Chris, maybe its time to find a little acreage and do some country living.
Oooops, sorry, I'm telling you what to do.
Oooops, sorry, I'm telling you what to do.
Rhea the new Chapter, without Gene
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I think a lot of people are concerned with her hurting herself. Nobody in this community wants to see that. Also I'll argue that a life on the road guarantees that at times you will be hurting other people in various ways. Lets face it the only way to really survive is for others to suffer loss.
I just can't imagine a life where the only way to get by is to take from other people what they have earned themselves in the system she doesn't want to be any part of. She claims she had the opportunity to make a 6 figure salary which would have been a golden opportunity to do nothing but improve her game in 100% of her spare time. Instead she chose to live a life of poverty where she probably doesn't even get much time to really "practice" the way she should. If she really wanted to be nothing but a good pool player instead of just a good gambler, she should have taken the opportunity she had to guarantee that could happen.
Pinky and KK9. Where is my present from the Mosconi Cup.
I think you promised me something, Instead, you were more worried about obtaining a pair of dirty white used gloves.
I will take anything but a Toque. I have enuff of those ok.
Send me K9s cue or something.
The good one, not the Wally World Sport Craft Special.
I think you promised me something, Instead, you were more worried about obtaining a pair of dirty white used gloves.
I will take anything but a Toque. I have enuff of those ok.
Send me K9s cue or something.
The good one, not the Wally World Sport Craft Special.
Some people have a need and if it isn't'taken care of they whither.
Live the life you want while you can it won't last forever
When you are satisfied you can always go back to the 8 to 5
Be careful it's no fun being suspicious but 1mistake is all it takes
You should have tried to get Chris Bartrum to school you if he would he's one of the
Good guys and is one of only a few people who is usually not the favorite but he finds a way to win, that's the sign of a true champion
It sounds like you have the heart needed but you can't play at the top of the ladder every time that will only break you down
When you go somewhere to gamble ,they will be wanting you like sharks,make the games you have a chance at
If they only want to steal walk away
You will get played most places because people will be headhunting you use that to your advantage
Never have more than a hundred fifty on you if you get robbed(you will) it won't strand you I pray you don't hurt and it's enough to not pics.. them off and beat you for wasting their time.
If you don'have names and pics of people you should play you won'lt ast long everybody else you go in with the assumption they are champions
There are a million double crossers out there be careful who you trust
I wish I could go on the road one last time it was always crazy but I never felt more alive
(I was not on the road playing pool) that would be too funny!
Best wishes "Mailman"
Live the life you want while you can it won't last forever
When you are satisfied you can always go back to the 8 to 5
Be careful it's no fun being suspicious but 1mistake is all it takes
You should have tried to get Chris Bartrum to school you if he would he's one of the
Good guys and is one of only a few people who is usually not the favorite but he finds a way to win, that's the sign of a true champion
It sounds like you have the heart needed but you can't play at the top of the ladder every time that will only break you down
When you go somewhere to gamble ,they will be wanting you like sharks,make the games you have a chance at
If they only want to steal walk away
You will get played most places because people will be headhunting you use that to your advantage
Never have more than a hundred fifty on you if you get robbed(you will) it won't strand you I pray you don't hurt and it's enough to not pics.. them off and beat you for wasting their time.
If you don'have names and pics of people you should play you won'lt ast long everybody else you go in with the assumption they are champions
There are a million double crossers out there be careful who you trust
I wish I could go on the road one last time it was always crazy but I never felt more alive
(I was not on the road playing pool) that would be too funny!
Best wishes "Mailman"
Said person states this in 7th paragraph.
My ADHD prevented me from reading all the posts in this thread but the next time you are in the twin cities ill give you some 50 to 100 a game one pocket action. You might remember me from the Black Bear casino tourny. You beat me in the first round of the B/C nineball tourny. Wish you all the like in your future pool endeavors.
Hey Rhea
I'm 100% behind what you choose to do. I keep seeing ppl talk about this is a disaster waiting to happen, or you should have a job to fall back on, or blah blah blah.
It's not like if this doesn't work out your life will cease to exist? You have plenty of experience and skill sets in the work and business environment that you could find a job and support yourself. right?! RIGHT!!
It seems to me like having a job was what was holding you back from what you wanted to do and that was PLAY POOL at a high level. You're doing what almost every great player in the history of the game has done. Except you get the bonus of doing it with Gene, from what i know a great person to teach you.
Go out there and do what it is you want!! Live life to the fullest!! When its all said and done and if you become a great female pro you will have something that the game has been missing for some time now. The intangibles that drive, fuel, and fire a champion.
Alot of ppl subscribe to the whole you don't need to Gamble to be great. True to an extent but the players who have become Champions that came from Gambling are usually the more feared.
Anyways keep doing what you're doing and when you don't want to anymore go back to being a slave of the system like the rest of the ppl internet coaching you. Zombie apocalypse has begun already they just don't know they are a part of it. lol
If you guys ever venture up to S.Jersey look me up. I don't have a table but I can provide a place to stay for two ppl supporting our great game by living a life dedicated to the game!
I'm 100% behind what you choose to do. I keep seeing ppl talk about this is a disaster waiting to happen, or you should have a job to fall back on, or blah blah blah.
It's not like if this doesn't work out your life will cease to exist? You have plenty of experience and skill sets in the work and business environment that you could find a job and support yourself. right?! RIGHT!!
It seems to me like having a job was what was holding you back from what you wanted to do and that was PLAY POOL at a high level. You're doing what almost every great player in the history of the game has done. Except you get the bonus of doing it with Gene, from what i know a great person to teach you.
Go out there and do what it is you want!! Live life to the fullest!! When its all said and done and if you become a great female pro you will have something that the game has been missing for some time now. The intangibles that drive, fuel, and fire a champion.
Alot of ppl subscribe to the whole you don't need to Gamble to be great. True to an extent but the players who have become Champions that came from Gambling are usually the more feared.
Anyways keep doing what you're doing and when you don't want to anymore go back to being a slave of the system like the rest of the ppl internet coaching you. Zombie apocalypse has begun already they just don't know they are a part of it. lol
If you guys ever venture up to S.Jersey look me up. I don't have a table but I can provide a place to stay for two ppl supporting our great game by living a life dedicated to the game!
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.". Janis Joplin.
Last night it was a quiet moment in the pool room and this came on the jukebox. The acoustics were perfect and the version just had so much soul in it.
I immediately thought of this thread while it was playing.
It is really nice to have security in life, money in the bank, nice house etc....when all that is rolling well then it is certainly not a bad thing. But it's work. It is sacrificing today's desire for tomorrows that might never come.
Got two kids like I do and an extended family to take care of then the choice is clear for me. Without them I would be free to make whatever life I could be it traveling pool sucker or nailed to the bench case maker. When you have responsibility to other people the choices you can and should make are narrowed.
The way I see it there are three types of folks in this thread.
1. Conserverative security conscious folks who prefer a safe home base.
2. Free spirits who say go all in and follow your desire.
3. Save the World folks who think every person who does not toe the party line is sick and needs to be saved from themselves.
My take on all this as applies to the bigger picture of life is that there are now more than 7 billion of us on earth so we are not very successful at destroying ourselves.
If someone wants to try to be a traveling player then let them. If they are filling some hole in their soul then let them handle their own shovel. If and when they need help with it they will ask.
And someone will help.
That is how the world works.
Last night it was a quiet moment in the pool room and this came on the jukebox. The acoustics were perfect and the version just had so much soul in it.
I immediately thought of this thread while it was playing.
It is really nice to have security in life, money in the bank, nice house etc....when all that is rolling well then it is certainly not a bad thing. But it's work. It is sacrificing today's desire for tomorrows that might never come.
Got two kids like I do and an extended family to take care of then the choice is clear for me. Without them I would be free to make whatever life I could be it traveling pool sucker or nailed to the bench case maker. When you have responsibility to other people the choices you can and should make are narrowed.
The way I see it there are three types of folks in this thread.
1. Conserverative security conscious folks who prefer a safe home base.
2. Free spirits who say go all in and follow your desire.
3. Save the World folks who think every person who does not toe the party line is sick and needs to be saved from themselves.
My take on all this as applies to the bigger picture of life is that there are now more than 7 billion of us on earth so we are not very successful at destroying ourselves.
If someone wants to try to be a traveling player then let them. If they are filling some hole in their soul then let them handle their own shovel. If and when they need help with it they will ask.
And someone will help.
That is how the world works.
Well put John! Couldn't have said it better myself. So I see the match with Lou is a go. Send me a pm about how this all I got started as I am too lazy to sift thru the search feature of the forum. I don't know him or what has transpired but it must be serious if Dave went thru the effort of making animated videos.
Wow, you are really omniscient!
I am amazed at your brilliance about her life. She should not make a move without asking you first. That would make her life perfect.
Jeff Livingston
Pretty sure I`m not Godlike Jeff... :wink:
I`m simply saying that Rhea has the odds stacked against her, and unfortunately for the wrong reason.
Rhea seems to make bad decissions based on some romantic notion of "the road life" and gambling.
I can`t possibly limit her freedom, just as you can`t. Rhea answers only to herself, so for us, what she does with her life really has no consequences.
But as a species we are conditioned to care for other people and for natural reasons I can only be worried for Rhea from my point of view, so I`m not claming a objective moral high ground, my opinion is subjective just like yours.
Try to look past the romanticising of her story and look at the choices she makes and has made, to me that kind of life is not condusive to the security most of us feel they need to not just constantly worry about tomorrow.
Pathetic Shark
Banned
Jeff,
We've all made similar comments. It's not about running someone's life. It's about talking them down from off the ledge.
Bottom line is, Rhea is in charge of herself. She is responsible for her own fortunes and misfortunes. She will enjoy the rewards or suffer the consequences.
As I said before, in my life hustling pool lead to a lifelong career. There is not a right choice. However, you do want odds to be in your favor.
Would you really recommend going on the road with a small bankroll and nowhere to go but the street if you fail?
Chris
this, is one of your nicest, and best posts, i've read. credit where due.
i will add 2 things:
- FatAlbert occassionally comes to Break Time w/ his guitar, and plays this song for us. and belts it out.
- when you have nothing to lose, lose BIG!
The lyrics from a song are hardly justification for making stupid decisions. If that's the case, I can offer ample examples of where we all should be killing ourselves, killing other people, killing cops, raping women, blah, blah, blah. Romantic notion though which means very little when viewed in the harsh light of reality.
While he has tried to be gracious, if truth be known, I suspect Gene is breathing a big sigh of relief right now. At least it seems that is a reasonable assumption based on the posts from he and Rhea over the past month prior to the break up. You could see this coming.
At this point, why wouldn't Rhea go ahead and write the final chapters of this book? Based upon her story, she literally has nothing left to go back to or to cling to aside from a repossessed vehicle on her credit score. She apparently is not a heavy drinker or drug user so it seems unlikely that she will make some life altering decision when she's not got control of her thinking. She also seems to have at least some street smarts so hopefully, she won't find herself in a physically threatening situation.
If she ends up flat busted, all she'd have to do is start a thread here and 20 people would be willing to wire her $25 or so for food money and a bus ticket to wherever. I suspect she realizes that.
Good luck Rhea, I hope you find what you are looking for and your journey leads you to happiness. I also hope you remain safe and healthy.
While he has tried to be gracious, if truth be known, I suspect Gene is breathing a big sigh of relief right now. At least it seems that is a reasonable assumption based on the posts from he and Rhea over the past month prior to the break up. You could see this coming.
At this point, why wouldn't Rhea go ahead and write the final chapters of this book? Based upon her story, she literally has nothing left to go back to or to cling to aside from a repossessed vehicle on her credit score. She apparently is not a heavy drinker or drug user so it seems unlikely that she will make some life altering decision when she's not got control of her thinking. She also seems to have at least some street smarts so hopefully, she won't find herself in a physically threatening situation.
If she ends up flat busted, all she'd have to do is start a thread here and 20 people would be willing to wire her $25 or so for food money and a bus ticket to wherever. I suspect she realizes that.
Good luck Rhea, I hope you find what you are looking for and your journey leads you to happiness. I also hope you remain safe and healthy.
"I'd trade all my tomorrows for just one more yesterday." - Janis Joplin
And yeah, if a member of this community needs some kind of help then it's my experience that other members step up and help in some capacity.
I have seen people here donate up to $500 cash to people in need.
Rhea has provided this community with a lot of interesting entertainment over the past months, that's worth a little gapper if she ends up needing it.
You have to let the bird out of the nest.......
Just like in a game of pool we learn how to play a safe and then we try it in a game.
Rhea now has a chance to try the things she has learned and use them to her advantage.
Will it make her a winner? Maybe not.
If and when we hook up again, and it might happen, she will know from first hand experience just how valuable the things I was teaching are.
Just like on the job training, Rhea is on the life training in a world that many of us just dream about.
I've done this for about 20 years of my life if I put all the months back to back in one piece.
i think Rhea will be just fine.
Rhea knows how to take care of Rhea.
Just like in a game of pool we learn how to play a safe and then we try it in a game.
Rhea now has a chance to try the things she has learned and use them to her advantage.
Will it make her a winner? Maybe not.
If and when we hook up again, and it might happen, she will know from first hand experience just how valuable the things I was teaching are.
Just like on the job training, Rhea is on the life training in a world that many of us just dream about.
I've done this for about 20 years of my life if I put all the months back to back in one piece.
i think Rhea will be just fine.
Rhea knows how to take care of Rhea.
Rhea knows how to take care of Rhea.
That's all that really matters in this whole situation. G/L Rhea.
....i think Rhea will be just fine.
Rhea knows how to take care of Rhea.
and Gene, needs to take care of Gene.