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Ha Ha Ha...You don't live in Dracut, do you??...

Just didn't want to be left out... I referred to it briefly in WONDERBOYS...I was one of three boys who were around thirteen years old, and as the older boys in our group came of age of around sixteen, they began to go downtown to the New State pool room. We younger boys just didn't want to be...

Free shot... Hey the good news here is your opponent took a shot at the 8-ball and missed...so your shot here is better than no shot at all...I say take advantage of the free shot and go for it... Don't take any chances on the first shot...just slide the 8-ball into the corner nice and...

Fast Break... "I will soon have to move to the Orlando area" Hey it's not like a punishment...it's a nice place to live... Fast Break Billiards in Longwood is just north of Orlando...I've just been practicing a little...very little...at home and have stopped in to check it out because I read...

Ace I never had a nickname...but once when I had just finished beating Nicky Vlahos a game of straight pool for twenty dollars...he flipped the twenty on the table and said 'there you go, Ace'...that sounded pretty good to me.

Anyone remember him??...He was a pretty good New England champ back in the 60's and 70's...Boy do I miss Johnny Marco...he had a good following and we often played in front of railbirds...Johnny would tell them 'watch how good he is on these long straight shots'...and he would tell the fans that...

I think that was Marco's first shark move on me lol... I played Johnny Marco many many games of straight pool during the 70's...and he had a million jokes, a million stories, and a million sharking techniques...and I loved every one of them... It was during one of our first outings that he...

Bank the 1...??? I agree that you can usually cheat a side pocket enough to come of the bank on either side. But from the original diagram an option would be to bank the 1-ball...maybe needing a little left english...and let the cue ball slide up before it reaches the 8-ball for a shot on the...

Wonderboys After you've read and mastered all those books you might want to give your brain and nerves a break and chill out with my story about faith and redemption...oops...I mean...my story about young pool players in 1960's New England...the clothes...the cars...the music...hey wait I keep...

I just can't resist a quote from 'WONDERBOYS'... The narrator is practicing for a straight pool tournament...working out with Billy Hodgkins (his real name)...learning the game... "Billy was in his thirties with a babyface and a boy's regular haircut. The kind I wore when I was ten. He...

Nicky Vlahos... Uwate - nice to hear from you...love that dog avatar...like I said, I've got a million Nicky stories...but not the road kind...except what Nicky told me of that. Nicky played at my pool room throughout the 70's from when I was a part time worker to owner. We got to be good...

Boston Shorty... Anytime you throw in 3-cushion I have to consider Larry (Boston Shorty) Johnson...Shorty doesn't have the record of a Mosconi but I'd put him up against pool player in 3-cushion...or straight rails for that matter. And if you could have a tournament with all those players and...

I remember Nicky... Nick Vlahos was my best friend. Between road sessions he came back to Salem, MA for 'recuperation'. I have so many stories about Nicky that I could go on forever...and maybe I will in the end. Nicky died way too young. Nicky was a great player and competitor but I'd like...

My condolences to you and your family. - Mike

I'm brainwashed...I mean I'm sold... Just took Breakup's link to Simonis...it seems the Tournament Blue cloth does more than cover a pool table...it can enhance your life... It evokes the color of the sea, sky, and the American flag. Grand views and a little patriotism thrown in. Steadies...

Welcome Thorsten Welcome to the board...and congratulations on your impressive victory in the World Straight Pool Championship. Mike

Cars I had a sponsor when I was playing the Florida Tour in the 90's. I signed a yearly contract with the head of a local car dealership. He gave me money and golf shirts with his logo on the front and my name on the sleeve. My responsibilities were to wear the shirt when competing and...

I've tried to follow instructions on attaching photos... but it just doesn't work for me...can I get REAL simple instructions??...

Put it in the book... As a former 10-yr poolroom owner...it's nice to be able to do what so many regulars did to me...suck up the heat and not spend a dime... No really...in so many ways it is kind of like hanging out in a pool room...with all the (virtual) rewards and punishments...

Plugging for Orlando... sprnva...you've chosen Florida as so many others have wisely done...imo you should consider Orlando...The City Beautiful is a great vacation destination and great place to live...it is more than Disney, Universal, and Sea World...and those attractions are nice to have...