Thought I start a thread about the type of person Ginky was and I will remember, and please chime in with yours.
One year at the Stamford open in the early 90's when they has had the All About Pool tour there and Ginky was playing Alan Hopkins on the front table(7) and I was there in the stands trying out my new video camera I filmed their match. I then made a copy and gave it to Ginky the next time I saw him. He was really surprised because he didnot know I taped it, and was taken back alittle bit by my gesture and want to know how much?, I told him I didn't want anything. Ginky's reply was if there was anything he could do, to let him know. So about a year later I asked if he could help me with by break, he stopped what he was doing, went to a table and we worked on my break for awhile. He refused my offer of payment and brought up the tape I had made for him. Were even right? not yet. In about 96/97' he comes to Stamford and calls me over away from eveyone else and asked me to look at a cue and what I thought about it?, it was a Predator sp, I told him I heard good things about them and that it was a nice looking cue. He said to me "its yours" and gave me the cue and said he never forgot what I did and always wanted to return the gesture and now he was. I still have that cue to this day and always think of him and that night, when I take it out. Sorry for the long post but I wanted to share what and how I will remember him. RIP Gink, Jeff
One year at the Stamford open in the early 90's when they has had the All About Pool tour there and Ginky was playing Alan Hopkins on the front table(7) and I was there in the stands trying out my new video camera I filmed their match. I then made a copy and gave it to Ginky the next time I saw him. He was really surprised because he didnot know I taped it, and was taken back alittle bit by my gesture and want to know how much?, I told him I didn't want anything. Ginky's reply was if there was anything he could do, to let him know. So about a year later I asked if he could help me with by break, he stopped what he was doing, went to a table and we worked on my break for awhile. He refused my offer of payment and brought up the tape I had made for him. Were even right? not yet. In about 96/97' he comes to Stamford and calls me over away from eveyone else and asked me to look at a cue and what I thought about it?, it was a Predator sp, I told him I heard good things about them and that it was a nice looking cue. He said to me "its yours" and gave me the cue and said he never forgot what I did and always wanted to return the gesture and now he was. I still have that cue to this day and always think of him and that night, when I take it out. Sorry for the long post but I wanted to share what and how I will remember him. RIP Gink, Jeff
