Makes me wonder if Jose' ever played Searcy or Wade Crane....these two might of been before his time.
Earl vs Buddy vs Parica over the years?
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Jose and Crane did play each other in tournaments (DCC) but never gambled as far as I know. Wade's gambling career somewhat pre dated Jose's.
I watched Parica for a few months off and on in Greenway. Somebody had clued me in who he was when he was playing on the front table by the door at Greenway, kinda odd for a serious player but that was where he was at the first time I saw Jose. I was young and would have given him a try but a few hours of casual watching showed me that it would require perfect pool just to hang even with him. The first to make a mistake was going to pay heavily! I just made a note to watch out for the short little "Mexican" when I was looking for action myself. Never played Buddy either, first time I saw him all the shortstops at Greenway were gathered around his feet to pick up crumbs, reminded me of the twelve apostles in paintings I have seen. Ain't going to say how long ago that was but Buddy was very tall and well build except for a fairly modest beer gut compared to later years.
Buddy at his best I would have backed against anybody. He and Parica were both very strong at the same time period. I don't think it was a matter of one ducking the other as much as that they avoided each other for easier pickings. Either on a good night would smother most competition and they both rarely had off nights. I hated working my butt off on a pool table to break even. That was the likely outcome had they battled regularly. They could have played each other more. They would have swapped money back and forth with an unknown result every encounter. Might have been fun but it wouldn't have been smart. It took smarts as well as skill to make a living playing pool. True then, true now. Silly to put in countless hours to net less than you could make flipping burgers at McDonalds!
Hu
Yep....
Either on a good night would smother most competition and they both rarely had off nights. I hated working my butt off on a pool table to break even.
Either on a good night would smother most competition and they both rarely had off nights. I hated working my butt off on a pool table to break even.
I used to say Buddy had three speeds, "Good, Better and Best!" I never saw him have an off day on the table.
Back in late '79-early'80 i was going to TJC here in Tulsa. I would get out of class and walk to Fat Randy's joint, Boulder Billiards. Buddy was living here at the time so i got to see him play a bunch. He literally would go 2-3days without missing a make-able ball. Hell, he played such brutal position all he had was two-foot shots on the correct angle. Amazing to watch.
From there he moved on to Truloves in Oklahoma City and stayed there for a few years. Next stop was Shreveport and that little room downstairs. Buddy hung there for years also. He liked to hold court and let the players come to him. Less travel and wear and tear on him that way
Yeah, I think Buddy's off day was good or better. Never saw him have a bad day, one thing that makes the MD thing hard to swallow. Can't say impossible but by far the worst I ever saw Buddy play!
Hu
Buddy and Wimpy argued with each other.
Buddy said Wimpy was the best.
Wimpy said Buddy was the best.
But Wimpy ducked Harold Worst.
L.S. Dennis
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I’ve heard that said about Jimmy Moore, never having an off day,
On Jose, I had a few drinks with him and some of his friends at the Sands one evening. No huge ego and I found him to be quite personable. He loved talking about his past wins and losses (especially his wins)
I remember during Buddys yrs, and being the house pro in his later yrs was this.
The room owners eventually found out, he was workin' all his cuStomer$ with that soft, giggly southern laughter.
He bounced from quite a few rooms during his prime house pro yrs, only to be Expo$ed
.Its not like they didn't know who he was. If the suckers want to play so be it. When he lived here with J. McDermott in the early 2000's he played at Magoo's everyday and had a few suckers on the line. They all knew who he was so it wasn't like they were getting hustled.I remember during Buddys yrs, and being the house pro in his later yrs was this.
The room owners eventually found out, he was workin' all his cuStomer$ with that soft, giggly southern laughter.
He bounced from quite a few rooms during his prime house pro yrs, only to be Expo$ed
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Can you define that? When you say "working", in what respect. I had a famous pro who used to give lessons in my room.I remember during Buddys yrs, and being the house pro in his later yrs was this.
The room owners eventually found out, he was workin' all his cuStomer$ with that soft, giggly southern laughter.
He bounced from quite a few rooms during his prime house pro yrs, only to be Expo$ed
Most didn't even want the lessons, but he always was borrowing money and used lessons as repayment. A few just stopped coming in, they were tired of him asking to borrow money.
Fox in the henhouse.
I was at a tournament in Atlantic city in the 80s. Made a small bet on Buddy with a guy in back of me in the stands,
didn't know the guy Buddy was playing. Buddy got to kick at a ball once. They guy ran the set. It was Wade Crane. I've
heard it was the only time someone had a thousand rating in a match but don't know that for a fact.
didn't know the guy Buddy was playing. Buddy got to kick at a ball once. They guy ran the set. It was Wade Crane. I've
heard it was the only time someone had a thousand rating in a match but don't know that for a fact.
You might be right.
At one of the Resort's 9ball events(1985) WC did shoot a perfect 1.000 Accu-Stat.
The first pro tournament I got to see, was in Tahoe 1984. We rolled in after the drive from Seattle. A friend from Seattle met me at the door with, you will want to see this match. Dan Louie(Our Northwest Champion) is playing Parica. Parica just beat Earl out of a bunch of money in Texas. Danny beat him 9-8. Upon losing his next match Dan went to the losers side and beat him again 9-8. After the second defeat Parica was speaking to a fan and told him, "I am not the best in the Philippines."
Dan Louie is also the only player I know who beat Buddy in Shreveport for the $$$.
I'll brag now. I only played Dan Louie once, in the Dayton tournament in 1974. I won that match 11-6. I guess that makes me the best of them all. Ha Ha!