| HOW I GOT STARTED PLAYING |
| WELL, MY MOTHER STARTED PLAYING ABOUT 18 YEARS AGO AND MY SISTER ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO. BACK THEN I HATED POOL BECAUSE THERE WAS A POOL TABLE IN OUR LIVING ROOM IN THE APARTMENT, MOM WAS GONE ALL THE TIME PLAYING OR WORKING. I WAS ONLY 15 AT THE TIME. I THINK ANOTHER PART THAT BOTHERED ME IS THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO PLAY WITH THEM IN LEAGUES. WE HAD ALWAYS DONE THINGS TOGETHER AND NOW, WELL. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 18 OR 19 I STARTED GOING TO A LOCAL CLUB (THAT I COULD GET IN TO). ONE NIGHT I WENT IN AND NO ONE WAS THERE EXCEPT ABOUT 4 GUYS UPSTAIRS PLAYING POOL. SO I WENT UP AND PUT 25CENTS ON THE TABLE AND ONE GUY SAYS "WE ARE PLAYING FOR A DOLLAR" AND SO I SAID "OK". IT WAS EITHER BE BORED AND BROKE OR REALLY BORED AND BEING A KID MONEY MEANS NOTHING. WELL I WAS NOT BORED FOR LONG, I GUESS WATCHING MOM AND MY SISTER KATHI PLAY (WHEN I COULD) REALLY PAID OFF. AT LEAST IT DID THAT NIGHT. I WON $27 (@ $1 A GAME) I WAS HOOKED. NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE MONEY, AS A MATTER OF FACT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAD ANY INFLUENCE ON THE REASON I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS GAME/SPORT. I THINK THE MAIN REASON'S WERE; I LIKED HAVING TO THINK AND LEARN WHY THIS DID THIS AND THAT DID THAT. BEATING ALL THE GUYS THAT NIGHT (SEVERAL MORE SHOWED UP LATER) DIDN'T HURT EITHER. |
| MY FIRST TOURNAMENT |
| AFTER PLAYING IN A LEAGUE WITH MOM AND SIS FOR ALMOST A YEAR, THEY THOUGHT I SHOULD GO WITH THEM TO THIS TOURNAMENT IN LAS VEGAS THAT YEAR. I HAD NEVER PLAYED IN A TOURNAMENT UP TO THAT POINT, ONLY LEAGUE. THIS TOURNAMENT WAS THE "MILLERS LITE WORLD SERIES OF TAVERN POOL" ONE OF THE LARGEST AMATUER EVENTS AT THAT TIME. I WALKED IN THE PLAY AREA OF THE HOTEL AND ABOUT DIED. ALMOST 100 TABLES IN ONE ROOM. NEEDLESS TO SAY I LOST MY FIRST MATCH, BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT. 3-2,3-2 WITH SUZIE Q. (THE ILLINOIS STATE CHAMPION), SHE WAS GREAT. AFTER THAT I WAS HOOKED (EVEN MORE) ON TOURNAMENTS. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU WALK IN TO THE TOURNAMENT. |
| MY LEAGUE DIRECTOR'S DAYS |
| AFTER PLAYING ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS, I STARTED RUNNING LEAGUES. IN-HOUSE, BCA AND SMALL LOCAL TOURNAMENTS. THAT GETS OLD AFTER A WHILE SO I STOPPED RUNNING THEM AND JUST PLAYED. WHEN WE FOUND THE VALLEY LEAGUES THAT WAS IT. THE CREAM OF THE CROP, THE BEST NATIONAL LEAGUE THERE IS. WHEN OUR LOCAL LEAGUE SHUT DOWN, OUR LADIES TEAM (THE MISSCUES) DROVE 120 MILES (ONE WAY) TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN TO PLAY IN THE VNEA LEAGUES THERE. THAT WAS EVEN BETTER (EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVE). INDY AMUSEMENTS IS A WONDERFUL, ORGANIZED, FUN AND HONEST CHARTER. AFTER TWO YEARS WE DECIDED TO STAY AT HOME. I FOUND ANOTHER LOCAL CHARTER THAT HAD STARTED IN OUR AREA AND SO WE STARTED PLAYING FOR THEM, COLLINS GAMES OF KENTUCKY. LEAGUE WAS GREAT WITH THEM THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THEY WERE BASED OUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE LEAGUE OPERATOR WAS DOWN THERE AND COULD NOT BE HERE ALL THE TIME TO RECRUTE, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SO ON. WELL I STARTED HELPING HERE IN OUR LEAGUE AND THINGS PROGRESSED AND I STARTED GOING TO OTHER PARTS OF KY (I ALSO STARTED DATING THE OPERATOR), THEN I FOUND MYSELF IN FRANKFORT, KY RUNNING THE KY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND A MONTH LATER IN SOUTH CAROLINA RUNNING THE SC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. THAT WAS GREAT. WELL OUR LOCAL CHARTER HAD SOME PROBLEMS, NO DIRECTOR AND FELL APART. I HAD TO DO SOMETHING, BECAUSE AFTER YOU PLAY IN THE VNEA INTERNATIONALS YOU HAVE TO GO BACK. SO I GOT A CHARTER THROUGH A LOCAL AMUSEMENT COMPANY, ACTION AMUSEMENTS. THEY WERE GREAT AND I THANK THEM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE LEAGUE SYSTEM, THE FREEDOM TO RUN AS I KNEW HOW AND ALL OF THE HELP. |
| WELL HERE WE ARE TODAY |
| WELL, HERE IT IS 11 YEARS LATER. I NOW HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL,SHE IS WONDERFUL AND IS THE MAIN FOCUS OF MY TIME NOW. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I RESIGNED FROM RUNNING THE VNEA LEAGUES. THE WEEKLY PLAY AND TIME ALL YEAR WAS A LITTLE TOO MUCH AND I FEEL, WAS NOT FAIR TO HER. THE OTHER REASON I RESIGNED IS TO START THIS TOUR. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A LOCAL TOUR WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE TO THE PRO TOUR. THIS IS PERFECT. ONE WEEKEND A MONTH (AT MOST) AWAY FROM HOME AND THE PRINCESS, AND MOST ALL THE REST CAN BE DONE RIGHT HERE (WITH HER HELPING MIGHT I ADD). WHAT MORE COULD I ASK FOR? I AM A SELF EMPLOYED COMMERCIAL ARTIST SO I WORK AT HOME MOST OF THE TIME NOW. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!! I AM REALLY WORKING HARD TO GET THIS THING TOGETHER FOR ALL OF US. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS GOING AND SEE MY PLAYERS DO WELL. I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET SPONSORS AND RECOGNITION FOR THE TOUR AND PLAYERS. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEALS OR COMMENTS PLEASE EMAIL OR SIGN THE GUESTBOOK. I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET BACK WITH YOU ASAP.  |
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