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John Disque
United States
Приєднався 3 кві 2008
Official UA-cam Channel for Auto-Restorer, Pool Player, Home Improvement Specialist, Journalist & Photographer - John M Disque (East TN News) / Owner of JPM Enterprises.
I do a lot of pool and billiards instructional videos for advanced players to break them out of ruts and help them continue to progress. I also do a lot of auto repair and home repair videos while occasionally restoring a car, truck or entire house.
I've had this account since 2008 but I didn't start taking it serious until sometime in 2016. Now I'm publishing new content almost daily and have well over two million views.
I do a lot of pool and billiards instructional videos for advanced players to break them out of ruts and help them continue to progress. I also do a lot of auto repair and home repair videos while occasionally restoring a car, truck or entire house.
I've had this account since 2008 but I didn't start taking it serious until sometime in 2016. Now I'm publishing new content almost daily and have well over two million views.
Short-Rack 8 Ball Bonanza
Because pool should be fun…. Not some dead-end job we’re forced to work to fulfill some sick desire to eat!
You’ll play better if you’re having fun and there’s nothing more fun than running racks.
One of the biggest regrets of the dying is: looking back and taking it all too serious so let’s lighten up a little bit Scooby and take everything we learned and put it together. There’s a time for seriousness and a time to just have fun and enjoy the game.
You’ll play better if you’re having fun and there’s nothing more fun than running racks.
One of the biggest regrets of the dying is: looking back and taking it all too serious so let’s lighten up a little bit Scooby and take everything we learned and put it together. There’s a time for seriousness and a time to just have fun and enjoy the game.
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Відео
English A to Z Beginner To Advanced Player
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The how, why, where, when of English. Everything A to Z and all you were afraid to ask. Everything you need to know about the complicated topic of English on the pool table. Note: The main reason for English is to get the right position on the following ball and should never be used to assist in in pocketing balls. If you find yourself spinning balls in it’s because you’re compensating for a ba...
Safe Side vs Risky Side Easy Money & Life's Big Lesson
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There's a lot going on in this video. Way more than meets the eye so give it a little thought and it will hit you and you'll be glad you took the time.
Winning 8 Ball Amateur To Pro
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What's it take to go from amateur to pro? What does a player need to do? What's inside the game that I'm not seeing?
9Ball Center Table Strategy
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What is center table strategy and how to use it to play runout 9 Ball. Learn this strategy and your pool-life will be a little easier and less complicated.
Bank Pool & Short-Rack 8 Ball
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This video is kind of an introduction to Bank Pool & Short-Rack 8 Ball, which we'll be covering more and more as the channel progresses.
A-Pillar Cover Restoration
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I'm working on an interior restoration of a 92 Lincoln Town Car but this process is the same for most cars. The covers are plastic and the cloth is the same as headliner material. Relative to a headliner restoration, visor restoration or dash pad restoration this job is pretty basic and simple but there come thing you need to know before you start.
Pool Heart 8 ball
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This video is about having pool-heart in 8 ball and finding a way to win when the odds are against you. Here we have a difficult rack of 8 Ball no matter what set of balls you choose off the break.
How To Restore Sun Visors
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Step by step how to restore and recover sun visors for cars and trucks. Today we're working on the clam-shell type of sun visor, which is the most popular style of sun visor in America. It's an art that anyone can learn and all basically comes down to common sense. While you can go to a salvage yard and pick up sn visors for 10 or 15 dollars each you will never find one that's this well restore...
Where Good Pool Players Go Wrong
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You have to try and you have to try hard but not too hard. There's a line that many of us, including me, sometimes fail to walk and it spells our doom. Making matters worse is: we often have no idea what went wrong. It was time to sit down and have a talk so before the actual pool portion of this video starts we do just that. The last few weeks of this channel have been a little rocky and somet...
Stanley Knows 8 Ball
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My buddy and side-kick Stanley takes over here because I'm quite busy with business and taking care of the house. This is not an instructional video. I needed a break from that and if you're a subscriber you might need a break too. Grab a beer, chill out and enjoy some 8 Ball. Again - I apologize for Stanley's language.
Worst Common Pool Advice EVER
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This video gets into a very common and commonly repeated terrible piece of pool advice that's destroying the potential of millions of potentially great pool players. Once they begin practicing this bad advice it becomes an ingrained mental habit that most never recover from.
There Will Be No White Flag Upon This Ship
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Heart is the refusal to surrender, even when it looks like you're badly beat. It's the belief that you still have a chance if you can just get it together and play your speed. Free-Wheeling is the act of shooting reckless and without worry of position. Pool Monsters are very good players. The term is usually reserved for professional players or higher level road players. This video covers a 2-p...
Say Goodbye To Sloppy, Amateur 8 Ball
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This video is about Say Goodbye To Sloppy, Amateur 8 Ball. It's time to up your game 100 notches and never look back. THIS is the key and it IS what you think.
Stanley's Version of 9 Ball
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This is a quick video at under three and a half minutes and covering 9 Ball from a different perspective. 5 o'clock English = Bottom Right The line = straight in from the intended pocket, trhough the cue-ball and to the nearest rail.
Rock-Stars Draw-Junkies and Pool Players
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Rock-Stars Draw-Junkies and Pool Players
How Great Pool Players Manage Nervousness
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How Great Pool Players Manage Nervousness
Mental-Physical Connection of a Great Pool Player
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Mental-Physical Connection of a Great Pool Player
The Monster Within Every Pool Player
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The Monster Within Every Pool Player
When You Don't Have A Runout Create It
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When You Don't Have A Runout Create It
John, this ken again. Since I've been watching your videos. Our team played for a trip to Vegas, we are going to Vegas I played 5 games last night and went 5-0, everyone ask me did go and get lessons. I gave a few off them your Videos. Thanks for all your help.
That multicoloured beetle in the thumbnail image. I remember that beetle from the 70s, Called a Harlequin Beetle, have not seen one for over forty years.
👍 i had to rewind the pocket calling notice call shot was change but saw it ,,,, i have issues in Club League about that i tap guy shoulder ask what pocket he playing 8 he pointed corner pocket cut shot , i call my team mate over ask what pocket he call my team mate say a bank upper corner told my team mate he told me he cutting 8 ball and team mate say oh didn't know ,,, so my point to this i think all call pocket should be like the APA use something to use as a pocket marker ,,, well anyway i have an pocket middle finger pocket marker i gonna make video short on it
forgot situation what happen , opponent miss the cut and he almost bank the 8 ball cross corner that probably why APA have pocket marker to prevent something like that
Greetings John started watching your channel about a year and a half ago . Great advice for novice and experienced players. Like how you imagine playing Joshua Piller and other great players when practicing. I just won a best of seven against SVB last night. I’m getting ready to take you on tonight. Should be a challenging match. Hope you don’t mind playing on a Diamond bar box. I find you break stroke unique and was wondering if you could break it down in a future video. Thanks for the work you put in on these videos.
Haha! This should be fun! Just a fair warning... I have zero mercy on the pool table and I'm well-aware that it's a "kill or be killed sport." I just don't let up and I don't want you to take it personal. I'll be the best friend you ever had off the table - but on the table... well.... I gotta eat man. Congrats on beating Shane! Good luck Rick.... Gimme your best game! Peace BTW - I love the Diamond Barbox.
Hey John - After watching your first video on short rack 8 ball, I introduced it to my league playing partners. Now it has become the game we use for warmups. Gets lots of people to the table in a short time with all the benefits of game play. Good 9 ball ball break practice as well. Love it! But now i am sidelined for a while due to back surgery. They tell me 6-8 weeks but I don't buy it. After 2 weeks I am already shooting lightly on my home table. It is a challenge due to the fusion they did limiting my range of motion. But every day I see a little more stretch. I am video documenting my progress, which helps me see where I need to focus; lifting my head while down on the shot. Comes down to getting back to straight stroke and follow through. As Arnold said, "I'll be back". Anyway, good to see you having fun with it. Peace - Pete
Wow - I had no clue. Get well.... and it sounds like you're already doing that. I'm glad it's working for your league team. On top of everything it'll teach them to focus on finishing the rack and dialing in their position play to get the job done. And yeah- it's great 9 ball "break practice" because it goes so fast you're more apt to remember what went wrong on the last break and it's easier to make the adjustment. Are your recovery-videos published on UA-cam? I'll have to come see them. It's a good way to stay busy and productive while recouping. Take care Pete. Peace
@@JohnDisque Thanks, John. Yes, I am uploading a few of the videos. Nothing impressive, for sure. It will be nice to look back on how I progressed.
Long time subscriber. Great stuff as always!
A bunch of whiny trolls came by and clicked thumbs down. I'm not sure what they're unhappy with but my best guess is they're just unhappy haters looking for something to hate. Peace
@@JohnDisque I call them Jerk Offs......They r just jealous of ur awesome pool game buddy
I just came across your channel a few months back. Great content man!
Thanks Jay. We're just one big dysfunctional family. Glad you're digging it. Peace
@@JohnDisque started playing short rack last night. It’s great I can see all kinds of ways for it to help string runs together. Thanks again
First time firster! 😂
Welcome Gergie, Kick back, grab a beer and dig on it. Everybody is family to me. Peace
Hey sharky, fantastic video! I've been using unnecessary English for far to long. I spent a little time with Jeremy Jones on my stroke and we discovered that I was compensating my shitty stroke with English. It's taken some time to straighten out my wrist and the mental aspects of it all and from time to time I can sense my approach becoming cattywampas again. Might be a life long struggle but it's easy to see that with correct repetition balls are dropping with cleaner position. I really enjoy the diagrams you offer with the angles and audible breakdown. Thanks John, we appreciate what you're doing here!!
You are 100% right. I don't want to think 3 balls ahead. I want to see the table, and get out. And getting the money.
👍 forgot who it was maybe Darren Appleton or Karl Boyes did all center ball ,
I'm also 70. And playing 5 nights a week, Pool is picking back up Pittsburgh.
Yeah... We're building momentum and it's never been better than what it is right now. I swear it's all because players are giving back instead of trying to take everything. Peace
He has help my game a lot in a few days. My team mates ask if I'm taking lessons.
Hi Ken, That's my whole goal... As I turned 50 I decided to stop taking and start giving back. If everyone did that pool would be the number one highest paid sport in the world but not a lot of people do that so I wanted to be the exception and reach back an help up-coming players. When I read comments like yours I start feeling complete... like I've come full-circle and my life makes sense. Peace
You lost me at stop buying cues. 😂
All pool-cues.... (Not just shafts) deflect different amounts, which is fine but it's imperative to know how much the cue is going to impart deflection so you can get used to it and aim in the exact place you need to aim shot after shot after shot... day after day year after year... Getting used to one cue and how it plays will develop consistency in your pool game and consistency goes hand-in-hand with knowing exactly where the cueball is going on every single shot.... It eliminates all guess-work and THIS is the key to becoming a great pool player. If you keep switching cues they're going to deflect at different rates and make it impossible to be consistent. John Schmidt, who was once at the top of the pro-player food chain, switched to a low deflection carbon fiber shaft and it took him over 2 years to recover and learn how to aim a ball. People thought he was drunk.... and I'm not sure he ever recovered. Peace
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Hi Coronate, Peace
Your are by far the best playing instructor by far
Thanks. I work hard to do this right and it's everything when people recognize that. Peace
I think Ill make one that says pool minnow, I need weight. 😁
Hey! Minnows have to eat too! LOL
As always, we'll done! 😊
Thank you Bob.
I'm glad you talked about center ball, I just ran 2 10ball racks using 90٪ center ball. Can't wait for the next video. 👍
BOOM! That's what you want! Keep it simple if you can and when you can. Life is hard - why make it harder? My next video got a bad initial reaction and a bunch of thumbs down... It's on the topic of Short-Rack 8 Ball.... Oh well.... it's life on UA-cam. Peace
John, that's a great explanation of something that I learned long ago. I wanted to tell you that I just broke through to a new level and a lot of it is due to your videos. Every shot I shoot now is it repetitive thought process of Target stroke execute. And this has brought me a whole new level of consistency. Also I have five different cues in my house and I shoot with all of them including my old Camel cue stick I got from collecting Camel cash when I smoked. and my bar cue. Because I want to be able to shoot with any queue that I happen to randomly pick up. But you're right for beginners. Switching cues can be a problem. Also, I like your car. I've been looking for something very similar for myself. And the license plate is awesome
Congratulations on your new level, Shane. Now ya gotta maintain it. I remember Camel Bucks... What a great marketing ploy to addict kids like me to tobacco... LOL... Now they're all dead! But Hey - they got their Camel Pool Cues... LOL and Camel got richer. Yeah - the feds shut that down but.... The car is a life-long dream that I made come true... I'm getting older and I'm not going to deny myself the things I've been working for my whole life. I just need a car I can drive across country on a whim and not worry about. Stress kills so I've eliminated all unneeded aspects of it.... not to live forever.... just to be able to enjoy the rest of whatever I have. I recommend doing the same and getting car you really, truly want... If you do it right - you won't regret it. Peace brother.
Yo John how are you greetings from Philadelphia remember corn flakes
Hi Joe. I'm good. Thanks. How is Philly doing these days? I plan on getting up there by the end of the year. There's no telling what you're referring to by "the Corn Flakes" memory... LOL But I'm sure something happened in my wild youth. I hope all is well with you. Peace
Pool shark! You're crazy 🙂 But you're also a great educator, this video couldn't possibly be any better. I'll have to watch it a few more times and try out everything you showed here. Many, many times. It IS as complicated as I thought it 'd be. I use a low deflection cue stick, so that'll help. I agree that life would be much easier without english! But maybe that's why I love this game 😉. Thank you, John.
Hi Linda - I could've made this video 10 hours long with hundreds of different examples but I purposely kept it short to make it interactive so you, or anyone else, could work on these specific shots at the pool room. Once you do that it will all come together for you and you'll see the light. This will get you started on the world of English while giving you a firm grasp on why players use it and exactly what they're doing what they're doing with the cueball and why. Pool is not about making hard shots.... It's all about shooting easy shots. Knowing how to make it easy and keep it easy is what it's all about. THAT is the agenda. Pool is a lifelong learning process - It's never 100% mastered and no matter how great you get... you can always be better so the information keeps coming and the learning keeps happening. Good luck with your pool game and welcome to the crazy pool family. Peace
@@JohnDisquethanks, I feel privileged to have been welcomed to the family by no one else but - you 😊
And yes, I love the learning process and don't mind at all that it never finishes. That's life 💃
Great video, you broke that down perfectly. These are the kind of videos we need. Not many people are able to simplify left and right English that well for beginners.
Thanks Steve, It was requested by a newer female player who was already a bit confused on the topic so I was real careful because the last thing I wanted to do is: confuse her or anyone even more. I also wanted to make a video that's viewable for beginners as well as veteran players even if it's just a refresher-course. I hope life is treating you well. Peace
@@JohnDisque It is thank you
You emphasize the need for a straight stroke in almost all of your videos. Fair enough. Common knowledge, right? "Straight stroke" and "follow through" were always mantras that I had heard (and tried to adhere to). Just because. But, after one of your videos, in a moment of revelation, I finally put two and three and four together and realized WHY we need to follow through. Good FOLLOW THRU ensures a STRAIGHT STROKE. A STRAIGHT STROKE ensures the DESIRED POINT OF CONTACT. And DESIRED POINT OF CONTACT ensures MAKING THE SHOT (and getting position). This new realization has greatly improved my game over night.
Exactly..., If we take the time to dissect the top 50 pros you'll find they all have different styles, stances, pre-shot rituals, lifestyles and everything else BUT... they all have just 1 thing in common and it's a straight stroke. Without this... nothing else matters and we're all trying to build a mansion on a wobbly, crooked foundation. In parts of Asia they're bringing kids up to be top shelf players and this (the stroke) is what they focus on from the start because they know the kid and everyone supporting the kid is wasting their time if they don't have this one vital ingredient. Peace
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Thumbs up! Be well!
Nice out, John! Thank you for everything you do. 🙂🎱
Thanks Bob... I somehow lost a day and someone just called to tell me the weekend is over... So I better get out of bed and get to the pool room. LOL Peace
Mine runs with new pump but i have put 3 pumps on in the last 90 miles ! OEM from car quest and Napa. Tank is clean, filter looks good. Tired of this crap tho. I'm showing only 2psi pressure. After it quit.
Hence Earl Strickland.
Loved it!
This is why I love your videos John; it's never only about pool. It's much larger, it's about life. I love what I heard here, glad you're doing well 🙂 I have a favor to ask. I can't figure out (side) english. I don't know where to start. I don't know how to aim... I've seen so many videos on the topic, but I don't get it 🤦♀️. I've been practicing for a year now and finally got good at stance, shooting straight and aiming. I'm not bad at draw shots, follow and stun. But I feel it's time to move on to position play. Which is impossible without english... Can you make a video (series of videos??) about using side english for us beginners? Am I asking too much? 😂 Thanks! 😘
Hi Linda, I'm such a sucker for a compliment. LOL After reading your comment and thinking about it I decided to make a detailed video on this topic. There's issues associated with English that will also help longtime players struggling to progress and dealing with inconsistent pool games so the aim is to help both new and longtime players by covering it ALL - from the basics to the advanced details. To avoid confusion stop searching for input from other players until after I publish this video which should be up within a few days. Once you watch it you'll know all you'll ever need to know about English. Peace
@@JohnDisqueOh my gosh, I can't believe it! I'm so happy I can't tell you - cause I just love this game! Can't wait to watch the videos... Thank you so much! I do appreciate it. ❤
from symptoms all the way to the finish line. hats off. thank you.
Do you ever practice drills?
Not the traditional drills as we know them. What you see me doing in most of my videos is: breaking and attempting to run out. When I fail to do that the camera gets turned off and I attempt to figure out what went wrong. So I'll set the balls back up and work on getting better position to make things easier or better or more accurate. So - with every failed attempt I'm creating my own unique drills that focus-in and pinpoint the things I need to work on and I'll attempt to do things the right way anywhere from 3-10 times in a row before moving on to the next attempt to break and run out. Peace
@@JohnDisque Most of my practice is attempting to break and run 9 ball. I'm at about 5% but steadily improving. Your videos offer a lot of great knowledge. I concentrate mostly on making a good stroke, and pot a lot of shots that I would have missed 6 months ago. I just retired and have taken pool up as my main hobby. I've knocked balls around on bar boxes on and off through my life, but have just begun to rebuild my fundamentals and trying to level up my skill. Thanks for sharing with us all the great tips on being a great player.
@@JohnDisqueI think a drill doesn't get any better than that
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Nice shooting as usual John. I ask rhetorically, do we become comfortable with daily stresses and not let things bother or stress us out ? Pushing 60 y/o male also, do we accept and enjoy being providers ? Anything else would be boring and that's no fun. Thanks for letting me stop and think.
Hi Jack, Things with me might be different if I had kids and a wife and all that but I STILL strongly believe you can have it all with a minimal amount of stress.... The wife, the home, the garden, the kids, the peace, the pride and the adventure.... but you better have a strong, supportive wife. That's gonna be your key. Peace
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This guy can shoot!!
@@nickbonvino John’s a monster for sure! 💪🏻
👍 Thanks guys. Have a great weekend.
@@JohnDisque u2 JD
Stop and restart the camera near the end of a rack when the out is easy. But let the viewer know you are before hand. Maybe after 4-5 racks.
Great idea Tim. I'm going to use this info. Thank you. And peace
My handle is old and broke off leaving the base of the handle still hugging the square stem. My flathead screw that was holding on the handle turns but it turns the entire valve open. Is it just being stubborn? Do i need to get pliers and isolate the square stem and another set of pliers on the screw to back it out?
I flipped the gear on my steering shaft and the way it lined up it engaged with an unworn spot on the gear.
Best video na
i have a 1974 with a/c. im surprised you didnt touch on a/c on them as not many people know it or the curved windshield being a major change.
What size screws are they. My stepdad lost them and need to buy a few
The air springs on my 2003 Town Car started leaking. I was advised to switch the suspension to traditional springs and shocks. I did, didn't take very long and wasn't expensive. I have to say I'm sorry I didn't replace the air springs instead. The ride degraded with the switch. Let's face it, the best part of the Town Car experience is the quality ride.
You really have no clue what you're talking about. That ride is a result of the wheel-base - not the cheap-ass, dry rotting balloons. You wanna spread lies? Go to the Fox News channel.
@@JohnDisque excuse me? What crawled up your ass? I simply related my experience with the change over.
thanks for Your time!
People can’t believe we did it ourselves & new people that ride with us have no clue.. And that’s because of your teaching💯 Saved us so much money! Thank u very much!! 🙏🏽😎❤️🔥
Ok! I am so confused. I just watched this video, and the comment section is from ANOTHER video! I swear, I can't make this up! Well,,,,, I could, but, well ya know. I have never seen this before! Anyway,, a LITTLE Rednecky,,, LMAO! John, the Rednecks are going WTF!!!! great run, btw. Thanks again,, 🙂🎱 We have a flea market up here on Tuesdays. Normally,, blah blah. Not this week! 🙂 I scored an Eddie Taylor poster from the late sixties! Not ripped or destroyed! It does have some battle scars, but it is worth every penny I paid. Rarely do you find Billard related stuff at flea markets. It is truly a survivor. Enjoy your day! 🙂
I was born and raised up in the heart of Kensington at Somerset and Helen. Moved out in 2012. I seen everything in the shithole from when they tried with the Guardian Angel's but that failed cause most were drug addicts themselves and cared more about meeting chicks then the neighborhood. Plus they beefed with the Village. Then came operation Sunrise which was a bigger joke. They give away free needles, mixing caps and ties at prevention point at Kensington and Cambria. The 24th 25th district cops care less about anybody and I literally seen a cop walk over and individual as they were overdosing. That neighborhood is best off being obliterated and reduced to rubble.
short and to the point, I LIKE IT !!!
👍 Mike Sigel did Podcast on American Poolplayers Association - APA don't remember much but he did mention Buddy Hall in the video , og and i like the time management of Ultimate Pool
Yeah - it moves fast and doesn't bore the fans. All the legends talk about Buddy Hall and his influence on them. In his prime Buddy was virtually unbeatable and at 400pounds he moved like a 90pound ballerina around the table. Peace
Hi, did you notice in the ultimate pool that the 8 ball was on the spot for racking?
Yup - I was out playing 8 Ball all day and was racking the 8 on the spot. I guess this is the wave of the future but I didn't find it any harder to make a ball on the break. Whatever... Peace
*Note - It's actually The Kansas City Shootout - Not St Louis. Ultimate Pool USA (Sorry)
@JohnDisque Ooops. I got all hung uo on Bergman being there and got cornfused