Where's Cocobolo Cowboy?

For us newbies, this gives you some idea of Cocobolo Cowboy. He posted eleven times on his last day of posting:

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I'm sure coco's a nice guy but often his posts had a tenuous connection with reality. I generally kept him on Ignore with justnum. Hope he's doin ok for sure.
 
Back on 1/19/2023 measureman posted, “where’s Cocobolo Cowboy”? Answer is simple staying silent for over 22 + months. I still come to read the AZB Forum couple of times a week maybe, but Pool is way more fun to play, then read about. I laugh at same old complaints , over and over just like years ago about Pool, Cue-maker's, etc. Just like years ago no one does anything to fix, or resolve. Heard long ago, “If you’re not part of the solution, working on a solution, or fix to a problem you identified, you’re part of the problem.”

Today many kids that are brainwashed in Schools, and Colleges teachers, and professors. After brainwashing these kids identify everything that is wrong in & with the World. They taught fix is the government, and government is the responsible party to fix everything. Most public education has become indoctrination, not teaching basic life skills. That idea that only the government is capable fixing everything is not working out well.

The AZB Forum was different & more interesting years ago. Many of the members that use to post here, quit pool, quit posting on AZB, died off, the bottom line is the pulse & life that was the AZB Forum had has disappeared.

For the record I do not PLAY GOLF like someone guessed, still play Pool couple of times a week, and 99.999% of time it’s One Pocket ONLY. All this free time away from AZBilliards has been a great game builder, because I have been doing what most hate doing, practicing to get better at things I suck at. Have been running 8 and out in One Pocket frequently, not bad for an old man. Pool is still good recreation, good for the mind, and playing Pool is still fun for me.

Today Forum Members keep whining about the same bull**** & non sense just like 15 - 20 years ago. They hate Pool Tournaments Dress Codes, Green Fees, Fargo Ratings, Local Rating - Handicapping Systems, Food at DCC Sucks, Room Rates at DCC Sucks. Cesar’s Horseshoe, Indiana is not & don’t roll out RED CARPET for Pool Players coming to DCC. The Cesar’s people know they do not have to cater to the DCC- Pool Players when these people are a captive audience, booking overpriced rooms a year in advance.

Then there are the endless repetitive discussions about what is BEST, people can’t decide on the best chalk, best table brand, best table cloth, best cue, best ball set, best cue ball, best shaft, best tip, etc. Or is a carbon shaft better than old school maple, OB brand, predator, or super duper mcdermott shaft, etc?

Next dead horses subject is how to AIM? What is best system CTE, Pro One, Ghost Ball, or the best hustle of suckers on the Forum, were people who bought into. The “PERFECT AIMING SYSTEM”. Wonder what ever happened to the Perfect Aiming Guy, genomachino aka Gene Albrieght”? He reminded me of a character out of the great movie Paper Moon played by Ryan O’Neil. Maybe the answer is hit 100,000 or 1,000,000 Balls, until aiming is second nature.

Dr. Dave’s U-Tubes have debunked most of this Pool non sense with science. The man has a Phd, taught engineering, was College Professor, so he has got credentials behind his teachings & information. IMHO the Forum is lucky to have Dr. Dave as a member participant.

Can’t forget all the Cue-maker horror stories, took deposit, never delivered, took in repair, never return Cue. Yet few learn some Cue-marker are like society. Some bad Apples, and they continue to victimize people who after reading horrible stories, for some junk now reason stand in line to become the next victim? Maybe they are like the guy from the Local Shooting Range who got bit on hand by Baby Western Diamondback Ratter, someone ask the guy did you know you were picking up Baby Rattler, guy replied yes. Then the guy got asked why did do that. Reply was unexpected, saying something like, he wants to get a better look at it. Look he go, bite he got, expensive bill for hospital & helicopter ride he got, to save his dumb A** life.

Wakeup time folks, Pool is a game of skill, skill can only be build with practicing, or playing people who play Pool better than you. Pool greatness is not who own most fancy, expensive Cue, Cue, Tip, Chalk, Case, Moose Head bridge, or Cue Extension. Willing to guess Nick Varner, Efren Reyes, or most top Pool players could play better, than most on this Forum’s Member with a HouseCue, aka Wall-A-Buska.

Truth is most Pool is be played in home, bars, sport bars, and pool rooms by people who have zero idea what AZB Forum, Banks, One Pocket, or 14/1 is. They do not know the names of top Pro Pool Players, or what the Derby City Classic is, and they do not care. They play for fun, or a league to win a trophy or ribbon at seasons end, and are happy banging balls. If they own their own Cue & Case it is noting custom, or will ever be worth more then type paid for it. Could be called a Pawn Shop special. These people are just having fun socializing, banging away, and playing pool.

Well most of this don’t matter to me, or effect me good or bad. The people doing the crying, are not doing anything to fix, reverse, or make changes to the problems plaguing Pool for the last 20 years plus. I am willing to guess zero will change in the near future.

Maybe the one thing I always was fun to read on AZB were the Road Stories of yesterday year, those things don’t happen ofter in 2024 with Internet, Social Media, as stranger walking in to your local pool room seeking action. Can be identified fast with one picture sent out to the pool world, if he is a Hustler, or Strong Player.

IMHO when AZB added the NPR Section to the Forum, it took turn in wrong direction. But today if NPR was not part of AZBilliard Forum, the AZB Forum would have gone away years ago IMHO. Again more people arguing over things they personally do zero to fix, don’t effect them directly, or it don’t effect them remotely.

Only good thing I personally can report Pool related for me in Arizona was one local room, Metro Sports Bar Phoenix did do a FREE One Pocket Clinic by Scott Frost this past year. The rocket scientists running Metro decided to do it on Mother Days Sunday, event was poorly attended. Scott did a great clinic, was very open answering questions, demonstrating shots, and sharing knowledge with the few who attended hopefully they all went home with some knowledge & ideas.

Did I attend, hell yes, did I learn anything, hell yes. Sadly the Room Manager never did the followup clinic as promised by Scott, willing to bet because poor attendance, poor alcohol sales, last the clinic being held on Mother’s Day Sunday drew few people. That was a piss poor day to draw people. Think the Freezer motivation also to do this FREE Clinic, was a way to looking for student to give private lesson too, he kept say, “I would really like to work with you”, not sure how that work out for him.

Now I expect a few AZBer's after reading this post, will start talking some trash about me, my ideas, my observations, it is the only thing they can do, attach messenger, because the message can’t be attacked. If they post their opinions with some facts that is called intelligent point & counter point discussion.

BTW Donald Trump was elected POTUS again little over week, be careful where you walk, many places will be slippery, slimy, unsafe from Liberals, Progressives, and Crazy DemondCraps in Meltdown Mode. Understand some College Kids are getting time off from classes to cope with the election results. Understand some Women are going shave their heads bald like Telly" Savalas to protest election results. Plus some ladies are planning on not having any relations with evil conservative men. Anyone sane see a problem with this crazy non sense?

Going to say bye, bye for now, when Sun is coming up in AM, I plan on taking my Coffee outside so I can relax & enjoy my Coffee with good hand rolled Cigar. Then might go play Pool.

JMHO
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Back on 1/19/2023 measureman posted, “where’s Cocobolo Cowboy”? Answer is simple staying silent for over 22 + months. I still come to read the AZB Forum couple of times a week maybe, but Pool is way more fun to play, then read about. I laugh at same old complaints , over and over just like years ago about Pool, Cue-maker's, etc. Just like years ago no one does anything to fix, or resolve. Heard long ago, “If you’re not part of the solution, working on a solution, or fix to a problem you identified, you’re part of the problem.”

Today many kids that are brainwashed in Schools, and Colleges teachers, and professors. After brainwashing these kids identify everything that is wrong in & with the World. They taught fix is the government, and government is the responsible party to fix everything. Most public education has become indoctrination, not teaching basic life skills. That idea that only the government is capable fixing everything is not working out well.

The AZB Forum was different & more interesting years ago. Many of the members that use to post here, quit pool, quit posting on AZB, died off, the bottom line is the pulse & life that was the AZB Forum had has disappeared.

For the record I do not PLAY GOLF like someone guessed, still play Pool couple of times a week, and 99.999% of time it’s One Pocket ONLY. All this free time away from AZBilliards has been a great game builder, because I have been doing what most hate doing, practicing to get better at things I suck at. Have been running 8 and out in One Pocket frequently, not bad for an old man. Pool is still good recreation, good for the mind, and playing Pool is still fun for me.

Today Forum Members keep whining about the same bull**** & non sense just like 15 - 20 years ago. They hate Pool Tournaments Dress Codes, Green Fees, Fargo Ratings, Local Rating - Handicapping Systems, Food at DCC Sucks, Room Rates at DCC Sucks. Cesar’s Horseshoe, Indiana is not & don’t roll out RED CARPET for Pool Players coming to DCC. The Cesar’s people know they do not have to cater to the DCC- Pool Players when these people are a captive audience, booking overpriced rooms a year in advance.

Then there are the endless repetitive discussions about what is BEST, people can’t decide on the best chalk, best table brand, best table cloth, best cue, best ball set, best cue ball, best shaft, best tip, etc. Or is a carbon shaft better than old school maple, OB brand, predator, or super duper mcdermott shaft, etc?

Next dead horses subject is how to AIM? What is best system CTE, Pro One, Ghost Ball, or the best hustle of suckers on the Forum, were people who bought into. The “PERFECT AIMING SYSTEM”. Wonder what ever happened to the Perfect Aiming Guy, genomachino aka Gene Albrieght”? He reminded me of a character out of the great movie Paper Moon played by Ryan O’Neil. Maybe the answer is hit 100,000 or 1,000,000 Balls, until aiming is second nature.

Dr. Dave’s U-Tubes have debunked most of this Pool non sense with science. The man has a Phd, taught engineering, was College Professor, so he has got credentials behind his teachings & information. IMHO the Forum is lucky to have Dr. Dave as a member participant.

Can’t forget all the Cue-maker horror stories, took deposit, never delivered, took in repair, never return Cue. Yet few learn some Cue-marker are like society. Some bad Apples, and they continue to victimize people who after reading horrible stories, for some junk now reason stand in line to become the next victim? Maybe they are like the guy from the Local Shooting Range who got bit on hand by Baby Western Diamondback Ratter, someone ask the guy did you know you were picking up Baby Rattler, guy replied yes. Then the guy got asked why did do that. Reply was unexpected, saying something like, he wants to get a better look at it. Look he go, bite he got, expensive bill for hospital & helicopter ride he got, to save his dumb A** life.

Wakeup time folks, Pool is a game of skill, skill can only be build with practicing, or playing people who play Pool better than you. Pool greatness is not who own most fancy, expensive Cue, Cue, Tip, Chalk, Case, Moose Head bridge, or Cue Extension. Willing to guess Nick Varner, Efren Reyes, or most top Pool players could play better, than most on this Forum’s Member with a HouseCue, aka Wall-A-Buska.

Truth is most Pool is be played in home, bars, sport bars, and pool rooms by people who have zero idea what AZB Forum, Banks, One Pocket, or 14/1 is. They do not know the names of top Pro Pool Players, or what the Derby City Classic is, and they do not care. They play for fun, or a league to win a trophy or ribbon at seasons end, and are happy banging balls. If they own their own Cue & Case it is noting custom, or will ever be worth more then type paid for it. Could be called a Pawn Shop special. These people are just having fun socializing, banging away, and playing pool.

Well most of this don’t matter to me, or effect me good or bad. The people doing the crying, are not doing anything to fix, reverse, or make changes to the problems plaguing Pool for the last 20 years plus. I am willing to guess zero will change in the near future.

Maybe the one thing I always was fun to read on AZB were the Road Stories of yesterday year, those things don’t happen ofter in 2024 with Internet, Social Media, as stranger walking in to your local pool room seeking action. Can be identified fast with one picture sent out to the pool world, if he is a Hustler, or Strong Player.

IMHO when AZB added the NPR Section to the Forum, it took turn in wrong direction. But today if NPR was not part of AZBilliard Forum, the AZB Forum would have gone away years ago IMHO. Again more people arguing over things they personally do zero to fix, don’t effect them directly, or it don’t effect them remotely.

Only good thing I personally can report Pool related for me in Arizona was one local room, Metro Sports Bar Phoenix did do a FREE One Pocket Clinic by Scott Frost this past year. The rocket scientists running Metro decided to do it on Mother Days Sunday, event was poorly attended. Scott did a great clinic, was very open answering questions, demonstrating shots, and sharing knowledge with the few who attended hopefully they all went home with some knowledge & ideas.

Did I attend, hell yes, did I learn anything, hell yes. Sadly the Room Manager never did the followup clinic as promised by Scott, willing to bet because poor attendance, poor alcohol sales, last the clinic being held on Mother’s Day Sunday drew few people. That was a piss poor day to draw people. Think the Freezer motivation also to do this FREE Clinic, was a way to looking for student to give private lesson too, he kept say, “I would really like to work with you”, not sure how that work out for him.

Now I expect a few AZBer's after reading this post, will start talking some trash about me, my ideas, my observations, it is the only thing they can do, attach messenger, because the message can’t be attacked. If they post their opinions with some facts that is called intelligent point & counter point discussion.

BTW Donald Trump was elected POTUS again little over week, be careful where you walk, many places will be slippery, slimy, unsafe from Liberals, Progressives, and Crazy DemondCraps in Meltdown Mode. Understand some College Kids are getting time off from classes to cope with the election results. Understand some Women are going shave their heads bald like Telly" Savalas to protest election results. Plus some ladies are planning on not having any relations with evil conservative men. Anyone sane see a problem with this crazy non sense?

Going to say bye, bye for now, when Sun is coming up in AM, I plan on taking my Coffee outside so I can relax & enjoy my Coffee with good hand rolled Cigar. Then might go play Pool.

JMHO
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Post of the year
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Back on 1/19/2023 measureman posted, “where’s Cocobolo Cowboy”? Answer is simple staying silent for over 22 + months. I still come to read the AZB Forum couple of times a week maybe, but Pool is way more fun to play, then read about. I laugh at same old complaints , over and over just like years ago about Pool, Cue-maker's, etc. Just like years ago no one does anything to fix, or resolve. Heard long ago, “If you’re not part of the solution, working on a solution, or fix to a problem you identified, you’re part of the problem.”

Today many kids that are brainwashed in Schools, and Colleges teachers, and professors. After brainwashing these kids identify everything that is wrong in & with the World. They taught fix is the government, and government is the responsible party to fix everything. Most public education has become indoctrination, not teaching basic life skills. That idea that only the government is capable fixing everything is not working out well.

The AZB Forum was different & more interesting years ago. Many of the members that use to post here, quit pool, quit posting on AZB, died off, the bottom line is the pulse & life that was the AZB Forum had has disappeared.

For the record I do not PLAY GOLF like someone guessed, still play Pool couple of times a week, and 99.999% of time it’s One Pocket ONLY. All this free time away from AZBilliards has been a great game builder, because I have been doing what most hate doing, practicing to get better at things I suck at. Have been running 8 and out in One Pocket frequently, not bad for an old man. Pool is still good recreation, good for the mind, and playing Pool is still fun for me.

Today Forum Members keep whining about the same bull**** & non sense just like 15 - 20 years ago. They hate Pool Tournaments Dress Codes, Green Fees, Fargo Ratings, Local Rating - Handicapping Systems, Food at DCC Sucks, Room Rates at DCC Sucks. Cesar’s Horseshoe, Indiana is not & don’t roll out RED CARPET for Pool Players coming to DCC. The Cesar’s people know they do not have to cater to the DCC- Pool Players when these people are a captive audience, booking overpriced rooms a year in advance.

Then there are the endless repetitive discussions about what is BEST, people can’t decide on the best chalk, best table brand, best table cloth, best cue, best ball set, best cue ball, best shaft, best tip, etc. Or is a carbon shaft better than old school maple, OB brand, predator, or super duper mcdermott shaft, etc?

Next dead horses subject is how to AIM? What is best system CTE, Pro One, Ghost Ball, or the best hustle of suckers on the Forum, were people who bought into. The “PERFECT AIMING SYSTEM”. Wonder what ever happened to the Perfect Aiming Guy, genomachino aka Gene Albrieght”? He reminded me of a character out of the great movie Paper Moon played by Ryan O’Neil. Maybe the answer is hit 100,000 or 1,000,000 Balls, until aiming is second nature.

Dr. Dave’s U-Tubes have debunked most of this Pool non sense with science. The man has a Phd, taught engineering, was College Professor, so he has got credentials behind his teachings & information. IMHO the Forum is lucky to have Dr. Dave as a member participant.

Can’t forget all the Cue-maker horror stories, took deposit, never delivered, took in repair, never return Cue. Yet few learn some Cue-marker are like society. Some bad Apples, and they continue to victimize people who after reading horrible stories, for some junk now reason stand in line to become the next victim? Maybe they are like the guy from the Local Shooting Range who got bit on hand by Baby Western Diamondback Ratter, someone ask the guy did you know you were picking up Baby Rattler, guy replied yes. Then the guy got asked why did do that. Reply was unexpected, saying something like, he wants to get a better look at it. Look he go, bite he got, expensive bill for hospital & helicopter ride he got, to save his dumb A** life.

Wakeup time folks, Pool is a game of skill, skill can only be build with practicing, or playing people who play Pool better than you. Pool greatness is not who own most fancy, expensive Cue, Cue, Tip, Chalk, Case, Moose Head bridge, or Cue Extension. Willing to guess Nick Varner, Efren Reyes, or most top Pool players could play better, than most on this Forum’s Member with a HouseCue, aka Wall-A-Buska.

Truth is most Pool is be played in home, bars, sport bars, and pool rooms by people who have zero idea what AZB Forum, Banks, One Pocket, or 14/1 is. They do not know the names of top Pro Pool Players, or what the Derby City Classic is, and they do not care. They play for fun, or a league to win a trophy or ribbon at seasons end, and are happy banging balls. If they own their own Cue & Case it is noting custom, or will ever be worth more then type paid for it. Could be called a Pawn Shop special. These people are just having fun socializing, banging away, and playing pool.

Well most of this don’t matter to me, or effect me good or bad. The people doing the crying, are not doing anything to fix, reverse, or make changes to the problems plaguing Pool for the last 20 years plus. I am willing to guess zero will change in the near future.

Maybe the one thing I always was fun to read on AZB were the Road Stories of yesterday year, those things don’t happen ofter in 2024 with Internet, Social Media, as stranger walking in to your local pool room seeking action. Can be identified fast with one picture sent out to the pool world, if he is a Hustler, or Strong Player.

IMHO when AZB added the NPR Section to the Forum, it took turn in wrong direction. But today if NPR was not part of AZBilliard Forum, the AZB Forum would have gone away years ago IMHO. Again more people arguing over things they personally do zero to fix, don’t effect them directly, or it don’t effect them remotely.

Only good thing I personally can report Pool related for me in Arizona was one local room, Metro Sports Bar Phoenix did do a FREE One Pocket Clinic by Scott Frost this past year. The rocket scientists running Metro decided to do it on Mother Days Sunday, event was poorly attended. Scott did a great clinic, was very open answering questions, demonstrating shots, and sharing knowledge with the few who attended hopefully they all went home with some knowledge & ideas.

Did I attend, hell yes, did I learn anything, hell yes. Sadly the Room Manager never did the followup clinic as promised by Scott, willing to bet because poor attendance, poor alcohol sales, last the clinic being held on Mother’s Day Sunday drew few people. That was a piss poor day to draw people. Think the Freezer motivation also to do this FREE Clinic, was a way to looking for student to give private lesson too, he kept say, “I would really like to work with you”, not sure how that work out for him.

Now I expect a few AZBer's after reading this post, will start talking some trash about me, my ideas, my observations, it is the only thing they can do, attach messenger, because the message can’t be attacked. If they post their opinions with some facts that is called intelligent point & counter point discussion.

BTW Donald Trump was elected POTUS again little over week, be careful where you walk, many places will be slippery, slimy, unsafe from Liberals, Progressives, and Crazy DemondCraps in Meltdown Mode. Understand some College Kids are getting time off from classes to cope with the election results. Understand some Women are going shave their heads bald like Telly" Savalas to protest election results. Plus some ladies are planning on not having any relations with evil conservative men. Anyone sane see a problem with this crazy non sense?

Going to say bye, bye for now, when Sun is coming up in AM, I plan on taking my Coffee outside so I can relax & enjoy my Coffee with good hand rolled Cigar. Then might go play Pool.

JMHO
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I've only been here 6 years, but this is the best thing I remember reading that you posted.

Well done.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Back on 1/19/2023 measureman posted, “where’s Cocobolo Cowboy”? Answer is simple staying silent for over 22 + months. I still come to read the AZB Forum couple of times a week maybe, but Pool is way more fun to play, then read about. I laugh at same old complaints , over and over just like years ago about Pool, Cue-maker's, etc. Just like years ago no one does anything to fix, or resolve. Heard long ago, “If you’re not part of the solution, working on a solution, or fix to a problem you identified, you’re part of the problem.”

Today many kids that are brainwashed in Schools, and Colleges teachers, and professors. After brainwashing these kids identify everything that is wrong in & with the World. They taught fix is the government, and government is the responsible party to fix everything. Most public education has become indoctrination, not teaching basic life skills. That idea that only the government is capable fixing everything is not working out well.

The AZB Forum was different & more interesting years ago. Many of the members that use to post here, quit pool, quit posting on AZB, died off, the bottom line is the pulse & life that was the AZB Forum had has disappeared.

For the record I do not PLAY GOLF like someone guessed, still play Pool couple of times a week, and 99.999% of time it’s One Pocket ONLY. All this free time away from AZBilliards has been a great game builder, because I have been doing what most hate doing, practicing to get better at things I suck at. Have been running 8 and out in One Pocket frequently, not bad for an old man. Pool is still good recreation, good for the mind, and playing Pool is still fun for me.

Today Forum Members keep whining about the same bull**** & non sense just like 15 - 20 years ago. They hate Pool Tournaments Dress Codes, Green Fees, Fargo Ratings, Local Rating - Handicapping Systems, Food at DCC Sucks, Room Rates at DCC Sucks. Cesar’s Horseshoe, Indiana is not & don’t roll out RED CARPET for Pool Players coming to DCC. The Cesar’s people know they do not have to cater to the DCC- Pool Players when these people are a captive audience, booking overpriced rooms a year in advance.

Then there are the endless repetitive discussions about what is BEST, people can’t decide on the best chalk, best table brand, best table cloth, best cue, best ball set, best cue ball, best shaft, best tip, etc. Or is a carbon shaft better than old school maple, OB brand, predator, or super duper mcdermott shaft, etc?

Next dead horses subject is how to AIM? What is best system CTE, Pro One, Ghost Ball, or the best hustle of suckers on the Forum, were people who bought into. The “PERFECT AIMING SYSTEM”. Wonder what ever happened to the Perfect Aiming Guy, genomachino aka Gene Albrieght”? He reminded me of a character out of the great movie Paper Moon played by Ryan O’Neil. Maybe the answer is hit 100,000 or 1,000,000 Balls, until aiming is second nature.

Dr. Dave’s U-Tubes have debunked most of this Pool non sense with science. The man has a Phd, taught engineering, was College Professor, so he has got credentials behind his teachings & information. IMHO the Forum is lucky to have Dr. Dave as a member participant.

Can’t forget all the Cue-maker horror stories, took deposit, never delivered, took in repair, never return Cue. Yet few learn some Cue-marker are like society. Some bad Apples, and they continue to victimize people who after reading horrible stories, for some junk now reason stand in line to become the next victim? Maybe they are like the guy from the Local Shooting Range who got bit on hand by Baby Western Diamondback Ratter, someone ask the guy did you know you were picking up Baby Rattler, guy replied yes. Then the guy got asked why did do that. Reply was unexpected, saying something like, he wants to get a better look at it. Look he go, bite he got, expensive bill for hospital & helicopter ride he got, to save his dumb A** life.

Wakeup time folks, Pool is a game of skill, skill can only be build with practicing, or playing people who play Pool better than you. Pool greatness is not who own most fancy, expensive Cue, Cue, Tip, Chalk, Case, Moose Head bridge, or Cue Extension. Willing to guess Nick Varner, Efren Reyes, or most top Pool players could play better, than most on this Forum’s Member with a HouseCue, aka Wall-A-Buska.

Truth is most Pool is be played in home, bars, sport bars, and pool rooms by people who have zero idea what AZB Forum, Banks, One Pocket, or 14/1 is. They do not know the names of top Pro Pool Players, or what the Derby City Classic is, and they do not care. They play for fun, or a league to win a trophy or ribbon at seasons end, and are happy banging balls. If they own their own Cue & Case it is noting custom, or will ever be worth more then type paid for it. Could be called a Pawn Shop special. These people are just having fun socializing, banging away, and playing pool.

Well most of this don’t matter to me, or effect me good or bad. The people doing the crying, are not doing anything to fix, reverse, or make changes to the problems plaguing Pool for the last 20 years plus. I am willing to guess zero will change in the near future.

Maybe the one thing I always was fun to read on AZB were the Road Stories of yesterday year, those things don’t happen ofter in 2024 with Internet, Social Media, as stranger walking in to your local pool room seeking action. Can be identified fast with one picture sent out to the pool world, if he is a Hustler, or Strong Player.

IMHO when AZB added the NPR Section to the Forum, it took turn in wrong direction. But today if NPR was not part of AZBilliard Forum, the AZB Forum would have gone away years ago IMHO. Again more people arguing over things they personally do zero to fix, don’t effect them directly, or it don’t effect them remotely.

Only good thing I personally can report Pool related for me in Arizona was one local room, Metro Sports Bar Phoenix did do a FREE One Pocket Clinic by Scott Frost this past year. The rocket scientists running Metro decided to do it on Mother Days Sunday, event was poorly attended. Scott did a great clinic, was very open answering questions, demonstrating shots, and sharing knowledge with the few who attended hopefully they all went home with some knowledge & ideas.

Did I attend, hell yes, did I learn anything, hell yes. Sadly the Room Manager never did the followup clinic as promised by Scott, willing to bet because poor attendance, poor alcohol sales, last the clinic being held on Mother’s Day Sunday drew few people. That was a piss poor day to draw people. Think the Freezer motivation also to do this FREE Clinic, was a way to looking for student to give private lesson too, he kept say, “I would really like to work with you”, not sure how that work out for him.

Now I expect a few AZBer's after reading this post, will start talking some trash about me, my ideas, my observations, it is the only thing they can do, attach messenger, because the message can’t be attacked. If they post their opinions with some facts that is called intelligent point & counter point discussion.

BTW Donald Trump was elected POTUS again little over week, be careful where you walk, many places will be slippery, slimy, unsafe from Liberals, Progressives, and Crazy DemondCraps in Meltdown Mode. Understand some College Kids are getting time off from classes to cope with the election results. Understand some Women are going shave their heads bald like Telly" Savalas to protest election results. Plus some ladies are planning on not having any relations with evil conservative men. Anyone sane see a problem with this crazy non sense?

Going to say bye, bye for now, when Sun is coming up in AM, I plan on taking my Coffee outside so I can relax & enjoy my Coffee with good hand rolled Cigar. Then might go play Pool.

JMHO
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Great post and great to hear from you! While AZB ain't what it used to be one thing it can be, more appropriately on the NPR forum, is a coffee shop where people get in touch and stay in touch. Don't be a stranger. Maybe restrict posts to once a week or once a month if you don't want to get wrapped up in AZB again.

Hu
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Back on 1/19/2023 measureman posted, “where’s Cocobolo Cowboy”? Answer is simple staying silent for over 22 + months. I still come to read the AZB Forum couple of times a week maybe, but Pool is way more fun to play, then read about. I laugh at same old complaints , over and over just like years ago about Pool, Cue-maker's, etc. Just like years ago no one does anything to fix, or resolve. Heard long ago, “If you’re not part of the solution, working on a solution, or fix to a problem you identified, you’re part of the problem.”

Today many kids that are brainwashed in Schools, and Colleges teachers, and professors. After brainwashing these kids identify everything that is wrong in & with the World. They taught fix is the government, and government is the responsible party to fix everything. Most public education has become indoctrination, not teaching basic life skills. That idea that only the government is capable fixing everything is not working out well.

The AZB Forum was different & more interesting years ago. Many of the members that use to post here, quit pool, quit posting on AZB, died off, the bottom line is the pulse & life that was the AZB Forum had has disappeared.

For the record I do not PLAY GOLF like someone guessed, still play Pool couple of times a week, and 99.999% of time it’s One Pocket ONLY. All this free time away from AZBilliards has been a great game builder, because I have been doing what most hate doing, practicing to get better at things I suck at. Have been running 8 and out in One Pocket frequently, not bad for an old man. Pool is still good recreation, good for the mind, and playing Pool is still fun for me.

Today Forum Members keep whining about the same bull**** & non sense just like 15 - 20 years ago. They hate Pool Tournaments Dress Codes, Green Fees, Fargo Ratings, Local Rating - Handicapping Systems, Food at DCC Sucks, Room Rates at DCC Sucks. Cesar’s Horseshoe, Indiana is not & don’t roll out RED CARPET for Pool Players coming to DCC. The Cesar’s people know they do not have to cater to the DCC- Pool Players when these people are a captive audience, booking overpriced rooms a year in advance.

Then there are the endless repetitive discussions about what is BEST, people can’t decide on the best chalk, best table brand, best table cloth, best cue, best ball set, best cue ball, best shaft, best tip, etc. Or is a carbon shaft better than old school maple, OB brand, predator, or super duper mcdermott shaft, etc?

Next dead horses subject is how to AIM? What is best system CTE, Pro One, Ghost Ball, or the best hustle of suckers on the Forum, were people who bought into. The “PERFECT AIMING SYSTEM”. Wonder what ever happened to the Perfect Aiming Guy, genomachino aka Gene Albrieght”? He reminded me of a character out of the great movie Paper Moon played by Ryan O’Neil. Maybe the answer is hit 100,000 or 1,000,000 Balls, until aiming is second nature.

Dr. Dave’s U-Tubes have debunked most of this Pool non sense with science. The man has a Phd, taught engineering, was College Professor, so he has got credentials behind his teachings & information. IMHO the Forum is lucky to have Dr. Dave as a member participant.

Can’t forget all the Cue-maker horror stories, took deposit, never delivered, took in repair, never return Cue. Yet few learn some Cue-marker are like society. Some bad Apples, and they continue to victimize people who after reading horrible stories, for some junk now reason stand in line to become the next victim? Maybe they are like the guy from the Local Shooting Range who got bit on hand by Baby Western Diamondback Ratter, someone ask the guy did you know you were picking up Baby Rattler, guy replied yes. Then the guy got asked why did do that. Reply was unexpected, saying something like, he wants to get a better look at it. Look he go, bite he got, expensive bill for hospital & helicopter ride he got, to save his dumb A** life.

Wakeup time folks, Pool is a game of skill, skill can only be build with practicing, or playing people who play Pool better than you. Pool greatness is not who own most fancy, expensive Cue, Cue, Tip, Chalk, Case, Moose Head bridge, or Cue Extension. Willing to guess Nick Varner, Efren Reyes, or most top Pool players could play better, than most on this Forum’s Member with a HouseCue, aka Wall-A-Buska.

Truth is most Pool is be played in home, bars, sport bars, and pool rooms by people who have zero idea what AZB Forum, Banks, One Pocket, or 14/1 is. They do not know the names of top Pro Pool Players, or what the Derby City Classic is, and they do not care. They play for fun, or a league to win a trophy or ribbon at seasons end, and are happy banging balls. If they own their own Cue & Case it is noting custom, or will ever be worth more then type paid for it. Could be called a Pawn Shop special. These people are just having fun socializing, banging away, and playing pool.

Well most of this don’t matter to me, or effect me good or bad. The people doing the crying, are not doing anything to fix, reverse, or make changes to the problems plaguing Pool for the last 20 years plus. I am willing to guess zero will change in the near future.

Maybe the one thing I always was fun to read on AZB were the Road Stories of yesterday year, those things don’t happen ofter in 2024 with Internet, Social Media, as stranger walking in to your local pool room seeking action. Can be identified fast with one picture sent out to the pool world, if he is a Hustler, or Strong Player.

IMHO when AZB added the NPR Section to the Forum, it took turn in wrong direction. But today if NPR was not part of AZBilliard Forum, the AZB Forum would have gone away years ago IMHO. Again more people arguing over things they personally do zero to fix, don’t effect them directly, or it don’t effect them remotely.

Only good thing I personally can report Pool related for me in Arizona was one local room, Metro Sports Bar Phoenix did do a FREE One Pocket Clinic by Scott Frost this past year. The rocket scientists running Metro decided to do it on Mother Days Sunday, event was poorly attended. Scott did a great clinic, was very open answering questions, demonstrating shots, and sharing knowledge with the few who attended hopefully they all went home with some knowledge & ideas.

Did I attend, hell yes, did I learn anything, hell yes. Sadly the Room Manager never did the followup clinic as promised by Scott, willing to bet because poor attendance, poor alcohol sales, last the clinic being held on Mother’s Day Sunday drew few people. That was a piss poor day to draw people. Think the Freezer motivation also to do this FREE Clinic, was a way to looking for student to give private lesson too, he kept say, “I would really like to work with you”, not sure how that work out for him.

Now I expect a few AZBer's after reading this post, will start talking some trash about me, my ideas, my observations, it is the only thing they can do, attach messenger, because the message can’t be attacked. If they post their opinions with some facts that is called intelligent point & counter point discussion.

BTW Donald Trump was elected POTUS again little over week, be careful where you walk, many places will be slippery, slimy, unsafe from Liberals, Progressives, and Crazy DemondCraps in Meltdown Mode. Understand some College Kids are getting time off from classes to cope with the election results. Understand some Women are going shave their heads bald like Telly" Savalas to protest election results. Plus some ladies are planning on not having any relations with evil conservative men. Anyone sane see a problem with this crazy non sense?

Going to say bye, bye for now, when Sun is coming up in AM, I plan on taking my Coffee outside so I can relax & enjoy my Coffee with good hand rolled Cigar. Then might go play Pool.

JMHO
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Well you just summed up every thread on AzB for the next month at least. :LOL: Pool is no different than any other past time/hobby. Check out any car forum, gun forum, Reddit, FB, etc. and you will find people hashing and rehashing the same things over and over.

Might as well do it with pool bums at our virtual pool hall.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Back on 1/19/2023 measureman posted, “where’s Cocobolo Cowboy”? Answer is simple staying silent for over 22 + months. I still come to read the AZB Forum couple of times a week maybe, but Pool is way more fun to play, then read about. I laugh at same old complaints , over and over just like years ago about Pool, Cue-maker's, etc. Just like years ago no one does anything to fix, or resolve. Heard long ago, “If you’re not part of the solution, working on a solution, or fix to a problem you identified, you’re part of the problem.”

Today many kids that are brainwashed in Schools, and Colleges teachers, and professors. After brainwashing these kids identify everything that is wrong in & with the World. They taught fix is the government, and government is the responsible party to fix everything. Most public education has become indoctrination, not teaching basic life skills. That idea that only the government is capable fixing everything is not working out well.

The AZB Forum was different & more interesting years ago. Many of the members that use to post here, quit pool, quit posting on AZB, died off, the bottom line is the pulse & life that was the AZB Forum had has disappeared.

For the record I do not PLAY GOLF like someone guessed, still play Pool couple of times a week, and 99.999% of time it’s One Pocket ONLY. All this free time away from AZBilliards has been a great game builder, because I have been doing what most hate doing, practicing to get better at things I suck at. Have been running 8 and out in One Pocket frequently, not bad for an old man. Pool is still good recreation, good for the mind, and playing Pool is still fun for me.

Today Forum Members keep whining about the same bull**** & non sense just like 15 - 20 years ago. They hate Pool Tournaments Dress Codes, Green Fees, Fargo Ratings, Local Rating - Handicapping Systems, Food at DCC Sucks, Room Rates at DCC Sucks. Cesar’s Horseshoe, Indiana is not & don’t roll out RED CARPET for Pool Players coming to DCC. The Cesar’s people know they do not have to cater to the DCC- Pool Players when these people are a captive audience, booking overpriced rooms a year in advance.

Then there are the endless repetitive discussions about what is BEST, people can’t decide on the best chalk, best table brand, best table cloth, best cue, best ball set, best cue ball, best shaft, best tip, etc. Or is a carbon shaft better than old school maple, OB brand, predator, or super duper mcdermott shaft, etc?

Next dead horses subject is how to AIM? What is best system CTE, Pro One, Ghost Ball, or the best hustle of suckers on the Forum, were people who bought into. The “PERFECT AIMING SYSTEM”. Wonder what ever happened to the Perfect Aiming Guy, genomachino aka Gene Albrieght”? He reminded me of a character out of the great movie Paper Moon played by Ryan O’Neil. Maybe the answer is hit 100,000 or 1,000,000 Balls, until aiming is second nature.

Dr. Dave’s U-Tubes have debunked most of this Pool non sense with science. The man has a Phd, taught engineering, was College Professor, so he has got credentials behind his teachings & information. IMHO the Forum is lucky to have Dr. Dave as a member participant.

Can’t forget all the Cue-maker horror stories, took deposit, never delivered, took in repair, never return Cue. Yet few learn some Cue-marker are like society. Some bad Apples, and they continue to victimize people who after reading horrible stories, for some junk now reason stand in line to become the next victim? Maybe they are like the guy from the Local Shooting Range who got bit on hand by Baby Western Diamondback Ratter, someone ask the guy did you know you were picking up Baby Rattler, guy replied yes. Then the guy got asked why did do that. Reply was unexpected, saying something like, he wants to get a better look at it. Look he go, bite he got, expensive bill for hospital & helicopter ride he got, to save his dumb A** life.

Wakeup time folks, Pool is a game of skill, skill can only be build with practicing, or playing people who play Pool better than you. Pool greatness is not who own most fancy, expensive Cue, Cue, Tip, Chalk, Case, Moose Head bridge, or Cue Extension. Willing to guess Nick Varner, Efren Reyes, or most top Pool players could play better, than most on this Forum’s Member with a HouseCue, aka Wall-A-Buska.

Truth is most Pool is be played in home, bars, sport bars, and pool rooms by people who have zero idea what AZB Forum, Banks, One Pocket, or 14/1 is. They do not know the names of top Pro Pool Players, or what the Derby City Classic is, and they do not care. They play for fun, or a league to win a trophy or ribbon at seasons end, and are happy banging balls. If they own their own Cue & Case it is noting custom, or will ever be worth more then type paid for it. Could be called a Pawn Shop special. These people are just having fun socializing, banging away, and playing pool.

Well most of this don’t matter to me, or effect me good or bad. The people doing the crying, are not doing anything to fix, reverse, or make changes to the problems plaguing Pool for the last 20 years plus. I am willing to guess zero will change in the near future.

Maybe the one thing I always was fun to read on AZB were the Road Stories of yesterday year, those things don’t happen ofter in 2024 with Internet, Social Media, as stranger walking in to your local pool room seeking action. Can be identified fast with one picture sent out to the pool world, if he is a Hustler, or Strong Player.

IMHO when AZB added the NPR Section to the Forum, it took turn in wrong direction. But today if NPR was not part of AZBilliard Forum, the AZB Forum would have gone away years ago IMHO. Again more people arguing over things they personally do zero to fix, don’t effect them directly, or it don’t effect them remotely.

Only good thing I personally can report Pool related for me in Arizona was one local room, Metro Sports Bar Phoenix did do a FREE One Pocket Clinic by Scott Frost this past year. The rocket scientists running Metro decided to do it on Mother Days Sunday, event was poorly attended. Scott did a great clinic, was very open answering questions, demonstrating shots, and sharing knowledge with the few who attended hopefully they all went home with some knowledge & ideas.

Did I attend, hell yes, did I learn anything, hell yes. Sadly the Room Manager never did the followup clinic as promised by Scott, willing to bet because poor attendance, poor alcohol sales, last the clinic being held on Mother’s Day Sunday drew few people. That was a piss poor day to draw people. Think the Freezer motivation also to do this FREE Clinic, was a way to looking for student to give private lesson too, he kept say, “I would really like to work with you”, not sure how that work out for him.

Now I expect a few AZBer's after reading this post, will start talking some trash about me, my ideas, my observations, it is the only thing they can do, attach messenger, because the message can’t be attacked. If they post their opinions with some facts that is called intelligent point & counter point discussion.

BTW Donald Trump was elected POTUS again little over week, be careful where you walk, many places will be slippery, slimy, unsafe from Liberals, Progressives, and Crazy DemondCraps in Meltdown Mode. Understand some College Kids are getting time off from classes to cope with the election results. Understand some Women are going shave their heads bald like Telly" Savalas to protest election results. Plus some ladies are planning on not having any relations with evil conservative men. Anyone sane see a problem with this crazy non sense?

Going to say bye, bye for now, when Sun is coming up in AM, I plan on taking my Coffee outside so I can relax & enjoy my Coffee with good hand rolled Cigar. Then might go play Pool.

JMHO
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Welcome back. Great post. And I admire your resolve. Hope you continue to post.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Back on 1/19/2023 measureman posted, “where’s Cocobolo Cowboy”? Answer is simple staying silent for over 22 + months. I still come to read the AZB Forum couple of times a week maybe, but Pool is way more fun to play, then read about. I laugh at same old complaints , over and over just like years ago about Pool, Cue-maker's, etc. Just like years ago no one does anything to fix, or resolve. Heard long ago, “If you’re not part of the solution, working on a solution, or fix to a problem you identified, you’re part of the problem.”

Today many kids that are brainwashed in Schools, and Colleges teachers, and professors. After brainwashing these kids identify everything that is wrong in & with the World. They taught fix is the government, and government is the responsible party to fix everything. Most public education has become indoctrination, not teaching basic life skills. That idea that only the government is capable fixing everything is not working out well.

The AZB Forum was different & more interesting years ago. Many of the members that use to post here, quit pool, quit posting on AZB, died off, the bottom line is the pulse & life that was the AZB Forum had has disappeared.

For the record I do not PLAY GOLF like someone guessed, still play Pool couple of times a week, and 99.999% of time it’s One Pocket ONLY. All this free time away from AZBilliards has been a great game builder, because I have been doing what most hate doing, practicing to get better at things I suck at. Have been running 8 and out in One Pocket frequently, not bad for an old man. Pool is still good recreation, good for the mind, and playing Pool is still fun for me.

Today Forum Members keep whining about the same bull**** & non sense just like 15 - 20 years ago. They hate Pool Tournaments Dress Codes, Green Fees, Fargo Ratings, Local Rating - Handicapping Systems, Food at DCC Sucks, Room Rates at DCC Sucks. Cesar’s Horseshoe, Indiana is not & don’t roll out RED CARPET for Pool Players coming to DCC. The Cesar’s people know they do not have to cater to the DCC- Pool Players when these people are a captive audience, booking overpriced rooms a year in advance.

Then there are the endless repetitive discussions about what is BEST, people can’t decide on the best chalk, best table brand, best table cloth, best cue, best ball set, best cue ball, best shaft, best tip, etc. Or is a carbon shaft better than old school maple, OB brand, predator, or super duper mcdermott shaft, etc?

Next dead horses subject is how to AIM? What is best system CTE, Pro One, Ghost Ball, or the best hustle of suckers on the Forum, were people who bought into. The “PERFECT AIMING SYSTEM”. Wonder what ever happened to the Perfect Aiming Guy, genomachino aka Gene Albrieght”? He reminded me of a character out of the great movie Paper Moon played by Ryan O’Neil. Maybe the answer is hit 100,000 or 1,000,000 Balls, until aiming is second nature.

Dr. Dave’s U-Tubes have debunked most of this Pool non sense with science. The man has a Phd, taught engineering, was College Professor, so he has got credentials behind his teachings & information. IMHO the Forum is lucky to have Dr. Dave as a member participant.

Can’t forget all the Cue-maker horror stories, took deposit, never delivered, took in repair, never return Cue. Yet few learn some Cue-marker are like society. Some bad Apples, and they continue to victimize people who after reading horrible stories, for some junk now reason stand in line to become the next victim? Maybe they are like the guy from the Local Shooting Range who got bit on hand by Baby Western Diamondback Ratter, someone ask the guy did you know you were picking up Baby Rattler, guy replied yes. Then the guy got asked why did do that. Reply was unexpected, saying something like, he wants to get a better look at it. Look he go, bite he got, expensive bill for hospital & helicopter ride he got, to save his dumb A** life.

Wakeup time folks, Pool is a game of skill, skill can only be build with practicing, or playing people who play Pool better than you. Pool greatness is not who own most fancy, expensive Cue, Cue, Tip, Chalk, Case, Moose Head bridge, or Cue Extension. Willing to guess Nick Varner, Efren Reyes, or most top Pool players could play better, than most on this Forum’s Member with a HouseCue, aka Wall-A-Buska.

Truth is most Pool is be played in home, bars, sport bars, and pool rooms by people who have zero idea what AZB Forum, Banks, One Pocket, or 14/1 is. They do not know the names of top Pro Pool Players, or what the Derby City Classic is, and they do not care. They play for fun, or a league to win a trophy or ribbon at seasons end, and are happy banging balls. If they own their own Cue & Case it is noting custom, or will ever be worth more then type paid for it. Could be called a Pawn Shop special. These people are just having fun socializing, banging away, and playing pool.

Well most of this don’t matter to me, or effect me good or bad. The people doing the crying, are not doing anything to fix, reverse, or make changes to the problems plaguing Pool for the last 20 years plus. I am willing to guess zero will change in the near future.

Maybe the one thing I always was fun to read on AZB were the Road Stories of yesterday year, those things don’t happen ofter in 2024 with Internet, Social Media, as stranger walking in to your local pool room seeking action. Can be identified fast with one picture sent out to the pool world, if he is a Hustler, or Strong Player.

IMHO when AZB added the NPR Section to the Forum, it took turn in wrong direction. But today if NPR was not part of AZBilliard Forum, the AZB Forum would have gone away years ago IMHO. Again more people arguing over things they personally do zero to fix, don’t effect them directly, or it don’t effect them remotely.

Only good thing I personally can report Pool related for me in Arizona was one local room, Metro Sports Bar Phoenix did do a FREE One Pocket Clinic by Scott Frost this past year. The rocket scientists running Metro decided to do it on Mother Days Sunday, event was poorly attended. Scott did a great clinic, was very open answering questions, demonstrating shots, and sharing knowledge with the few who attended hopefully they all went home with some knowledge & ideas.

Did I attend, hell yes, did I learn anything, hell yes. Sadly the Room Manager never did the followup clinic as promised by Scott, willing to bet because poor attendance, poor alcohol sales, last the clinic being held on Mother’s Day Sunday drew few people. That was a piss poor day to draw people. Think the Freezer motivation also to do this FREE Clinic, was a way to looking for student to give private lesson too, he kept say, “I would really like to work with you”, not sure how that work out for him.

Now I expect a few AZBer's after reading this post, will start talking some trash about me, my ideas, my observations, it is the only thing they can do, attach messenger, because the message can’t be attacked. If they post their opinions with some facts that is called intelligent point & counter point discussion.

BTW Donald Trump was elected POTUS again little over week, be careful where you walk, many places will be slippery, slimy, unsafe from Liberals, Progressives, and Crazy DemondCraps in Meltdown Mode. Understand some College Kids are getting time off from classes to cope with the election results. Understand some Women are going shave their heads bald like Telly" Savalas to protest election results. Plus some ladies are planning on not having any relations with evil conservative men. Anyone sane see a problem with this crazy non sense?

Going to say bye, bye for now, when Sun is coming up in AM, I plan on taking my Coffee outside so I can relax & enjoy my Coffee with good hand rolled Cigar. Then might go play Pool.

JMHO
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Dunno 'bout anyone else, But I always looked forward to Your,(Coco's) posts. Sure, some misspelling, some grammar issues but nearly always an insightful view or opinion.
So, the ever-so eloquent Cocobolo Cowboy speaks with his dbl spaced paragraphs and ending sentences on prepositions. Who cares about your grammar, except the "nits' just to pick on you!
WELCOME Back!
 
It's about time you came out of the shadows and added you're .02¢ worth ha ha

I've missed reading your posts as well no matter what anyone else says or thinks !

The 5 ball is still orange , and I've not heard anything about John Jr. Hughes so he may of gone to the other camp .
 
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