Hot for Teacher!

Ok, not really.

I'm more like Doris Day here:




Anywho, the new capitalist in me realizes that I need to promote myself more if I want to make a living! Also, I need to eat.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am available for lessons in the New York City area.

Why should you take a lesson from me?:

- I have received training from some of the country's best instructors.
- I can help you analyze your stroke using video and other feedback techniques.
- Beginners are welcome, but what I teach is useful and illuminating to players of all levels.
- I can't make you better, nobody but you can do that; I will give you tools to make yourself better!
- I love of the game and I get real excitement and fulfillment from seeing people improve.

My fall rates are:
- $50/hour plus table time at Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn
- $60/hour plus table time at any other room in NYC
- $70/hour plus table time at any room within an hour's drive of Queens (two-hour minimum per lesson)

What I expect from you as a student:
- To be there on time and be warmed up!
- To be patient, have an open mind, and not be afraid of practicing!

References are available upon request. Contact me at lizford@lizford.net!

New Video - Help me get Work!

I created a promotional video for myself - a highlight reel of my TV appearances and some trickshots.

My objective is to get more work entertaining at parties and events. Bookings are high in fiber and an excellent daily source of cha-ching.

I'd like your feedback and also your referrals! Sponsorships are great and a huge help (more please!), but I love working events, meeting people and promoting pool (not to mention getting paid for a tangible service.)

Here is the link to my video:
www.lizford.net/video_client.htm

Here's to hoping that ESPN, The Discovery Channel and AC/DC don't sue me!

-Liz

Newest Sponsor!

I would like to thank my newest sponsor: New York's own Ron Mason of www.chipstofix.com.

Is your computer FUBAR? Ron is ready to tackle your next technical SNAFU, then maybe he will play you a game of pool at Amsterdam Billiards in NYC.

If you are in New Jersey tomorrow, come see me play at the Predator stop at Comet Billiards in Parsippany.

Most Days I Love My Job...

Not today. And not for the last three days.

About once a year, everything that can go wrong while traveling to a tournament, does.

It started on Saturday afternoon when I got food poisoning. Continued on Saturday night when my body and brain refused to work during my live stream match. Got even worse yesterday when I tried to go home but had to find a hotel when, after two hours of waiting for my delayed flight, I was too sick to stay upright.

It was a good call because my flight was eventually cancelled. I slept for twelve hours straight and tried again this morning - another flight cancelled. Back to the hotel - another few hours of sleep.

Here I am 20 hours later waiting for another delayed flight.

This traveling business is not for the faint of heart. Luckily, this sort of complete despondency has only hit me a handful of times. I just really want to go home :(

Live Stream

I dropped a match to Kelly. She is one of the few players against whom it is possible to play well and still lose 9-2.

My 8PM match will on the live stream, opponent TBA. If you are watching it right now you would see me texting this update.

Update

I won my match last night, against Karen Webb, 9-2. I settled in to my game a little more but felt slightly off all day.

Today I play Kelly Fisher at 4:45. It has been a strange tournament so far with big names like Allison Fisher, Sarah Rousey and Melissa Herndon already on the B-Side. I will try my best not to join them ;)

Match #2

I won my first match 9-6. I play Karen Webb tonight at 7:30.

I want to take a moment to thank Janet and her staff for running a great event!

The landscape around here is so pretty that it drives me crazy. It looks like bowling balls under a green carpet. Lots of hills and hollers.