Usba will change
Sometimes BILLIARDSHOT [who I know as Bobby The Mole--he izzzz my mole on AZZZZZZZZZZZZZ] gets a little carried away.
The USBA is not crap, at least the people who are trying to make it work are not, but the structure of the organization, which is out-dated and antiquaited is. I should know, as I have been a member since 1973--ABA/BFUSA days before the USBA, so of course I am part of its current sad state of affairs. [I find it interesting that their is more discussion by the big mucky-mucks of the USBA on AZ than there is on their own forum about the organizations problems].
AT ANY RATE: two things I want to say.
1: BILLIARD SHOT: make sure you know shit from shinola next time you talk....I know your heart is in the right place but some time you go overboard....still luv Glinda The Good....and even u now that I really think about it.
2: DEAR MEMBERS OF THE USBA:
As I have been NOMINATED and SECONDED I guess I am running for President. And if I am running then I want to win. If I win, then I, as your president, will try to do the following things:
1: MAKE EVERY MEMBER FEEL GUILTY IF THEY DO NOT DO OFF THE TABLE WORK FOR THE USBA. That is, so what how good you play [or so how bad]??? So what how much time you spend practicing???? So what how much time you spend learning systems??? So what whatever ?????? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR THE GAME OFF THE TABLE.........that is what counts in my mind. WE, THE USBA need people to work, NOT TO PLAY. It simply comes down to how much do you really love the game, not how good you are. The future is more important than the present or the past. Let us plan for the future, not bemoan the past............
2: MAKE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF THE USBA MORE TRANSPARENT:
that is, every decision that The B of D needs to vote on, will be presented to the membership on The Forum, at least 14 days before The B of D votes, so that the members may make their views known to The B of D, BEFORE THEY VOTE, rather than after. IS THIS NOT HOW OUR CONGRESS OPERATES ????
3: ESTABLISH A HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE: to determine the parameters for admission as well as categories. I would ask both Mike Shamos and Robert Byrne to be members of this committee, as well as welcoming any other member of The USBA who wished to participate in this OFF THE TABLE WORK to join with them.
4: ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT COMMITTTEE: to look into the possibility of establishing such a thing for the future benefit of The USBA and its members. I would ask Edward Weller, Ray Mortell, Joel Welber, David Levine and Richard Helmstetter to be members of this committee, as well as welcoming any other member of The USBA who wished to participate in this OFF THE TABLE WORK to join with them.
5: WORK STRONGLY WITH OUR CURRENT SEC/TREAS [Jim Shovack] TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES IN THE USBA THAT HE SEES AS IMPROVING THE ORGANIZATION:
A: Re-organizing the governing structure of The USBA along the lines of The PGA of America.
B: Establishing a handicap system for the members of The USBA along the lines of The USGA Handicap system.
C: Making The USBA web site MULTI-LINGUAL, in consideration of the many in this country who play the game and who may not have good English Language skills, and thus are left out of the organization as a result of this lack.
It has been a “tradition” of our organization that only the very rich get elected to be president of it. Being OLD and WHITE seems to help also. Well, I am old and white, BUT NOT RICH. Please do not hold that against me. Some things I can bring to the table are cues. If elected, and probably even if not, I will be donating some to The USBA, to raise money, but not nickels or dimes. BIG BUCKS !!
My warmest regards and best wishes,
Dennis Dieckman
734-428-1161, if you wish to talk about anything
Sometimes BILLIARDSHOT [who I know as Bobby The Mole--he izzzz my mole on AZZZZZZZZZZZZZ] gets a little carried away.
The USBA is not crap, at least the people who are trying to make it work are not, but the structure of the organization, which is out-dated and antiquaited is. I should know, as I have been a member since 1973--ABA/BFUSA days before the USBA, so of course I am part of its current sad state of affairs. [I find it interesting that their is more discussion by the big mucky-mucks of the USBA on AZ than there is on their own forum about the organizations problems].
AT ANY RATE: two things I want to say.
1: BILLIARD SHOT: make sure you know shit from shinola next time you talk....I know your heart is in the right place but some time you go overboard....still luv Glinda The Good....and even u now that I really think about it.
2: DEAR MEMBERS OF THE USBA:
As I have been NOMINATED and SECONDED I guess I am running for President. And if I am running then I want to win. If I win, then I, as your president, will try to do the following things:
1: MAKE EVERY MEMBER FEEL GUILTY IF THEY DO NOT DO OFF THE TABLE WORK FOR THE USBA. That is, so what how good you play [or so how bad]??? So what how much time you spend practicing???? So what how much time you spend learning systems??? So what whatever ?????? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR THE GAME OFF THE TABLE.........that is what counts in my mind. WE, THE USBA need people to work, NOT TO PLAY. It simply comes down to how much do you really love the game, not how good you are. The future is more important than the present or the past. Let us plan for the future, not bemoan the past............
2: MAKE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF THE USBA MORE TRANSPARENT:
that is, every decision that The B of D needs to vote on, will be presented to the membership on The Forum, at least 14 days before The B of D votes, so that the members may make their views known to The B of D, BEFORE THEY VOTE, rather than after. IS THIS NOT HOW OUR CONGRESS OPERATES ????
3: ESTABLISH A HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE: to determine the parameters for admission as well as categories. I would ask both Mike Shamos and Robert Byrne to be members of this committee, as well as welcoming any other member of The USBA who wished to participate in this OFF THE TABLE WORK to join with them.
4: ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT COMMITTTEE: to look into the possibility of establishing such a thing for the future benefit of The USBA and its members. I would ask Edward Weller, Ray Mortell, Joel Welber, David Levine and Richard Helmstetter to be members of this committee, as well as welcoming any other member of The USBA who wished to participate in this OFF THE TABLE WORK to join with them.
5: WORK STRONGLY WITH OUR CURRENT SEC/TREAS [Jim Shovack] TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES IN THE USBA THAT HE SEES AS IMPROVING THE ORGANIZATION:
A: Re-organizing the governing structure of The USBA along the lines of The PGA of America.
B: Establishing a handicap system for the members of The USBA along the lines of The USGA Handicap system.
C: Making The USBA web site MULTI-LINGUAL, in consideration of the many in this country who play the game and who may not have good English Language skills, and thus are left out of the organization as a result of this lack.
It has been a “tradition” of our organization that only the very rich get elected to be president of it. Being OLD and WHITE seems to help also. Well, I am old and white, BUT NOT RICH. Please do not hold that against me. Some things I can bring to the table are cues. If elected, and probably even if not, I will be donating some to The USBA, to raise money, but not nickels or dimes. BIG BUCKS !!
My warmest regards and best wishes,
Dennis Dieckman
734-428-1161, if you wish to talk about anything
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