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Great stuff, Freddie I was friends with Mr. Cokes, too. He was a remarkable man and for a young guy like me, it was a real pleasure to be around him.

Hi Bill Two and stop is awfully hard to give up, especially if the man receiving the spot knows how to use it. He can play table length banks or long, hard shots with impunity because the opponent can only make one or two. Jew Paul robbed almost every great One Pocket player with that handicap...

I am delighted to announce that OB-1 is going to help sponsor the remaining four tournaments we are going to have this year. I'm in love with their shafts anyway; so it's a real pleasue to have them on board.

You win! Is it wrong to hold any promoter up to the same high standards I have set for myself? I knew I'd get keehauled for raising this issue. So I'm through. I do want to answer the one gentleman's query about the 25% average payout in pool events. Golf pays half of the field and I'd love to...

I'm not complaining. My posts on this matter were not meant to be complaints. I've had 21 events with $20,000 or more added and most of those were in hotels, where I averaged $14,000 in gate money. I had other sponsors too, but not big ones. I never charged a green fee in those tournament or...

This is all I have to say about this. Look, I don't care any more how these regional tours structure their events but they can't claim added money if they take out green fees, table time or charge by the game. In Shannon's case, this new ad claiming $25,000 in added money makes it awfully hard...

It's a matter of semantics You can't call it added money if you take out green fees and other things. Just leave the word added out of it and it's ok. Otherwise it's an insult to promoters like me who really "add" monies. Case in point: I went to a $1,500 added event in Chelmsford, MA because I...

I read with interest Shannon's intention to have $25,000 in added money in Nov. I hope that he understands what exactly constitutes "Added Money". It means $25,000 plus every entry fee, not one nickel taken out for green fees or anything else. Most of his predecessors with regional tours don't...

Thanks, Mike Thanks for the great review, Mike and good shooting. I was very happy with the calibre of the field and the play. Hopefully, next year we'll attract more than 18 players. Also much appreciated by me were the positive comments about the rules. Mr. Whittington and Belinda Calhoun...

U.j. Puckett was a hulking, imposing figure of a man. You just didn't want to be near him if he got mad. But I was mostly referring to the fact that great hustlers, like Jack Cooney and U. J. Puckett were always on the job. Any little thing you said or did might be used later to your financial...

U.j. Puckett was arguably the greatest hustler who ever lived. I knew him well yet always watched myself around him. I have that show, too and look at it once in a while just to remind myself what an interesting character he was. The word smart didn't do him justice. I never saw him lose and I...

McGoorty I'm hard pressed to find anything nice to say about the man, other than that he played a good game of 3 Cushion. He was a pretty low life hustler, the likes of which hasn't helped pool at all, IMHO. I never understood why Byrnes didn't choose as a subject somebody like Don Watson or...

My and Randi's good friend, George "Ice" Evans, passed away recently. George wasn't a championship level pool player but nobody ever loved the sport more than George. He was a fixture around the Boston area nicer pool rooms. Although confined largely to a wheelchair, George was a solid B player...

I cannot recommend Craig and Full Splice Billiards enough. If I lived there, I'd be in there every day. His products and services are simply outstanding.

Thanks Thanks for all the great comments and support, guys. Terry is a much valued friend and one of the most knowledgeable pool men in our sport. I'm certainly no saint but I always loved pool more than me. So I tried to put on tournaments of the kind I would have wanted to play in. If things...

Anybody over 50 can play as long as they have the entry fee.

entry requirements. For the senior tournament, it's 9 Ball with "Grady's Rules". One must be over 50 but that is the only requirement to enter. In any of my tournaments, anyone with the entry fee can play. You know I hate invitationals. We'd love to have you play, Linda. Belinda played in my...

age for seniors... Must be 50 or over to play in the senior tournament.

The Senior Legends is coming soon! July 18th, 19th, and 20th. (Players' meeting..2 pm.) We've heard from many seniors including Buddy Hall and Nick Varner, both who have said they plan to try to attend. Jose Parica says he is a definite. Details are on my website, www.gradymathews.com and more...