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    how do you keep your confidence in a match ?

    In 1998 or 1999 I won a tournament at Tightpockets Billiards in Hapeville,Ga. Was playing great beating Paul Turner and then Earl Kellum in the finals. Some may remember Earl. He was an old road player. It was on bar tables. It was a McDermott tournament. I believe it was in December. The next...
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    Anyone have a Stroke... and back to Pool?

    I've had some friends that had strokes and after theraphy and rehab they couldn't wait to get back to playing pool at what level they could. I commend them for that. {die-hard pool players}. Mine was a little different. I had a (stroke of the eye). Never heard of it, nor have some friends of...
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    Giveaway, R Neighbors Conversion

    Put me in.
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    Jay Helfert and the other senior members

    In Newnan,Ga. where I grew up there was no 1-pocket or straight pool. The games they played were 6-ball-8-ball-9-ball, rotation,snooker(5x10) pill games like check-double check and Jack's where there was 7 points-1-3-5-7-10-game(most pts) balls(most balls) and the1 had to be made in either side...
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    Ronnie Wiseman stiff's me for $3900

    I remember back in the eighties at Wagon Wheel Willies in south Atlanta two players were playimg a race to 9 for $2000. The money was put on top of the lights. One player was up 7-2 with the break. He wanted to go to the bathroom. Came back and won the final 2 games to win the match Reached up...
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    Best Annual Event By State

    My bad. Just following up on tournaments in Ga. by Richard Kapela. He's playing in the United States Open. Go Rick.
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    Best Annual Event By State

    Somebody sponser a big tournament in Ga. and i'll come out of retirement to play. By the way, Rick is going to play in the United Open. Larry Hayes
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    What's your greatest pool accomplishment?

    Mine was winning two Mc Dermott tournaments in a row. Either 1996 or 1997. I won the last tourney off the year at Tightpockets beating Paul Turner and Earl Kellum ( old road player) in the finals and winning the very first tourney at Twains in Decatur,Ga.Tightpockets was in Hapeville,Ga. Beat...
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    Anyone have an old Meucci Maximum Brochure?

    max-7. Hope that helps.
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    Anyone have an old Meucci Maximum Brochure?

    maximum cue :smile max-7:
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    Anyone remember Jimmy Hodges?

    Jimmy came to my hometown of Newnan,Ga. We talked a while and decided to play. Played for a while, back and forth and he came out winning. Could'nt believe he could beat me though. I asked him to come thinking I could beat him. He beat me even worse. Really liked the guy,
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    Left Shoulder Pain

    I had left shoulder pain for a long time. Couldn't stretch my arm out or raise it over my head. Had a ultra-sound and found out I had 6 teard in my shoulder. Had a proceder dome called PRP(platelet-rich-plasma). Read about it .It uses your own blood. It was excrutiating pain to stretch my arm...
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    How I got my POOL NICKNAME

    Brings back a lot of memories. Was there in 1968. Met Earl Heisler and Ernie Sellers. Danny Wong and Lenny Catonio as well. Ernie came to my home town hustling with a Shell gas shirt on. Didn't remember me but I remembered him. Didn't play cause I couldn't beat him. Have 2 nicknames but more...
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    cross-eyed pjayers

    Rayford (Tangle-Eyes) Warrick. Played Rayford a lot back in the early 70's in PanamaCity,Fl. Damn good player. First time I had played a person being crossed-eyed. Loved playing him. Boy could he tell stories, Believe he could have spotted Scotty Townsend in that category. Those expressions he...
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    WTB few issues SNAP MAGAZINE

    Haven't used tapatalk
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    WTB few issues SNAP MAGAZINE

    I have all originals. Volume 1 -no. 1-6- Volume 2- no. 1-6- Volume 3- no. 1- duplicate volume2-no. 2. If u can call at 770-715-1332. Great shape.
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    WTB few issues SNAP MAGAZINE

    770-715-1332
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    WTB few issues SNAP MAGAZINE

    Ihave all 13 first original sets . All volume ones. Some duplicates. Will sale at a decent price. Actually, I don't know what they're worth. I started collecting them when Floyd Baxter was running the Southeastern pool tournaments. LIKE TO MOVE THEM.
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    WTB early issues of Pool & Billiard magazine

    How about the Snap magazine. I have all the originals.
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    Loree Jon Jones on "The Price is Right"

    Loree Jon Jones I actually remember watching that that episode. Great that they recognized her achivements. That was jam up. Jam, did I say jam up. Haha. Thanks Jam.
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