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Does anyone happen to still have the very first cue they ever owned? If you're like me you have owned a lot over the years...
My father gave me my first cue when I was about 10 years old. I used to watch him play in the Busch league (great place for a 10 yr old, right? lol), and so of course I wanted to play. I think he won it on a bet one night. It was a 3-piece affair with little carved niches all over the handles.. it had these big washers you could put in between the two butt pieces to shift the weight around to your liking. I used to spend about 6 hours a day playing on the junky tables at the local Boys Club (back then it was just boys club, not boys & girls like today).
Well fast forward about 23 years, and somewhere along the way it disappeared. I eventually made the big upgrade to a 2 piece Dufferin from the local Wal-Mart, and from there on to my pride and joy (at the time) a coveted McDermott D-1. So of course being young I tossed the ratty old cue my dad gave me into a closet somewhere and never thought about it until I was much older.
While visiting my Grandparents over Thanksgiving, the conversation somehow turned to pool and how much I liked to play when I was young. My Grandmother says 'You know, I still have one of your old cues..' (they never ever throw anything away). I say.. 'Really?' (very intrigued at this point). She brings out this beat up, dusty old case.. I open it and just stare.. it is my first cue, brought back to me 23 years later.
Here are a few pics for your enjoyment, please try not to laugh
The infamous Boys Club case..
Cue inside.. been 23 years since it has breathed any air
Note the screw on tip.. only used by the elite 10 yr olds back in the day, lol
And a few other various pics
Anyway, just a nice trip down memory lane with axe and crowbar. Anybody still have their very first cue laying around?
My father gave me my first cue when I was about 10 years old. I used to watch him play in the Busch league (great place for a 10 yr old, right? lol), and so of course I wanted to play. I think he won it on a bet one night. It was a 3-piece affair with little carved niches all over the handles.. it had these big washers you could put in between the two butt pieces to shift the weight around to your liking. I used to spend about 6 hours a day playing on the junky tables at the local Boys Club (back then it was just boys club, not boys & girls like today).
Well fast forward about 23 years, and somewhere along the way it disappeared. I eventually made the big upgrade to a 2 piece Dufferin from the local Wal-Mart, and from there on to my pride and joy (at the time) a coveted McDermott D-1. So of course being young I tossed the ratty old cue my dad gave me into a closet somewhere and never thought about it until I was much older.
While visiting my Grandparents over Thanksgiving, the conversation somehow turned to pool and how much I liked to play when I was young. My Grandmother says 'You know, I still have one of your old cues..' (they never ever throw anything away). I say.. 'Really?' (very intrigued at this point). She brings out this beat up, dusty old case.. I open it and just stare.. it is my first cue, brought back to me 23 years later.
Here are a few pics for your enjoyment, please try not to laugh

The infamous Boys Club case..
Cue inside.. been 23 years since it has breathed any air
Note the screw on tip.. only used by the elite 10 yr olds back in the day, lol
And a few other various pics
Anyway, just a nice trip down memory lane with axe and crowbar. Anybody still have their very first cue laying around?