Pat Fleming Interview - Parts 1 & 2 Coming on "Cuesday"

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Allison Fisher, Mark Wilson and I will be releasing on "Cuesday" 2 parts of our 4-episode interview with BCA Hall of Fame and Accu-Stats Founder, Pat Fleming. What a gift he has given us all with his wonderful repository of pool matches captured over the years featuring players many of us never got a chance to witness in their prime. Thank you Pat!
 
One of the great pioneers in pool. Pat Fleming is one of my favorite people in our pool world.

When he was running Accu-Stats, he paid pool players royalties for their appearance on his video recordings based on sales. One time, when Keith McCready and I were attending a pool event—can't remember which one—he handed Keith a check for over $800. We received a few checks in the mail since that time too. Who does that? Pat Fleming did. That's who.

His Accu-Stats Magazines, located right here today on AzBilliards website, provided some of the best tournament pool info of their times; a pool historical record or archives, if you will. Check out the list of American pros at the U.S. Open in November 1985 compared to today's count of American pro-caliber players. In '85, there was a plethora of choices to be on the Mosconi Cup, if there was one. (First Mosconi Cup was 1994.) Today? I can count the amount of American pro-caliber players on one hand.

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Just had a chance to listen to this. A lot of times I put something on and it just becomes background static that I use to help me focus; passive vs active. I could not passively listen to this and focus on shooting pool. Ended up having to sit down and get my polishing rag, while actively listen to this gem of an interview.

I do wish that we would have learned what AccuStats match specifically featured the 1st commentary with Billy and Bobby sitting “on the rail,” and if it could be viewed. Guess it’s a reason to listen to those Incardona interviews again.

Thanks so much for the living history lesson and preservation. Keep up the good work and shoot straight.
 
JAM said:
One of the great pioneers in pool. Pat Fleming is one of my favorite people in our pool world.

When he was running Accu-Stats, he paid pool players royalties for their appearance on his video recordings based on sales. One time, when Keith McCready and I were attending a pool event—can't remember which one—he handed Keith a check for over $800. We received a few checks in the mail since that time too. Who does that? Pat Fleming did. That's who.

His Accu-Stats Magazines, located right here today on AzBilliards website, provided some of the best tournament pool info of their times; a pool historical record or archives, if you will. Check out the list of American pros at the U.S. Open in November 1985 compared to today's count of American pro-caliber players. In '85, there was a plethora of choices to be on the Mosconi Cup, if there was one. (First Mosconi Cup was 1994.) Today? I can count the amount of American pro-caliber players on one hand.

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Pat didn't get any rolls.
 
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