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I copied this from another thread .
This video aired on South Dakota Public Television in early April 2014. It's biographical in nature and gives viewers a quick summary of his early childhood to 2014. His mother, Timi, and grandfather, Gary, are also interviewed.
Thank you to Kyle Mork, who is the person who took the time to get this project started and as far as I know did most of the work.
http://youtu.be/UgS3tRIy9Ek
This video aired on South Dakota Public Television in early April 2014. It's biographical in nature and gives viewers a quick summary of his early childhood to 2014. His mother, Timi, and grandfather, Gary, are also interviewed.
Thank you to Kyle Mork, who is the person who took the time to get this project started and as far as I know did most of the work.
http://youtu.be/UgS3tRIy9Ek
This was posted by Shane's grandfather aka "supercue" on AzBilliards in 2007: I just spent about four hours with my grandson,Shane Van boening, who
had just arrived on a plane from Florida and had a chance to share some thoughts of the events that transpired over the last couple of weeks
Needless to say, I'm oh so proud of him,not only for his pool skils,but the
Manner in which he handles his personal life. A true champion.
As an infant, of about one and a half, I would secure him in a captains
chair and he would watch me play by the hours as if to be mismerized by the balls. At Xmass, I bought him a 2' x 4' pool table and took the wrap off,he dropped all his other gifts,grabbed the cue and crunched his fingers around to get a proper bridge and took a near perfect stance. It was amazing and he has been amazing every since. He was doing trick shot shows with me when he was eight and, as a student,he has such great comprehention for the game.
Most of all ,he is so motivated in the way he practises along with the mental aspect of the game. He is going to be here in Rapid City for a few days and ,as usual , we will spend some time on his game.
Shanes Mother ,Timi Bloomberg,Aunt Gari Jo Jensen,and his grandmother Jeanne Bloomberg, also hold national pool titles (BCA and VNEA) and have been a great inspiration for Shane . Me ,Ijust turned 80 and still like teaching and reminiscing of the days when I was hitting pretty good . Shane has the right formula for becoming a champ and ,you know, all athletes have become great useing the same formula Shane has followed.
I posted this in 2007:
From the July 1977 issue is The National Billiard News, an article entitled "Girl Beats Mom":
Women in the pool halls? Years ago, it wasn't fashionable to step into one of those smoke-filled halls. Today, much of the smoke has cleared...Men and women now both try their hand at shooting opol. It has become a family recreation.
If any particular group in South Dakota has been instrumental in changing the women's image in pool, it is the Bloomberg family of Rapid City, South Dakota, and they are doing it more by action than words.
Timi Bloomberg recently won the State women's pool championship. At age 13, that achievement is enough to generate interest by itself.
There is more human interest to the story. Timi defeated her mother, Jeanne Bloomberg...Jeanne had won the State title in 1975. The rarity of a mother-daughter championship match only goes to stir more interest in the sport among the women.
Talk about family competition. Timi's 7-year-old sister, Gari Jo, already has tournament experience. This could mean the Bloombergs will dominate women's pool shooting in South Dakota for a long time. The only suspense may be in predicting the champion -- Jeanne, Timi, or Gari Jo.
Timi Bloomberg, 13 years of age and an 8th grader, dazzled the gallery, and particularly her opponents with a display of skill and coolness when she went on to win the Women's South Dakota State Pool Tournament. Probably the most ironic part of the tourney was that she met her mother, Jeanne Bloomberg (the 1975 State Champion) in the finals for the coveted title.
And we today know all about the Bloomberg family. The most recent pool star to arise is none other than Shane Van Boening.
Shane's bio: When Shane Van Boening was a mere year and a half old, he watched his grandfather play pool and took a liking to the multi-colored balls on the emerald green felt. His family has a strong pocket billiards background. His grandfather, Gary Bloomberg, was a trick-shot artist; his grandmother, Jeanne Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; his mother, Timi Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; and his aunt, Gari Jo Bloomberg, a three-time BCA national champion.
Kind of a cool history of Shane's family, going a long way back. I hope y'all enjoy the read.
Below are the newspaper clips from Billiards News.
had just arrived on a plane from Florida and had a chance to share some thoughts of the events that transpired over the last couple of weeks
Needless to say, I'm oh so proud of him,not only for his pool skils,but the
Manner in which he handles his personal life. A true champion.
As an infant, of about one and a half, I would secure him in a captains
chair and he would watch me play by the hours as if to be mismerized by the balls. At Xmass, I bought him a 2' x 4' pool table and took the wrap off,he dropped all his other gifts,grabbed the cue and crunched his fingers around to get a proper bridge and took a near perfect stance. It was amazing and he has been amazing every since. He was doing trick shot shows with me when he was eight and, as a student,he has such great comprehention for the game.
Most of all ,he is so motivated in the way he practises along with the mental aspect of the game. He is going to be here in Rapid City for a few days and ,as usual , we will spend some time on his game.
Shanes Mother ,Timi Bloomberg,Aunt Gari Jo Jensen,and his grandmother Jeanne Bloomberg, also hold national pool titles (BCA and VNEA) and have been a great inspiration for Shane . Me ,Ijust turned 80 and still like teaching and reminiscing of the days when I was hitting pretty good . Shane has the right formula for becoming a champ and ,you know, all athletes have become great useing the same formula Shane has followed.
I posted this in 2007:
From the July 1977 issue is The National Billiard News, an article entitled "Girl Beats Mom":
Women in the pool halls? Years ago, it wasn't fashionable to step into one of those smoke-filled halls. Today, much of the smoke has cleared...Men and women now both try their hand at shooting opol. It has become a family recreation.
If any particular group in South Dakota has been instrumental in changing the women's image in pool, it is the Bloomberg family of Rapid City, South Dakota, and they are doing it more by action than words.
Timi Bloomberg recently won the State women's pool championship. At age 13, that achievement is enough to generate interest by itself.
There is more human interest to the story. Timi defeated her mother, Jeanne Bloomberg...Jeanne had won the State title in 1975. The rarity of a mother-daughter championship match only goes to stir more interest in the sport among the women.
Talk about family competition. Timi's 7-year-old sister, Gari Jo, already has tournament experience. This could mean the Bloombergs will dominate women's pool shooting in South Dakota for a long time. The only suspense may be in predicting the champion -- Jeanne, Timi, or Gari Jo.
Timi Bloomberg, 13 years of age and an 8th grader, dazzled the gallery, and particularly her opponents with a display of skill and coolness when she went on to win the Women's South Dakota State Pool Tournament. Probably the most ironic part of the tourney was that she met her mother, Jeanne Bloomberg (the 1975 State Champion) in the finals for the coveted title.
And we today know all about the Bloomberg family. The most recent pool star to arise is none other than Shane Van Boening.
Shane's bio: When Shane Van Boening was a mere year and a half old, he watched his grandfather play pool and took a liking to the multi-colored balls on the emerald green felt. His family has a strong pocket billiards background. His grandfather, Gary Bloomberg, was a trick-shot artist; his grandmother, Jeanne Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; his mother, Timi Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; and his aunt, Gari Jo Bloomberg, a three-time BCA national champion.
Kind of a cool history of Shane's family, going a long way back. I hope y'all enjoy the read.
Below are the newspaper clips from Billiards News.
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What a great heritage..what a family...mother and daughter in the final. Unreal. Well, something for the Shane haters to figure out how to ruin.... I'm sure they will find some bone to chew here.
Heartwarming and informative. Thanks JAM!
Nice spin
Probably the best spin on a thread that I've read on here to date.
Good job you AZ house pros
Probably the best spin on a thread that I've read on here to date.
Good job you AZ house pros
Banks
Banned
He's the biggest thing in American pool and nobody's supposed to want to know more about him? That's not going to happen.
This game is so freakin backwards that it's no wonder why it's in the crapper sometimes. Play in a boring atmosphere, be sold things you don't need and don't ask questions about the country's best player. Next thing will be accepting late or non-payment as part of "the scene". Oh, my bad.
This game is so freakin backwards that it's no wonder why it's in the crapper sometimes. Play in a boring atmosphere, be sold things you don't need and don't ask questions about the country's best player. Next thing will be accepting late or non-payment as part of "the scene". Oh, my bad.
