TWIF

by **This Week In Foosball** on Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:51 pm

Here is the flier update with location info.
You can also go to http://www.thisweekinfoosball.net/ to download the flier and view it with an interactive map.

by **deadbarfoos** on Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:11 am

by **spurs2005** on Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:33 am

Carlos how many tables will you have and will they be the new tables?

DZ

by **This Week In Foosball** on Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:49 am

by **This Week In Foosball** on Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:56 am

by **HoustonFooser** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:35 am

That's Funny Carlos,

You're using the words from the Letter, My Lawyer sent you, against Ben.

I'm not sure where, but I was told you posted something about proof... Well, Here you go...

Notice That it says "LIVE" next to the staus indicator.

by **This Week In Foosball** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:38 am

I'm VERY glad you posted that, as it gives me even more evidence against you James. You see, ALL this time you've been saying that you own the name, yet the filing date is June 28, less than a week ago. Oh and owner it says "APPLICANT" Which means 2 things, 1. YOU DON'T OWN IT and 2. you filed AFTER THE FACT and you've been full of crap.

So all this time that you've been slandering my name, you've had no right. Just because you flied does not mean you own it, it has to be approved first fool. Even if it eventually is, which it won't because I had use of the name BEFORE YOU FILED and will now file as well, your slanderous, defamatory and malicious actions are what you should now be conscerned about, as when the courts see your posts and now see the filing date, your ass is gonna be mine.

From the beginning of this, your actions have been soley based on your panties being in a ruffle like a whiney cry baby, and have made Houston foosball look bad to the entire country. Your whole issue has been based on you owning the mark, yet you never did and still don't. Thanks for posting the evidence. :lol:

As for Dave & Busters, if you contacted them in anyway, you'll have ruined something that the players wanted, as well as the chance for foosball to finally have a major sponsor on board. Everyone across America will know what you did and they will hate you for it. Not to mention it will only add to the pile of evidence I have against you.

And btw, I never got anything from any lawyer, funny how Ben gets it but I didn't. Your attempt to manipulate him isn't gonna look good to the court at all.

by **Fooser_ace** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:58 am

Carlos you sound like a cry baby talking to people last night
at the tournament they say they woun't be going .

I only have one question did Mike give approval for you to run
this Tournament under Houston City because we all want to know ?

Carlos I realy don't give a shit about this but as far as the name goes
the lawyer goes to the court house files and then know one can use the name
till it's settled in court reguardless of the out come !

Speedy :twisted:

by **This Week In Foosball** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:26 am

Fooser_ace wrote:...I only have one question did Mike give approval for you to run this Tournament under Houston City because we all want to know ?

Yes, I did briefly talk to Mike. I was not going to be disrespectful, as he is on his death bed and has WAAAAAAY More important thing to deal with than foosball drama. But he did say that it was the first time he had heard anything about this and had not talked to James like James has said he had. He also said "he didn't care."

Fooser_ace wrote:...Carlos I realy don't give a shit about this but as far as the name goes the lawyer goes to the court house files and then know one can use the name till it's settled in court reguardless of the out come !

His whole argument all this time has been that he "owns" the name, but he doesn't and he has now posted the evidence of that. He filed after the fact, therefore has no rights or recourse.
Just because he wants to own the name doesn't give him the right to defame, slander or cause malicious actions to committ financial harm.
Not to mention the aplication still has to be approved, that can take months, sometimes up to a year.
And BTW, a lawyer dosn't file an application to register a trademark with the court, it's filed with the U.S.P.T.O.
So he has had no right to do what he has done and his actions have made all of Houston foosball look bad. It's a shame that the legacy of foosball in Houston has now been embarrassed because of his childishness.

You can side with him all you want, but the facts are there for everyone to see.
Had he really owned the mark prior to this, his argument would have had merrit, and there wouldn't have been any issue, but that's not the case. Instead, he has caused harm, to the players and to the game and to foosball in Houston.

by **Fooser_ace** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:44 am

I don't want to get in a pissing contest here Carlos but you still
don't see the issue all you have to do is hire a lawyer they go
to the court house file then know one can use it till it's
settle in court and if you get contact and you do use it then
is alway the possiabley that you can get in trouble w/ them an get D & B in court
over some stupid shit you two could have worked out like men
instead of like a couple of BITCHES both of you need to grow-up

Per your comments above it takes two both you
fucked shit up around here / if you was smart you would have
said fuck you change the name and made a couple grand off the
tournament and been done w/ it instead nobody wants to come to these
tournaments and this is coming from pro-masters :!:

Speedy

by **This Week In Foosball** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:57 am

Fooser_ace wrote:I don't want to get in a pissing contest here Carlos but you still
don't see the issue...

Yes I do, the issue has been that he's been lying all this time and dosn't own anything.
There is no pissing contest, you asked a question and I answered it. How is that a pissing contest?

Fooser_ace wrote:...all you have to do is hire a lawyer they go
to the court house file then know one can use it till it's
settle in court...

Not true at all, that's not how it works. The courts have nothing to do with filing an application to register a trademark. You file with the U.S.P.T.O., not the court system. Those are two entirely different branches of the government and the U.S. court system has no jurisdiction over filing a trademark.

Fooser_ace wrote:...stupid shit you two could have worked out like men
instead of like a couple of BITCHES both of you need to grow-up

Yes, your right, except for the fact that he has acted in malice with no merrits to his actions and has caused all this. I am doing what i was asked to do by the players.

by **Fooser_ace** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:46 pm

Subject: TWIF - HOUSTON CITY FLIER UPDATE

This Week In Foosball wrote:I'm VERY glad you posted that, as it gives me even more evidence against you James. You see, ALL this time you've been saying that you own the name, yet the filing date is June 28, less than a week ago. Oh and owner it says "APPLICANT" Which means 2 things, 1. YOU DON'T OWN IT and 2. you filed AFTER THE FACT and you've been full of crap.

So all this time that you've been slandering my name, you've had no right. Just because you flied does not mean you own it, it has to be approved first fool. Even if it eventually is, which it won't because I had use of the name BEFORE YOU FILED and will now file as well, your slanderous, defamatory and malicious actions are what you should now be conscerned about, as when the courts see your posts and now see the filing date, your ass is gonna be mine.
From the beginning of this, your actions have been soley based on your panties being in a ruffle like a whiney cry baby, and have made Houston foosball look bad to the entire country. Your whole issue has been based on you owning the mark, yet you never did and still don't. Thanks for posting the evidence.

As for Dave & Busters, if you contacted them in anyway, you'll have ruined something that the players wanted, as well as the chance for foosball to finally have a major sponsor on board. Everyone across America will know what you did and they will hate you for it. Not to mention it will only add to the pile of evidence I have against you.

And btw, I never got anything from any lawyer, funny how Ben gets it but I didn't. Your attempt to manipulate him isn't gonna look good to the court at all.

Something can only be slanderous when someone says something that is untrue. Everyone knows you snaked that event name, a event name and the reputation that has been being used by Tornado of Houston (& mike simons) for the 19 previous years. If you are complaining about a filing date, that is only because a legal action has to be taken to prevent you from stealing and using an event that was built by Tornado of Houston.

How this crap originally started... Tony Spree posted on the "foosballboard" "When's Houston City Championships?" you posted flyer coming soon. At the start of this, you used the reputation build by Tornado of Houston. Right there shows you stold not only the name but are using the reputation and history of an event put on by Tof H for the last couple decades.

Carlos, you should have known better and just changed the name when you seen how YOUR ACTION effected the players who do just want to play foosball. STOP saying crap like you know whats best for us, because THIS CRAP is NOT BEST FOR US!!!! You started this drama when you used the Houston City event and continued this stuff when you refused to change the name. The only thing James did where I see he was wrong (but not liable), is being SHOCKED when he found out about this and was overly emotional w/his response. All these posts don't show any eveidence of any liablity on James...only you. So that statment is getting old.

James is not ruinning things w/players from outta town, that would be you. Because all you had to do was change the name, especially when you found out what players here in Houston felt. Incase you still don't realize, ITS WRONG CARLOS. If James is force to take a legal action, its not because he just wants to waste his time and do it for fun, its because YOU are forcing his hand. Which falls on you not him.

Ben, don't let Carlos bully you, I am proud that you have tookin a stand against something that is wrong. Im proud of you!!!

Carlos, low.... picking on Ben, he has the right to his opinion as well as the rest of us, as long as you post y'alls drama here on public forum.

Alice

by **french** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:56 pm

Amen Alice Amen, if you don't want people to put in their two cents, and voice their opinion of what they think is right, or wrong based on what has been posted, dont put it on a public forum for people to view.

by **HoustonFooser** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:32 pm

Carlos,

This will be my very last post I direct to you... Before you talk legal jargon, you may actually want to talk to someone whom knows the law.

If you ask anyone whom they think of, when you mention HOUSTON CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS, they will all say MIKE SIMONS (THE LEGEND).

HENCE, BY TEXAS CIVIL LAW, HE IS ASSOCIATED and CONSIDERED THE OWNER BY COMMON LAW TO THE MARK.

MY FILLING FOR THE NAME WAS A FORMALITY TAKING TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF ABUSE IN THE FUTURE.

ALL THOUGH IT'S IN PENDING STATUS, IT WILL PROTECT ME UNTIL THE DATE IT'S COMPLETED. I HAVE OTHER TRADEMARKS AS WELL I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS.

I CAN ALSO, FILE A MOTION WITH COURT SYSTEM TO LOCK UP THE NAME AND COMPLETELY SHUT YOU DOWN VIA A LEGAL ORDER. BUT IF I'VE GOT TO DO THIS, I WILL HAVE NO REASON NOT TO GO AHEAD AND SEEK RETRIBUTION AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S AL PART OF THE SAME MOTION.

I WILL WIN, AS ALL THE EVIDENCE IS ON MY SIDE, IT'S A LOCK SO TO SPEAK, IF IT WERE A POKER GAME YOU COULD SAY "I HAVE THE NUTS" THERE IS NO OTHER HAND THAT CAN BEET ME... THE SAME AS ROYAL FLUSH.

AS I SAID, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THIS NAME, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOW TO PRINT THIS NAME.

I WILL GET EVERY PENNY FROM YOU AND THE EVENT YOU PLAN ON THROWING, IF YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH USING THE NAME.

GOOD LUCK CARLOS, I WISH WELL IN LIFE, JUST NOT IN A LIFE OF CRIME... OR IN THE THEFT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A TEXAS STATE INSTEAD? THERE IS NO TRADEMARK FOR THAT ONE EITHER? OR IS JUST ASSUMED THAT NAME IS ALREADY TAKEN? OOPS THAT'S RIGHT, YOU CAN'T DO THAT ONE EITHER AS IT ASSOCIATED AND CONSIDERED TO BELONG TO STEVE M., SO THAT MARK IS CONSIDERED OWNED BY HIM BY THE LAWS SET FORTH BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THERE ARE OTHER STATES WITH CITIES NAMED HOUSTON, MAYBE THOSE STATES HAVE DIFFERENT LAWS, YOU MIGHT COULD HAVE A TOURNEY THERE WITH THE "HOUSTON CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS" NAME.

MIKE HASN'T LEFT YET, QUIT TRYING TO TAKE HIS BOOTS AND GOLD TEETH.

CAN i GET AN AMEN?

To the players; I'm sorry about you guys and gals having to witness this, I'm sorry the real Houston City Championships had to be postponed, but with all this mess it would have been hard to have it be a real success, I want this years to be the best ever.

I think with your support, we can end all this, just create a thread calling it "I will not be going to Carlos' event". So he can see how shifty you feel his actions are...

Maybe he can postpone his for a month and rename it, I would be happy to back him and even help in anyway I can... But I can not help someone while they are trying to steal my car after offering him a ride.

Sorry for the cornball comparisons,

James
Tornado of Houston

by **mxking03** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:25 pm

just to remind you guys fighting over this houston city stuff. ROY SPENCER is the one who started this tournament over 20 years ago, dont forget about that, mike simmons was now where to be found or carlos or james e. When i think of houston city i think of him and the tornado shelter in pasadena, jesse lopez knows about that.

just saying

by **HoustonFooser** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:14 pm

I know Roy Spencer, he help me get Started Playing...

by **HoustonFooser** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:27 pm

As Far as Carlos Saying Mike Simons knew nothing about it, that's a Bold Face Lie, I talk to Mike almost everyday. He would have been with me at the Fireworks show tonight, but he had to go to hospital again today for his stomach.

I don't think he will even talk to Carlos, he's disgusted by all this...
I don't bring it up in most conversations, as I don't want him to be aggravated by it. especially with him having stomach problem because of his condition. I do know, that when I told him about bring Carlos in, he did say don't allow Carlos to do nothing more than set-up the tables if anything at all. He did not Carlos to have any other involvement.

I'm moving forward with the suit, now so there will be no Tournament at Dave and Busters, and even if he changes the name now, he will still be sued for the aggravation and all the time and Money I've had to spend defending the name.

Carlos, I'll need your Lawyers Name or will you be defending yourself, by saying "but he's lying, I swear, he's lying (I mean everyone knows I'm a lyer) but he's lying too..." lol..

I've got all my transactions and documents in order. I bet you don't even have a business licence.

Keep your eyes open for a Constable with papers to serve you, they be dropping some off at Dave and Busters location as well as corporate, too..

You could have Just changed the name.... To Late now...

by **Cupcake** on Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:50 pm

So are yall having a tournament or not? RUFF RUFF .................dottie joe

by **TOEOFTHETIGER** on Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:56 am

mxking03 wrote:just to remind you guys fighting over this houston city stuff. ROY SPENCER is the one who started this tournament over 20 years ago, dont forget about that, mike simmons was now where to be found or carlos or james e. When i think of houston city i think of him and the tornado shelter in pasadena, jesse lopez knows about that.
just saying

You guys are so young, Dave Courington is the first promotor of foosball that I can remember. Roy worked for Dave and took over when Dave went to work for Tornado.

by **This Week In Foosball** on Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:06 pm

Yes Tracy, that's exactly right. And I was there for most of them back then at the Shelter. Working with Dave is how I got started working on tour back in the early 80's. Waaaaaay before Roy and Mike. In fact, there were many time that I helped Roy when Dave went to work for Tornado. Mike was just coming on to the scene and was living with Roy.... We had some fun in those days. Never had drama like this. Just a lot of foos and fun.

by **Fooser_ace** on Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:07 pm

haha Leonardo DaVinchi designed the first foosball table he should be the one to get the credit.

by **SBLACKBURN** on Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:14 pm

Living in the Past is a Mother F----

Speedy :twisted:

by **SBLACKBURN** on Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:43 pm

On another note I know James will be able to pay out / But if some
people don't get the # 's I hope they can pay out cause we don't
take I.O.U 's here in Houston or payment plans :lol:

Speedy

by **This Week In Foosball** on Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:08 am

SBLACKBURN wrote:Living in the Past is a Mother F----
Speedy

Yep, it sure is.....As is living a lie.

by **Cupcake** on Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:55 am

TOEOFTHETIGER wrote:
mxking03 wrote:just to remind you guys fighting over this houston city stuff. ROY SPENCER is the one who started this tournament over 20 years ago, dont forget about that, mike simmons was now where to be found or carlos or james e. When i think of houston city i think of him and the tornado shelter in pasadena, jesse lopez knows about that.
just saying

You guys are so young, Dave Courington is the first promotor of foosball that I can remember. Roy worked for Dave and took over when Dave went to work for Tornado.

HISTORY CORRECTION. . Dave got his vending rights for Tornado foosball from Darrell Woolsey and Robert Janac 1985. John Smith and Daniel started foosball back up with Texas Tornado 1981, then Dave took over win I sold him the vending rights. Cost, Dave paid my way to the US Open at Catus Jacks in OKC in 1985. I took 2nd singles and doubles......... errrr errrrr................dottie joe