Back pedal a bit...
Dear larry,
Sorry, forgot your last name and now I'm writing this. I grew up in San Diego, Ca., and started playing pool back in '74 in the "Hungry Stick" with criminals. Those were some days, boy! I'm tellin ya! At any rate, I now live in Germany, southern bavaria...yeah, you were right. Dragon, that's the mans' name who demonstrated the jump shot, Dragon Voilnovic has no German descendant but he can speak German, faster than anybody I know.
I've watched him grow in this sport, practically from the beginning and the only teacher, author and trick shot performer he knows of is myself and a book I introduced to him 10 yrs ago from Robert Byrnes. He likes that man, then Mr Byrnes' taught him more than I could ever. I'm not even a real book author, because I only translate "kraut" books on pool into English. So, I guess Dragon only knows of one "Teacher, Author and Trick shot performer".
Dragon is hopefully going to be my Teammate next year in the Bavarien State league races. With him, we've got a good chance to join the "National league races". Boy, finally in the "Nationals"! And I've been playing over 30 years at this game. 4 men to a Team and with him on it, we could really whip some Butt!
Now, you know more about us than we ever knew of you.
The discriminating, conceited and seemingly jealous Thread you published is now world wide, or did you think you were only talking to your buddies! Or, god forbid, advertising your better "Teaching methods"! If so, what in the "hell" are you trying to teach us here, Mister! You Sir, couldn't have made yourself look more silly than if you were to jog across the United States of America "naked"!
If there is any pride or integrity left in you, for the love of this sport! Re-write that "Thread" and do a little "back peddaling"!
Any pool playing "Thoroughbred", of which you are also considered to be, has a great love for this Sport. Many, not all, but like myself, have a big heart as well. I can forgive you, if it doesn't take you long, to admit you made a mistake. It would at least show "Integrity", "for the love of this Sport" and "International Respect" means something to you. And that you are not willing to risk breaking any "Glass windows" to the "International world foundation" we are all trying to build upon that would help make this Sport more popular! Remarks of your sort spread fast. Do yourself a favor Mr. Guninger, ask for forgiveness....You can't be all that bad!
Skip Newberry
P.S. The "Fool" as I believe you mentioned, was only asked to do the "jump" on video. Just to show us here in Germany, that positive potential lays here as well. Standards concerning "Internationally publisized trick shot demonstrations" were, excuse him please, not considered during the making of this. It was just done for the cameraman as a favor, simple huh!