IVA's Club Longdale, Okla in the 70's. This little joint was known for weekend Big Money Pool Games after closing Hours. It would start about 3AM and run till noon the next day or so.Kind of a invite games. If you would call it that. If you had 5K and could show it, you were invited. Guns, Drugs, Women, and all you could stand in Action. Seen a Race to 10 for 50K in there once. You had better know some of the Locals or it could get unhealthy real quick. Long Time ago but I remember it well.
the Case Madrid in Melrose Park, Il. in the early 60's
they closed the bar tables down at about 5 am for about a half hour to "clean up"
a hillbilly from Tn (went by the name of "bunny") was playing a local for 10 or 20 a game and was stuck a few games when the clean up guy advised them they'd have to stop play, bunny's backer lost his shit, must of thought the game was over, had words with the clean up guy and ended up shooting him in the head, killing him.
Bunny and his backer got up the stairs in seconds a few minutes before the fifes arrived.
As far as I know they were never caught.
A few yrs later a lot of Hispanics were coming in on Fri & Sat night, as were a number hillbillys and members of the hells henchmen, mc.
On a weekend night a Hispanic stabbed a biker, the club retaliated the following weekend by filtering in small groups until 50+- were there at which time they blocked the exits and had open season ( no guns ) on Hispanics with hammers, knives, brass knuckles, etc for no more than a couple of minutes. The joint was a mess., I stayed in the pool table area. This was apprx a yr prior to becoming an outrider with them which was is a whole other story
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George Walker's "Stardust Lounge" at north and western gets well deserved honorable mention
