What's the most unusual pool hall you've seen?
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in vegas, they have a pool hall off the strip , i think it's called "pinky's", all the tables have pink cloth, the chairs are pink the bar is pink lots and lots of pink. a few of us were dropped off there by the cabdriver at about 4 am, they had a dance hall with 2 dj's light show, and there were all of 2 people drunk and dancing by themselves. don't know how they made any money.
I can't imagine how they play, but I'll take the 7. 
cheeserider said:
I think it likely that you've presented the world's most unusual pool hall, though all outdoor pool venues qualify as rather odd.
Unusual Environment
The strangest pool hall I ever saw was one that was half poolroom and half go-go lounge. It closed in the late seventies. I believe, though I'm not sure of this, that it was just outside of Secaucus NJ. For obvious reasons, I can't offer you a picture of that one.
Unusual Patronage
Also, though she died shortly after in her nearby hotel room in 1970, rock star Janis Joplin reportedly overdosed at a pool room named Barney's Beanery in the LA area. This place was supposedly a hangout for the wild 60's counterculture crowd, and Jim Morrison and Bob Dylan, along with Joplin, were counted among the regulars. I've never been there, but if any Southern Californians out there have, I'd love to hear more about what must have been a most unusual pool room. Does it still exist?
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larrynj1 said:
Howdy,
Pinky`s in Las Vegas is located accross the casino called RIO.Originally pinkey`s franchise was owned by a couple from Colarado.They did very good buisiness in Phoenix(in 1989/90).u will also find one pink pingpong table and one pink air hockey table also in the Pinkey`s.Cheers
Vagabond
pooltablemech
Banned
We did the tables once at a Federal Prision here in town. They were outside under a Gazebo type thing, without walls........The 6 tables were the Outdoor table a company made a few years back, and still might make them, not sure. Not really a pool room, but to the guys there it was The Pool Room! Not sure how you could play at all with all the humidity we have here in FL.........It was alittle damp.....felt like you could ring water out of the cue shafts.
P.S. Hard to explain to the Gate Guard what the grinded up screwdriver was for....
......We pull staples with that! 
The Guard wanted to check in all out tools until he saw how many things he had to go thru.......lol........He said he would take our words on us keeping up with all our tools!
P.S. Hard to explain to the Gate Guard what the grinded up screwdriver was for....
......We pull staples with that! The Guard wanted to check in all out tools until he saw how many things he had to go thru.......lol........He said he would take our words on us keeping up with all our tools!
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My mother (a fairly accurate source) reports that in a city in China (???Shanghai) she found pool tables lining a street. The families that owned the tables lived and cooked underneath the tables, and rented them for play during the day. One more good reason to be an American.
Most unusual pool hall
Thanks for this pic - this is quite a pic - Makes you appreciate our pool halls and tables.
Jim
www.christianpoolplayers.com
cheeserider said:
Thanks for this pic - this is quite a pic - Makes you appreciate our pool halls and tables.
Jim
www.christianpoolplayers.com
You'd be surprised at what the convicts would do with something like that! Believe me, I've seen it. But they make stuff like that all day long with the tools they are allowed to use. Crazy huh?pooltablemech said:P.S. Hard to explain to the Gate Guard what the grinded up screwdriver was for....
Rude Dog said:
Hi Table Mechanic,
U could have told the Guard that those creative minds do not need your tools and they discover/create their own tools.Have u heard of making a weapon out of toilet paper,yes toilet paper.Believe me I was there.LOL
Vagabond
vagabond said:
Vagabond,
Definitely not pool related, unless we find ourselves in the local pool hall, needing a weapon and only having the restroom as a resource. However, how the hell do you make a weapon out of toilet paper???? You are going to have to tell us before we start doubting your credibility.
vagabond said:
Out of toilet paper? FYI, some computer programming geeks call toilet paper application software.
I'm betting that the weapon you refer to isn't as useful when it's raining.
Wonder what the police would write down as the cause of death if one were killed, victimized by this weapon.
sjm said:
SJM,
Exactly. And isn't this going to make searching for the murder weapon a real s*&t job for the police?
Williebetmore said:
Hi Williebetmore,
It is a long process.soak the toilet paper and then let it dry completely.Then repeat the process many times till it becomes stone hard.Then grind it to get nice shape like a knife.This is what was found in some prisons.Do I still have credibility?Cheers
Vagabond
vagabond said:
Vagabond,
Yes, the credibility is still intact. But we are going to have to notify the authorities (and perhaps consider some sort of restraining order - that's too scary).