Okay, we are going to talk to Theresa Beth right now. We have an event coming up in the
Racine area and it's going to be held this Saturday and it's called it's a pool tournament
and I don't mean we're talking billiard type pools, right?
Correct.
Okay, we're not talking about swimming. Okay, does the people know? And if you spent
if you had a misspent youth playing pool or billiards, you're great for this tournament.
And the best part is it's going to it's going to support ALS. Give us a rundown where
it's going to be the times how to get into it. I actually you said it's all sold out
or ready to get it to be in the tournament, right?
Yeah, so the pool tournament portion of the event is already full, but you know, we're
still looking for people to come out and have a good time and participate in raffle
baskets and 50, 50 drawings and, you know, just come out and have a good time and have
some drinks with music and raise some money.
I've never seriously played pool in my life. I've been on a pool table. I've taken
a few, you know, shots. I'm ever good at it, but you, my father was good at it. And
there are a lot of people that can really play pool and do a good job and put on a good
show too. How many pool tables do you're going to have? There's just one or is there
many work that I have eight pool tables?
Whoa, a lot of action going on. This is going to be like the movie, the hustler or,
yeah, oh, wow, that's going to be good. And the people that play, I assume know what
they're doing. It's not going to be like, yeah, I'm not like me who the cue ball leaves
the table every time I hit it. Do you play pool at all?
I do not. Okay. I think you're going to say I do. I do. No. Okay. Now, my dad tried
to teach me and that didn't go well. So I stuck with dark instead. Oh, you're good at
darn it. Now, ALS, A, what's it? A my lateral sclerosis is the name of the disease, actually.
A my lateral sclerosis. A lot of people know it is Lou Gehrig's disease because he was
very famous baseball player for the New York Yankees who had it. And what made you choose
ALS in particular reason? Well, my dad actually passed away in 2021 from ALS. So that's the
whole reason for the fundraiser and the tournament because he passed away from that. So I wanted
to do something in memory of him and he was an avid pool player. So thought the two
would go well together. Yeah. And up until, you know, I guess Lou Gehrig came down with
it, ALS, people didn't know what it was. And they still refer to it as that. But it's a
debilitating disease. And it's, and by the way, the scene where Lou Gehrig, at the end of
the movie, I'll Gary Cooper at the end of the movie, the pride of the Yankees leaves
the Yankees. He played more consecutive games than any other baseball player in history.
And he had to leave because he couldn't, couldn't do the bases anymore. He couldn't hit. He couldn't
see right anymore. And I, this one of three movies I've cried at in my time. And I still do when I
think about that, that last line where he says in the film, today I consider myself a luckiest man
on the face of the earth. I still get teary-eyed when I think of that. But I'm, see, I'm picturing
Gary Cooper doing it. And his wife is standing there crying and everything. Well,
this is a wonderful event. And again, all the pool everybody, everybody's already set up to play pool.
Now people can come and they can, you have food and drink there. Yeah. Okay, that's the best part.
Food and drink. You can watch the pool tournament going on. They can pick up a few pointers.
Maybe you'll like pool after seeing this. But the best part is you have the 50-50 raffles,
if donations for ALS. Now give us the date, the times, and exactly where it's going to be.
It is going to be Saturday, November 15th at Fountain Bankwood Hall in Stert event.
The doors open at 10 a.m. But the actual pool tournament starts at noon.
And it'll be an all day event. Anybody can stop by at any point and come check it out and
have a good time. And the best part is Saturday, it's going to be 60 degrees. So you don't have to go
schlepping through snow and ice to get there in the cold. You can come in your spring, literally
come in your spring jacket, 60 degrees to come watch this. And Theresa Beth, thank you very much
for letting our audience know about this. And it's something you do on a Saturday and help out people
at the same time. We had the koanas in just before you. And boy, all the people helping people,
that's great in our society today, whether people just helping people. That's great. And
Theresa Beth, thank you very much. I do appreciate you waking up early and talking to us on the radio.
I know you don't feel comfortable on the radio. A lot of people don't. And I do appreciate you
overcoming that and talking to me this morning.