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Click on the 3 bars up in left hand corner, go down to search and click, click on Posted By and type in Keith Thompson and all my post will come up, click on the Post “practice “, that’s the best way to make yourself a better player. Practice 14-1 a couple times a week for 8-10 weeks and if...

I went cold turkey in 72 and haven’t practiced hardly at all! There was nothing there unless you enjoyed staying broke lol. Worked at champion papers for four plus years and then Shell oil for 34 years and retired from there with a good pension check and saved quite a bit of money in their...

If there is a legitimate hall of fame there’s numerous players from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s that should be honorable mention! Mataya being one of them! He was a solid niner and 14-1 player. There was also great Niners and one holers back in the day that didn’t play 14-1. Cole Dickson was a...

Search for post by Keith Thompson and read my practice post! 14-1 is the best way to up your game. If your 14-1 game improves all other pocket billiard games have improved also! I haven’t made many post so it’s just one of about 20 or so.

I played Buddy even 9 ball when I was 18 years old about 6-8 weeks after I won Johnston city in 1970. It was December or maybe January of 71. Played him for 25 a game for about 3 hrs. Got him 10 games loser but he got even so I quit. Swapped 3 to 6 racks with him the whole time. Too tough of...

Read my post on practice!

There was no good money tournaments back in the day like there is today! Most players just relied on gambling as an income and lived out of a suitcase! That being said none of them had a break cue. Some players used a heavy house cue to break with as a break cue! But most of the good players...

I’ve read post that some of you’ve made about practice habits to improve your game wether it be 9 ball, one hole, snooker or whatever. If any of you want to take your game to a higher level practice 14 and 1 for 2-3 months a few times a week. Place a makeable ball near the rack and pocket the...

Played Ronnie the first time in 1969 in Houston Tx. During the invitational nine ball tourney, I was barely 17 yrs old not 16.5 years like I’ve posted before, my mistake! We played even one hole, he played one handed I played two handed! Beat him six in row for 50 a game, he called me a hub cap...

Go to the little 3 bars and click on it and find the word search and type Keith Thompson in the “posted by” Box and my Lassiter post will pop up! I posted my three matches I played with him in the 1970 Johnston city All around. I’ve made a few more post also and hope you will read them. Thank...

This is the only photo I know of myself playing in the all around against Ronnie Allen and Lassiter. I flew from Atlanta back to Johnston city and my decent cloths were in my suitcase which was sent to the wrong city and I slept in that rag of a shirt and had to play the all around the next day...

Met Mr Crane in Johnston City 1970. Had the privilege of playing Irving him in the 9 ball division. Myself and Irving were the last two unbeatens in the 9 ball division. The evening before I watched Irving run 8 racks against Lassiter on his first shot and won the match 11 to 2! Now it was my...

I started a book in 2013 and completed about 75-80% . It’s been on the back burner for 7-8 years.

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I’d take Lassiter against the 27 Yankees and give em weight!

Ronnie, myself and Lassiter were all 2-2 in the standings. These last few matches would decide history in the Legends of Johnston City! Our last match was one hole, it was the only game I was his equal. After the match I knew who was the better One Holer. We played a race to four winner...

I’m sorry I led you good people the wrong way, I was in the process of running 127 and out but I screwed up at 64 or 65 lol. But I had to go 127 and out to win the match Lassiter was that good! I didn’t do anything super special I just played the same level as my opponents but that was pretty...

I was 2 and 0 unbeaten in the 9 ball division with 7 straight wins and now two and 0 in the All around. Sounds pretty good doesn’t it bahaha unbeaten! Ronnie and I played 14-1 the second match of the all around. He chose 14-1 in our match but Ronnie I’m sure didn’t know I was a seasoned 14-1...

I’m one of the few people left on the planet today that has played Luther “wimpy “ Lassiter back in the day, it was a privilege! He was and is the best player I’ve ever played! We played in the all around 1970 Johnston city. There was a youth wave in the pool world that would flood the...

My wife passed in 2020 not 2010.