Leland, contact me! You're a winner!

pwd72s · 03-14-2002, 03:09 PM

I'm also going to try e mail & private message. I need your snail & current e-mail addresses. It seems that, without your knowledge, you have won a $300 pool cue. Yeah, my fault. It seems that Meucci, a USA cue maker, has come out with a new line dubbed "patriot". A NW pool tabloid, "On The Wire" ran an essay contest...500 words on what makes a great patriot. So, I nominated you, and the essay won. This is no BS...it's a great pool cue. I haven't seen it yet, but plan on contacing the "On The Wire" people soon... (I learned you were a winner by reading the tabloid, seeing the essay published.) So, we have a problem...I need to get your prize to you!
Apologies for being sneaky, but I know you'd never have allowed me to mention you as a patriot if you'd known I was going to write the thing... Best, Paul

Planter91C2 · 03-14-2002, 03:11 PM

$300 dollar pool cue...wtf is it made out of a perfect blank of boron?

pwd72s · 03-14-2002, 03:23 PM

you must have bought your cue at Wal-Mart? Go to the Meucci cue website at www.meuccicues.com and check it out...

Planter91C2 · 03-14-2002, 03:28 PM

whoa, nice website. this guy who made the cue seems legtimate.

p.s. i do pretty good with my walmart cue.

69 Soft Targa · 69 Soft Targa's Garage

You're a good man Paul. Very thoughtful to nominate Leland.

Leland, welcome home!

pwd72s · 04:25 PM

Planter, yep, That's the mad cue doctor, Mr. Meucci himself. His cues, with their "red dot" shafts have quite a following. If you're good with a wal mart cue? You'd do better with a Meucci. I've since been in contact with the folks from "On The Wire", and they gave me info so Leland can contact the Meucci people, pick the weight (I'd suggest 19-19.5 ounce), the tip dia. (I'd suggest 13mm) and color/design of his cue. That I have no suggestion for. Leland? When you make it to Oregon, bring your stick...Cindy wants to play you...8 ball is her game.

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

Good on you Paul, you are a true gentleman.

Post your essay if you get a chance.

Cheers

pwd72s · 03-14-2002, 04:35 PM

Oh gawd, John..it's about 500 words long, and pretty sappy. Leland would be embarassed...I can just see him blush when he reads it...But, all true. To my mind, he IS a patriot...

rboylan · 03-14-2002, 04:52 PM

Very thoughtful ! What tabloid is the award in ? You should forward it to Jack for a professional critique ? Maybe there's room for you in Hollywood. All kidding aside, that's a very cool jesture. Sincerely.

pwd72s · 05:22 PM

Thanks guys. Gee, I read the contest rules, which included the phrase "3 lucky winners whose essay best describes why they consider themselves a great patriot"....Well, d-oh! That sure doesn't decribe me. So, I started the winner out with: "Reading the rules of your contest, I'd like to bend the rules a wee bit, and nominate someone other than myself. Someone I consider a patriot in the true sense of the word, but someone who would never enter this contest for himself, even if he were in a position to do so." Guys, see what I mean by sappy? I wrote this back in January, when Lee was still "in the sandbox"...I enclosed the pic of him holding the rifle..I mean, I really laid it on thick. I thought it may have been too thick...but evidently not. Maybe the sincerity came through?
Hey, we know Lee...would he ever call himself a patriot? Naw, he'd just kick a bit of dust with the toe of his boot, say he was only doing his job. Ahhh, shucks... But he is! Glad I could do it! Paul P.S. Rich, the tabloid has a website. www.onthewirebilliards.com

pwd72s · 03-14-2002, 05:34 PM

BTW...just by reading Jack's writing here? No contest. I may as well step in the boxing ring with Mike Tyson...Danny Bonaduce....in that fiasco I just saw on TV? Him, I'd like to meet sometime.. .in a dark alley. A long time ago, I did some low level boxing. Strictly amateur. But compete with Jack in writing? I too have known the fear of staring at a blank piece of paper...and then tried to create something. He gets paid for this. I salute Jack...his talent amazes me.

pwd72s · 03-14-2002, 06:53 PM

bump. Lee...c'mon...come to the board, please & contact me???

Leland Pate · 03-14-2002, 07:24 PM

Just when I think I've seen it all.
You go and blow my mind.
I'm very flattered that you would take the time to submitt an essay about me.
Paul, I just don't know what to say.
Nothing I could write can express the look on my face or the cheesy grin I'm wearing.

I still don't know what to say.
There are still thousands of guys and girls over there doing their jobs. I was just one of them.
But it is nice to know that people really care about what we do and what happens to us.
Thank you Paul,

thank you.

I'll email you to keep the sappy stuff off the board... ...we are men after all...

bell · bell's Garage

leland..........my girl just gave you an invisable internet hug.
glad you made it back, and hows your car coming? pics yet?