There is a picture of her and him on Facebook, not sure if it was Earl's page or the Capital Region APA page. I was the last one to play him Friday night and she took that pic with him right after he finished with me. You are right, she was exceedingly nice.
So from watching him play a few people throughout the day I noticed that some people got a few innings with him each game, and others got less. For my two games I shot three times. Started with a dry break and he missed his first shot, shooting a cross side bank. Felt like that was intentional since it was an easy enough shot. Then I ran a couple balls but missed a full table down-the-rail shot, and he ran out from there. Next game I broke using 2nd ball break, made a ball, and ran a couple more, but I passed over the shot I wanted since there wasn't a bridge under the table, and I needed it for that shot. Missed a cut shot to the side pocket then got to watch Earl run out from there. I had a buddy record both of mine and Earl made some of his signature cue around the table shots for a better leave to the next ball. My ego is going with the theory that he would just run out on anyone he thought had a chance of doing that themselves. Yeah, that's the ticket!
. He has a very interesting style/stroke when you see him up close. He doesnt grip the cue at all, he cups it. His thumb and pointer finger appear to not even form a loop around the cue. He also twists his wrist upon delivery. It can be seen in some of the videos, as he was directly in front of me. I brought an old, retired cue with me and had allison and earl sign it so I can hang it on the wall.
