Where can I play a french foosball table called Rene Pierre?
Sun, Jan 11, 2009
A.P. Hill from Santoonie.com asked:
The Rene Pierre is an old table circa late 70's, early 80's with banked corners, cork ball, single goalie, springshaft rods and metal goals that 'tang!' when you make a goal. The men were usually red and blue. The modern equivalent is the Bonzini tables that come out of North Carolina. The last time I saw a Rene Pierre was in Atlanta, in a strip club.
The Rene Pierre is an old table circa late 70's, early 80's with banked corners, cork ball, single goalie, springshaft rods and metal goals that 'tang!' when you make a goal. The men were usually red and blue. The modern equivalent is the Bonzini tables that come out of North Carolina. The last time I saw a Rene Pierre was in Atlanta, in a strip club.
Tags: foosball table, North Carolina, Tang
January 14th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
You were in a strip club and you were looking at a foosball table????
Oh well ,here you go…
January 15th, 2009 at 10:33 am
North Carolina is still the best bet for the French style game, and there are Rene Pierre tables in a few bars there, such as:
Babineau’s Billiards
1102 Buck Jones Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 467-5411
Brier Creek Ale House
7981 Skyland Ridge
Raleigh, NC 27617
(919) 957-4200
Green Room
1108 Broad Street
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-2359
Hell
157 1/2 E. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 929-9666
I’ll stop there..source for this is foosbars.com - navigate by state to North Carolina, and the blue / red icon indicates a Bonzini or Rene Pierre table, with the actual table specified on the page for the bar itself.
Needless to say - well worth you calling these bars in advance to confirm the tables are still there…
:o)
There is also a list of places in the Raleigh area, with table types including RP specified, here;
Cheers,
Paul