Recent content by George Fels

Cue Gardens! And Merry Christmas!

Hope to join you this time. Once again, the pool world offers Dr. Fedak its deep thanks for his incredible generosity. Happy holidays!

He's a great man who has made great contributions to pool. But he is due no special honor for selecting an American team that includes Earl Strickland.

Beyond his golfing ability, Dave also played on the same U. of Iowa frosh basketball team with NBA Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins! Dave told me, "Our routine was to play one-on-one after practice, and he'd just kick my ass all over the gym. Then we'd go to the Student Union to play pool, so I...

Met him once. TOPNOTCH backgammon player. Estimated he made $40 to $50K tax-free at it annually. Met Ray at the New York Athletic Club, where Ray was house pro; Rosser took lessons. By his own admission, a terrible pool player. In the ad trade, he was known as "master of the hard sell." He's...

Hope it helps, Jenny. And remember, Geese Gerace did heroin as well as nicotine.

Jack "Jersey Red" Breit always blamed the cancer that killed him on second-hand smoke. If you play in a place that allows that filthy habit, play somewhere else.

Ernie gave me a great quote once: "Nothing is un-do-able."

Last I knew of, Bloomington had a room right on the town square, open from 8:30 at night till 3:30 in the morning seven days a week. But that's some years ago.

He's the source of one of my all-time favorite quotes, from an article on snooker in The Wall Street Journal: "Me mum 'its 'er knees 'n' says 'er 'ail Marys whenever 'urricane 'iggins plays!"

George is going. First time, too!

He's a damn fine writer, and I can't disagree with a single syllable.

It was spelled "Brusilov", Jenny, so we were both wrong. But great post! GF

Read the late Randi Givens' "The 8-Ball Bible"; read Larry Schwartz' column in our magazine. Schwartz recommends planning your entire run-out from the 8-ball backwards, and not even TRYING to run out the game unless you're absolutely certain that you will. Not that you "can", but that you...

Had one daughter and was six months' great-with-child with her second, last time I saw her. GREAT lady!