....is the ebony/ivory Southwest stick more precious than a Balabushka? (sp?)

Scotty used to let me borrow his. ...even broke with it. Spend that much for a cue, you better be able to use it for everything. Nice stick! I think Laura got it in the divorce....

For anyone that has no clue as to what is being discussed, if you've seen "The Color Of Money", Tom Cruise is handed a Balabushka (again, sp?) pool cue from Paul Newman. He (Cruise) is astounded that he'd be trusted to handle that cue. 25 years ago, you'd be lucky to find one of those cues for sale for $1000. Not kidding!

My 1st Joss cue was an ivory point, ebony butt with ivory inlays, a perfectly balanced piece of art, four shafts, three of them 13 mm standard and one 10 mm snooker. 1977, $600. It was a bargain. I should have never sold that stick. Last time it changed hands, the selling price was $3500, and that was almost 10 years ago. Not kidding!

Bob ......I wanna play! <G>