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Danny Ks, Any Day
The best pool hall in Southern California. Any day's a great day if you're playing pool at Danny Ks. They have 16 9-foot tables...
May 12, 20231 min read


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...
Apr 17, 20222 min read


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...
Aug 5, 20183 min read


“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...
Aug 4, 20183 min read


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...
Jul 31, 20183 min read


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...
Jul 29, 20183 min read


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...
Jul 29, 20183 min read


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...
Jul 27, 20182 min read


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...
Jul 26, 20182 min read


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...
Jul 24, 20182 min read


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...
Jul 19, 20183 min read


San Francisco
"San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and...
Jul 17, 20184 min read


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...
Jul 15, 20183 min read


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...
Jul 14, 20182 min read


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...
Jul 11, 20181 min read


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...
Jul 10, 20182 min read


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,...
Jul 10, 20183 min read


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...
Jul 9, 20182 min read


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...
Jul 4, 20182 min read


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...
Jul 3, 20182 min read
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