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The only time I met Joe Salazar was at the Kentucky Derby about 15 plus years ago. He was selling cues but I knew who he was because I had heard stories about his hustling days in Northern California where I am from and so was he. I asked him what cue he used during his husting days and he...

The first time I saw Rafael was sometime in the 80's at the Reno Open. I asked myself who is that little guy going through everyone like a buzz saw. He won that tournament and I think the payout was $10K. A week or so later there was a tournament at California Billiards in Mtn View CA...

I was in high school around 1970 or so when I won a small local tournament in Mtn. View California and thereby won the opportunity to later play the "Masked Marvel". I did not know it at the time and I did not know who he was but I later learned he was Sax Del Porto. He strolled into the...