The Official Drink of a Billiard Player

give me a ...

Shot of wheat grass, well if ya ain't got that I will take a bottle of water, oh wait your pool room buys the cheapest bottled water known to man that taste sorta like I inhaled plastic and some one spit in my mouth.Wait, wait , just bring me an unsweet ice tea.......oh you only have sweet today but you had unsweet tea yesterday , I see. Well I guess I will just set here and breathe.
The above is a typical scenario for me in a pool room. I abused my privliges with the booze years ago so I have to obstain on that (I go to "those meetings" 21 yrs TY GOD) . At times it gets very frustrating to get something to drink and most falls on my shoulders as I am also a self professed water snob and don't drink any sodas . I have fantasies at night about a pool room with a juice bar , friendly ,attentive ,waitresses that remember your name and what your favorite smothie is ..

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A Pie-Ray ?

In Louisana it could be what's known as a pie-ray. Let me explain. I've been back in Louisana for several months after having been gone for over 20 years. I never expected to have so much trouble readjusting to the language I grew up with.

Yesterday I was on my way to Obanion's Pool Hall in West Monroe to see my long time friend, "Good Time" Charlie Owens. On the way I stopped to get some gas. When I went inside to pay, the lady behind the counter said, "We got pie-rays on sale, buy won, get won free."

I said, "Excuse me, could you say that again?" She did. Just like she did the first time. Since it had the word pie in it, I start looking around for something along the lines of a moon-pie. When I don't see anything even close to that, I say to the lady, "I give up, what's a pie-ray?"

She says, "day rat dare in da cooler next ta you, buy won, get won free." I look down in the cooler and pick one up. I tell the lady, "You know, in the rest of the world these are known as Power-aids."

There's a little more to the story. When I get to the pool room the first thing Charlie does is ask me if I want a drink. I decided to mess with Charlie a bit and said, "Yes, I'll have a pie-ray." Charlie said, "We don't carry Power-aids." I guess I've been gone too long.....
 
Promoting water as a charity is fun. It is a departure from promoting something for the purpose of making money, or promoting something because of contractual obligations.

Ice water, or water or H2O is the billiard's choice beverage.

How should it be served? In a glass with/without a straw. In a bottle, chilled or served on ice. So many choices.
 
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