i would like to give my side of the story because believe me there is one to be told.first of all the reason i quit in the middle of the match with shane was an hour earlier i lost 1000 on the golf course.so now i come in to play my match with shane and he misses the 8 and 9 ball three games in a row and gets safe everytime and gets ahead of me 7-1 so i went outside to relax for a minute and out of aggravation went back to my room and watched golf .thats not to say it was the right thing to do but i was in a bad mood.it had nothing to do with shane.as for big nastys remarks i would be glad to tell you what was said.i have had close friends call me twice in the last year telling me that shane has said i have no heart,and another friend saying that he had dinner with him and a bunch of other people at the same time.my friend said to me that someone asked shane if he ever had played me and shane said something to the effect of yeah i robbed john for 2000 the one time we played.now i know for a fact that the only time ive played shane was at the usopen and he missed like six balls in five games and i quit in disgust.further more corvette mentioned that he asked meto play in atlanta.he did and you know what he asked me to play 8ahead and i said i would play a race to 21 for 3000 and he declined.now i was sick as a dog that tourney,but i did not want to say that in front of everyone because it would sound like a lame excuse. as a matter of a fact shannon daultons wonderful girlfriend marge got me a z pack of antibiotics i was so sick.now i told shane that, but i said i would still play,but instead he goes around telling everyone i wont play.well ive got some things in order in my life right now and i been practicing for almost a week now.im at the tour championships right now in cali and i have a backer in victorville .he owns a poolroom there and he told me that he will stake me ten ahead for 5000 and the locals want to bet more on me,well anyway i told jay helfort to tell shane i will play.shane is staying with jay i also told shane i would play.shanes response was ill think about it.so we willl see what happens.i do want to clear some things up though,first of all shane is a great guy and a great player and i will feel thrilled and honered if i beat him in a ten a head set.but i did tell him that he should show me some respect and quit saying i have no heart because ive played many guys even who play just like him.anyway i know that was long and drawn out but i would hope you guys give me the benefit of the doubt and dont think i call people and say hey i won the usopen respect me ,fear me,youve got to be kidding bignasty if you think i worded it like that.also you talk about respect bignasty well ill tell you what ,if shane would like to play one-hole,14.1,and say the 12ball ghost against me we can find out real quick whos the best all around player i already know i play better all around on a 9ft. so i guess we will just play a lucky game like 9ball and gamble. if he beats me playing all around i will have respect .anyway i hope that sheds some light on things and i have no hard feelings towards shane or corvette or even big nasty although bignasty does seem to be going out of his way to make me look like a jerk.talk to everybody later john schmidt
