Dylan wrote:If you've got a good used store near you (or if you go to Saturday Audio Exchange's website) try a Dual. It's a German company, and my table has been going strong for over 10 years now with not a single problem.

I can second that. I've had my Dual for about 8 years without any problems.

I keep score. Here is who died this year:

Spalding Gray
Captain Kangaroo
Dead Milkmen bass player
Johnny Ramone
Rick James
Rodney Dangerfield
Christopher Reeve
John Peel
ODB

Any superstars I'm missing? This has indeed been a bad year.


for all the billiard players out there, unfortunately ...

Not crap in any way. Prowler in the Yard is an amazing album, and the song Mapplethorpe Grey kills me every time I hear it. Some of their riffs are worthy of Slayer, and how can that be bad?

instant_zen,

Billiards is a fascinating game. In order to score points, the player must recognize recurring patterns and also know how the balls react off each other and the rails.

At first, 3-cushion billiards can seem like a very formless game, but as you study it more, you will see typical ...

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