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Wimpy and I were talking one day and I mentioned when I was 5 I would tape cans to my grandmothers kitchen table and use it for a pool table. I would use what ever balls I could find and use a broom for a cue. Wimpy said his mother had a table in her back yard that he used to do the same thing...

He played with the meucci for probably the last decade of his life, once in a while he would take the balabuska out of the rack and hit a few balls with it. I know the balabuska was a very special cue to Wimpy and I always felt he was trying to preserve it. Something I always thought was really...

Sherm, Thanks for the kind words. I will definetly keep your services in mind. I can't get interested in anything but 9 ball. Maybe we can get together sometime and watch some 9 ball and 1 pocket :wink:. Oh, by the way you didn't tell me how the Joss West turned out...man I miss that cue!!!

Branpureza: My last name is Halsey. People used to call me Tommy. What's your last name? Island Drive: I'm not sure about Johnson City Gandys, but Wimpy did have a cue with a red ferrule. I believe it was a Meucci. He did have several interesting bridges. Believe it or not I was talking to my...

Black-Balled: When I was in Elizabeth City in 2004 for my mom's funeral the pool room was still there, but my understanding was that it was more of a kids hang out now. It's really a shame that you can't just turn the clock back to when it was a REAL pool room. Your on the front table, your in...

Hi my name is Tom. I'm from Elizabeth City NC. I've played pool all my life and Luther "Wimpy" Lassiter was a very dear friend of mine. I spent time with Wimpy in the 70s and 80s. I moved from Elizabeth City NC to Cincinnati OH in 1987. I recieved a phone call from a family member sometime in...