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family fued over encyclopedia Even my wife won't put the book down and she doesn't even care for the game. GOOD JOB SIR BEARD. Thanks for including me. Keep it nice, Alfie

my condolences I'm very sorry about your loss. It wasn't supposed to happen this way. Our kids are supposed to bury us. As much as you miss her, know she is in good hands, Alfie

I just received my copy of Freddy Bentivegna's THE "ENCYCLOPEDIA" OF POOL HUSTLERS. Lordy, what a tome. If you have the least bit of curiosity about the world of pool hustlers, often told in their own words, you owe it to yourself and posterity to acquire a copy. It's a world very few, if...

I'm so sorry for your loss and pain..It''s not supposed to happen this way. May the good Lord bless and keep her. Alfie

Hello CJ Hi Seige. What a good thread. I wish you luck in your mission. It's a tough one but if anyone can get some response it will be you. You lead by example. In your code of conduct, I think you should say "When you hit someone with your cue, hit them with the shaft end so you are still...

Keep pool fun Strange words from a guy who spent twenty years on the road dealing out little spats of misery. In Aspen, I started a pool club for the kids at the day center. It was called THE GOOD GUYS POOL CLUB and it promoted proper sportsmanship. We challenged the Aspen police department to...

Good question mike What a good thread and intelligent replies. I think the whole question depends on how difficult the table is. Naturally, on a super tough table ball spots come into play more than game spots. Buddy Hall told me, no matter what the spot is, the better player has control of the...

Ambassador woody What a diplomatic answer to an easy solution. Congrats: I enjoy the mountains we build out of mole hills here on AZB as much as anyone. We are a group of friends and cyberfriends with a similar interest who are inducted into and guided through a way to communicate with one...

Zowie! The new home page is an eye opener for sure. The first thing I checked out was Shane V Dennis playing bar box nine ball. Thanks for that. I look forward to perusing your new work. Sure am glad somebody hipped me to AZB. Thank you to the people who make it happen. Keep it nice. Alfie.

It depends on why you're there... "I followed Alfie through three states. Nobody had any money left because the kid on the bicycle got it. He goes into every pool room, wins the money and they shake his hand when he goes out the door. How ya going to beat that?" Bill Lawson Winston Salem N.C...

It's a good book for sure I bought one from Buddy years back. The reason it sells for so much now is...All it takes for something to become a collectable (this is the business I'm in) is for enough people to agree it's collectable. How would you liked to have bought a stack of Honus Wagner...

Hold the dice, allen One of the things the the WPBA has going for it is their presentation. I spent a week with them, producing a video, in Hawaii. What a splended organization. They travel together, have fun together and some pray together. On the tables they're fierce. It's a sweet...

I am soooooooooooooo happy that this internet thing wasn't going on in the 60s and 70s when I was on the road. I could beat some little town in the Carolinas for a week and drive 20 miles to another and nobody had a clue...Back then a cell phone was something they brought you for your one call...

Sorry about that They should freakin' die. Keep it honest. Alfie

Where's your book, jam? This strays a little off subject but reading your post, JAM, was as exciting and fluid as any race caller could lay down. But, you always write with interest and proficiency. Considering that, and the inside information you posess from you know who (Not to mention your...

A first for me... That is the first "great pool player" story that I wish I had never heard. Keep it unrepulsive. Alfie

Good morning, jam Anytime I see your avatar I pay attention. Your posts are always fair and intelligently presented. Thanks for the nice words about my possibly commentating. I would love to do that. As long as I'm on the microphone nobody will ask me to play. Each time I say "keep it nice" I...

I'm with you lock and load My opinion is a bit biased because CJ has been such a good friend for so long and we traveled together in a few countries. In all of his posts CJ is only trying to help...strangers, at that. I never hear him ask anyone for anything. Any of you guys criticizing him...

A quote from my book "The 20th century also saw the birth of the Women's Professional Pocket Billiards Association. Their televised tournaments, their talent and the grace they lend to the sport have created interest in pocket billiards for every member of the family." Mrs, Duddy. The industry...

Another thing that helps... Walk in a pool room with fifty dollars and come out with five hundred. Then, practice the next day and watch how you're hitting them. "When you're hitting balls good, hit lots of balls." Sam Snead I think there are a half dozen or so basic rudiments to learn, then...