The best pool hall in Orange County, California. Any day's a great day if you're playing pool at Danny Ks. They have 16 9-foot tables,2 of them are from Diamond, the remaining are solid custom-built, since Danny wanted them 1 inch shorter so he could cover them with a pad and use as overflow tables. They have special events like UFC and playoffs, etc. that bring in a lot of sport fans. Up front there are 4 7-foot Diamond tables in great shape. There are also 4 dart board

Monterey is probably best known for Cannery Row, where more fish were canned than anywhere in the world back in the 30s. Eventually, the fish were overfished and things slowed down, but they are still canning sardines every day. Steinbeck wrote a wonderful novel about the times where he frequently there and many of the sites he wrote about are still there for your historic enjoyment. The Fisherman's Wharf is also quite an attraction. Many fine restaurants there, like Bubba

So here’s a free answer to a question or would that be a free question to an answer on Jeopardy. Alex Trebek: “a rounded knotty growth on a tree, giving an attractive figure when polished and used especially for handcrafted objects and veneers” Your Response: “What is a burl?” Lucky you knew that answer because you chose a true “Daily Double.” Because of my interview a few weeks ago with Kenny Koo in San Francisco on our great “2018 Pool Hall Road Trip,” I had a vague idea t

A Room That Displays Things Is A …. It wasn’t long before the owner, Jimmy came in. I think he was wondering what I was up to. Even I was...

League play was going on at Sam’s Family Billiard’s when we walked in, and a young man was just ready to give up his table to the league...

Sue is like a Facebook Ellen DeGeneres. Everyday she features some wonderful gift for the audience to take home. It might be a picture or...

If you have watched the program Portlandia, you already have a feel for this town and its people. Of course, the TV program really...

Often during my husband’s great “Summer 2018 Pool Hall Tour,” I wait back in the motel, telling myself that I’m going to get lots of work...

If you know your US geography, this is the capital of Oregon. It's not too far south of Portland on Interstate 5. One of the best pool...

Mike finds a guy to shoot with – a tall young, really intellectual entrepreneur who’s going to open a Glam-Camp in wine country...

Ok, this is California's capitol, but I didn't even get to the seat of government on this trip. You know, when you get to a pool hall...

"San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and...

Kenny Koo with Mike Olmon at Family Billiards in San Francisco, a stop along the way on Mike’s “Great West Coast Pool Hall Tour.” Click...

I found a few places in San Jose to shoot pool. When booking a hotel for San Jose, remember to add California so you don't get a great...

Santa Cruz, on the coast, was on our way toward the San Francisco area. Not quite there yet, but a cool coastal town. If you're...

If you've ever been to Santa Barbara you may not have known there was a pool hall in town. With the pier and the magnificent ocean to...

Read Mike’s Reviews of W. Coast Pool Halls Czarina isn’t her last name, but we’ll get to that later. She was off toward the back,...

Two pool halls in Ventura are reviewed below (one of them closed up, sorry). "Ventura", officially the City of San Buenaventura,is the...

Just south of Ventura is Oxnard. It is not only a beach city, but there are plenty of agricultural crops there, like onions. Corner...

The interview below took place last year on June 6th and is a sneak preview of what’s to come this summer in our interview section of the...