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| 2001 CO STATE SPD Champion |
Where did Moose come from?
My nickname Moose is all I've heard for about 26
years. I was a big baby at birth, and grew really fast. So my
parents decided to call me Moose, when I was 2 years old. The
nickname became permanent when my mom dressed me up for my second
Halloween. She put me in these blue pajamas and blew up a bunch
of blue balloons and tied them together like antlers and pinned
them in my hair. I was known as the blue moose that year. When
my mom first told me this story, I said "no way, you wouldn't
do that." She then pulled out the pictures to prove it,
and I laugh my ass off every time I look at them, gotta love
mom.
How long have you been playing? When
did you start?
Way too long, about 9 years, 1993, i was 20 years old. I can't
believe I've been playing this long.
What got you hooked on foosball?
I always played pool back then, but
started to hang out with some guys from a place called Gatorz.
I first saw Derek Selsvold (corpse), Matt Brewer, Tim Walters,
and some dopey cowboy guys always playing foos. Pool was getting
boring, and my new crowd of friends were foosers, so I kinda
hopped in the action. I really enjoy the head to head non-stop
action in foosball.
Who were your heroes when you were
starting out? Mentors? Influences?
Grant Nelson and Stu Stiner started
about the same time I did, it was fun to play with them back
then ‘cause we all were scrubs and wanted to be good
players. I had the privilege of watching Gary Edgeworth play,
and knew right that moment who I wanted to emulate. Pretty
much everything I know and do comes from his playing style
and teachings. The boys from the Lamplighter, Lopez, Rusch,
Spear, Wydman, Loffredo, Louie and Roger Aamodt were always
sweet to watch.
Who are your heroes or players that
you look up to now?
Edgeworth, Mares, Grant, Sherkenbach, and Spear. All of these
Pro Masters have helped me a ton. If not for them, I would
still be a scrub.
Do you remember when you had your breakout
moment, the moment where you realized you had game?
My defining moment was at the $10,000
Halloween Open at Starbucks in Oklahoma, 1995. I went with
Shelly, Mares, Rusch, Edgeworth, Grant, his dad Ron, and a
rookie named Scott Briggs. I played really well there, my
first tourney out of town, taking a fresh rookie (Briggs)
to third place in Semi Doubles, enduring a grip of technicals
called on us.
What is your biggest win?
2002 Hall of Fame Classic, winning 3500 Ltd. Doubles with
Joe Royle. I really hope all you Colorado foosers out there
get to experience a tour event win, totally awesome.
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