Recent content by Kathy Keegan

Sometimes some used piece of toilet paper steals your cue. Like my very ex boyfriend.

I can remember a night at Amodeo's Cue Club. Buddy, Howard Schnellenberger (God knows if I spelled that right) and Jr Goff were telling lies to each other over a cold mug. I was hitting balls near them. Buddy jumps up and runs over me like a semi hitting a mouse, just one game. Howard at least...

I ran 7 racks 9-ball on John Schmidt at Fatso's in Tampa a few years ago. Mike Davis was there, watching from under his eyebrows. Had to have a friend stand in my way for the 8th rack break because my back tightened up so bad I couldn't bend over. I told John if I played another game I'd be...

I shoot both ways. Natural righty, use same type bridge and stroke left or right.

Strickland's behavior. Obvious cheating by supposedly the sport's best players. Poor wardrobe..... You want more? About wardrobe.... the players don't need suits and ties, tuxedos, gloves, special shoes, caps or hats or helmets, weight belts, Strickland's orthopedic whatever covering half his...

I watched a lot of snooker at the old Baker's Billiards room in Tampa. The guys played points, a snooker ring game. I watched Canadian Frank, obviously Canadian, play Jose Parica for $1,000 a game one afternoon and get his head handed to him. Then his backer wanted me to play Parica. Parica...

I pretty much play the ghost. For one thing, I'm needing to get my back loose enough to bend over the table, and different shots position my back differently. For another, if you are hiding how good you really are, not using actual drills helps that. I've been known to surprise someone. Or...

I must be weird. Never use powder or a glove. Must have dry hand syndrome, lol. Worked at one room that had a bar player come in several times a week to practice. He used so much powder the table would look like it had snow drifts. It would take 15 minutes to get the table clean enough to rent...

I'm giggling. I must cheat. I use the 4 contact points listed above, plus a major advantage.... Boobs. Contact point 5. I run the cue along side a certain frontal protuberance. Of course, some opponents are blinded by cleavage. 🤗 😆

Baker's... first pool room I ever walked into. Drove a car into the parking lot, no battery in it half an hour later. Steve Cook worked there almost forever. He felt bad, sent me to Bill Amodeo, who was just opening a room in Tampa. Wound up working with Geraldine Titcomb at that place, the Cue...

Buddy has to be getting close. He was still up in Ky last I heard. He has to be 75+.

My playing cue was stolen 12 years ago, by my so-called boyfriend. Custom, butt was tulip wood in front, with a darker grain swirl off the wrap, rosewood bottom of butt. My name as you see it on this post was embedded in clear plastic of some sort on one side of the base of the butt, maker's...

Quit using powder. If your hands get sweaty, use a glove. I never use powder. I wipe the whole cue down with a dry cloth before putting it away. I'm a lucky one, my hands stay dry. Don't bother with a glove. One of my best friends for many years was Gene Catrone, "the Glove". His hands could...

Some of the top players started getting agents. I know John Schmidt did. Then there were umpteen different so-called associations popping up all over the map. This guy wouldn't play if that guy came... that guy was allergic to somebody's nail polish, someone had BO... The usual childish BS. ESPN...

I have seen him do that many times. It's a great show of skills. I've known Tommy since the'80's. I used to drive Steve Cook to tournaments around Florida. Steve liked the beer too much to drive himself. I don't drink. He'd pay for my separate room and I'd get to see great pool. It worked out...