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I don't know if I would call Tommy ("Doc") Halliday my mentor but he was definitely my best friend & travel buddy in my first few years of playing pool. I don't know why but he took me under his wing when I first started playing for money & made sure I didn't get snapped off. He was a hoot - had...

LOL "I'd rather get a job than play league pool!" I'm with you, Bobby! I sure miss the old days - the action, the characters & the pool room chatter. Loved it all - enjoyed listening to you...:) Thanks, KC & Bobby! Mary Kenniston

Thanks, trob! Thanks, Jen! Glad you're enjoying the read! To those for whom my column is new, the first "Chalkin' Up The Memories" debuted in the May 2025 issue of the Buzz so be sure to start there! It's my chronological pool journey... Mary

Hey, everybody! I was both honored & excited to be asked to join the other greats of our game to recount my life & experiences in pool. Thanks again to Mark Wilson, Allison Fisher MBE & Mike Gonzalez! Here's the link to the four episodes that just dropped. The last three will drop next...

What was the score of the nine ball finals?

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Someone just sent me the link to this thread. Thanks to all for your comments! Vahmurka, I do proofread my articles although sometimes things slip by. However, proofreading doesn't pick up "when the facts are wrong." Instead of commenting here on AZBilliards, how about sending me a PM on FB or...

Bill Incardone = Bill Incardona Smokin Joe Darlett = Smokey Joe Bartlett George Mickaels = George Michaels Alike Lane = Dick Lane Baltimore Buddy = Buddy Dennis Amarillo Slim = Thomas Preston Weenie Beanie = Bill Staton Jose Parico = Jose Parica

Sad to hear this...RIP, Bill. Mary Kenniston

Congratulations to both of you!!! I can't think of better hands in which to place Pat's lifetime of work than yours!!! Mary Kenniston

I have known Ray & been involved with the PoolActionTV.com team for the last few years & I have to say that they're topnotch. I've been around the pool world for forty years & those who know me, know that I tell it like it is - no BS. Ray loves pool & with the help of the fans & sponsors...

Bobby won the '89 Carolina's Cup defeating Grady Mathews in the finals with Dennis Hatch finishing third. Bonnie Hoffman won the women's division defeating Loree Jon Hasson in the finals. Mary Kenniston

Sad to hear... Florence was one of the early supporters of the WPBA & a WPBA player herself. I remember going to The Pocket Billiard Lounge a couple times a year in the mid to late '70s for WPBA events. Some names from those days were Jean Balukas, Loree Jon (Ogonowski, Jones) Hasson , Gloria...

Another one of the old guard passes...I wish I had known him better. RIP, Mr. Pawelski.

I have been told by Tom Kollins that he thinks it is John Brown.