A lot of you won't know this guy but Jim McDermott(not the cue guy) in Tulsa Ok. is one i'd name. He was a roadie when he was younger then owned bars and became a state parole officer. He bought the Tulsa Billiard Palace in '87 and basically saved/resurrected pool in this area. The Palace was one of THE hot hot action joints til he shut it down in '07. He started Magoo's my home spot, in '94 and is still going under new owners. Players that played at these spots are a pretty stout line-up: Matlock, John Gabriel, Chip and Joey from OkC, Walden, Shane McMinn, Gabe O., Gerry Watson, CJ, B. Stroud, Gabby, D. Lane and too many others to count.
