My wife said the same thing, since she wanted a new couch, I said, we already have a couch why do want a new one? That settled that lol

iusedtoberich said:

There are a ton of players at 450 trying to get to 500. 500 trying to get to 550. And so on. It doesn’t happen.

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Hmmm . . . what about your own journey?

TheGrandWazoo said:

Sorry…

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Actually, what he would really say is, we already have an 8 foot table… Why do you need a nine footer?

There was this time that I would have run 833 but, unfortunately, the 27th ball skidded on me.

The size of this run continues to boggle the mind. Well played, Jayson.

lfigueroa said:

You cannot help some guys.

There's a guy at my PR that practices everyday pounding balls into the rubber for hours. Several times, when no one else is around, I have approached him and told him of two egregious things he's doing that would permanently prevent him from improving. I have shown him what he's doing wrong, its effects, demonstrated proper technique, and even snuck up behind him to record video so he can see what he's doing wrong. I have tried helping him several times and now I just leave him be.

You cannot help some guys.

Lou Figueroa

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If someone snuck behind me with a video recorder and later showed me the evidence, we'd be having a conversation in the parking lot, and it wouldn't be a commendation on their coaching style.

I knew Billy fairly well and played him a few times in the 1990s, when he was playing his best pool. He played more than Fargo 700 speed by the age of 16 but he always struggled to maintain stability in his life and, in my view, never reached his full potential as a player.

Billy was a fixture in the weekly Tuesday night tournaments at Chelsea Billiards in New York City from 1996-98. Other regulars in that tournament (fondly known as the "Johnny B" tournament) included Goerge "Ginky" San Souci, Tony Robles, Larry Lisciotti, Joe Frady, and yes, SJM.

Billy was also a serious action player who was known to bet very high from time to time.

I believe he was from Rhode Island, although I know he also lived some of his life in Connecticut.

Sad news indeed. Condolences to his family and friends. RIP, Billy the Kid.