there were two one-pocket universes at the dcc:
1) the one-pocket world encompassed within the tournament structure of the dcc.
2) the one-pocket world of mr. dippy.
(2b -- not included in this discussion -- i know there were some private one-pocket money matches that were not streamed, nor widely covered. i would love to address them, but they flew, mostly, under the sunny-radar. sorry.)
there were two streaming services at the dcc:
1) accu-stats, the establishment vehicle.
2) tar, the bandito version.
i invested in the full-week of accu-stats coverage (worth it!) and i had the tar 'money games' on through a different window. (also very much worth it, and free. although i think they go to ppv for some matches.)
accu-stats, minus a one day hiccup, was terrific. i saw more top-player one-pocket than i've ever seen.
the tar chat room coverage was sort of like the background music of our life? it went on and on, rambled all over the world of pool, and, i would wager, a huge percentage of the chat in tar was about dippy. unless they were streaming an action match with other players -- such as dennis o. v bartram.
so ... through accu-stats, i loved seeing the greats making their moves in the serious world of tournament one-pocket. but, through tar, i also loved seeing a money guy (dippy) push his relatively-limited pool skills by engaging top players -- for example corey -- and forcing them to grind through very tough, very long, matches with often-changing wagers. am i correct -- it seems to me that when dippy ups the bet in mid-stream, he does better?
my sense was that dippy played up to his talent, grew stronger the longer the contests ran, ground down his opponents over time as the pressure of the spot weighed heavier, and often prevailed partly because the money was a lesser percentage of his personal financial and psychological investment.
all of this being said ... what a treat! a player who is better (but not by a ton) than i am having the privilege of playing against top professionals. and, through weight, having a good chance to take home the benjamins!
to me, dippy-watching was a guilty pleasure. i kept feeling that i should be studying for the finals, but i just could not put down that trashy novel! is addictive too strong a word?
the point, however, is that dippy captured the attention -- the way-out-of-proportion attention -- of the dcc event.
here's what else i loved about the dcc:
> the onepocket.org reportage ... posts, pics, blogs, e-mails, disses and hisses ... you guys are so great! it has been so pleasurable for us stay-at-homers to parse your passion, your angst, your pleasure, the camaraderie in your communications. it has provided animation and texture to those of us who couldn't attend.
> the excuses for losing ... this may have been my fave! the tongue-in-cheek comments ... health, age, youth, lighting, lack of lighting, cloth, rails, balls, draw, luck, bad luck, bad breath, flights, weather, driving, rooms, lack of rooms, credit cards ... all offered in a good-natured recognition of our common frailties. motor on!
> the streaming ... i believe this is one of the major opportunities for pool. thousands of fans, who couldn't attend, were able to watch many of the matches. and, through chat rooms, to comment on them!
the winners ... the final four (earl beat shannon / shane beat alex) seemed to represent the fast-forward of one-pocket players. i'm new and dumb, but what i sensed was that offense triumphed over defense. that the shooters beat the movers. of course a race to three is so short that any really good player can beat any other really good player. so maybe the movers would triumph over the long haul?
> the commentators ... boy did i love this aspect! the felix and oscar spats! the incredibly savvy predictions. the insightful overviews.
how best can i say this ... a commentator who says, in a mournful voice, 'oh, i don't like this shot. i really don't like this shot.' and then ... wham! the shot is executed perfectly! what i heard from these senior lamenting voices was ... 'one-pocket is a game of magic. i know so much more than you do ... but ... i am still pleasantly astonished by what i see. what a game!'
> the collegiality of the players. maybe, behind the scenes, they hate each other. but, for public view, it was mostly courtesy and mostly congeniality. good marketing!
> the hall of fame stuff. everything i read about the dinner was so positive! was it streamed? if so, i missed it. if not, let's hope it's streamed next year! like the 'roasts' that celebrities do for each other.
> i also love it that dcc will happen again next year! boy do i hope i can attend! if i can be there, if i can get a 'dippy spot,' then you boys better be prepared to let some moths fly out of your wallets! i've been know to wager a drink! or two!
anticipation is my life,
sunny
p. s. my new favorite rock star is billy thorpe -- 14 years old. the tournament director said it was his third dcc! he prevailed over piggy banks in one-pocket. 3 - 1. and, he moneyed in banks. (i'm dumping my old flame, the 18-year old!)
p. p. s. speaking of one-pocket, the monthly soiree from kolby's corner, somewhere in the desert, is a lot of fun! but, be wary ... there are some rather rough characters (mr. barber, i am not including you!) who hang there. delicate flowers such as i can stay around only for brief interludes before the vapors are imminent.
p. p. p. s. in case i wandered off-message? what i wanted to say was there was dcc and there was dippy. that's what i saw anyway. amateur interpretation.
p. p. p. p. s. if the dippy saga has already been analyzed to death here, please excuse me for being ms obvious. or perhaps ms. oblivious! sorry!
p. p. p. p. p. s. my apologies that this had to be so brief. just back from dinner with my friends, it's saturday night, time to go bouncing! my dancing boots are on, the car service is waiting ... over and out!
1) the one-pocket world encompassed within the tournament structure of the dcc.
2) the one-pocket world of mr. dippy.
(2b -- not included in this discussion -- i know there were some private one-pocket money matches that were not streamed, nor widely covered. i would love to address them, but they flew, mostly, under the sunny-radar. sorry.)
there were two streaming services at the dcc:
1) accu-stats, the establishment vehicle.
2) tar, the bandito version.
i invested in the full-week of accu-stats coverage (worth it!) and i had the tar 'money games' on through a different window. (also very much worth it, and free. although i think they go to ppv for some matches.)
accu-stats, minus a one day hiccup, was terrific. i saw more top-player one-pocket than i've ever seen.
the tar chat room coverage was sort of like the background music of our life? it went on and on, rambled all over the world of pool, and, i would wager, a huge percentage of the chat in tar was about dippy. unless they were streaming an action match with other players -- such as dennis o. v bartram.
so ... through accu-stats, i loved seeing the greats making their moves in the serious world of tournament one-pocket. but, through tar, i also loved seeing a money guy (dippy) push his relatively-limited pool skills by engaging top players -- for example corey -- and forcing them to grind through very tough, very long, matches with often-changing wagers. am i correct -- it seems to me that when dippy ups the bet in mid-stream, he does better?
my sense was that dippy played up to his talent, grew stronger the longer the contests ran, ground down his opponents over time as the pressure of the spot weighed heavier, and often prevailed partly because the money was a lesser percentage of his personal financial and psychological investment.
all of this being said ... what a treat! a player who is better (but not by a ton) than i am having the privilege of playing against top professionals. and, through weight, having a good chance to take home the benjamins!
to me, dippy-watching was a guilty pleasure. i kept feeling that i should be studying for the finals, but i just could not put down that trashy novel! is addictive too strong a word?
the point, however, is that dippy captured the attention -- the way-out-of-proportion attention -- of the dcc event.
here's what else i loved about the dcc:
> the onepocket.org reportage ... posts, pics, blogs, e-mails, disses and hisses ... you guys are so great! it has been so pleasurable for us stay-at-homers to parse your passion, your angst, your pleasure, the camaraderie in your communications. it has provided animation and texture to those of us who couldn't attend.
> the excuses for losing ... this may have been my fave! the tongue-in-cheek comments ... health, age, youth, lighting, lack of lighting, cloth, rails, balls, draw, luck, bad luck, bad breath, flights, weather, driving, rooms, lack of rooms, credit cards ... all offered in a good-natured recognition of our common frailties. motor on!
> the streaming ... i believe this is one of the major opportunities for pool. thousands of fans, who couldn't attend, were able to watch many of the matches. and, through chat rooms, to comment on them!
the winners ... the final four (earl beat shannon / shane beat alex) seemed to represent the fast-forward of one-pocket players. i'm new and dumb, but what i sensed was that offense triumphed over defense. that the shooters beat the movers. of course a race to three is so short that any really good player can beat any other really good player. so maybe the movers would triumph over the long haul?
> the commentators ... boy did i love this aspect! the felix and oscar spats! the incredibly savvy predictions. the insightful overviews.
how best can i say this ... a commentator who says, in a mournful voice, 'oh, i don't like this shot. i really don't like this shot.' and then ... wham! the shot is executed perfectly! what i heard from these senior lamenting voices was ... 'one-pocket is a game of magic. i know so much more than you do ... but ... i am still pleasantly astonished by what i see. what a game!'
> the collegiality of the players. maybe, behind the scenes, they hate each other. but, for public view, it was mostly courtesy and mostly congeniality. good marketing!
> the hall of fame stuff. everything i read about the dinner was so positive! was it streamed? if so, i missed it. if not, let's hope it's streamed next year! like the 'roasts' that celebrities do for each other.
> i also love it that dcc will happen again next year! boy do i hope i can attend! if i can be there, if i can get a 'dippy spot,' then you boys better be prepared to let some moths fly out of your wallets! i've been know to wager a drink! or two!
anticipation is my life,
sunny
p. s. my new favorite rock star is billy thorpe -- 14 years old. the tournament director said it was his third dcc! he prevailed over piggy banks in one-pocket. 3 - 1. and, he moneyed in banks. (i'm dumping my old flame, the 18-year old!)
p. p. s. speaking of one-pocket, the monthly soiree from kolby's corner, somewhere in the desert, is a lot of fun! but, be wary ... there are some rather rough characters (mr. barber, i am not including you!) who hang there. delicate flowers such as i can stay around only for brief interludes before the vapors are imminent.
p. p. p. s. in case i wandered off-message? what i wanted to say was there was dcc and there was dippy. that's what i saw anyway. amateur interpretation.
p. p. p. p. s. if the dippy saga has already been analyzed to death here, please excuse me for being ms obvious. or perhaps ms. oblivious! sorry!
p. p. p. p. p. s. my apologies that this had to be so brief. just back from dinner with my friends, it's saturday night, time to go bouncing! my dancing boots are on, the car service is waiting ... over and out!
.
