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THE SILENCER
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last year, as the year before, i hooked myself up to the highest speed connection for internet access to the world snooker championship. the production was first rate. every part, of everything was based on form, the shots, the players, the game, the strategy, interviews, reviews of the afternoon match play. everything was snooker and snooker itself. very noble and professional and intresting. not ONCE was the prize money ever mentioned. i belive they get over 1 million dollars for being the world champion of snooker.
now, today, i watched the tape of the 2001 international challenge of champions, perhaps the most prestigious of all pool tournaments, certainly the most exciting. anyway, they must have mentioned the winner take all prize of $50,000 no less than 78 times, in 43 mins.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was highly obnoxious, and made me shrill thinking, shit, is this what it means to be american? can't we use some discrection? the british are so noble, staid, rich in heritage, just watching snooker, makes you feel, you shouldn't sit in your own house in your underwear, in case they show the queen or something, but this cheap, 2nd. rate american pool, with it's "the $50,000 prize is only 5 balls away mitch" how low are we as a nation? you could tell in britian when snooker is on, at least the world championship, it seems that all of england stops! it's a big deal! sort of like the world series of baseball in america. but do we ever hear, "you know bill,---- if the yankees win, think of how much money they will win"? the anser=no, because, americans are into the game, not how much they will make money wise. i guess what i'm saying is we desperatly need barry hearn the british entreunpenuer, (pardon my spelling) to give pool, class, elegance, grace, respect, skill, and make it as noble as golf and snooker, thank you for listening, good night from new york, bernie, "the silencer" friend.
now, today, i watched the tape of the 2001 international challenge of champions, perhaps the most prestigious of all pool tournaments, certainly the most exciting. anyway, they must have mentioned the winner take all prize of $50,000 no less than 78 times, in 43 mins.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was highly obnoxious, and made me shrill thinking, shit, is this what it means to be american? can't we use some discrection? the british are so noble, staid, rich in heritage, just watching snooker, makes you feel, you shouldn't sit in your own house in your underwear, in case they show the queen or something, but this cheap, 2nd. rate american pool, with it's "the $50,000 prize is only 5 balls away mitch" how low are we as a nation? you could tell in britian when snooker is on, at least the world championship, it seems that all of england stops! it's a big deal! sort of like the world series of baseball in america. but do we ever hear, "you know bill,---- if the yankees win, think of how much money they will win"? the anser=no, because, americans are into the game, not how much they will make money wise. i guess what i'm saying is we desperatly need barry hearn the british entreunpenuer, (pardon my spelling) to give pool, class, elegance, grace, respect, skill, and make it as noble as golf and snooker, thank you for listening, good night from new york, bernie, "the silencer" friend.
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