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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 10-17-1999, 06:03 PM:
I was reading about the reference to Brad Pitt explaining that changeover cues are called "cigarette burns" in the trade. I have never heard of this...anyone else?Perhaps it was just made up for the movie?
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John
Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 10-21-1999, 07:33 PM:
Doesn't anyone know?------------------
John
Posted by Scott Ribbens (Member # 180) on 10-22-1999, 01:29 AM:
I never heard them called that until this whole "Fight Club" thing came up. I've always heard them called Clint Pharrs(Spelling may not be right as I don't have my cue marker sitting by the computer, pretty sure it's "ph" and two r's).
I'm sure that someone may have, in the past, made a comment that they looked like cigarette burns.
Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 10-22-1999, 02:55 AM:
I know of them as 'cue marks' or 'motor marks'... I have never (until last weekend) heard the term 'cigarette burns' used to describe changeover cues before.and you were close, its Clint Phare, the manufacturer of the cue scribing device.. 
Aaron