JAM
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It's completely and totally absurd what he's getting away with but apparently he's got "top cover" over there from the powers that be. (I've gotten several PMs with people kevetching about what he's allowed to get away with and a couple of folks have sent me a link to a video of him playing recently in which he repeatedly fails to get out with BIH on a bar table.)
But, it's all working out. He's gotten himself so wrapped around the axle lately, promoting himself ad nauseum and picking fights with everyone to include Mark and Justin, that he's doing more damage to himself now than what someone else might do. (Also, having John Barton in your corner constantly rooting for you isn't exactly the kind of ringing endorsement anybody in their right mind would want.) So, it was actually kinda nice this morning to just sit back and read the self-inflicted carnage from last night and early today
Lou Figueroa
I have actually received two or three PMs and/or e-mails from instructional pool peeps who asked me if I knew C.J. Apparently, unbeknownst to me, they are up in arms about his TOI strategy and vehemently disagree with it.
I don't know much about it, so I can't comment on the TOI or other instructional matters.
Though I understand why some folks are upset at his presence on AzBilliards being a bit much, I don't think it calls for people to gang up on him or tag-team on the threads. Since I'm mostly aware of who's who on AzBilliards, aside from the newly formed identities of banned members posting, it is kind of sickening to read each potshot from the testicle danglers targeting C.J. People are getting banned daily, these newly formed member identities. The pack mentality of a gang on AzBilliards is brutal. I had the entire town of Houston after me at one time. There must have been 40 or 50 newly formed identities in one day after one of their own was banned for engaging in a back-and-forth with me and then uttered the C-word. I never asked for the banning, but when it happened, I was the blame for it. "Houston, we gotta problem," and it was me.
I know this may be hard for a man to accept, but women are treated differently in the pool world. There is a strong discrimination against females, and it's happening on forums, as well. It's like if you're a female, you have no right to directly address a male on a thread, and if you do, you will be scrutinized and ridiculed.
Is there any difference in the advertising on the forum that TAR does or the other livestreamers, the case makers, the custom cue guys, and C.J.? I'm trying to separate them and figure out if there is a difference. I'm not sure. What say you?
Regardless, AzBilliards, as I know you know, ain't RSB. People deserve a certain modicum of respect, whether you're a retired pool player, a legend, a social shooter, a pro player, a league member, or a railbird like me.
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