Well last night at about 10pm I get a phone call from my buddies to go out for my birthday so we decide to go out against my better judgement as I am tired and want to wait until the weekend.We go out to Mill Ave. the popular place in Tempe AZ,college town,you figure it would be mobbed,its dead.We go to a nice small club and get a table where they try to sell us $20 bottles of Vodka for $200 and we just want beers,it gets lame so we head to Kolby's as my friend has action.
He plays the kid races to 9 for $100 and the kid stinks while I play my friend Jay some one hole for fun,I beat him 2 games and then walk over to the bar.The kids dad is known to gamble so I asked if he would like to play something cheap having never played him before.He had been drinking as was I so I think it will be fun,he says freeze up for $100.I tell him we can play $20 a game 8 ball,he finally says ok and we get to it.I beat him 5 straight so I am up a $100,we agree to play races to 3 for $100,I beat him 3-0,the next set goes 3-1.
I tell him before we can play anymore he has to pay the $300 and we can keep playing because I dont know him and even though he is supposed to be good action I would feel better to square up.He says I play or dont get paid,I tell him he either pays me or I quit as I dont want to waste anymore time then I have.He rakes the balls and proceeds to walk away breaking down his cue,I let him know I am having none of it and if he is firing air barrels then he needs to get out of the room and dont come back,atleast humor me and say he will pay tomorrow or something.
His son who is playing my friend gets lippy and that is bad idea because I tell him his dad is a straight up scumbag firing the air barrel at me trying to take a shot at my money.He tells me to shut my mouth and stepped into my radius and tried to take a swing,so I hit the guy with a glancing blow open handed,nothing crazy and he stumbles back and my friend running the room gets him to leave. They leave in a box truck that I am sure had all their belongings in it and they were broke as a joke looking to get a buck or 2,I felt bad for the kid being brought down into bad spot since he was probably 18 by his drunk old man.
There is little tidbits here and there but regardless my friend was screwed out of $200 of the $300 he won and I was screwed out of $300.I always make someone I dont know post up,but I assumed from my friend that they were ok,a lesson learned,one year older and alittle more wiser I suppose.I have to say this birthday was certainly memorable to say the least,that is the story of the Birthday Barrel.
But the night is not over,my 2 friends decide to grab some Jack in the Box and are going to come back,they are in the drive thru and their order gets messed up.The tell the girl just forget it as they are aggravated and drive away or attempt to and drive and get the car stuck on a curb,they do get it off after some horrid noises they said.I have to say it was one HELL of a night,I just got home alittle while ago and am still in disbelief.
He plays the kid races to 9 for $100 and the kid stinks while I play my friend Jay some one hole for fun,I beat him 2 games and then walk over to the bar.The kids dad is known to gamble so I asked if he would like to play something cheap having never played him before.He had been drinking as was I so I think it will be fun,he says freeze up for $100.I tell him we can play $20 a game 8 ball,he finally says ok and we get to it.I beat him 5 straight so I am up a $100,we agree to play races to 3 for $100,I beat him 3-0,the next set goes 3-1.
I tell him before we can play anymore he has to pay the $300 and we can keep playing because I dont know him and even though he is supposed to be good action I would feel better to square up.He says I play or dont get paid,I tell him he either pays me or I quit as I dont want to waste anymore time then I have.He rakes the balls and proceeds to walk away breaking down his cue,I let him know I am having none of it and if he is firing air barrels then he needs to get out of the room and dont come back,atleast humor me and say he will pay tomorrow or something.
His son who is playing my friend gets lippy and that is bad idea because I tell him his dad is a straight up scumbag firing the air barrel at me trying to take a shot at my money.He tells me to shut my mouth and stepped into my radius and tried to take a swing,so I hit the guy with a glancing blow open handed,nothing crazy and he stumbles back and my friend running the room gets him to leave. They leave in a box truck that I am sure had all their belongings in it and they were broke as a joke looking to get a buck or 2,I felt bad for the kid being brought down into bad spot since he was probably 18 by his drunk old man.
There is little tidbits here and there but regardless my friend was screwed out of $200 of the $300 he won and I was screwed out of $300.I always make someone I dont know post up,but I assumed from my friend that they were ok,a lesson learned,one year older and alittle more wiser I suppose.I have to say this birthday was certainly memorable to say the least,that is the story of the Birthday Barrel.
But the night is not over,my 2 friends decide to grab some Jack in the Box and are going to come back,they are in the drive thru and their order gets messed up.The tell the girl just forget it as they are aggravated and drive away or attempt to and drive and get the car stuck on a curb,they do get it off after some horrid noises they said.I have to say it was one HELL of a night,I just got home alittle while ago and am still in disbelief.
!!! Oh, the shame 
. the two guys who pulled this stunt. They deserve to have their names out there for the other players to avoid. I'm not sure who they are, they must be new to the pool scene here in Arizona. Maybe they will show up for the Metro tournament. That would be interesting.
