Me too.
In days past I have played in many, many events just to play better guys and champions -- most often I have crashed and burned but once in awhile I've snapped off a win which always felt remarkably good. In any case I always felt I had some kind of a chance.
However, with FR ... it...
I spent something like four hours with Cook and if I had lived around Dayton I would have spent several more sessions with him. It was years ago when Gail's mother was suffering through the advanced stages of Alzheimer's and we were making frequent trips to Dayton. I met him on one of our trips...
A few days ago a pretty high power player here in STL opined that he was told Ronnie Allen was the best back then.
Having watched many, many Accu-Stats 1pocket tapes from that era I don''t think that's an accurate assessment. But, I was just starting my 1pocket journey way back then. Over...
ah, cigarettes on the rail.
I'd come home after an evening session and my clothes would reek. As an added benefit, I end up with a black stripe across the front of my jeans from all the ash. At one room, you could literally see a cloud of smoke drifting over all the tables.
Lou Figueroa
dems...
I grew up playing 14.1.
Saw Mosconi several times, won a USAF 14.1 European Championship, won a US Open qualifier in Chicago, done commentary at the American 14.1, and have always enjoyed playing and practicing it. I used to get the occasional 100 on a tough GC. Nowadays I play on a shimmed...