Mike, it's not too late to change your mind! :thumbup:
Who are the 'Old Schoolers' of AZ
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Mike, it's not too late to change your mind! :thumbup:
I remember running into Mike at a Joss event at Turning Stone. I had not seen him in person for many years. I sat down next to him in the stands to share a few words.
I said, "Mike, the forum sure has grown." The look on his face was priceless! :smile2: Then we both chuckled. :grin-square:
They have been hanging out on facebook.Every one is doing well.
facebook. FACEBOOK! That word gives me the creeps. ! My son made me join and set up an account for me a few years ago. Now I keep getting those emails saying so and so want to be my friend. Some of which I know and others I've never heard of! A few minutes ago a good buddy of mine called me and told me his wife of 17 years met some guy on FACEBOOK and walked out on him and their 3 kids to be with her new friend at FACEBOOK! WHO THE HELL NEEDS FACEBOOK WHEN WE HAVE AZ? Seems to me that FACEBOOK is a place for people who have no other life! Now they waste all their time screwing around on some imaginary farm or something I refuse to familiarize myself with! FACEBOOK SUCKS! At least at AZ we have a common thread, pool, that we can all relate to! Don't mention FACEBOOK around me!
LOL! I kind of feel the same way but for other reasons.
A work associate contacted me via LinkedIn and wanted me to "friend" her. As soon as I did, I looked at the bottom of my Home Page, and every single one of my bosses' names and their clients' names were there, asking me if I wanted to "friend" them. I deleted my account.
Facebook offers a place for AzBilliards members to speak their piece without moderation. Some members enjoy that. It gives them a chance to air their grievances, so to speak! :grin-square:
I don't know if I'm old school or not.
There is a way to list all of the accounts that were set up within the first month of AZB. The oldest ones are March of 2003.
I think I remember counting 23 accounts with that date on it. Now that's old school.
There is a way to list all of the accounts that were set up within the first month of AZB. The oldest ones are March of 2003.
I think I remember counting 23 accounts with that date on it. Now that's old school.
Linda 'The Queen'
And she still does. Linda is doing great, kind of flying under the radar in tiny Southern Oregon. She won the women's Grand Masters at the Lincoln City BCA, giving her bragging rights around the house for a while. Playing great and looking even better-I'll pass along your kind words.
And she still does. Linda is doing great, kind of flying under the radar in tiny Southern Oregon. She won the women's Grand Masters at the Lincoln City BCA, giving her bragging rights around the house for a while. Playing great and looking even better-I'll pass along your kind words.
I've been here since 2006, if memory serves me. Was on Billiards Digest before that for a while. On rec.sport.billiard since the before the advent of GUI. That's Graphic User Interface, for those who don't know, and is what you're now using to read the forums
I left rsb not because of FL but because of all those people showing up new to the newsgroup and telling the veterans how and what to post. I remember Lou, Bob Jewett, JB Cases, and probably others here who went by different screen names then, as I did myself. Edit: I should add Sherm, JoeyA, and Jam to my remembered list. I'm sure there are others I don't remember at the moment.
I got into pool in 1961 or '62, took up the game seriously in the early '70s and have been hooked ever since. I'd seen Crane, Mosconi, and Mizerak in exhibitions before I got to see any major 9 ball tournaments. I've met a few AZers personally and would like to meet more since I am now more able to get to major tournaments, etc.
I left rsb not because of FL but because of all those people showing up new to the newsgroup and telling the veterans how and what to post. I remember Lou, Bob Jewett, JB Cases, and probably others here who went by different screen names then, as I did myself. Edit: I should add Sherm, JoeyA, and Jam to my remembered list. I'm sure there are others I don't remember at the moment.I got into pool in 1961 or '62, took up the game seriously in the early '70s and have been hooked ever since. I'd seen Crane, Mosconi, and Mizerak in exhibitions before I got to see any major 9 ball tournaments. I've met a few AZers personally and would like to meet more since I am now more able to get to major tournaments, etc.
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Opened my Poolhall here in The Netherlands in 1999 and was on AZ i believe not long after that.
Joined in June 2003, that makes me Mr. #458
I remember the many posts of Colin Colenso to.
Mario Blansjaar from the Netherlands is not in the poolscene any more for many years.
MH
HOB Weert
Joined in June 2003, that makes me Mr. #458
I remember the many posts of Colin Colenso to.
Mario Blansjaar from the Netherlands is not in the poolscene any more for many years.
MH
HOB Weert
Aye and of course the others already mentioned.
I remember Mario and of course Colin. I always wanted to meet Mario. That's too bad, he left the pool scene. Thanks for the update!
JoeyA
I CAN'T FIND THE "MEMBER NUMBERS"
I'M PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE "OLD SCHOOLERS"
CLASSICCUES, IMO, SHOULD BE ON THE LIST AS WELL.
Marcus
P.S. I MISS THE DAYS WHERE POSTS AND DISCUSSIONS WERE FUN, AND WHEN THE FOR SALE SECTION WASN'T FULL OF ASSHOLES TRYING TO RIP PEOPLE OFF.
I'M PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE "OLD SCHOOLERS"
CLASSICCUES, IMO, SHOULD BE ON THE LIST AS WELL.
Marcus
P.S. I MISS THE DAYS WHERE POSTS AND DISCUSSIONS WERE FUN, AND WHEN THE FOR SALE SECTION WASN'T FULL OF ASSHOLES TRYING TO RIP PEOPLE OFF.
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You are 935...definitely "Old school" my man.
Okay, I forgot to bring up "CaptainHook". With all of this talk about AZ crushes; CH was the original. His avatar always had one or two scantily clad beauties - it was always implied that one was his wife, the other their girlfriend. A LOT of posters tried to be his friend (sort of like Fatboy or female posters attract attention - if you have fame, money, or beauty you WILL be popular here).
I understand your sentiment.Different strokes for different folks.May be,you should reconsider your stance on facebook.Who knows u may like it.I love facebook and I visit facebook lots of times in a day.
Here's an old school photo from the Jimbo Jambo. Many old schoolers there from RSB and AZ.
If you are in this pic, you are officially an old schooler.
-td [353 - May 2003; I was RSB long before AZ]
[edit: IIRC, Sherm was there too - I seem to recall we celebrated his birthday at the Jambo]
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Based on a quick search, here are the stats I pulled up. Interestingly, the user numbers don’t match the search engine – so some folks must no longer be around…
In the first month [3/22-4/22] 126 members show up on the search, although their reg numbers appear to go much higher, including:
AzHousePro (1)
Keith (2)
Porter (3)
Grady (10)
Smorg (32)
TonyA (101)
Joe (classic) (103)
Trigger (132)
Blackjack (141)
Earl Strickland (156)
Sarah Rousey (202)
Theirry (221)
JoeyA (244)
The next month [4/23-5-24] there were only around 40 more including:
Blud (293)
Jude (338)
td873[me] (353)
Search shows 167 in the first 2 months of the new interface.
-td
In the first month [3/22-4/22] 126 members show up on the search, although their reg numbers appear to go much higher, including:
AzHousePro (1)
Keith (2)
Porter (3)
Grady (10)
Smorg (32)
TonyA (101)
Joe (classic) (103)
Trigger (132)
Blackjack (141)
Earl Strickland (156)
Sarah Rousey (202)
Theirry (221)
JoeyA (244)
The next month [4/23-5-24] there were only around 40 more including:
Blud (293)
Jude (338)
td873[me] (353)
Search shows 167 in the first 2 months of the new interface.
-td
Yeah, I was there. I'm in the picture between Dave & Mark, under Tom. I'm 743 in AZ.
Mike did say he would delete users from time to time if they never posted or whatnot.