Match with John

This John / Eric incident is going to become like Mosconis 526 ball run. 60 or so, number of people signed the affidavit and yet over 1000 claim to have seen it.

6 People in a pool hall in NJ, 10 years from now, it will be like Lou and John played at Yankee Stadium.

JV

lfigueroa said:
I actually didn't see what happen to get Eric thrown out so I have absolutely nothing first hand on this and can't say for certain what happen. What I was told was that he was using a camera to take pictures or maybe video of John shooting and John complained that it was sharking him and Eric got the boot. I'm sure the woofing incident about an hour before the match started also played into it.

That, I did see. John was warming up on a table in the main room and kept woofing at Eric, who was a few tables away, to, “Play a quick race to five for a thousand.” And Eric basically told him to go… fornicate himself. But John wouldn’t shut up and kept chirping until Eric took off his glasses, walked up to John’s table, took a pool ball into his fist, and warned John to shut up or he would need dental work. John took up a pool ball too and they were literally nose-to-nose when Ed came running out of the booth to separate them. Maybe 30 seconds more and John is in an ambulance.

Lou Figueroa
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JB Cases said:
Not quite.
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From this response I will hope that you have finally realized you have zero credibility anymore and will, for a change, spare us from a 18 paragraph response that no one believes anyways.




Thanks, you tha man!!!!
 
MahnaMahna said:
From this response I will hope that you have finally realized you have zero credibility anymore and will, for a change, spare us from a 18 paragraph response that no one believes anyways.




Thanks, you tha man!!!!
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JB may have finally learned that the shorter responses are the ones that actually get read.


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Shawn Armstrong said:
He was definitely angling for a fight. This way, he could have walked away with his money in hand, and would have a claim for not playing. He and Eric have a past. He stirred the pot. It's nearly come to blows more than a few times. Jamison referred to JB as being quite intelligent. He probably took a shot at getting out with minor damage, as someone would have broken up the fight, and he'd have reason to collect his $3k he posted.


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Speculation, you weren't there.
 
ShortBusRuss said:
Lou,

I never got an answer... Wanna throw some of that money into a game with me? I'll need a bit of weight, as I am not as good as you, but I like to gamble!!

Short Bus Russ - C Player
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Russ, never seen you play. We can start out even and then adjust. As Mike Page can tell you, I can be pretty generous after I see things with my own peepers.

Lou Figueroa
 
cuesblues said:
I think your backer fell out of his chair attempting to triangulate between JB and any possible way Eric could enter the room.
The backer figured he might have to tackle Eric first and ask questions later, anything to keep the 20K in play.
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lol. Good theory, but the time stamps are wrong.

Lou Figueroa
 
Mkbtank said:
I would love to add to this a bit more Lou, as I was in the middle of Eric and John for this argument, and it was actually me who went over and helped them separate.

These two obviously had some bad blood between them already.

It started when I said to the guy who Eric was shooting with "I can't wait to see this match". Eric heard me and replied to me (and towards John) "it's going to be an old fashioned goat roping" John replied "yeah but it won't be the person you think getting roped". THEN John started asking Eric to play a race for a thousand before your match. John did state that challenge multiple times, and finally Eric replied, "what I would like to do John is knock your teeth out". John said "oh, now you want to beat me up? ". Eric said "yeah I'd like to" and John said "yeah, come on" and Eric grabbed a pool ball from his table and walked over to John. Eric took off his glasses. John picked up a pool ball as well. They stood there for a few seconds nose to nose, and all I could think was that I didn't want anything to stop this match from happening! I saw my hour+ drive and hope for a promised side bet with JB (which he bailed on) going by the wayside. I walked up to both of them and said "Come on guys. We have a big match about to happen. Don't let it get ruined". And that was enough. They separated and Eric walked back to his table, but as he walked away he threw the pool ball over his shoulder onto Johns table.

One can only hope that they settle their issues as nicely as the two of you have. On the pool table.
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Thank you for the additional detail. Mitch. I was watching from across the room, thinking John would get his teeth crushed in and that there would be no match.

Not that I wanted that to happen.

Lou Figueroa
 
Shawn Armstrong said:
Lol. JB doesn't want any part of Eric in a fight. But, what do I know. Perhaps John has been studying ninjutsu and Tae kwon do in between sessions of CTE and Pro1. Perhaps he is a professional stick fighter as well.


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lol.

Lou Figueroa
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Shawn Armstrong said:
He was definitely angling for a fight. This way, he could have walked away with his money in hand, and would have a claim for not playing. He and Eric have a past. He stirred the pot. It's nearly come to blows more than a few times. Jamison referred to JB as being quite intelligent. He probably took a shot at getting out with minor damage, as someone would have broken up the fight, and he'd have reason to collect his $3k he posted.


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Possible. Didn't start out that way, but it definitely could have crossed his mind.

Lou Figueroa
 
classiccues said:
This John / Eric incident is going to become like Mosconis 526 ball run. 60 or so, number of people signed the affidavit and yet over 1000 claim to have seen it.

6 People in a pool hall in NJ, 10 years from now, it will be like Lou and John played at Yankee Stadium.

JV
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Wembley Stadium :-)

Lou Figueroa
 
i was sitting 2 feet away eric couldnt take the heat..he wasnt prepared to take the barking so he got mad.
 
scttybee said:
i was sitting 2 feet away eric couldnt take the heat..he wasnt prepared to take the barking so he got mad.
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The other way to look at it is John was asking to get decked. See its all about perspective.

But maybe you can answer if the owner of a pool hall should allow his customers to get berated in public? See there is a place in Eerie PA where I don't think this would have been tolerated. Ed will learn that in order to shake the public opinion of a pool hall, sometimes you need to act above that stigma.

JV
 
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I know Eric well enough and I like him a lot. He's a very intelligent and successful guy. He's thoughtful, generous, and plays good pool.

I don't consider him violent at all, but anybody can get physical when attacked, provoked or confronted.
 
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