Billiards Table Talk April 2012 by tamii schrum

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have one goal in mind when you walk through their doors, spoil the customer and send them on their way happy and full, and trust me, we were! Andy, the chef from back East, stays on top of every order, either dining in or delivery…(and he’s kinda cute too…;) ). Sarah, always a delight to meet, will serve you quickly and with a smile, maybe even a joke or

two. At the Ol’ Pizzeria you will fall in love with pizza all over again! At the end of April 2012, Johnny plans to bring in live music. Where? In the parking lot, of course! He will start Bike Night on Friday nights and is looking to start a antique auto show on different nights throughout the month. This will become one of the hot spots for music, bikes and cars. Keep an eye on the Ol’ Pizzeria and watch them grow into a great night spot.

Also on Tuesday, April 10th at 7pm, come out and help me celebrate Dr. Jack’s 21st birthday and hang out with us! Shhhh…it’s a surprise!  The Ol’ Pizzeria is open SunThurs 11am til 10pm and Fri & Sat. from 11am til Midnight. SEE AD ABOVE! Mention Table Talk and get 10% off your order!

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Another wonderful month begins in the year 2012, am I the only one that thinks the months are flying by too fast? Watch for some exciting pool and dart events this month and support your local rooms and bars. With our economy down as it is, we need to let our clubs, bars and rooms know we appreciate them and all they do for us. We wish thank everyone that showed up for the Benefit for Melissa on the 10th of March at the Amber Inn. The benefit was a great success, everyone had a great time and we raised a nice amount of cash to help with medical bills. There is another great event for a young 13 year old girl on the 4th of April 2012, “AMBERHAZE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER”. It’s a benefit poker run, everyone is welcome; see the ad on page 2 of this paper, and I’ll see you there.

You are welcome to send me any and all charity events coming up in the future and I will try my best to get them in the papers. If anyone has some interesting pictures from St. Patrick’s please send them to me, I’d love to have a display of the Irish and non-Irish at their best. Try something different for a change, try playing bingo at Reflections Bingo located at 3415 W. Northern Ave, see their full page ad in this paper. It’s great fun and a good chance at winning some cash, look around you may be sitting next to me or Tamii or one of the Blue Sky people. Now as far as me, I’m doing ok since my motorcycle accident if you want to follow my progress see the column below titled “ON THE ROAD AGAIN”. This column is intended to bring you all along with me “ON THE ROAD AGAIN”, I’ll let you in on my medical stuff, personal endeavors and road trips when they begin again. Feel free to drop me line at email billiardstabletalk@yahoo.com or thedartstarr@yahoo.com or text me at 623 340 0481. I will try to answer any questions you may have.

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It’s a good thought anyway; at least I have lots of future plans even if I can’t get out yet. I see my doctor for an update on my recovery on April 4th 2012 with some luck he will tell me I’ll be able to start putting some weight on my right leg, that’s the key to it all, once I can start building up the weight on my right leg, getting on a bike again should come next. I do want to hit the road again soon after I can ride, I’m not sure where but going up the California Coast sounds good for a short little ride, then maybe down to Florida then up to Upper Michigan for a little longer ride. I’m still not sure if they are going to total my old Harley or what. I’m looking at new one just in case. Health wise I seem to be doing ok, some aches and pain but I can’t complain, after all I did come away with the most important thing, my life! I was complaining the other day about having aches and pains throughout my body and one of the people around me (a medical doctor) simply said “next time you’re on your Harley again get it going

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about 60 miles an hour then run it into a cement wall, that’s about what your body went through in your accident.”. I guess that opened my eyes, I had a serious accident, a very, very serious accident and I do now appreciate how lucky I was, and am. Until next month, let’s hope I’m on my bike and can write about my first ride, be safe out there and care for each other

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It’s say a Monday, naw Tuesday night (you get the picture; I’m looking for a slow night here). You wanna get out of the house, but you just can’t stand the thought of sitting at the end of a dark, lonely, bar with say Barry Manilow playing in the background, and the guy sitting two chairs down from you (even though you try your hardest to tune him out, even moreso than mr. Manilow) talking about his latest conquest. Could you think of a better reason to not join a pool or dart league? For those of you thinking I’m not good enough, or just haven’t played enough; That’s something the league

to level the playing competition. So if you’re a male, female, young, or old; you’re in! Some of the benefits to being in a pool or dart league is that you’ll get to travel to different areas in the valley, and hey, you won’t have to listen to that guy two chairs down anymore, or Barry. Open some new doors, see some new faces. Depending on how well you, and your team do, you’ll also do some travelling; ‘cause most leagues don’t stop at crowning a state champ. They want to see if the best in the west can beat the beasts from the east. I just can’t promise an all-expense paid trip, so choose your team carefully. Happy Shootin’ and/or throwin’!

BUYING A POOL TABLE By Daniel Lee Humphries The first thing to figure out is what size table you want, and how much room you have to play with. A good rule of thumb is to leave yourself five feet of clearance all the way around the table. For example, a 4’x8’ table will require approximately 237 sq feet. 3.5’ x 7 foot will require 200 sq ft of floor space. Next, make sure the bed of the table is made of slate. One inch thick is standard in the United States. I like older tables that have been around longer than me, refurbished with new bumpers and felt. They seem sturdier plus they just look

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YOUR NAME AND/OR THE NAME OF YOUR BAND: Amanda Peachey/ The Blue Rose Band INSTRUMENT YOU PLAY: Vocals BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR BAND/MUSIC: The Blue Rose band is a straight up rock n’ roll band with a bluesy southern influence. We write music that should be blasted while speeding through a desert highway under the night sky.

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU LEARNED TO PLAY AND WHO INSPIRED YOU? The first time I sang was when I was 5. My grandmother took me to church and asked me to sing in front of her friends. The first thing that came to mind was ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia.” After seeing the church hens shocked faces I was hooked. My sister has an incredible voice and was a major influence throughout my life. I love the old singers from the 50’s and 60’s such as Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Etta James and a little Janis Joplin. More recent influences include

Joan Osborne and Shannon Hoon. IF YOU COULD JAM WITH ANYONE ALIVE OR DEAD WHO WOULD IT BE? Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Ray Charles, Aerosmith… and Animal from the Muppets. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE "CHEESY" SONG OF ALL TIME? Tone Loc- “Wild Thing”… maybe cause Trevor plays it in most of our downtime at rehearsal. One of these days I’m gonna bust out with the rap and make him pee his pants. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY AT IN AZ? Every venue in AZ has a special vibe which makes each experience fun. I love Donna Jean’s Libations because Donna is an incredible person. I also love The Drunken Lass in Prescott. There’s something so gratifying about grinding on the crowd in the middle of a song while they’re trying to get by to go to the bathroom. WHATS YOUR POISON/DRINK OF CHOICE? On an average weekday: coffee with coconut creamer. On the weekend: Amber Bock, Newcastle, or any good quality whiskey. WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST SONG YOU PERFORM? That’s like asking a parent to pick a favorite child! But… If all the other songs were outside playing I’d tell “True Blood” he was my favorite. I love the freedom in that song to have special guests and it shows off my mad tambourine skills! WHERE ARE YOUR GIGS FOR THE NEXT MONTH? April 14th we’ll be at Donna Jean’s. 67th Ave & Bell Road.

DO YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOUR BEST SHOW EVER? We played the Whiskey A-Go-Go several years ago and although it was an incredible experience it helped create an even more memorable one. We were back home the next weekend and we played a packed show at Joe’s Grotto. I remember loving the energy in the crowd and when we got done playing “Home” I looked out into the crowd and it was silent for a good 5-10 seconds. It felt like an eternity and I became nervous (which rarely happens). Then we got this amazing reaction and some of the most heartfelt applause I’ve heard. I could tell we really touched the crowd and it made me realize that this is what I was meant to be a part of. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A MUSICIAN? Free Therapy. DO YOU READ TABLE TALK AND DART STARR NEWSPAPERS? As of this interview… religiously. DO YOU PLAY PRIVATE PARTIES AND ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING? Most definitely! Part of what makes this band so special is how personable we all are. This band is truly my 2nd family. We love to mingle, meet new faces, and experience life! We all feel blessed to be a part of something with such natural chemistry and we want to share it with anyone who wants to listen. CONTACT/BOOKING INFO: Steve Conway@258industries.com Photo courtesy of: www.facebook.com/scottstahlphotos

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LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: Billiards Table Talk & The Dart Starr Newspapers YOUR NAME AND/OR THE NAME OF YOUR BAND: Larry Green – Nurse Ratchet INSTRUMENT YOU PLAY: Bass BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR BAND/MUSIC: We are a FUN band with some great players. We have a few hundred songs in our song list. It’s a real pleasure to jam with Doug White, Jeanne McKay White and Gary Young. We all sing but Jeanne does most of the vocals as well as being a fantastic drummer. She rips out everything from Joplin to Maiden! Gary ‘Papa G” Young plays a mean sax, flute and harmonica. Doug is an amazing guitar player that does everything from jazz to metal. They are very experienced and have some great gig stories. We are making some new stories too! HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU LEARNED TO PLAY AND WHO INSPIRED YOU? I started playing bass at 13. I had an electric guitar and I knew a few chords. My family moved to a new house and the kid across the street was a great guitar player. He was my age. And so the story goes, as so many bass players, there were enough guitar players around so I bought a bass. We sat in my room every day after school playing along to Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd records (yes, records!). In our neighborhood we had some very talented young players all within walking distance from each other so we could jam any time we wanted. The first drummer I played with is actually a classical music conductor/composer now. I had a great opportunity to cut my teeth with some great guys! I’d have to say Butler, Jones and Waters were my biggest influences. You gotta love Flea too! IF YOU COULD JAM WITH ANYONE ALIVE OR DEAD WHO WOULD IT BE? I think about this a lot. It would be great to play with The Who back in the day (with Keith Moon). For me a super fun fantasy jam would be me on bass, Hendrix on guitar, Moon on drums and Jim Morrison on vocals. I’m sure we’d get all f#@%ed up and sound like shit but it would be freakin’ fun!!!! It would be awesome to jam with the Dead. I would love to have a lesson from the late great Jaco! WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE "CHEESY" SONG OF ALL TIME? WOW! Gimmie 3 Steps maybe? It’s got a fun bass line. But for real cheese sign me up for Talk Dirty to Me. I jump around like a total ass when I have to play that song! WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY AT IN AZ? It’s been a while but I always had a great time playing Octane in Surprise. That place used to get CRAZY back when I played there with Howie, Dan and Jimmy in Tribe. WHATS YOUR POISON/DRINK OF CHOICE? Shots of Jager and rum and diet Coke. Sign me

up and stand me up, we got 3 more sets to do! I’d like to thank Jimmy Ellis from Rock City Rebels and Jon Lorenc from Stompbox for turning me on to Jager; I’ve never been the same! WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST SONG YOU PERFORM? I love playing the Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin. We play it kind of free form and improv a bit. It’s cool because I learned the tune note for note front to back but playing with Nurse Ratchet I can play whatever I want. It’s a great vibe. WHERE ARE YOUR GIGS FOR THE NEXT MONTH? Kind of slow. We have The Alamo in Fountian Hills the 30th and 31st of March. We finally did a demo after being together for 3 years so we are looking to expand and do some festivals, different bars, midget wrestling and wet t-shirt contests. DO YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOUR BEST SHOW EVER? It’s a total toss up between opening for Buck Cherry at Bike Week last year with Men Without Shame and Rockin’ B Saloon for the Smoke Out with Tribe a few years ago. I mean, opening for Buck Cherry there was a huge crowd and they were really cool. We were just a local cover band and the crowd was really cool to us. It was a huge stage, sound system, amazing lights and a huge rush! Buuuuuuuuut, Rockin’ B’s during the Smoke Out was crazy! It’s a small bar but the place was packed tight wall to wall. Everybody was dancing and Jimmy, Howie and I were out in the crowd getting into it with everybody. It was like every person in the bar was a member of the band that night. There was a WILD wet t-shirt contest, shots were flowing, ice water everywhere, people slipping and sliding, shirts and pants coming off,

everybody was grinding; it was a crazy couple hours! We did some stuff on stage that night that I’m not sure Motley Crue has even done! We got asked not to return after that... lol!!!! WHATS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A MUSICIAN? That’s tough. I’ve been doing it for 20+ years. Feeding off the energy of the crowd is really amazing! The energy flows back and forth. The fun flows back and forth. Interacting with the people who are hanging out is the best feeling. I used to consider myself a serious musician and back in the early 90’s I was really into writing progressive songs. Over the past few years I have got more into the performance side of things and now it’s all about good times! Oh yeah, and boobies…… Where else can you get paid and have pretty girls show ‘em to you for free! DO YOU READ TABLE TALK AND DART STARR NEWSPAPERS? Hell yeah! It keeps me informed and has the coolest writing staff in the valley! DO YOU PLAY PRIVATE PARTIES AND ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING? Yes we do! We are available nights and weekends. We can do two nights in a row and not repeat a song. We do great at biker events but we play a lot of different types of music for different parties and venues. CONTACT/BOOKING INFO: Larry Green 602-292-0245 azbassist@hotmail.com www.myspace.com/rockingnurse www.facebook.com/nursebomb

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The Brotherhood Riding Club is presenting the Amberhaze Fight Against Cancer Benefit Poker Run. This charity event will be held on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 to raise money for young Amberhaze Harper. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to Amberhaze Harper and her Fight Against Cancer! Amberhaze Harper is a local thirteen year old little girl from Avondale, AZ suffering from Leukemia. She is currently undergoing treatment, but her condition is complicated by a secondary fungal virus, in dormancy, called Mucormycosis. This condition limits the amount, frequency, and strength of the treatments they can administer to Amberhaze. This in turn, negates their ability to fully knock out the Leukemia in Amberhaze’s system. She is a strong fighter though, and is battling for her life every day! Amberhaze undergoes daily and weekly treatments for the Mucormycosis and the Leukemia. As you can imagine, Amberhaze’s medical expenses are extensive

and insurance only covers so much. Little Amberhaze needs everyone’s help! I’m reaching out to you today, our local business person in the community, for your help. A motorcycle poker run is a very popular fundraiser that covers a pre-determined route. Riders stop at 5 points along the way where they draw a playing card. At the completion of the run the high hand and the low hand are rewarded. Participants also have the chance to win a multitude of door/raffle prizes provided by sponsors. Charity funds are generated from entry fees, sales of t-shirts, pins, extra cards, raffles, sponsorships, and cash donations. One-Hundred percent of the funds raised at this event will benefit Amberhaze Harper and her medical expenses for her condition. The participants and generous contributors from the community make the success of this event possible. We hope you will consider

assisting our cause by donating one or more of the following items: Raffle & Door prize donations (trips, gift certificates, concert or sporting event tickets, sports memorabilia, riding gear, artwork or jewelry, or other household items), lunch sponsorship, refreshment donations, Cash Prize sponsorship, or T-shirt sponsorship. All contributors will be recognized publicly throughout the event. Advertising of this event will consist of direct email, print media, motorcycle websites and publications, flyers, and posters at motorcycle dealers and restaurants throughout the valley. Please consider contributing to this charitable effort to help Amberhaze Harper continue her fight for life. Thank you for your consideration and continued support. Sincerely, Marcus “Beagle” Vincent Secretary Brotherhood Riding Club

Contact Information: Steve Levesque – President (207) 576-4339 slevesque@cox.net Marcus “Beagle” Vincent – Secretary (623) 363-3470 BRCBeagle@me.com Jayne Van Dyke – Treasurer (602) 820-3911 Jayne_az@msn.com Jay “JBoy” Anastasio – Sargent At Arms (623) 340-5078 jjanastasio@cox.net Lou Spiguzza (602) 920-4583 spiguzzalou@yahoo.com David Keeler (623) 266-0829 Dpkdkk1@yahoo.com

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Healthy Smiles Begin With Caring Dentists Dale’s Weston Lanes in Wausau WI The 2011-2012 Lucasi Hybrid Cues All American Tour – presented by the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) – conducted its twentysixth (26) stop at Dale’s Weston Lanes in Wausau, WI, March 10. Thirty-one (31) players sparred at the host site in a $500-added scratch 8-ball tournament. The A-side semifinals highlighted Sheboygan WI road partners John Kotnik and Terry “Ziggy” Zagar stamping their ticket to the A-side finals via respective wins over Jim Abt (Wausau, WI) 5-1 and Chris Jefferson (Crandon, WI) 5-2 in the semifinals. In the A-side finals, Kotnik clipped Zagar for the hot seat, 5-4. On the B-side Rodney Coad (Stevens Point, WI) and Jim Abt (Wausau, WI) respectively relegated John Lewis (Suamico, WI) 5-4 and Jim Morris (Marathon, WI) 5-2 to 7th place. In the next round in turn, Coad and Abt tied for 5th place, falling to the respective hands of Chris Jefferson 5-2 and Duncan Kaufman (Sauk City, WI) 5-2. Kaufman then dispatched Jefferson to 4th place via a forfeit. In the B-side finals Kaufman fell to Terry Zagar by a 5-3 margin, setting up a rematch for the title between Kotnik and Zagar. Kotnik took the first set by a 5-4

margin for the tourney win! By virtue of Jim Morris being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for a free 9-Ball singles entry into the 2012 Lucasi Hybrid ACS Nationals at the Tropicana Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric and Nick Varner Signature Cases for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour. Sponsorship opportunities and tour stop openings are still available for the 2011/2012 All American Tour by contacting the ACS. The Tour showcases two stops on Saturday, March 24: 1). a $1,000-added scratch 8-Ball tourney at Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar in Lakewood, WI (contact Charles Williamson at 303-989-9820); and 2). a $500-added handicapped 8-Ball tourney at Sharky’s Billiards in Davenport, IA (contact Terry Stevens at 563-359-7225). Further information, entry details and schedules for the 2011/2012 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org.

Final Results: 1st

John Kotnik (Sheboygan, WI)

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2nd Terry Zagar (Sheboygan, WI)

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Jim Abt (Wausau, WI)

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50 GRAND FOR AN SUV? HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN GET

By Chad Haire Times are hard, but not for you. And if you have $50 grand sitting around to spend, here are two SUV’s from General Motors that might make you happy.

First up is the Cadillac SRX SUV. The 3.6 liter V-6 has plenty of power and the 6-speed automatic shifter puts it on the ground in a hurry. The steering, handling in corners, and braking ability are first rate, very sporty. The interior looks great too. The only drawback is a firm ride, which didn’t seem very “luxury” to me. I think that an American luxury car MUST have a soft ride to qualify, but the Caddy boys are too busy trying to make a German sports sedan to agree. I don’t understand this thinking. A typical German car buyer wouldn’t be caught dead in a domestic Caddy or Lincoln machine. But if the Caddy boys wanted to replicate a German car, they have succeeded here, I suppose. Base price starts around $35,000. Mine was

loaded up, so it hit $45,975. Add another two grand if you want all-wheel drive. However, if you want something bigger for this cost, look at the next vehicle.

This is the GMC Acadia. It starts at $32,615, but mine was a Denali version, loaded up with all the goodies, like leather trim, Bose stereo, and all the power items, so its total tab was $48,420. Like the Caddy, add about two grand for the all-wheel drive, which I did not get. This is a nice rig. Plenty of room inside and the 3.6 liter V-6 has enough power to pull the weight with me inside, but it might be strained if loaded with seven passengers. Gas mileage was 1724 overall. Lots of luxury inside, and the DVD players should keep the kiddies occupied on long trips. The ride, steering, handling, and braking were all very good. A nice rig, and more practical than the Caddy, if you need to haul stuff; however the Caddy performs better. Take your pick!!!!

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