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While traveling this past weekend, I popped in a copy of The Color of Money and was really impressed at how well the movie stands the test of time. Sitting on a cramped airplane, I was blown away at how riveting the movie still is. After I landed, I was curious about the title, so I did a little digging.
According to Wikipedia, “the color of money” refers to the fact that the color of pool table cloth is the same color as the US dollar. I understand the point, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dollar bill as green as a fresh cut of Simonis cloth.
The other tidbit I found was related to the influence of the movie on one of the best selling (and best known) games of all time. Apparently John Carmack, the founder of id Software, named his groundbreaking game Doom after this scene.
In an effort to bring more education and information to the PoolDawg website, we’ve added not one, but two new featured columnists – WPBA touring pro Liz Ford and pool player/instructor/writer/entrpenuer Samm Diep. Most of you already know Samm, since she’s become an honorary member of our staff, complete with her own South Park character and bio on the staff page. Plus, she’s in all those “what’s in the case” videos that are all over YouTube, knows just about everyone in the billiards industry and writes a fantastic instructional blog.
And then there’s Liz Ford. She finished last season ranked #27 (although based on the new WPBA ranking system, she’ll be ranked #23 to start the 2010 season). Liz has pool on her mind 24/7 (as you can see in the picture below) and we’re really excited to have her unique insights on our site.
In addition to writing for us and playing professionally on the WPBA tour, Liz was also featured on a very cool TV show called “Time Warp” on The Discovery Channel. I was able to find a clip of it on YouTube, so be sure to check it out.
Liz and Samm will both be contributing an article every month. Liz’s articles can be found in her new “Dawg Training” column and Samm’s can be found in the new “Cue Tips” column.
The new ratings are in at the Better Business Bureau and we are very happy and proud to announce that we received the BBB’s highest rating of an A+!
Everyone here at PoolDawg takes great pride in our customer service, so to receive the highest possible rating from the most respected customer service ratings organization in the United States is a wonderful affirmation of our commitment to customer service.
As always, if you have any questions or if there’s anything we can do to help you just call or email. Thanks to all of our customers for helping achieve this rating!
