What forum users am I supposed to know about?

I can understand the need for this thread, as there are a lot of long time posters who seem really well known, and you can tell some posters know each other irl, and I often see things that seem to he inside jokes.

First poster that comes to mind: deanoc, usually found in the sta/wtb forum, never posts pics of his cues (even though every other seller is prompted to), somehow has a legion of fanboys.
 
Fast Larry is probably the most interesting poster cited, just from a "sit and laugh at the train wreck" point of view.

The guy is completely delusional and insane. He makes up stories about his longtime "pool career" but nobody featured in his stories has ever heard of him, he has no records anywhere outside his website, and no shreds of evidence to prove any of his grandiose nonsense claims.He's some faceless nobody old guy who figured if Fats (who, don't forget, was an actual pool player and hustler) could snowball people 40 years ago, then by god, some old nobody could do it in the Internet age.

His trick shot videos (with obvious spliced video) are hilarious, but his crowing tales are the funniest wild jr high liar hyperbole you could imagine. Hilarious to read. On Facebook within just the last year he has denigrated everyone from Mosconi to Efren to Buddy as hacks and losers. Seriously. One of the most unintentionally hilarious nut balls you could ever read online.

He's got his own personal pool forums somewhere people have quoted from in the past, it makes seriously LAFFO reading. You could probably google it.

Edit: there was some old posts where he threatened someone (with his black belt kung fu!) who ran across him at dcc or somewhere and proceeded to call him out. Well apparently ol' Kung fu Larry cried like a girl and yelled for security. :lol: maybe someone can link that, it was some seriously Funny stuff!
 
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Dont forget about OMGWTF and her blurbs and blogs. The Dechaine one was pretty epic :lol:

Oh and EAGLETRICKSHOTS who is our young rising star in the world of trick shots. I forget how old he is but he improved very rapidly and even picked up a few sponsors for his efforts. I like to see the kids banging away at it. If you havent seen any of his videos I recommend them.
 
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He will make it thats a fer sure. And, he is a tad better than Fast Larry. Hahaha.

OK, lets make that a 100 country miles better. Maybe 400.
 
Spider1 said:
Fast Larry is probably the most interesting poster cited, just from a "sit and laugh at the train wreck" point of view.

The guy is completely delusional and insane. He makes up stories about his longtime "pool career" but nobody featured in his stories has ever heard of him, he has no records anywhere outside his website, and no shreds of evidence to prove any of his grandiose nonsense claims.He's some faceless nobody old guy who figured if Fats (who, don't forget, was an actual pool player and hustler) could snowball people 40 years ago, then by god, some old nobody could do it in the Internet age.

His trick shot videos (with obvious spliced video) are hilarious, but his crowing tales are the funniest wild jr high liar hyperbole you could imagine. Hilarious to read. On Facebook within just the last year he has denigrated everyone from Mosconi to Efren to Buddy as hacks and losers. Seriously. One of the most unintentionally hilarious nut balls you could ever read online.

He's got his own personal pool forums somewhere people have quoted from in the past, it makes seriously LAFFO reading. You could probably google it.

Edit: there was some old posts where he threatened someone (with his black belt kung fu!) who ran across him at dcc or somewhere and proceeded to call him out. Well apparently ol' Kung fu Larry cried like a girl and yelled for security. :lol: maybe someone can link that, it was some seriously Funny stuff!
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I think he came back and said "I didnt do that 'I am Security"

BTW- he was hit by a Ferry!!
 
Banks said:
Patience? Do I look like Ed Gruberman to you?

Ok, ok.. I'll wait until I get back from Vegas on Sunday.

Can't rely on BB, he'll just have bike parts and well-lit buildings!

Hmm.. JoeyinCali.. I think that's the avatar I'm looking for now. Somebody make him post something. :sorry:
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I'm partial to jemersons avatar, myself.... :p
 
well, that's embarrassing. I had it in my head that CJ had won a US open. this may be the first sign of early onset dementia.

well in any case I know he's beaten some champions in major events for the trophies and cash.

I'm going to go have a salmon and Centrum smoothie.


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"I'm the best player in the country, just never played in the city before:-)

CreeDo said:
well, that's embarrassing. I had it in my head that CJ had won a US open. this may be the first sign of early onset dementia.

well in any case I know he's beaten some champions in major events for the trophies and cash.

I'm going to go have a salmon and Centrum smoothie.


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That's ok, I had to make a little fun about it, if not someone would come back in a month or two saying I was claiming to have won multiple US OPEN titles.

I used to tell em in all the pool rooms that I was the "Boy Scout Champ" of my little town in LA (lower Alabama), or I'd say "I'm the best player in the country, just never played in the city before. ;)
 
hang-the-9 said:
Don't look now, but you just posted in one of his threads. Name may be different but you can't disguise the writing.

That room looks to be very well setup for the RAM shot, concrete walls, not much to break when the balls go flying around the room.
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:thumbup: Yeah, I like to refer to my décor as the "Turkish Prison" look. I only had the table for 14 months now, just finished a rebuild with new Simonis, Artemis, Centennials, Delta 13, and subrail modifications. Painted and stained it too, now I am trying to buy a matching Brunswick light, Im a little hesitant to tell my wife I will be spending more money for carpet and Wainscoting and a couple billiard chairs but that is all in the near future. I am making sure to use my old balls while learning the Ram Shot!!!
 
iusedtoberich said:
What are the odds the OP is one of the people he is asking about? ;););)
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Pushout said:
About 85 to 1;) Why do you think he's asking?
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MahnaMahna said:
How's that RAM shot working for ya poolkiller?
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hang-the-9 said:
Don't look now, but you just posted in one of his threads. Name may be different but you can't disguise the writing.

That room looks to be very well setup for the RAM shot, concrete walls, not much to break when the balls go flying around the room.
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For the love of God, what am I supposed to do to stop getting this BS in every single thread? -.-

CreeDo said:
Let's see...

• Actual pros:
They join the forum, then disappear. Some are driven off by the 'forum experience'
which is basically lots of people arguing from positions of ignorance and then
getting nasty with those who disagree.
Others probably just have better things to do with their time.

CJ Wiley - former US open champ. Sort of dropped off the public's radar for years
but has newfound popularity thanks to the forums.

John Schmidt - also very high caliber, but less active lately both in pool and the forums.
Not retired or old, just has other interests. Also a US Open champ, famous for 2 runs of over 400
balls in straight pool, has won titles in straight pool and 10 ball also.

Danny Harriman - pops on once every six months to spew hatred at John Schmidt
because one time years ago they played and John swiped a chalk off the table and it hit Danny.
A strong player, known for straight pool, but an absolute nutjob.

John Brumback - arguably world's best banker.

Bobby Chamberlain - VA/MD pro who plays top level straight pool, has posted some video
of very high runs over 100 recently.

Chris Bartrum - midlevel pro who likes to gamble. Regularly gets in big money sets
with the upper level pros. A man of few words, at least on here.

Mike Dechaine - young pro who has gained some momentum and made some notable appearances
in the mosconi cup and a tar match vs. shane. Known for his break and his, er.. antics.

Keith McCready - posts very rarely, letting his girl JAM do the typing. Won a number of events throughout the 80's, retired now, known for his colorful chirping and woofing and crowd interaction.
Appears as "grady seasons" in The Color of Money.

Stan Shuffett - known as one of the best instructors but can actually play too.
Has videos of him shooting 100+ in straight pool and shooting balls 'blind' into a pocket
covered by a curtain.

Geno Machino (Gene Albrecht) - recently gave me a free phone lesson, thanks Geno!
It was an eye opener for sure. A great instructor who teaches "Perfect Aim".
Spends tons of time in action and on the road. Possibly the strongest playing instructor.
Wrote a great thread where he gives all the gory details of life on the road
with an aspiring young player, detailing the gambling matches he gets into and the
road player lifestyle.

Freddie "The Beard" Bentivegna - seldom posts anymore but has fantastic
road stories and is legendary for his banking skills.

wincardona - Billy Incardona, probably the most popular pool commentator of all time, you'll see him
on hundreds of Accu-Stats videos, and he plays pretty sporty too.

Jay Helfert - road player, room owner, tournament director, author, Jay's done it all.
Been close to everything major in the industry for a long time. Writes very articulate, intelligent
posts on here, and some great trip reports from the Phillippines.

There are others I'm probably forgetting.

Inactive: at times we've had Earl Strickland, Mika Immonen, and other top pros (past and present)
who made a few posts and disappeared. I'm lazy to list 'em but if you search under the members
list for famous player names, you'll find accounts (some of which are fans using the name
but many of which are the actual player).

• Semi-pro, low level pro, shortstops, A players, high stakes gamblers, and so on.
Too many to mention. Lock'n'Load: cheerful and polite posts, and apparently plays very strong, has mentioned names of known pros he's gambled with. Has forum buddies who post as part of a clique called the Lock Society. Joey A: Nice guy with some strong opinions, but always civil. Louisiana player I believe. Cardiac Kid (Lyn): Winner of this year's "super seniors" event at SBE. John Barton: famous case maker living in china. Has gotten into lots of arguments on the forums, has gotten banned too.. so he definitely has an anti-fan club. But seems like a decent guy.

I can't even really list all of these, I shouldn't have even started.

• Famous instructors: Scott Lee, Geno, Randy G, Stan Shuffett, and others.

• The "science guys" - Dr. Dave, Bob Jewett, Patrick Johnson, etc... they delve into the actual mechanics and physics of every aspect of pool, and are great at debunking the quirky superstitions and myths that crop up around pool... cues, equipment, deflection, english, and so on. Lots of respect for these guys, they really broaden your understanding of the game. I suspect they can play well too.

• Longtime AZ regulars: JAM, lfigueroa, patrick johnson (though possibly he's gone forever), JB cases (again),
Nick, JCIN, ShootingArts, there are just too many to mention. If you sort the members list by rep points, that first few pages is basically your list.

• Banned Trolls: guys like Chris Banks, Poolkiller, Pangit etc... famous just for pushing people's buttons
enough to get banned.

• Guys in the industry: Mark Griffin (BCA pool league, CSI), JCIN, cleary and others (TheActionReport), etc.

• Guys who know guys: some pros don't post here but they sort of communicate indirectly
with the forum via guys who know them... I believe bfdlad knows Johnny Archer, Earl, and others.
Superstar knows Larry Nevel. Jam of course knows Keith. And so on.

Guess that should get you started!
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Well done! It looks like I have a lot to catch up :grin:
 
Push&Pool said:
For the love of God, what am I supposed to do to stop getting this BS in every single thread? -.-
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Stop making posts that make you sound like PK LOL

One of the first posts he(you) did after he tried to create a new user name here a while back was to say "Oh, who is this PoolKiller guy, he's all silly and stuff, what in idiot, giggle". A bit like yours asking "who are all these people", and your questions about the RAM shot. Trying to defecting attention while actually drawing more of it.
 
Push&Pool said:
For the love of God, what am I supposed to do to stop getting this BS in every single thread? -.-



Well done! It looks like I have a lot to catch up :grin:
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Maybe these guys are riding you just a bit, but thats because maybe they like ya!


David Harcrow
 
Lee, you do have a great Avatar. I love that dog.
I walked into a massage clinic one day and the receptionist had her blood hound with her. It was the softest coat on a dog that I have ever felt.
And those big eyes.
But then with Ray Jay's dogs, its a close race.

I need an acreage so I can have at least 50 dogs.
 
catpool9 said:
Maybe these guys are riding you just a bit, but thats because maybe they like ya!


David Harcrow
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... Or maybe not. You are getting this flack because you insist on coming to this forum, mostly populated by serious players, and spout on about the type of play we all want to see go away... Sloppy banging. Look at your sig line. That is what gets you lumped with PK and others like him.
I'm just not sure how it is possible for you to not have figured out by now what the issue is. I have tried to explain it, others have tried to explain it. Some places in this world are all accepting. This really isn't one of them. Sure we accept all kinds, however, those people all have a healthy respect for the game in common. You do not.
 
“people in the industry “ That industry is marketing, everyone else is pool people. Some are smother around the edges than others.
 
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