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Thanks, guys... Gabe was originally a USPS mailman back in Connecticut before he moved to Vegas. That's where he was first tagged "The Mailman" by the guys in the pool rooms there. What he told you about the mob connection is also true...in fact, that's how he first got in at the Stardust. A...

Henry "Gabe" Girardi, known in the pool world as "The Mailman," passed away on Christmas Eve in Las Vegas. He was 77. Maybe I missed it but I don't see any mention of his passing here, so I will. I put together a tribute to him for my page on Facebook & probably due to a hectic holiday season...

More sadness descends upon our world with the passing of another friend. He was old school before the term became fashionable. He was the so very eloquent voice & soul of the game we all love so deeply. Some people's contributions to the game are irreplaceable - so it is with the passing of...

More sadness descends upon our world with the passing of another friend. He was old school before the term became fashionable. He was the so very eloquent voice & soul of the game we all love so deeply. Some people's contributions to the game are irreplaceable - so it is with the passing of...

Just my two cents... Not wishing to offend my foreign friends who are in the BCA Hall of Fame, however... I believe that the Billiard Congress of AMERICA's Hall of Fame should be limited to AMERICANS. Other countries have their own halls of fame...I could be wrong but I don't believe that...

More sad news today…I just heard another fine player & good friend, Dave Bollman, has passed away. Dave was the house pro at Barry Behrman’s Q-Master Billiards in Norfolk, VA for as long as I can remember. He also ran the pro shop there – making cues & doing cue repair. He was always a top...

Tap, tap, Humph...

Thanks, Jen...:) Eric - Yup, that would be me. I dealt at several places but I last dealt at the Palms...loved it there - best job I ever had.

YW, guys...glad to be able to add something for my old friend... Yup, they sure were fun days, Jay - miss 'em like hell. Just not the same anymore...I get a little taste at Derby City & the One Pocket Hall of Fame Dinner, but that's it...each year, the circle gets smaller. Sad. Eric...

Many people that know Mike from the poker world don't know that he was a pretty formidable pool player in his younger days. In a state where Allen Hopkins, Ray Martin, Jack Colavita, Steve Mizerak & Paul Brienza were the top players of the day, Mike was solidly ensconced in that second tier &...

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Tap, tap...keeping my fingers crossed!

Glad to see this! Pool should take care of it's own...tap, tap...

Larry Hubbart finished third in the 1989 BC Open. His protege, Mike Sigel, defeated Nick Varner in the finals to take the title.

Wow! I just saw this! Thanks so much for taking the time to remember my birthday, Eric! You sure stirred up a lot of old memories with your post - good ones, for sure! Don't you wish we could go back to those Cue-Topia days?!!! And thanks to everyone else for the birthday wishes & glad...

Rackembilliards: For some reason, AZ wouldn't let me answer privately...thanks, Dave!

Love your post, blah blah! These are the kinds of memories that every one of the old school pool rooms had...great times...great people...great stories...great action. It's the common bond that every person who ever hung around their favorite joint has with other pool players. I only went to...

Great read! Couldn't put it down...I read it straight through!

It seems like just when the sadness starts to ease, we lose another one – another legend. I've been told by numerous friends that Cole Dickson lost his battle with liver cancer this morning. Cole had already "semi-retired" from pool by the time I hit Southern California in 1980 so...

Billy, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friend, Bernie. When I first started my foray into the action side of the game in the mid ‘70s in North Jersey, one of the older players, Tommy Halliday (“Staten Island” or “Doc”), took me under his wing and as we went from place to place...