second reason for going back is ONE POCKET.
And my third reason for going back is ONE POCKET.
- 1 Pocket Ghost....
My second reason for going back is ONE POCKET.
And my third reason for going back is ONE POCKET.
- 1 Pocket Ghost....
1 Pocket Ghost said:My first reason for going back for my 9th year to the DCC is ONE POCKET.
My second reason for going back is ONE POCKET.
And my third reason for going back is ONE POCKET.
- 1 Pocket Ghost....
I understand as it is a Great Game! One Hole that is.:grin:
Gee I don't know ...
Because it is the best pool tournament
With the best player's
Matching up more than any other tournament
Winning and losing more money than any other venue
With better ring games with anywhere else (possibly beaten by the Philipines if we consider only rotation games)
With better side games (one pocket ghost, straight pool challenge, break challenge)
than any other single tournament/venue in the world
Thank you
Because it is the best pool tournament
With the best player's
Matching up more than any other tournament
Winning and losing more money than any other venue
With better ring games with anywhere else (possibly beaten by the Philipines if we consider only rotation games)
With better side games (one pocket ghost, straight pool challenge, break challenge)
than any other single tournament/venue in the world
Thank you
Maybe because.....
It has everything you could possibly want if you love the game of pool! I love watching the matches , the gambling, the cues, the beer, the entertainment, the non-stop 24/7 action, etc, etc, etc.
Derby City Classic is the tournament that never sleeps. It just keeps going around the clock for days. If you have never been there you are missing out on the best thing going. And besides, it is in the smack dab middle of the greatest pool region in the US. That is why it gets so many fans there.
Gary
It has everything you could possibly want if you love the game of pool! I love watching the matches , the gambling, the cues, the beer, the entertainment, the non-stop 24/7 action, etc, etc, etc.
Derby City Classic is the tournament that never sleeps. It just keeps going around the clock for days. If you have never been there you are missing out on the best thing going. And besides, it is in the smack dab middle of the greatest pool region in the US. That is why it gets so many fans there.
Gary
.....and let's not forget those hotties that walk around in low-cut tops for the whole 9 days selling cue stick raffle tickets !
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Greatest Pool Atmosphere!!!
:thumbup: Just sit down anywhere, and see who's sitting next to you.....might be a cue collector from New Jersey; might be a husband and wife from St. Louis; might be Billy Incardona.....just across the barrier 6 feet away it could be ANY well known player practicing, or you can walk in the playing area, and hit a few yourself any time the tournament isn't in progress (late night through mid morning).
Or go to the action room and watch whichever set interests you the most; trust me, you will find several just about any time of the day or night. Or check out the vendors....have Guido put on a new tip.....talk to any of the cuemakers who have cues on display that you really like.....say hello to Willie Jopling....stop at Jack Justis' display, he always has some great cases for sale, or give him an order for a Custom case!
Check out the TV table; see a featured match. Never any trouble finding a great place to sit, until the last couple of days. We've never bought VIP passes, and never had a problem getting seating for any match we wanted. I have no clue how the event will be structured this year, but I don't expect much change. Maybe with more room there will be more seating?
I've signed up for the AZ/One Pocket room for the last couple years, so if you want to play, just go there, and mingle. I don't seem to go to the room much, because there is always so much other stuff going on!
I could go on and on, and not cover 10% of the interesting stuff.
YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!
:thumbup: Just sit down anywhere, and see who's sitting next to you.....might be a cue collector from New Jersey; might be a husband and wife from St. Louis; might be Billy Incardona.....just across the barrier 6 feet away it could be ANY well known player practicing, or you can walk in the playing area, and hit a few yourself any time the tournament isn't in progress (late night through mid morning).
Or go to the action room and watch whichever set interests you the most; trust me, you will find several just about any time of the day or night. Or check out the vendors....have Guido put on a new tip.....talk to any of the cuemakers who have cues on display that you really like.....say hello to Willie Jopling....stop at Jack Justis' display, he always has some great cases for sale, or give him an order for a Custom case!
Check out the TV table; see a featured match. Never any trouble finding a great place to sit, until the last couple of days. We've never bought VIP passes, and never had a problem getting seating for any match we wanted. I have no clue how the event will be structured this year, but I don't expect much change. Maybe with more room there will be more seating?
I've signed up for the AZ/One Pocket room for the last couple years, so if you want to play, just go there, and mingle. I don't seem to go to the room much, because there is always so much other stuff going on!
I could go on and on, and not cover 10% of the interesting stuff.
YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!
1 Pocket Ghost said:
That is funny.
daylate$short said:
God post.:wink:
1 Pocket Ghost said:
CocoboloCowboy said:That is funny.
Whadda you mean, funny.....I was very serious about that feeling.....
This is why... the action room:
Here's one story from the past:
I was in Derby City a couple of years ago when Keith was playing Sparky all week. At one point, they had left their table for a break, and some other game (Frost and Jimmy Fusco, 5-ahead, 5 large) started up on it. When Keith came back, he wanted "his" table back. They wouldn't give it back, so Keith says, "well, I'm taking my cueball" which apparently must have been a red circle or something special."
I know Frost and Fusco were pissed (I think they were in the middle of a game at the time), but it was too comical for either to get too mad. There were no tables left in the practice room, so Keith literally with ball in hand marched into the tournament room. Now there was still a tournament going on, but he walked right through everything to the Chapel area ( a small side room that looks like a Chapel) that had tables in it.
So, the picture is this:
Keith McCready, with the ball, dressed only in a worn out and grungy golf-style shirt with a few cigarette holes, some old gym shorts from the 70's, and dirty white socks. No shoes. And his skinny legs were in dire need of covering. As he walked, the socks were slipping off as socks do, so the toe ends were just flapping away in a clown-like fashion as he strutted through the tournament arena with ball in hand. There were probably 3 dozen people following him in a mock Pied Piper fashion all the way until he found an empty table in the Chapel. Fusco was one of them trying to get the ball back!!! All the while, McCready was just a yapping away.
"C'mon Sparky! Let's play."
And they played.
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Fred
Here's one story from the past:
I was in Derby City a couple of years ago when Keith was playing Sparky all week. At one point, they had left their table for a break, and some other game (Frost and Jimmy Fusco, 5-ahead, 5 large) started up on it. When Keith came back, he wanted "his" table back. They wouldn't give it back, so Keith says, "well, I'm taking my cueball" which apparently must have been a red circle or something special."
I know Frost and Fusco were pissed (I think they were in the middle of a game at the time), but it was too comical for either to get too mad. There were no tables left in the practice room, so Keith literally with ball in hand marched into the tournament room. Now there was still a tournament going on, but he walked right through everything to the Chapel area ( a small side room that looks like a Chapel) that had tables in it.
So, the picture is this:
Keith McCready, with the ball, dressed only in a worn out and grungy golf-style shirt with a few cigarette holes, some old gym shorts from the 70's, and dirty white socks. No shoes. And his skinny legs were in dire need of covering. As he walked, the socks were slipping off as socks do, so the toe ends were just flapping away in a clown-like fashion as he strutted through the tournament arena with ball in hand. There were probably 3 dozen people following him in a mock Pied Piper fashion all the way until he found an empty table in the Chapel. Fusco was one of them trying to get the ball back!!! All the while, McCready was just a yapping away.
"C'mon Sparky! Let's play."
And they played.
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Fred
Cornerman said:
Good story, Fred.....ya gotta love the Keither
Cornerman said:
Great Story Fred.
