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Signed up for a pool league not knowing how to play 9 ball and failed for a couple weeks before practicing a bit and starting to watch pool on youtube. Past couple of months I'll watch a couple racks of a particular match while I am eating a meal. It might not be super fun to watch if you don't play but its pretty admirable how good these guys are at potting balls and how they strategically run out a table by precisely moving the cue ball to the exact place they want it to set up the next shot or prevent their opponent from having a shot.
Apr 28, 2024
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It's just really fun. me and two friends decided we'd try to get good at pool this summer. you should do the same. it's a fun game and it's rewarding to see yourself get better. we can all play pool together. i'm going to be in new york from dec 21 to like jan 14 if any of you want to play pool. i'm going to teach my girlfriend how to play pool
Dec 19, 2023
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- Lots of room for skill gap. While you'll certainly play people who are better than you, you have to win less games than them to win a match
- Guy named Spanky (73y/o) who fucks with me apparently. he unplugs from his O2 tank to play his games. he might not be in your league but this is a type of guy you'll meet
- You can set your own name in the APA app (mine is Snoopy Dunphy): i played against "wolverine walsh" last week and "spider-man lynch" was on the other team this week
- The league operator gives out patches for accomplishments (good sportsmanship, beat the league op. in a game, etc)
- Most people I've dealt with there are friendly
- Dues are pretty reasonable ($25 to join, $10 per session you play in)
- You get to go to new bars and neighborhoods you haven't been to before
It'll feel like a hard commit at first but it's worth it especially if you do it with your friends
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Feb 8, 2024
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but i hide the 8 ball in my mouth
Jan 31, 2024
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Come hang with some PI.FYI folks at Franklin Park in Crown Heights in Brooklyn on 7/19 @ 6:30. riotgrrrl and slowdazzle will be there too! Link is the Partiful invited!
Jun 22, 2024
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Its a web app that people submit 1 song per week and then everyone gets to vote on the all the different songs but their own. After all the rounds have been completed, the person with the most votes wins! Its a fun way to share music with people and get competitive. Been using this app with other online communities and friends for a few months and have really been enjoying it.
NOTE: I created a PI.FYI League where the first submission is this friday. I limited it to 25 people for now not sure if I should open that up to more but it would be pretty overwhelming to have more than 25 songs to listen and vote on. The join link is attached to this rec!
Jun 10, 2024
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riotgrrrl and I are planning on going to Jonathan Richman at the bell house 3/10 if anyone else is interested, drinks beforehand at Halyards. Hope people can make it out!
Feb 29, 2024