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For the longest time I have been thinking about telling some of my pool stories and it is amazing how many players never reached their potential because of drugs. In the late 1960s or the early 1970s at the Billiard Palace that Vern's Peterson opened, Richie Florence played Billy Johnson three...

alphadog, What is the name of Grisham's book? Thanks

Bob, Thank you for your suggestion. I am interested in what makes people do things and Ned's book sounds interesting.

This is one of the story I heard from Arnie Satin, one of the owners of the original Hollywood Billiards when it was in the basement of a Art Deco building on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood California. Please remember it wasn't unusual for Ronnie to be involved in a dispute during a game...

That sounds exactly what life in the pool room is like. In the late 1960's the talk in the pool room was that "Tracy Joe Salazar" was the best bar table player with the big cue ball. The oil boom was big then and Joe said he won $50,000 playing in Oklahoma and Texas.

Steve Booth's reply mentions that local coverage about a place or individual will offer more detail than a book. I was 19 when I first saw the action the Billiard Palace and because I just started playing pool I didn't realize I was seeing something very special. I saw the action a Lambert's...

Thank you for the replies and everything I have read only mentioned the highlights. I think the stories on AzBilliards are better than anything I have seen in print.

I have seen articles and books about, how to play, where to play, the history, and about players but I would like to more about the rooms that had the most pool action. I had just started to play pool when I went to the Vern Peterson's Billiard place in the late 1960s. I do not remember the...

Does anyone remember a Caucasian lady with short blond hair when I saw her, who would often show up at the rooms with the biggest money games. I think she was middle age and sometimes she would gamble. Her name might have been Clair.

I posted this answering a guy who wanted know about guys that were barred from a pool room. Is sounds like the guy is writing a movie. It's not about any of the names on the list but it happen at the Bellflower Billiard Palace In 1969 when I was 19 I started to go to the Billiard Palace on the...

"Players" in Van Nuys California was set up for pool players. I do not remember the year but it had to be the early 2000s. A large crowd had gathered because Efren was scheduled to play a match. I do not remember the opponent but Efren and his translator arrived and his opponent was not there...

I want to thank Bob Jewett and mr3cushion for confirming that the room was the Billiard Cafe and that Frank Van den Bosch was the owner. I cannot emphasis enough how nice Frank was to me. I was a stranger and those of us who have spent time in the pool room know you have to be careful. I would...

I just remembered what are two great nick names, oddly enough both guys were named, Harry. The first was, "Whispering Harry". He got this name because when you saw him taking to someone you had to be right next to him to hear what he was saying. The other guy's nickname was, "Beat the Price...

It was over 22 years ago and I think the room was nicer that the room you suggested. I was in Chicago for business and whenever I traveled I would look for one of the pool rooms where the better players like to play. After I spoke to the owner for a few minutes the owner, whose name I am trying...

Three of names from the list are mentioned in this story. In the late 1960s Freddie Whalen sponsored the World 14.1 Straight Pool Tournament at what used to be the Elks Lodge on what used to be Parkview Terrace just West of MacArthur Park near Downtown Los Angeles. Even though most of the top...

It was the late 1990s. I did hear that the airlines now make you check pool cues. This is scary, I have some expensive cues and you hear about lost luggage all the time.

You may have noticed I am writing about the players I saw play and or talked to. Before I understood anything about the game I saw Jose Parica play nine ball and he made the game look easy. If he didn't have a shot he would shoot an off angle combination or bank a ball and get out. The most...

No, Dan would visit Brian Hashimoto whenever he was in Los Angeles. The Asian guy from Canada was bigger and heavier than Dan I think he was playing for college in Fullerton and yes it was the ACUI.

In the 1980s was there a small pool room with two Gold Crowns for money games. I seem to also remember there were billiard tablets for three cushion. If there was does anyone remember the name of the room and the owner? If my memory is correct the guy that opened the room was upset at Chris'...

Thank you I will move the message to the main forum. I am sure you will not remember me but I played you straight pool when the various Student Unions and someone in college system had us playing straight pool. I couldn't play at all at the time and you beat me easily. I think a asian guy going...