I had been going to the Magnet for a little while after the pool room (BoDudley's) closed down in December, but I won't go there anymore. The place is horrible. It's not even a pool hall, it's a bar with a few shitting tables. lol. BoDudley's is the place that I learned to play and was a great room full of Diamond Smart Tables, but sadly do to a lot of issues it had to close. It's still sitting there in tact if anyone is interested in buying it.
I'm really good friends with John actually. He's playing when he can. He's got another kid on the way and is very excited about it. His game is at a level where even if he doesn't play for a couple months he's still very hard to beat. He'll be going to WAMO next weekend to win it for the 3rd or 4th straight year. lol.
As for Ernie, he quit playing for a while after getting kicked out of most places in the city but he's getting back into it now. He'll stake anyone that needs a stake...if it's the right game and worth it for him of course.