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    Unique style

    the guy that comes close is carlos hallon,billiard player
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    If you drink. you stink!

    I once watched about a 18 hour 9 ball ahead game in san diego with a guy named roy stanzioni who was at one time one of the best in s.d.,he played so high he would pass out while the dude he was playing was shooting,and even puked in the trash can a couple times before getting up.he shot...
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    gambling stories

    reading about all these guys and places sure brings back memories,,i sweated some action downt fwb,dothan and mobile,even played alittle snooker in p-cola.I have played or bet on j.king AND his girlfriend at the time,and was there in dothan when he took about 80 large off a guy one weekend.he...
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    Need Some Help

    I also live here in boston area,but ahve moved around quite a bit.for starters here is a list of rooms I have played in,for more info let me know.pegs s. miami good tables and players,shooters kendall fl same,new wave miami and corner pocket miami (both 3 c action) brass rail in ga,and pockets...
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    Anybody out there play Golf on the snooker table?

    I have played in S.D.,L.A.N.Y.Miami;and a co8ple of spots in Goergia.I love to play golf and 8s8ally play by all the same r8les except 7,9,and ten.
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    Boston Shorty One Pocket HOF event

    I have been to the boston bowl,but never played there.I have played at the golden cue only billliards,in the early eighties,carlos hallon played there when he lived in lawrence,I played at bowl haven, and silver cue in woburn many times.Shorty played in Woburn and good times in his later years.I...
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    Boston Shorty One Pocket HOF event

    I grew up in david square somerville and played with shorty many times both billiards and pool,the guy you call herbie is probably sweet carlson,he was way before my time but a legend in that area but not even close to shorty
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    Drum Roll, Please...BCA Announces HOF Nominees

    I have seen sang lee and blomdahl play in person many times,both are hall of famers.sang lee is responsible for promoting billiards all over the U.S.A.and his tourny's in NY started the rise in popularity,without him promoting the game of billiards it wouldnt even be close to what it is.he has...
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    Jay Swanson

    Swanee was a great guy and excellent money player,I watched him play everyday back in the eighties at college billiards,he would play thier daily and disapeer for a month or so and pop in again after being on the road.He is still a legend in San Diego and is missed dearly
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    any weekly tournament at San Diego ?

    forget about the bowling alley,just stick with college billiards any afternoon of the week for action:pool,billiards and golf on a 6x12.just ask aruond in thier and you can find any tourny in socal
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    any weekly tournament at San Diego ?

    college billiards on el cajon blvd,great tables and good players.family billiards in la mesa and gaslamp downtown are the most popular.there are many others that also have tourny's and theres hundreds of bar tourny's.a few years ago there was a couple of tourny's each night of the week.good luck
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    Any 3 cushion players on here?????

    It is a great game,but I beg to differ that not many play anymore.I know of pool rooms all over LA and San Diego that have a waiting list to play at 1100 in the morning and no one playing on the pool tables until after 3:00.Even at the famous Chris's in Chicago no one plays pool until late...
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    Any 3 cushion players on here?????

    I play with both a helmstetter and an older schuler.Currently I live here in NYC and play at Master Billiards when I get time,I have lived in FLA,and Calif and probably played in just about every popular room that has billiard tables in the country.I love the game and still play as much as I can.
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    Who Are You?

    Name-john Location-nyc Favorite Games-3 Cushion,1 Pocket,golf On 6x12 Been Playing-24 Years Favorite Pro-efren Reyes,carlos Hallon,larry Johnson,earthquake
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