Recent content by spktur

I've got a Joe Camel denim jacket. I won it at the the World Open 9-ball in Winston-Salem NC.

They just came here to serve man.

I would think Vernon Elliot would be a good prospect.

I liked Truman, he was the first real bank player I ever saw. It was at the Maverick Club in Richmond KY in about 84

I know this doesn't help but I used to do practically all the tips and ferrules and such for this and have probably close to ma thousand tips in stock of a bunch of different brands so I just change one when I feel like it.

A cuemaker can see and feel any curvature while it spinning in the lathe. As for me personally as long as it doesn't flop I'm not worried about it. As has been said wood moves, I've always said we take a piece of natural wood tun it down in a parabolic taper and then beat the hell out of pool...

Uvula!!

I saw Gary Spaeth run 14 straight banks in a tournament againsy Wade Crane In Lexington Ky

The black ferrules you used to see on all the house cues and such were made of a material called fibre, it was a blend of cellulose and cotton fibers. This is the same material that McDermott used for years and years in a white version. It's a little soft but extremely tough. I don't remember...

If you like colors you can use the number balls too.

I'm really not sure who made them, they came in a plain box with a red label that just said Champion and made in France beware of imitations

I can't say what Gus used but in that same time period Bill Stroud used Old Champions with the rust colored backing not the brighter red one.

It reminds me of a Chris Craft from about the 40s or 50s.

I was in a joint called The Coachman in Chattanooga one night and when I got ready to leave the bouncer said I couldn't leave and when I asked why he said they had booted a guy out and he was in the parking lot with a gun and they had the police coming. Another night I went to a joint called...