Bobby "Cotton" Leblanc - what a life

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Just finished reading Cotton's book. Out of all the pool hustler books I have read this one is by far the grittiest memoir I have read yet.

What a life on the road. What a time that must have been crisscrossing the country so many times hitting all those spots - all those gangsters and murderers it's really lucky you are alive.

I hope you are doing well now. Thank you for laying it all down and showing us the life of a hardcore player who stayed out of the limelight surviving from score to score.

Good read. Well worth the price.
 
I just started reading it myself, very good so far. Lots of short stories and very colorful stuff. I got it from our own Freddy the Beard,
 
I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I like his style. He's a very amiable person in the pool world. Knows how to communicate well.

I've noticed that a lot of pool players, especially the road warriors, know how to talk, communicate, without stepping on toes. :wink:
 
Am I the only one who didn't like it?
I don't know the guy, and after reading it.. I don't think I want to.

I see all this glowing praise and these "what a great guy!" comments,
and to me he comes across as anything but.

Not trying to start a fight, I'm just wondering if I'm the only person
on here who had that reaction.
 
CreeDo said:
Am I the only one who didn't like it?
I don't know the guy, and after reading it.. I don't think I want to.

I see all this glowing praise and these "what a great guy!" comments,
and to me he comes across as anything but.

Not trying to start a fight, I'm just wondering if I'm the only person
on here who had that reaction.
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I wasn't crazy about it either. A lot of it made uncomfortable reading for me and I've been around the under side of the game a bit. People can change;)
 
CreeDo said:
Am I the only one who didn't like it?
I don't know the guy, and after reading it.. I don't think I want to.

I see all this glowing praise and these "what a great guy!" comments,
and to me he comes across as anything but.

Not trying to start a fight, I'm just wondering if I'm the only person
on here who had that reaction.
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I agree. Also, some of the amplifying information seemed to be a bit far fetched. Like a lot of "fluff" was added to amp up the stories.

Josh
 
I haven't read it yet and since the reviews seem mixed can someone rate it against the following which I have read and enjoyed so I can make a better assessment on whether I should buy it?

Running the Table

Cornbread Red

Hustler Days

Thanks in advance.
 
Nine ... corner said:
I haven't read it yet and since the reviews seem mixed can someone rate it against the following which I have read and enjoyed so I can make a better assessment on whether I should buy it?

Running the Table

Cornbread Red

Hustler Days

Thanks in advance.
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I've read all four....Cotton's is my favorite...
 
Nine ... corner said:
What about The Other Side of the Road? Have you read that one and if so how would you rate it?
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I really liked that one as well. It would be right up there. Exciting stories, and I really like the autobiographical accounts more than the biographical.
 
DrGonzo said:
I really liked that one as well. It would be right up there. Exciting stories, and I really like the autobiographical accounts more than the biographical.
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I wasn't crazy about that one. The main difference, I find, between the autobiographical and the biographical is the quality of the writing. In large measure that is why I really enjoyed the three I mentioned earlier ... they were all very well written. I found Alf Taylor's book to be rambling ... like, "Hey, wait a second, here's another story when I was 'wherever'. JMHO ... :smile:
 
philfrom said:
pure fiction to sell, hogwash
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Fiction still makes for pretty good books after all. I don't think it's reasonable to expect any book of road stories to be 100% factually accurate. They are kind of like fish stories that way. Just be entertained and don't worry about it.
 
Nine ... corner said:
I wasn't crazy about that one. The main difference, I find, between the autobiographical and the biographical is the quality of the writing. In large measure that is why I really enjoyed the three I mentioned earlier ... they were all very well written. I found Alf Taylor's book to be rambling ... like, "Hey, wait a second, here's another story when I was 'wherever'. JMHO ... :smile:
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I can see that it. It didnt flow as well as Bobby's book, but I still enjoyed it.
 
I just finished the book and I thought it was great:thumbup: Towards the end I found it funny 3 things stood out to me. Hot Chicks, Badasses, and guys he became great friends with is the overriding theme
 
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