jay helfert said:Mr. Pockets is in Manhattan Beach. Yankee Doodles is in Long Beach by the water. I saw you in there once. I was the house pro there in the late 80's, early 90's. Marlene the manager called me in to play you, but when I saw it was you I took a pass. This is the room that used to be called Black Jacks (in the 70's), and it was a rough spot then. John was referring to this place.
There also was a Mr. Pockets or Pockets on Victory Blvd. in No. Hollywood or the Valley for a while also. Hollywood Jack used to go in there and it wasn't too far from the House of Billiards in Studio City that had monthly 9 ball tournaments forever. Frank the Barber & I used to play in them and the Sardo brothers were always in there along with several other pretty good players. Jerry McWhorter hung in there when he was a young guy and was a pretty good player prior to his making cues. Frank probably won more of those tournaments than anyone over the years.
I remember the manager at Yankee Doodles in Long Beach and she was a beauty. I also remember when you ran tournaments there after The Color of Money came out, that when Keith played he signed in as Grady Seasons.