Recent content by Mike_Mason

In the 4th pic down - with Nick Varner and young man in blue shirt - Nick Vlahos is on the right wearing light jeans and white shirt. ---> didn't post this correctly...it is in reference to post #100

Happy Birtday Another belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! JAM...you rock :happy-birthday:

I miss Smorg... Smorg gave me my first greenies. He posted original, funny, interesting, and so many other positive adjectives that I could think of...words that meant something to me and to many others. He demonstrated a big heart and is at the top of my list of all-time AZ posters. I didn't...

Check out Dave Ross I probably played my best pool in my late 20s - mid 30s...and that's what I think most players prime years are. That does not mean that you cannot play well and win anymore. Age can be a strength as well as a weakness. And as an example - I am real happy for an old friend...

I agree with that 'billiards and snooker greats have no place in this thread.' I do think that tournament victories cannot be the judge of who the greatest all-around player is/was. The game of pool has a history of tournaments not paying a professional wage that the best players made their...

3kushn - It would give Shorty more reason to be considered a better all-around player because he would beat Ceulemans at any game except 3-cushion billiards. I was making a point that to be considered the best ever one should consider all-around ability...which imo Shorty tops Ceulemans.

Green Monster is taken up in Boston Big Larry...

Shorty v. Ceulemans So Ceulemans wouldn't take Shorty's offer to bet on a match that he really couldn't lose at...so it's probably safe to say the he also wouldn't take Shorty up on some 1-pocket for any cash.

Best advice to get sponsorship - just ask! I played the Florida Tour in the early to mid 90s and received a fairly good stake from a local auto dealer along with five quality golf shirts with his logo clearly shown on the left front. I wore the shirts at tournaments...which were a 1/2 hour to...

All-around player??? If you are asking who is/was the best "all-around" player...then you would have to put "Boston Shorty" Johnson in the mix. Shorty played all pool games at the highest level...and a world competitor at 3-cushion billiards. And that's not even counting the extremely high...

Great news... Danny - it's nice to read that you feel a part of the 'family' here and as a family member I am happy to hear that you are on the mend from a difficult situation. Best wishes for a speedy recovery - Mike

Mr. Pool Happy Birthday Mike!!

Bob - thanks for the props...which I also read and wrote a review of your fine book. And you are another guy that I know but have never met...I don't think...and I am a New Englander like you...well I was until 1989...ha ha maybe a bit before your prime time. Good luck with your latest. Cheers...

Read my book here...joined the forum My join date reads 11-30-2005...but I self-published my little novel WONDERBOYS in 1998. Soon after that, Mike H. was cool enough to serialize it on this site one chapter (scene) each week for 62 weeks. I then became a member...so AYE I am old school here...

Dave - watched you play some on the excellent stream. Looked pretty good to me. Congrats on a nice performance. - Mike