Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
Not my cup of tea, but it seems this is what pool has come to.
Shane Van Boening on "60 Minutes," December 4, 7:30 p.m. Eastern
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Bullshit, complete 100% bullshit. Just like every thing else you post, about SVB. Your axe to grind, your personal bias, it screams.
The last 4 minutes were Emily pitching Matchroom and its business plan.
Thanks for the link. Excellent!Here is a link to the segment about Shane:
World Number 1 Pool Player Shane Van Boening: The 60 Minutes Interview
South Dakota's Shane Van Boening speaks with Jon Wertheim about becoming one of America's greatest players in a game that's trying to forge a new identity.www.cbsnews.com
It's all incremental. One more grain of sand.
It's with all tv episodes that have anything to do with pool. There's never much pool. There's more story life, expectancies, things that work out, or don't. There would never be a quick show of a good runout, which is what I was hoping for. If pool is treated like a sideshow, it's always going to be a sideshow.
Some is better than none, but nobody will be referring to this clip much in the future, sadly.
Some is better than none, but nobody will be referring to this clip much in the future, sadly.
VTEC John
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It was a positive story with appeal to a wide audience (otherwise 60 Minutes would never have presented it). It has the potential to attract the notice of other content-hungry outlets, broadcast, print and online. That in turn could have some useful impact of the sort pool hasn't enjoyed since post-Color of Money. Except this time Matchroom, not someone like Don Mackey, would be holding the reins and trying to make the most of it. I'm glad it aired.
Very nice.
VTEC John
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Agreed. Aside from his genuine-or-not likability, how can anyone think that a positive story about a pool world champion with a disability is not engaging content? Not to be too mercenary, but the fact of Shane's hearing loss was an asset in this story.
I agree with your assessment wholeheartedly!
Everyone in this segment was honest, believable and did an excellent job in front of the camera.. Really wonderful story...
That segment will do nothing for ice fishing...Must be an acquired taste.
My rabbit ears don't get CBS. I hope there will be an online version posted.
True story
World Number 1 Pool Player Shane Van Boening: The 60 Minutes Interview
South Dakota's Shane Van Boening speaks with Jon Wertheim about becoming one of America's greatest players in a game that's trying to forge a new identity.
www.cbsnews.com
Its too bad they didn't pan over for 5 seconds and show the grand trophy case in that poolroom (The Breakroom) where Shane was shooting around with the interviewer. The case is impressive.
The segment was just under 14 minutes. The Derby city segment must've been shot a year ago, as it's coming up again next month. They coverage Jayson Shaw record. I think Matchroom was this year at Atlantic City. I can imagine the amount of work that went into this segment, and had to be trimmed.
Was that a commercial pool room that shane owns? Or was it Shane's personal table and room only he has access to? Or something else?
