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Goldies, Nardo's and the Casino Club were the same room, different owners. The Casino Club was the setting for Bill Cress and Harry Platis taking on Tony Annigoni in "Playing Off the Rail"

Casino Club

Keith in a ring game The first time I saw Keith play was in a five man ring game on an 8-foot table at Greenway Billiards in Baton Rouge, LA. The year was 1978 and I'm not sure how old Keith was at the time but someone had made a comment that he was about 19 or 20. The bet was $100.00 on the...

I saw Jack for the first time back in 1972 and several times after that. He should be in the thread about players with charisma. A few years back I asked Mike Massey about Jack and among other things, Mike said that Jack was one of the very few players that could come close to Fats in the...

Someone spiked my LSD....

I am going to Seattle on Saturday I am going to be going to Kenmore Camera and then shoot down to Seattle to go to Glazers Camera (going to get a new Epson 3800 Printer). I live 60 miles North of Seattle and will be in Seattle all day for a photo shoot after the camera stores. I should have...

Chuck Norris is 70 years old today In honor of Chuck's birthday, 70 facts about him. Enjoy. Lunchmoney 1. Since 1940, the year Chuck Norris was born, roundhouse-kick-related deaths have increased 13,000 percent. 2. On his birthday, Chuck Norris randomly selects one lucky child to be thrown...

I'm betting you beat Jay at one pocket

My daughter lives in Kennewick, WA. On Jan 8th she gave birth to an amazing baby boy. I live on the west side of the state 60 miles north of Seattle and will be heading over to Kennewick often. The baby's father has three boys of his own from a previous marriage. My question is: are there any...

John Bear - Wasn't he a national snooker champion of Canada? He could play world class nine ball as well. Lunchmoney

I responded to your PM. Contact Mr. J on this forum for more information. If you go to the cue gallery and do a search for Dave Jones there is a little more info and some more photos of his work. The green cue is made of ebony, ivory and malachite. Hope this helps. Lunchmoney

My Dave Jones Cue This is my Dave Jones cue. This cue has an incredible feel to it, one of the most crisp, solid hitting cues I have ever picked up. All the inlays are ivory along with the joint and ferrules. The handle is Thuya Burl and and the points and butt are ebony. This cue is shown in...

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Jack White No Rack Years ago I went to a Jack White exhibition. He performed his trick shots and then it came time to play people in the audience some 8-ball. He gathered all 15 balls and formed a triangle with his hands against the rail. He then gave the balls a push and caught them at the...

That squirrel that is "awl in" sure looks like he has a mouse trapped under his paw. A buddy of mine noticed it first and we enlarged the photo. Results were inconclusive, but we both think he trapped a little robber. Lunchmoney