RIP Danny. I was fortunate enough to get hang around him quite a bit at the Golden 8 Ball in Phoenix where he was the house pro along with owner David Lee. Always very nice.
Dean was a very strong player from St. Louis (Illinois side). Played him once gambling around 1990 and he beat me pretty bad. I was green so not much threat to him. He was probably around 10-15 years older than me. In todays terms, I would guestimate him to be about a 720 Fargo.
I am lucky to call Justin a good friend and to say he is a "never-was" is incredibly inaccurate. He is a really good person that just happens to be taking a break right now. He has a close family and that's where he spends a lot of his time. He will be back; you can count on that. I believe...
I played regularly in the Golden 8ball in Phoenix in the late 80's and early 90's. Lebron played in the regular Monday night 9ball a couple times. He was handicapped a 14 and Roger Griifis was a 13. Deliberto was the house pro but never played in the tournaments.
I really enjoyed all aspects of the derby (first time in 20 years). I played poorly, however, every table I played on rolled nicely and was very fair. The pockets were a perfect size. SJM, sorry I missed introducing myself. I was eating the same time you were and didn't want to interrupt your...
I played for the first time since 2003 and thought all the tables i played on, about 10 with practicing, played great. The pockets were very fair and not overly tight. I like the venue and enjoyed the tournament. Jay