Billiard Coach – Mike Fieldhammer

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  • Paul Newman dead at 83

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    Fast Eddie Felson. Cool Hand Luke. Henry Gondorff. Frank Galvin. Butch Cassidy. All smokers. All Dead. Late last Friday September 26, legendary actor and salad dressing entrepreneur Paul Newman died after a lengthy battle with lung cancer.  Newman was a heavy smoker on and off screen until the 70’s when he quit the habit. Fast…

  • Qlympics! Part Deux?

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    Holly from CueSports International (Mark Griffin’s company) has released this: U.S. New National Championship Series National Championship Series Announced by CueSports International, LLC CueSports International, LLC (CSI), the parent company of the BCA Pool League (www.playbca.com), the United States Bar Table Championships (USBTC) and the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament, would like to announce the National…

  • Is it getting worse? Why Brunswick?

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    I just got news that Brunswick is pulling the plug on their Brunswick Home & Billiard stores in Denver. I guess back in 2003 they thought opening company owed retail stores might be a good idea. They opened 2 stores in Denver and one each in Chicago and Boston. Now that times are tough they…

  • Man bites shark! Can Twin Cities pool survive?

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    The last year has been tough on pool in the Twin Cities. This week another casualty: Q-Sharks in Burnsville. Word is they closed their doors July 1. Andy and Don opened it in May of 2000, I believe. Don sold out to Andy several years ago and Ken purchased the whole deal about 18 months…