Billiard Coach – Mike Fieldhammer

Paul Newman dead at 83

Posted on 29. Sep, 2008 by Fieldhammer.

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.

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Qlympics! Part Deux?

Posted on 28. Aug, 2008 by Fieldhammer.

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 Championship [...]

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Man bites shark! Can Twin Cities pool survive?

Posted on 05. Jul, 2008 by Fieldhammer.

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 [...]

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