Joss Pool Cues pride themselves in being an American product and wants to urge all to buy American. This American business was started by Dan Janes in 1968. The business flourished in Towson, Maryland when they were chosen to be placed in a film. These cues were chosen for “The Color of Money” which helped kick start the billiard industry. For those who wonder, the Model N7 is a copy of the original cue used by both Tom Curse and Paul Newman in “The Color of Money”. Dan Janes continues to run the business with his wife Debbie Janes and their son Stephen Janes who is learning the business beside his father. Many have asked the term “Joss” means. It means luck, good and bad. It is also happiness and fortune. It can either be happiness or sadness. Good or bad fortune. Everyone is in control of their own joss cue.