Jam,
If this thread were a frown, as it seems to be, it's safe to say you turned it upside down!
If this thread were a frown, as it seems to be, it's safe to say you turned it upside down!
This forum has turned into boring garbage
- Thread starter crawdaddio
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crawdaddio said:
Bye, you will be umm, thoroughly missed? 
I've only made a few posts here but I must say this has been a good forum so far and a great group.
How any pool enthusiast could find this forum boring is beyond me, and more a reflection on the individual that made that assertion than on the forum itself. I think this is a great forum, new stuff constantly, good mix of technical conversation and war stories, and pretty civil people (long as we don't discuss Earl). I'm in some other forums and when they start getting a little slow and tedious to ME, then I figure it's up to ME to jazz things up for my own gratification, not depend on others for my entertainment (hey, this ain't TV - it's a 2-way street). Anyway, this is a great hangout - don't change nuthin'.
NaClBandit said:
Or shall we say, she has taken sour grapes and made it into sweet JAM!
As far as watching pro competition is concerned, i wonder if any night can ever match the Saturday evening session of the 1992 US Open 14.1 event. Sigel ran his legendary 150 and out on Zuglan, and Mike rebounded immediately by runnning a 148 on Ray Martin. Mosconi and Caras were there sitting together watching the action, and Mosconi, who would die just a few months later, said that Zuglan had displayed as much heart as he'd ever seen over the green felt. I had a great seat and caught all the action up close.
In a way, though, the 1980 PPPA World Open straight pool event was more memorable for me. I was a fan of Jim Rempe, but had never met him until my friend Irving Crane introduced us during the 1980 event. The very next day, Rempe, then a sales rep for Adams cues, was selling his cues outside the tournament room. I browsed, but didn't see anything i particularly liked. Jimmy told me he had some more cues in his hotel room, and offered to take me there and let me check them out. Sure enough, in his hotel room at the Roosevelt, I found a cue that Jimmy had competed with but had tired of and he sold it to me used for $75. It was a great cue. I still can't believe it!
In a way, though, the 1980 PPPA World Open straight pool event was more memorable for me. I was a fan of Jim Rempe, but had never met him until my friend Irving Crane introduced us during the 1980 event. The very next day, Rempe, then a sales rep for Adams cues, was selling his cues outside the tournament room. I browsed, but didn't see anything i particularly liked. Jimmy told me he had some more cues in his hotel room, and offered to take me there and let me check them out. Sure enough, in his hotel room at the Roosevelt, I found a cue that Jimmy had competed with but had tired of and he sold it to me used for $75. It was a great cue. I still can't believe it!
