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Let me be clear. I make my own Italian bread and my own pizza dough --- and I make my own Italian sausage. I also only use the finest ingredients, Cento San Marzano tomatoes, imported scamorza and top bread flour. So I aint going into anything blind. Frozen pizza is usually garbage, and for...

No, Don Watson was Portland Don, and Don Willis was the Cincinatti Kid. Willis was fat and Watson was lean. Watson was phenomenal, but had no chance with Don Willis. Wimpy was afraid of him. Beard Willis was a great hustler, but Watson would usually have to wait for other people to ask him...

Originally Posted by freddy the beard View Post A joint just opened in Chicago called Piece, it is New Haven style pizza, and I must admit that I loved it! My kinda pie. my kinda crust, a little thicker and a little chewier. Also Piece has the advantage of having access to Chicago Italian...

A joint just opened in Chicago called Piece, it is New Haven style pizza, and I must admit that I loved it! My kinda pie. my kinda crust, a little thicker and a little chewier. Also Piece has the advantage of having access to Chicago Italian sausage. New York Italian sausage is generally...

I intend to find out the veracity of your claim today. beard

Had the book launch last night. Attracted a heady mix of pool players, zillionaires and media folk. Bob Dylan's mgr was represented, the NY Times financial editor Ron Lieber( a classmate of my daughter), an English lord, the son of the Duke of some fukkin place, Phil Cappelle the pool bk writer...

Landed in NY tues night. Went to a yuppie pizza joint and got robbed. Wont make that mistake again. Got a bad steer. Too many good joints to be experimenting. Took a cab out to Queens and Steinway Billiards. Great joint. All the tables going. Seen my old pal, Earl. He is the magoo there and the...

Mark Bazer promised the interview to be up on his site, YouTube and the Huffington Post, this thursday (10th) or friday. Beard

The whole thing will be up on the Huffington Post and YouTube shortly. Will let y'all know when I know.

I was at a luncheon interview by the "Chicago Reader" yesterday at the famous Greek Islands restaurant. The interviewee was Aimee Levitt, staffer. The Reader picked up the tab, which was nice, as was Aimee. The interview got pretty candid, the only place we didnt go was sex stories. Although...

Official invite to the book launch. Whoever is coming must PM me with a confirmation so their name will be on the list at the door when they arrive. Beard (The email invite is much cooler than this)

Titanic, Hubert Cokes, and their associates (who I dont know), probably shot Rothstein. They beat him in a poker game and he wouldnt pay up because he though he got cheated ( ignoring the fact the he was a consistent cheater himself). I seen the newspaper clipping where it showed Ti and Cokes...

Luv 'em all! A great gang of gals. Beard

Bob, I was at that tournament at the Elks in LA when the earthquake hit. I was up on the top floor, in bed with the flu and a 104 fever. When the earthquake hit (about 4 in the morn) I thought I was just being delirious. With the bldg rocking and plaster dust filling the air I flew out of...

The best Onepocket video I have ever come across was done by the late Willie Jopling. The video is no longer being made or published and his family (very old people) wanted nothing to do with continuing it. Willie and I exchanged DVDs while he was alive (mine for his), and so I still have a...

Lee has spent some time with me in Chicago, and I can only say that he is a Master when it comes to teaching and fundamentals, especially dealing with the approach and lining up of a shot -- thats where it all starts anyway. Beard

Aint looking to brag, but.... this is an email I received this morning from someone I havent seen in a few years. His dad used to own the Chicago Billiard Cafe. Hey Freddy, Long time no see. Hope you're in good health and still playing often. I got a story for you: I've been living in the...

When Effie was in Chicago in the late 80s, he and I played One pocket for $50 and $100 a game 3 or 4 times a week for over a year. In between his and my matches he played Billy Incardona very often also. It was a great time for pool in Chicago, as along with Efren in Chicago was Jose Parica...

You are talking to the right guy about Greenleaf. JD Dolan, English professor at Western Michigan U, has made a career study of the man. He is also publishing a book about Greenleaf. JD is a good man who loves pool. He helped me with edits (gratis of course) on all of my books. Beard He is...

Best of luck, Jaybird. Beard