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Once upon a time... I visited Montreal......Expo '67...and played quite a bit in a room on the second floor on St. Catherine St...in the middle of downtown. It was a big place...about 20 snooker tables...and I played some snooker...and held my own...but then found out they had what they...

Nice going Tom... Tom - it's good of you to give an eyewitness account from someone who knew Nicky well - as the great player...and person...that he was. I imagine because of your birthday you will never forget Nicky. Or will I. Let me add just a few notes for this thread. Nicky won...

No seriously... ha ha...they talk like that in the UK too, eh? well it's true...kind of. I'll respond to your pm. Cheers.

Welcome to Orlando I don't play much but I did play a tourney at Cuephoria. It's a nice place and I'm sure you will enjoy your stay in a great vacation destination. I've been pretty busy but do pm me just before you get here and we can make plans to bang a few racks. And if you have plans for...

not so sure... Tom - you know as well as I do that any of the Mosconi Cup players would have had a lot of trouble beating Boston Shorty even past his prime...and he was no athlete beyond his Little League days. Which his mother showed me a cute pic of him in uniform lol - Mike

I found this rule.. World Standardized Rules states: 3.33 JAWED BALLS If two or more balls are locked between the jaws or sides of the pocket, with one or more suspended in air, the referee shall inspect the balls in position and follow this procedure: he shall visually (or physically if he...

Mine needed blocks I had a room a while back. We used to put small 2" wood blocks under the board near the top rail to give the board an incline and insure balls would "swim" off the board if they didn't drop in a hole...so I'm not sure but the board was probably flat. Balls could get stuck...

Try the long rail.. I watched some very good players trying this shot...on a long rail...with no luck at all. Tobey Sweet came in and quickly made it twice in a row. And the object ball hit a few inches away from the top pocket and came back down toward the rail and into the called pocket...

Rack boy I was a rack boy in my early teens. New State Billiards in Lowell, MA...about a dozen tables. I racked after every game and took the dime left on the rail - taking the dime before I racked. Which Odd-Ball was the game of choice...a 15-ball rack with money on the odd-numbered...

Seeding decisions I'm not a big fan of seeding tournaments. Which I am also not a fan of handicap tournaments. I like to keep it open - "you pays your money and you takes your chances" as the saying goes. Well if there is seeding of players at the U.S. Open...I think past U.S. Open Champions...

No cigar yet.. I ran this rack no problem...never moved a ball out of its original position...but forgot to turn on the video...:rolleyes: Seriously folks...I made the 1,2,3 balls...a few times...and once came pretty close to banging the 4-ball in three rails. So is three balls the high run...

Not easy... My high run on this setup is 5...which imo was pretty sporty - I play the spot shot on the 1-ball lower right corner...breaking out the 7-ball...2 + 3 balls fairly easy...bank the 4-ball cross corner with cue ball from where the 3-ball was...5-ball in the lower left corner...two...

This seems like a repeat thread but... I'm not sure this is a compliment but I liked this one so much I put it in WONDERBOYS just as it happened... I beat Shorty the first time I played him in a tournament...straight pool...he packed up his cue and walked over to the tournament chart area...

Andrew St. Jean I would like to have seen The Great St. Jean...who came from my hometown of Lowell, MA

Get well soon Tom - best wishes for a speedy recovery...regards - Mike

Nicky Vlahos For about ten years I was fortunate to be a partner/owner of a pool room and one my best friends was Nicky Vlahos. My tournament record against him is about 15-2 his favor. But that is unimportant. What matters is that I had the great opportunity to have such a good friend and to...

lol Margaret - “I shoot for blood and guts”

My layout was a bit more difficult... There's always something...

Johnny Rockets - The Villages

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