My first cue............................................

[tikkler]

I did have a couple of $20 dollar cues when I was a teen. This is really my first real player cue. I bought this Palmer from a pro named Barry Greenberg ohterwise known as the Jolly Green Giant, I guess becuase he was about 6ft 6inchs. It was around 1971 and I had gone down to the Golden Cue in Queens NY where all The players hung out at the time. I asked the desk guy to let everyone know I was looking for a Balabushka. He did announce that for me and in less than a minute Steve Mizerak comes over to me and trys to sell me his Bushka for $75. Being I didnt know much about cues, I said no thanks, because it had no linen on it, it had fallen off and he was playing with it like that. What a mistake huh. Then Big Barry comes over and shows me this beautifull cue and says its a Bushka. I bought it for $100. This cue has tons of play on it, and still looks great. Check out the Alton Caps

I played with that cue for about 20 years....and I still have it and still love it.

Heres my almost a Balabushka...LOL PALMER

 

[tksix]

Steve, I love this cue!!! Thanks for the pics.
That is great story too!!

Merry Christmas

Mike

 

[PDX]

Bummer about the Bushka, but a beautiful first cue and nothing to shake a stick at. I wish my first cue was that nice, hell I've never had a cue that nice. I'm sure you've more than made up for the bushka you passed on, but it would be really cool to have your first cue be a Bushka that you bought from the Miz.

Patrick

 

[cuemasterpieces]

I am not very familiar with Plamercues ... but could it be that this on is may build from a Fullspliceblank.. i mean how cool would be that ?!?

How ever ... i totally love it somehow ... not a bad cue to start up your awesome Collection Steve


Merry Christmas Buddy

Berny

 

[Snookered007]

That's a great story,thanks for sharing it with us. That has got be the best looking Balmer I've ever seen.

 

[DWBOD]

That's a very cool story Steve, now take that cue and go whip Brian's butt with it. Have a great Holiday with your family, tell the boys I said hey.

Doug

 

[tikkler]

hey

I loke that....a Balmer...LOL Thanks to you all and a merry Xmas to everyone.

The cue still looks great and plays great, I guess after playing with it for 20 years I will always think it plays great, because I used to play pretty well back then.....feels like a 100 years ago

 

[tikkler]

hey

That's a very cool story Steve, now take that cue and go whip Brian's butt with it. Have a great Holiday with your family, tell the boys I said hey.

Doug

Thats my only mission tonight, to kick that punks ass......LOL
Happy Holidays buddy, you and the fam

 

[classiccues]

That's a wild old Palmer....

Good to see you again....

Have a happy holiday...

JV

 

[deanoc]

thats the kind of cue we were talking about last night,I still love the old ones.Great cue

Dean

 

[CueCaps]

My Cap Collage

Nice photos..
Made this with them..

I'm trying to make collages for all the caps I made.
Thanks for posting them on your Palmer Cue.
Thought I'd post it since your cue is being featured..
Thanks Steve..
Alton < not trying to steal the show..

 

[Yakuza]

Excellent piece of acquisition. Nice caps to go with it as well. Happy Holidays to both you and your family.

 

[tattoo]

super cool

neat story steve...i wish the first cue i bought was an old palmer not some pos mcdermott....mickey carroll

 

[bogey54311]

Nice cue, great story, and merry christmas Steve.


chris G

 

[blackpearlmaker]

nice cue, i know that it has a sentimental value,
thanks for sharing

Happy Shooting,
Al