Great Pool Room Stories

I was about 19 yrs old and at Norwalk Family Billiards in So Cal. A friend Bob Brown and I were broke when two players asked Brown to hold their stakes 7 ahead 9 ball $50 a piece. Brown put me in action for$100 against a much weaker player. I was afraid to play because of the potential bad outcome. Well I was dogging it. The sets of the other players were coming to conclusion when Brown told me to start riding the 9 ball. I made the 9 ball three times in a row to win out just as those other sets finished up. I was so nervous that night.

Definitely would have me sweating buckshot. Best when playing on other people's money they know about it! A friend worked at Kaiser Aluminum. He had a dirt track late model and after admiring the new paint one year I noticed a Kaiser Aluminum Decal on his car door right over the number. "Jr, what's with the Kaiser Aluminum decal?"

"They are sponsoring me this year."

The decal was small enough to go on a hardhat or smaller. "Jr, why is the decal so small?"

"They don't know they are sponsoring me!"

Hu

What's your favorite pool memory from 2025?

When the heart surgeon said it was OK for me to try playing again.
My best friend had quadruple bypass surgery a few weeks ago and we shot at his house for 3 hours a few days ago, it was awesome.... this was my best moment if I had to sum it up!!!


Lou, you did the right thing. Always spend time with the kid with a cue and a mother in need, well done sir

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