-
Ivan Lee
- Male
- Chicago
- United States
- Share
- Blog Posts (1)
- Discussions (17)
- Groups
- Photos (7)
- Photo Albums
- Videos
Ivan Lee's Discussions
Time Warp
Started Jan 24
Welcome to Ivan's Page.
Latest Activity
Interesting note about pool tables going bad. I just talked to a guy in Canada who can't get replacement parts for his table from the original manufacturer. He is going to replace all of them because of that issue.
I am planning to come to Vegas to the Expo. You had mentioned letting you know when the time approached.
Thanks,
Marcus
My opinion is that pool popularity is neither increasing or decreasing. There will always be tables and people to play on them in bars, pool rooms and home rooms. Even with the state of the economy, many will find a way to play. What I see is sale...
I looked at the building today. It will not do at all. However, there is a surplus of commercial property around the southeast Houston area. I have found several ideal properties for reasonable rates. I have also become acquainted with Jeremy Jone...
I don't think it is as popular as it should be. Imagine if pool was a sport offered in middle, Jr. and Sr. high schools. Well that's exactly what we do. The Academic Billiards Collective is an organization started by Las Vegas teachers and billiar...
I know a guy who you may be able to interface with in order to put some of the pieces together for a working plan. I will see if I can put you in touch.
I am going to see the building this weekend, but from further descriptions it may not be big enough. When it comes to investors I have a large network of friends, but most of them are in education which means no surplus income for any type of vent...
This picture needs a caption contest
Awesome photo
Profile Information
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- About Me:
- Eighteen years in the billiard industry and I still love the game!
President - Simonis Cloth USA
- Website:
- http://www.simoniscloth.com
Ivan Lee's Photos
Ivan Lee's Blog
You need to support your local pool hall
Hi everyone,
With all of the economic hard times that are going on, it seems that it is important that people get out and play more pool. It sounds simple, but you go to many good quality pool halls and they are dead. Why is that? Did everyone go and get a Wii for themselves and they stay at home playing Wii bowling while randomly checking their email for new notices about how bad their stocks are doing? I mean really! The latest reports show casual participation in billiards at what could be a… Continue
With all of the economic hard times that are going on, it seems that it is important that people get out and play more pool. It sounds simple, but you go to many good quality pool halls and they are dead. Why is that? Did everyone go and get a Wii for themselves and they stay at home playing Wii bowling while randomly checking their email for new notices about how bad their stocks are doing? I mean really! The latest reports show casual participation in billiards at what could be a… Continue
Posted on January 14, 2009 at 9:05pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 8:51pm on April 12, 2009, forcefollow said…
- I am planning to come to Vegas to the Expo. You had mentioned letting you know when the time approached.
Thanks,
Marcus
- At 2:29pm on March 15, 2009, forcefollow said…
- I looked at the building today. It will not do at all. However, there is a surplus of commercial property around the southeast Houston area. I have found several ideal properties for reasonable rates. I have also become acquainted with Jeremy Jones and Charlie Bryant. They are interested in a place geared for instruction. If I could get the financial support I think I could get these guys on board.
- At 8:56pm on March 12, 2009, forcefollow said…
- I am going to see the building this weekend, but from further descriptions it may not be big enough. When it comes to investors I have a large network of friends, but most of them are in education which means no surplus income for any type of venture. The rest of my friends are medical professionals who are just finishing med school and are up to their eyeballs in student loans. I would be willing to start a room full time but it would be a very unorthodox, unprecedented type of model. I do not want to run a bar. I want to have food, but not a kitchen and I want to make it exclusive to high school students and adult members. I think overhead can be kept low and the knucklehead factor eliminated. I think this model could do well, even better than traditional rooms. It has to be kid/family centered. I have the ability to work on the equipment myself. I have friends that can do electrical, AC, and carpentry. My biggest expense is my salary for at least two years. Equipment for start up would be bought used. I am very capable of managing something on a shoe string.
- At 9:46pm on March 7, 2009, forcefollow said…
- Hey Ivan,
There is a chance that I can open a room that can be dedicated to the high school program I have been wanting to start. I am going to visit the property tomorrow. I would like to see if there is anyone in the billiards industry that can help if this building is suitable.
- At 10:01am on January 20, 2009,
Grace Nakamura - Babcock said… - hey ivan hope u r well. All of the best poolrooms in canada are listed on www.shooterville.com let me know if i can help further, give me a call when u get a chance
- At 2:11pm on January 15, 2009, Ivan Lee said…
- I am doing well Dawn. I hope you are as well. I will look forward to the photo!
- At 12:26pm on January 15, 2009,
dawn hopkins said… - Hi Ivan,
Thanks for reminding me about the photo. I guess I was waiting for the perfect one and you know how us girls are, we're always picky about our photos! I'll get one up there. Hope you are doing well.
- At 10:21am on October 8, 2008,
Paul Gerni said… - Hi Ivan, Thanks for writing back. Yes, it is true, I do speak several languages, partly because of family background and college classes, and mostly because of traveling to the countries and learning it there, such as Sweden, where I have visited 26 times. I used to keep a Swedish wordbook (dictionary) on hand to go with the Swedish billiard magazine so I would know what was going on there. I also have a Swedish bible, with Swedish in one column and English in an adjacent column, great way to learn. Other more fluent languages include German and Italian, though I am getting a bit rusty on them, and some Spanish, some Japanese, some Russian, and a smidge of Hungarian and French. It appears that in a few months, I will be speaking Wisconsin, with an appearance in January in Southern Wis., would love to have you and staff on hand. Thanks for asking about languages, I wish I could use them more.
- At 9:59am on October 8, 2008,
CherryBomb said… - Thanks for the photo comment on my ice. ;)
Hope things are goin' great for you!
Hugs,
samm
- At 3:16pm on July 23, 2008, Ivan Lee said…
- Thanks Paul. I figured I could sell my lower numbered account after we hit a million members!
Hope you are well, Ivan
About
© 2009 Created by Insight Designs on Ning. Create Your Own Social Network
