My name is Rob Shaffer and I live in McCook, Nebraska. Before that I lived in Garden City, Kansas, Alamogordo, New Mexico and Tulsa.
This thread is sort of timely since I recently changed my avatar to my real photo. (handsome I know) and listed my city and state in my profile. I recently decided I am at a point in my life where I don't care if people know who I really am.
As far as caliber of player I don't know what I am. I've never played a rated or handicapped league. I just got back in the game about six months ago and am playing Masters APA. I can usually run at least two racks in a race to 7 set and I make more than I miss. So whatever that makes me.
My real name is 2andstop but I wanted everyone to think I was better than I am.
My real name is Leroy Brown.
So you have been living this lie for over 6-years?
I'm glad that you came forward but I think it's time for username reform.
I draw the line when it comes to usernames designed with intent to misrepresent the number of balls and/or racks you can run on a pool table.
The advantage of using your real name is that people tend to remember you and feel as if they have gotten to know you. I find it difficult remembering some people - who they are, where they are from etc, by just their screen names.
I could have named myself B_Ya_PIMP59 but it doesn't match my personality all that well.
It's kind of odd that I've known some of the members here for a very long time, but have never met them. Eventually you come to accept the fact that you've made friends you won't meet, like and dislike people you don't really know - even a lot - and so on. One of the sad facts of forum life is people come and go. They are quickly forgotten in most cases.
The disadvantage of using your real name is the possibility of embarassment and harassment in real life. As easily as you can make friends in forums, you can make enemies. You can become a target.
Personally I prefer to be myself. The forum is like a pool room: once you enter you are in it's little world, not yours.
I used to own all the pool rooms in the world. Then I sold them all for billions of dollars. Yeah, thats how it went.
I'm probably the best pool player in the world but have slowed down a little now. I taught Shane everything he knows. Even to this day, Earl calls me for tips on his game. Thats the ticket.
Jon Lovitz and me hang around together, we are best buddies. I do a pretty good Lovitz, yes?
Maybe I should change my screen name to "3packonTed"
Billy Kuykendall. I quit playing around 1990 and started back in 2009, quit again during this time for a year and have only played a few times since Tunica because of health issues. I live in Cullman,Al and played alot on the road in the 70's and 80's. Earl Kellum was a old road buddy of mine and I really miss him. He was the one who talked me into playing in tournaments. We played on the Baxter tour back then. As far as my speed, I have played some of the best and worst pool I've seen.
My real name is Leroy Brown.
Back in the 90's sometime I once watched him play a business man on a valley bartable at the sports palace in Columbia, SC. They started playing for $2 a game and within an hour were betting $10 a game, all the while never exchanging any money until someone owed 50 or 100. After another hour they were betting 20 and then 40 a game. Before you know it the business man was out of cash(around 1200 stuck I think) and he asked Earl if they could keep playing and he would run to the bank in the end, even said Earl could hold his car keys or ride with him. Earl agreed to these terms. At one point they were betting 300 a game and about 10 am the man decided he'd had enough. At this point he owed Earl $10,800. He took Earl to the bank with him and they were closed!!! Turns out it was MLK day. He then brought Earl back to the SP and made a simple offer of $11,000 in the form of a check. The man was very embarrassed about the situation and said he hated not being able to pay. Earl didn't like it but he wasn't nasty with the guy and accepted his ONE check.
Earl cashed the check the next daynowadays I won't trust anyone for $100 ever really in the poolroom, with the exception of a few EVERYONE MUST POST!
Sorry for getting so off topic, just saw his name and had to share.
My real name is Leroy Brown.