Monterey, California
Monterey is probably best known for Cannery Row, where more fish were canned than anywhere in the world back in the 30s. Eventually, the...
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- Aug 5, 2018
- 3 min
50 Pounds of Burl
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...
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- Aug 4, 2018
- 3 min
“The Cue Ball” Holds History
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...
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- Jul 31, 2018
- 3 min
Marko in Portland
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...
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- Jul 29, 2018
- 3 min
A Sister on the Fly
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...
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- Jul 29, 2018
- 3 min
Portland Oregon
If you have watched the program Portlandia, you already have a feel for this town and its people. Of course, the TV program really...
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- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
Physics Guru in a Pool Hall
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...
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- Jul 26, 2018
- 2 min
Salem, Oregon
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...
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- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Lois Lane Interviews the Comic Pharaoh
Mike finds a guy to shoot with – a tall young, really intellectual entrepreneur who’s going to open a Glam-Camp in wine country...
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- Jul 19, 2018
- 3 min
Sacramento
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...
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- Jul 17, 2018
- 4 min
San Francisco
"San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and...
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- Jul 15, 2018
- 3 min
Custom Pool Cues by Kenny Koo
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...
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- Jul 14, 2018
- 2 min
San Jose, California
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...
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- Jul 11, 2018
- 1 min
Santa Cruz
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...
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- Jul 10, 2018
- 2 min
Santa Barbara
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...
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- Jul 10, 2018
- 3 min
Princess in a Pool Hall
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,...
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- Jul 9, 2018
- 2 min
Ventura, California
Two pool halls in Ventura are reviewed below (one of them closed up, sorry). "Ventura", officially the City of San Buenaventura,is the...
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- Jul 4, 2018
- 2 min
Oxnard California
Just south of Ventura is Oxnard. It is not only a beach city, but there are plenty of agricultural crops there, like onions. Corner...
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- Jul 3, 2018
- 2 min
Interview Tour: 2018 Summer Road Trip
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...
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- Jun 6, 2017
- 3 min
Hipsters, Yuppies, Millennials, and Baby Boomers? (Oh, My!)
Day 7: June 4, 2017 – Road Trip/Novel Writing Insights And the Pool Halls Shall Unite Us All Scaffidi’s Hideout So Mike and I took a...
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