July 23, 2009 - - We've been trying to travel more, this year, as Renee's health gets better. In March, we exhibited at the Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo in PA. In July, we displayed our cues at the 1st Annual Southern Cue and Case Show that was held in conjunction with the Gem City Classic, at Marietta, GA. We plan to be a part of both of these events for years to come.
On our way home from GA, we detoured a little and decided to stop in at Sneaky Pete's on Poplar Springs Drive (a little south of North Hills St.) in northern Meridian, MS. What a great little place! We were glad to find a family pool hall to spend a little time at. If you're ever going through Meridian, MS, stop by and tell them that Gene and Renee' from Crown Cues said hi. Whenever we go back that way, we'll be sure to stop in, again. (When we were there, they said they were looking for a larger building for their pool hall, but they are planning to stay on the same road -- probably a little north from their current location, if possible.)
We are planning to head down to Rusty's Billiards in Fort Worth, TX on August 9th. That is our 23rd wedding anniversary and we decided to spend it at a spectacular event that is fairly local to us. Well, it's only about 5 or 6 hours from here, anyway.
Keep your eyes on our New Cues page! Gene built some beauties to display in GA and we are about to get them online for you to check out! We've had some unexpected things come up, which delayed our getting them posted online. Thanks for your patience.
Gene is still working in the little shed. It will probably be 2010 before we can rebuild the workshop. Here's a pic of him working in the little shed, this afternoon.
May 9, 2009 - - Renee' has been quite ill, since about 2-3 weeks after returning from the Super Billiards Expo. This has slowed things up a bit, but she's finally getting better and catching up.
Keep your eyes open for more playing cues on the New Cues page, soon. Gene has also been working on a few cues he hopes to have ready in time for the Southern Cue and Case Show, on July 11th, as well as a few custom orders he has been working on. As more future event attendances are planned, they will be posted on this page.
All of the walls and roof, and much of the other debris from the tornado has finally been removed. Some tree damage still has to be cut down and removed, also. It helps that so much of the debris removal has finally been done, although it has been a slow process, with Renee' being sick and so much rainfall over the past month.
We almost forgot to mention that Gene is now making jump cues. He hopes to have the first ones online, soon.
May 4, 2009 - - The economy is in a major slump and we realize we are not the only ones having a tough time, whether a tornado created the problem, or the economy did it. Either way, we have to rebuild. But, we decided not to continue holding the auctions, after all. They were just a bit more than we were able to handle. However, Gene has said he will build up to a maximum of 10 Royal Twister playing cues and 5 Royal Twister masse' cues by order only. They must be ordered by the end of this year, though.
Here are the Royal Twister designs Gene drew and another pic of some of the inlays that will be put in one of the cues. As some of the ordered Royal Twister cues are being built, we will try to update this page with some pics.
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If you would like to order one of these beautiful cues, please contact us, using the link below. Otherwise, please feel free to browse our new cues page for the perfect cue for your game. We will continue to update with new cues as they are built. Take your time and wander through our website. If you have questions, please ask. We are glad to help you out. Thank you for your time and support!! May the rest of this year be full of unexpected blessings for each of you!
About December 8, 2008 - - Late at night, on December 8th, 2008, a tornado wiped out our cue workshop. (Click here to see the damage.) We managed to save most of the supplies, but the building was a total loss. Fortunately, Gene has been able to temporarily move to a much smaller building for his work, although much of the needed supplies have been moved to storage, or have taken over the house. Insurance is only going to cover about half of the replacement cost. After a couple of customers suggested it, Gene decided to build a set of limited edition cues to help raise the extra funds needed. These cues were named "The Royal Twister Collection" and the idea was to auction them on eBay. Gene said he does not plan to ever build another set of like-designed, limited edition cues, again, so this is a very special collection.
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