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Surfer Rod I retired from hustling pool in 1983. I had no retirement plan. I may hustle 6 months on a bar table without losing and then lose it all in one night. When I got married, I would mail my winnings to a Denver Bank. I figured if and when I got into the big pool tournaments, I...

Hi Dick, nice story but you got some of it wrong! I never quit anyone playing 8-ball, winner or loser. It all plays every time. Think about it; if I was losing, why would we be marking the games up on the wire when I won. George ran out of money and pulled a gun on me instead of paying me...

Allen who?

What's his name? I might know him if an old timer like I. I played for a living from 1964 to 1983 and played less and less since then. Now, I play about 3-6 hours a month when a friend calls. No local gives me action. A champion road player comes through every 2 or 3 years but usually it...

On my personal website, I wrote down 33 ways I'll come out of retirement; 22 of them are even. It takes 2 or 3 years before a road player comes through to play me. In my day, no one got to the table/action quicker than I. At this stage of my life though, I probably do need a bigger spot but...

Remember Hey Billy, do you recall the last time I played you in Tulsa in the 70's. I was wining practically every game playing one pocket on a bar table and you kept asking me if I was Surfer Rod. I let my stick answer that question. It was a road trip in between quarters while in college in...

Wade Crane Oh no, my condolences; also known as Billy Johnson, he was a gentleman as well as a great pool player!

I agree but take exception to the less skilled player comment. Should be less skilled shot make! Rod

Underdog accepts 1 ball & the break playing 8-ball or last pocket 8-ball. Tommy Baker was getting staked by Bernie and Rod bets his own. Well, Tommy did not run long enough to "out run the nuts." He quit a head when he clearly dogged his last stroke and de-accelerate the cue ball such that...

My message disappeared so I'll try this again. Great advice but I don't understand where you're coming from saying, "Last pocket 8 ball on a Diamond bar box is a brutal game." I've played on just about every bar box but don't recall a "Diamond." I have mastered the game of last pocket 8-ball...

Quiz for the interested: 1. What happens if he does shoot the 8 in the same last pocket? 2. What happens if you scratch when shooting at your 8-ball? a. b. This test is iniated by The Surfer Rod! The greatest Last-Pocket 8-ball player that ever lived! I asked my former partner...