We had a retirement party for Mike Bandy several months ago and John, along with many of the Chicago players were there for that. He looked in good health and seemed quite happy. Not sure where he is residing these days but I believe it is still Chicagoland.
For Sale:
Mint condition. Recently refinished Cory Barnhart cue ( Chicago cuemaker Tim Prince refinshed the cue). Bacote with irish linen wrap. 2 shafts. Weight of shafts varies from18.9 to 19.4. Shafts are 12.57 and 12.86 at base of ferrule. They get thicker immediately. $550. Local sale...
Multi-layered answer but here goes......
1) From a playing standpoint: Either won solo or have been a team member of, I believe, 11 national championships or so.
2) Have run over 1000 tournaments around my area over the last 31 years. (Over 18 years and counting on an every friday night...
I dated a girl who lived in Castleton and would go in there during the day while she worked. Great place to kill an afternoon playing some of the old schoolers. I left a few dollars there playing one pocket.
I met Mark and Louie in early 1990 and I'm sure Mark had plenty of his own exploits as he played quite well himself at that time. Can't wait to read the book as I'm sure these 2 had some "interesting" adventures together.
For me it is 2-fold.
Non essential tremors and arthritis in my bridge hand thumb. Not being able to make a comfortable closed bridge without shooting pain and shaking like a leaf make pool a real treat sometimes.😣 I can still get it done sometimes but other times it`s just out of my control...