Where's Cocobolo Cowboy?

[RAMIII]

coco is a special person.
a bunch of idiots mocked him and criticized him every time he posted. now we have to live with him not being here or rarely.

Thank Gawd! His post was drivel. I've seen his posts for years and they're always bizarre, but this last one takes the cake. Good riddance unless he takes a more reasonable and amicable tone.....there are valid opinions on both sides but not in Coco's world and there lies the problem.

 

[Cornerman]

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

Love this post. Nice job!

 

[justadub]

Sure don't sound or write like Coco.

There was one time, many years ago, after a bunch of posts mocking him or disparaging him, he did a post similar to this. Coherent, well thought out, etc. I seem to recall him saying something to the effect that he could write that way, he chose not to, for whatever reason. I can't recall now, it's been a while. So I've known he was capable of posts like this.

Which is even more baffling to try and read much of what he did actually post.

I'm glad he's well, and in a good place. There is tremendous value in that.

 

[ShootingArts]

There was one time, many years ago, after a bunch of posts mocking him or disparaging him, he did a post similar to this. Coherent, well thought out, etc. I seem to recall him saying something to the effect that he could write that way, he chose not to, for whatever reason. I can't recall now, it's been a while. So I've known he was capable of posts like this.

Which is even more baffling to try and read much of what he did actually post.

I'm glad he's well, and in a good place. There is tremendous value in that.

I knew a man was extremely knowledgeable in a niche sport, even more niche than pool. He wrote like someone semi-educated in formal schooling, on the ragged edge of illiterate. I had a great respect for his niche knowledge, he was one of the best in the world, so I never gave the slightest indication of anything that could be considered a put down.

Then I went to a major invitational and met Don. I was very glad I had never teased or put him down in the slightest from on top of my educational pebble, he was the head of a college at an ivy league university!

I write on about an eighth grade level or a little less. When writing a technical paper I can kick it up to a few years of college level if appropriate. I try to keep my everyday writing at an everyday level, easier for me and easier for the person reading.

Don and Coco are reminders we really have no idea who is at the other end of an internet persona. We may be looking at the real person or they may be catering to their audience. At one time my everyday writing was a bit above a tenth grade level. Folks thought I was putting on airs. I deliberately dumbed down a little, others have dumbed down a lot.

When we laugh at a Don Gentner or Cocobolo Cowboy we may be setting ourselves up to be the real object of humor. I figured Coco had a double twist in his handle, a play on the already twisted great Mel Tillis song Coca Cola Cowboy. That hints at somebody not to be underestimated.

Hu

 

[sciarco]

I believe in not mocking anybody, we're all here to enjoy the knowledge of everyone's opinion good or bad let's all get along and have fun in the world of pool.

 

[arnaldo]

My philosophy? Generally, no near-normal person is as good as the best thing they have ever done . . . but neither are they as bad as the worst thing they have ever done.

I'm absolutely certain that a hundred years from now, Bruce will be remembered exactly as much as any of us AZB posters for the way we spent the few cosmic seconds we have been *randomly* granted to exist on this remote spinning rock on the far edge of a very unexceptional galaxy -- a galaxy that is one lost raindrop in a vast ocean of trillions of other galaxies.

Arnaldo ~ "Life is a comedy for those who Think . . a tragedy for those who Feel." -- Jean Racine, 17th Century dramatist
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[skip100]

We are all bits on each others’ screens and our posts should stand on their own. Perhaps CC is a well-adjusted, interesting, knowledgeable person off of AZB who has views worth considering. His long history of inane posts suggests nothing of the sort, but we all have our own online and offline personalities. Hopefully he spends a few extra seconds proofreading and brings his life experience to bear as he reenters the forum.

 

[justnum]

AZB always felt how a forum should be used. I am grateful to have discussed and received feedback on the forum. CC has an interesting way to present arguments.

Did CC have a take on the WPA ban?

 

[RAMIII]

I believe in not mocking anybody, we're all here to enjoy the knowledge of everyone's opinion good or bad let's all get along and have fun in the world of pool.

Coco is mocking people in his post! It's not as if he should be immune from critiques. I don't think anyone here wishes him ill will, but he shouldn't dole out criticism and then claim he's tired of it here on AZ when he's contributing to it.... #Hypocrisy