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Ghost, do you know if Ed Young is still Dave's shopmate? About 20 years ago Ed made the tiny-tipped shaft that I still play (badly) with - only took him a year... :) pj chgo

Thanks, Whitey. All is well-as-can-be-under-the-corona-circumstances. :) pj chgo

The 12 couldn't possibly move that far without a double hit from the cue ball... That's all I know. pj chgo P.S. I see that others have already explained that...

OK - I guess you were with Captain Beefheart by then? Amazing how many years have passed and you still look like yourself! :) pj chgo

Feeling a little guilty, because unlike lots of pool players I have access to my home-away-from-home room (Pressure Billiards in my neighborhood) - but have been unable to practice because of my weakened post-surgery state. Finally came in and shot a few practice racks today, but still can't...

I hope you're getting your cut of this... Are you in this pic somewhere? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0884CJNRZ?tag=ilovethatsong-20&ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&ascsubtag=5f84aa9cff4ad6da5c9348d1a0e70902&fbclid=IwAR3iCtlVSh87-L1Sbl3JNyt6WDPEZ6kmqDCGqKiIyDb9vbe3Ng04Av79VOw pj chgo

I’ve always thought it’s important to break with inside spin to leave the CB on or near the side rail, limiting opponent’s ability to control his return shot. But the pros don’t seem to care much about that, usually leaving the CB off the rail by as much as a foot or more, often with no...

Here's a (slightly) organized list of all the "commandments" suggested both here and in the same thread over on AzBilliards. pj chgo

What's the short list of most important playing tips for winning one pocket? I'll volunteer a couple (that may or may not make the 10 Commandment cut): - Always play safe, whether shooting or not. - When not shooting leave the CB frozen to something. pj chgo [A thread like this was just...

I could only be there for part of a game today, but got a couple of shots. Here's Ghost trying to intimidate John with a behind the back straight back bank. pj chgo

Anybody else having this problem? http://www.onepocket.org/watch/ Hitting the "log in as..." button doesn't work. Logging in with my onepocket.org login doesn't work. Logging in with my Facebook login doesn't work. Does anything work? pj chgo

Just ran across these YouTube videos of Doc (Art Tripp of Mothers of Invention and Captain Beefheart fame) telling his musical story. Not just a pretty face! Enjoy... pj chgo (Hope you don't mind, Doc...?)

Some of you might be familiar with the old (now closed) Chicago pool room called Marie's Golden Cue. It was sold recently by its longtime owner-operater Ted Minassian (here's a thread I posted back in January about the new room opening in its place: Surge Billiards). Well, I see news on AzB...

Asteroid Billiards: This Wild Idea to Protect Earth Just Might Work By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer I propose Max Eberle to be the billiards science consultant for this important project. pj chgo

Surge, the new 21st century poolroom/bar/restaurant/coffeeshop in Chicago, showing off its summer look. Not enough one pocket there yet... pj chgo

What rules are most likely to be different from one player to the next? What would a pre-matchup checklist look like? Here’s one being discussed in another thread: - how to determine if a ball’s in/out of the kitchen What others? pj chgo

Answer here: https://youtu.be/oS9KrL4z2a4?t=5585 pj chgo

I'm reading on AzB that Chicago's Dave Bond, host of the American Billiard Radio podcast and keeper of the Chicago Billiard Museum ("Mr.Bond" on AzB) passed away. I didn't know him personally, but by all accounts he was a tireless billiards historian and advocate - and pretty young (under 50 I...

At the new Chicago pool room I've posted about, the tables are covered with Simonis Tournament Blue cloth and they use Masters blue chalk. Sounds like the right combo, right? Strange thing - the chalk looks brown on the cloth, so the tables look dirtier than they should. Has anybody here seen...

Thought you guys might like to hear about Surge Billiards, a new pool room that opened today in Chicago's northwest side Albany Park neighborhood. It's a great looking place with lots of amenities - coffee shop, full "pub" kitchen, big full bar, screens all around, good service... oh yeah, and...