Shannon Daulton
Verified Member
Hey guys, sorry it took me so long to get back on here again. Now, that I have learned how to get around here a little bit.
I want to share a story with all of you about HALL OF FAME member, John Brumback. I met John approx. 28 years ago in my hometown of Somerset, KY. He came there looking for action just like everyone in the country did!! After a evening or two, he made a game with my dad but was a little unlucky because even in Somerset you can still get knocked. So he only got to win a couple hundred!!! By this time, I had made some calls and realized what a great player he was! He had the first Meucci Gambler cue I ever saw! I had to have this cue! After a couple hours of heckling him, I had talked him into trading it for my Mc Dermott. Little, did I know, how priceless that cue would be to me today. It was my first good cue my parents bought for me a Christmas or two before.
A few years went by before I really got out and started playing all the regional events around our tri-state area. But as soon as I did there was no doubt that John was the man to beat! He won nearly every event in that part of the country for what seemed like a decade. He pounded on me like a drum for several years!!! I was probably 16 or 17 before I ever beat him and to me it was like winning a world title! From here, a fierce rivalry began!
Now, lets skip forward about 5 years to the Q-Olympics. The year was 2006. John and I were standing around having a few drinks. I said, hey when are you gonna invite me to come to Owen Co. and deer hunt with you and your buddies? He said immeadiatly that opening morning was Sat. And then he said, you won't get out of bed for it!! So, I got his address and said I would meet him at 5am on opening morning. He may have been a little suprised when I called him at 430 and said we're here, but I cant find your house. Would you believe this guy walked out to the road and stood there with a flashlight in 20 degree weather until Marge and I found his house. Just before 9am I had a deer on the ground! I have been all over the world but I have never been treated with such genuine warmth and hospitality as I was shown by John's famillly and friends!!! This year was my 5th year up there for Johns birthday and opening gun season!! As long as I am welcome I will never miss another one! What I am really getting at is most of you only know John as a WORLD CHAMP! But I am here to tell you he is much more than that. He is a devoted father, husband, and friend that willl go out of his way to treat you like family.I cannot express what a good person to you all that he really is!!!! I am HONORED to be is friend!! There has never been anyone in my opinion that is more deserving of this hall of fame honor than Johnny B!! If any of you go to the Derby ,there's a real good chance if you see one of us ,you will probably see us both!! So, if you like good stories and good times just hang around!! Again, I would like congratulate my best bud on his HOF induction! I can't wait to the dinner where maybe I can tell a few stories and HE CAN BUY ME A BEER!!!!! Stay tuned.......
SD
I want to share a story with all of you about HALL OF FAME member, John Brumback. I met John approx. 28 years ago in my hometown of Somerset, KY. He came there looking for action just like everyone in the country did!! After a evening or two, he made a game with my dad but was a little unlucky because even in Somerset you can still get knocked. So he only got to win a couple hundred!!! By this time, I had made some calls and realized what a great player he was! He had the first Meucci Gambler cue I ever saw! I had to have this cue! After a couple hours of heckling him, I had talked him into trading it for my Mc Dermott. Little, did I know, how priceless that cue would be to me today. It was my first good cue my parents bought for me a Christmas or two before.
A few years went by before I really got out and started playing all the regional events around our tri-state area. But as soon as I did there was no doubt that John was the man to beat! He won nearly every event in that part of the country for what seemed like a decade. He pounded on me like a drum for several years!!! I was probably 16 or 17 before I ever beat him and to me it was like winning a world title! From here, a fierce rivalry began!
Now, lets skip forward about 5 years to the Q-Olympics. The year was 2006. John and I were standing around having a few drinks. I said, hey when are you gonna invite me to come to Owen Co. and deer hunt with you and your buddies? He said immeadiatly that opening morning was Sat. And then he said, you won't get out of bed for it!! So, I got his address and said I would meet him at 5am on opening morning. He may have been a little suprised when I called him at 430 and said we're here, but I cant find your house. Would you believe this guy walked out to the road and stood there with a flashlight in 20 degree weather until Marge and I found his house. Just before 9am I had a deer on the ground! I have been all over the world but I have never been treated with such genuine warmth and hospitality as I was shown by John's famillly and friends!!! This year was my 5th year up there for Johns birthday and opening gun season!! As long as I am welcome I will never miss another one! What I am really getting at is most of you only know John as a WORLD CHAMP! But I am here to tell you he is much more than that. He is a devoted father, husband, and friend that willl go out of his way to treat you like family.I cannot express what a good person to you all that he really is!!!! I am HONORED to be is friend!! There has never been anyone in my opinion that is more deserving of this hall of fame honor than Johnny B!! If any of you go to the Derby ,there's a real good chance if you see one of us ,you will probably see us both!! So, if you like good stories and good times just hang around!! Again, I would like congratulate my best bud on his HOF induction! I can't wait to the dinner where maybe I can tell a few stories and HE CAN BUY ME A BEER!!!!! Stay tuned.......
SD