I have to admit something and I hope that you all remain my good friends afterward.
I'm a fake, a pretender. I can't go on this way fooling you wonderful people. So many of you have given me so much. Honestly, I am having people give me brochures, catalogs, and even cues. I can't go on. I am overcome with guilt and shame.
I've decided to come clean and admit my... inadequacy.
I'm sure you've all read in the Bue Book, actually all three editions, about the 100 blanks Gus Szamboti made for Palmer to celebrate the Bi-Centennial. My search has finally ended.
For years I searched for the elusive Palmer Bi-Centennial, the red, white, and blue veneered cue specially issued to commemorate America's 200th birthday. I've seen a few prominent dealers say they had one for sale, but they didn't quite look like Szamboti's to me, and in fact checked out "negative".
Now, according to the Blue Book, actually all three Blue books, there were a hundred out there. So how come I couldn't find one? I silently wondered if maybe MTPOCKETS4U located them all long ago and hoarded them away in a vault somewhere for some diabolical experiment.
Candidly, it was a little intimidating that I, the mighty Palmer Collector didn't own this, one of Palmers most celebrated, discussed and famous cues. It was clearly a weakness in my agenda , making me the "wannabe Palmer dude", the sidewalk cowboy who never rode the horse. I was vulnerable to other experts who lay in wait to expose me, whose knowledge might exceed my own, who would eventually use this as a lever to expose me.
In fact, it bothered me a lot that I didn't even know what one looked like. I couldn't even BS my way through that.
I felt weak and small. I knew inside that someone who had one of Bi-Centennial gus Szamboti commemorative Palmer Cues could just walk all over me day and night. No matter how many Model 20's I might swat them with, I didn't have one of THEM.
I was on the verge of a nationwide door to door sweep to find one. I began questioning my own ability to go on. Should I resign? Could I resign? Who would I resign to?
I admitted this to a friend and confidant. And Peter Balner told me it never went into production.
Whew!
Chris
I'm a fake, a pretender. I can't go on this way fooling you wonderful people. So many of you have given me so much. Honestly, I am having people give me brochures, catalogs, and even cues. I can't go on. I am overcome with guilt and shame.
I've decided to come clean and admit my... inadequacy.
I'm sure you've all read in the Bue Book, actually all three editions, about the 100 blanks Gus Szamboti made for Palmer to celebrate the Bi-Centennial. My search has finally ended.
For years I searched for the elusive Palmer Bi-Centennial, the red, white, and blue veneered cue specially issued to commemorate America's 200th birthday. I've seen a few prominent dealers say they had one for sale, but they didn't quite look like Szamboti's to me, and in fact checked out "negative".
Now, according to the Blue Book, actually all three Blue books, there were a hundred out there. So how come I couldn't find one? I silently wondered if maybe MTPOCKETS4U located them all long ago and hoarded them away in a vault somewhere for some diabolical experiment.
Candidly, it was a little intimidating that I, the mighty Palmer Collector didn't own this, one of Palmers most celebrated, discussed and famous cues. It was clearly a weakness in my agenda , making me the "wannabe Palmer dude", the sidewalk cowboy who never rode the horse. I was vulnerable to other experts who lay in wait to expose me, whose knowledge might exceed my own, who would eventually use this as a lever to expose me.
In fact, it bothered me a lot that I didn't even know what one looked like. I couldn't even BS my way through that.
I felt weak and small. I knew inside that someone who had one of Bi-Centennial gus Szamboti commemorative Palmer Cues could just walk all over me day and night. No matter how many Model 20's I might swat them with, I didn't have one of THEM.
I was on the verge of a nationwide door to door sweep to find one. I began questioning my own ability to go on. Should I resign? Could I resign? Who would I resign to?
I admitted this to a friend and confidant. And Peter Balner told me it never went into production.
Whew!
Chris
