(I tried to add this onto my existing 'story' thread, but couldn't get it to take ? sorry)
Jack Cooney and I go back to the 60's and the old Cochran days !..Jack is considerably younger than me !.. And he did go on to become one of the best money makers EVER, at hustling pool !.. I would gladly trade his record, for $$$$, won and lost,..for mine, any day !...However. as a youngster, he was not competitive with the more experienced good player's, hence we never really tried to match up back then.
Fast forward, about 35-40 years, to about 2005!..Jack and Barb, found themselves in Arizona .. Jack got word I was living there, and still 'trying' to play high dollar pool !..He had greatly improved his one pocket game by then, and had to believe he could rob an old dinosaur, approaching his seventies !..However, it did not work out too well for him !
In fact, humorous side note, (as Barb told me later)..As Jack was driving over to my joint he said, "Don't worry, this won't take long" !
.. I played the age card on him, and convinced him I needed 9/8, and after the usual 'stall time', he finally said..you got it.. Flip it !
Get ready for the brag !...After about 4-5 hours, of him winning about 1 out of every 5-6 games. I agreed to play even !
..Nothing much changed ! Barb was getting more and more stressed out, and finally they got into a little beef, and she threw some money at him, stormed out the door, and left him there !
By that time, Jack had tried quite a bit of 'medication' trying to stop the bleeding..But it was too late !..He soon ran out of the money she had left him, and I let him go on the wire to keep playing, with the understanding I would have to give him a ride to their motel in Mesa, (a 40 mile round trip) to settle up.
Well, I was having fun, and we both began sipping on the booze, and it turned into a 24 hr. marathon..I think we ended up playing for $3-400 a game !...Jack ran out of gas before I did ! he only owed me a few hundred, and I told him to forget it ..But I still had to get him home !...My main goal, was to drop him off, and get the Hell out of there, before either of us had to confront Barb !..I was afraid it might be Jack's turn, to "take a bullet for her" !
..I don't remember the exact count on the score, but it was several thousand !
We didn't play again, 'til several years later, and yes, hard-headed old fart that I was, I let him play position on me, and he exacted his revenge !..He ALMOST got even !...Lotsa fun times though ! Jack's a good guy to gamble with, and like I said, my main forte, was staying in action !
Jack Cooney and I go back to the 60's and the old Cochran days !..Jack is considerably younger than me !.. And he did go on to become one of the best money makers EVER, at hustling pool !.. I would gladly trade his record, for $$$$, won and lost,..for mine, any day !...However. as a youngster, he was not competitive with the more experienced good player's, hence we never really tried to match up back then.
Fast forward, about 35-40 years, to about 2005!..Jack and Barb, found themselves in Arizona .. Jack got word I was living there, and still 'trying' to play high dollar pool !..He had greatly improved his one pocket game by then, and had to believe he could rob an old dinosaur, approaching his seventies !..However, it did not work out too well for him !
In fact, humorous side note, (as Barb told me later)..As Jack was driving over to my joint he said, "Don't worry, this won't take long" !
.. I played the age card on him, and convinced him I needed 9/8, and after the usual 'stall time', he finally said..you got it.. Flip it !Get ready for the brag !...After about 4-5 hours, of him winning about 1 out of every 5-6 games. I agreed to play even !
..Nothing much changed ! Barb was getting more and more stressed out, and finally they got into a little beef, and she threw some money at him, stormed out the door, and left him there !
By that time, Jack had tried quite a bit of 'medication' trying to stop the bleeding..But it was too late !..He soon ran out of the money she had left him, and I let him go on the wire to keep playing, with the understanding I would have to give him a ride to their motel in Mesa, (a 40 mile round trip) to settle up.
Well, I was having fun, and we both began sipping on the booze, and it turned into a 24 hr. marathon..I think we ended up playing for $3-400 a game !...Jack ran out of gas before I did ! he only owed me a few hundred, and I told him to forget it ..But I still had to get him home !...My main goal, was to drop him off, and get the Hell out of there, before either of us had to confront Barb !..I was afraid it might be Jack's turn, to "take a bullet for her" !
..I don't remember the exact count on the score, but it was several thousand !We didn't play again, 'til several years later, and yes, hard-headed old fart that I was, I let him play position on me, and he exacted his revenge !..He ALMOST got even !...Lotsa fun times though ! Jack's a good guy to gamble with, and like I said, my main forte, was staying in action !
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