I was just reminded of a story I heard when I first started playing pool.
It was the late 1970s and the Chop Sticks in North Hollywood, California was where Ronnie Allen, Cokes, Tony Ola, Alibi Al and others whose names I do not remember hung out.
It was an action pool room only, no casual players and even though pool rooms in Los Angeles were supposed to close by 2:00 AM Chop Sticks would stay open as long as there was action.
One of the players was Harry, I remember his last name but if I use it l could be accused of stereotyping.
Harry was as hard core as they come and the first thing you noticed when he spoke is he had a shudder.
The talk in the room was Harry would steal money from his mother and the first time I saw him play he beat a helpless kid out of all his money.
As it usual does the action faded away and Harry moved to across the country to another action room, the Congress in Miami Florida.
When one of the guys returned from Miami he said, "Did you hear what happened to Harry?
He went swimming in the ocean and Shark bit him!
Wait for it ............
The shark died!
Billy Incardona mentions Harry in his interview on Legends of the Cue.
