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Years ago I used to practice quite a bit playing lefty. This was because at the time, most of my local opponents had no chance to top me playing right-handed. After a while I was improving so quickly, it made me wonder if I'd been standing on the wrong side of the cue all these years. My left...

There are countless Keith stories like this. That's why there needs to be a book written about them! At age 17, Keith was a holy terror able to shoot holes through nearly anyone. But the earlier posters were right, the timeline was wrong. Heck, even Jimmy Conners and Telly Savales would've been...

I don't know if anyone mentioned Joe Cocker. My pool league team mate played him often, not realizing his opponent was a legendary singer. He later found out but never brought it up to Joe because he figured Joe preferred being anonymous. I'll have to ask him how good Joe played.

Action in Steamboat Springs??? I don't think they have a pool room in town, and they might not even have a bar with pool tables. My guess is the only pool in town is a few high roller fellas hanging out at someones home game room, betting it up big. Finding and getting in that game will be...

I know at my level, and playing others who are at my same speed, me missing an 80/20 shot will not have to be be real costly. But I do that against a top level player, there's a 95% chance I'll lose that game AND the next one. Indeed, firing at an 80/20 shot may not yield good enough odds in a...

Las Vegas locals Vagabond seems to be a good guy to hang with. I just haven't seen him post much lately, and I didn't see him at the Cue Club when I was in town last month. I hope he's alright. My buddy, dr2112, likes to play when he can. Another poster, jmurphy, also lives in town.

I heard John got some weight. Can anybody confirm?

There were several good players who were from the Riverside area at that time. I always wondered what happened to John Borba and Smiley. I also liked the all nighters at Big Mama's and their popular t-shirts.

American Road Player just got a good roll Holy mackeral, they got Keith involved in this? Now I know these folks aren't fooling around. They've got one of the hottest commodities in the pool world on their side.

I remember you also. IIRC, you started a thread because you had problems with your game. From your first post it was obvious to me that there was an visual alignment problem. I mentioned it in my post. You later discovered I was right (although I didn't get much credit). Good to have you back.

Mark Griffin and TATE - plenty of credibility Fran Crimi - been slipping a bit lately ...

Archie's first love was pool. He realized pool didn't have real big action, so he turned to cards. He still played pool once in a while, if he could get a large enough game with a wealthy enthusiast. Archie was not a real strong player so he had to pick his games carefully. A few talented...

I'm impressed Randy (Fish) was able to help. I am now realizing Randy is becoming a seasoned cue builder.

Oh man, those were the days. As Keith was coming up the ranks Joe shows up on the scene in Southern California. Joe actually had the best of it for a good stretch, picking up 25,000 bucks off Keith's backers. After that, it was all Keith.

Were you looking to get a game or learn something about 1-Pocket from him? Maybe a little of both? Just curious.

Hendy has it right - Stiix Billiards, Ventura. Let me know when you plan to show up.

I remember in 1981 or 82 Ronnie took 2nd place behind Mike Sigel at the old Caesars Tahoe event that Richie Florence put on. All the name players from that era were there. His high finish was worth a cool $17,500 but the casino ended up getting a major chunk of that.

Bob's Billiards was practically a second home for those of us who played pool out of Orange County. Of course, Keith ruled the roost there but a lot of great talent came in and out of that room. If you and Keith come on out, a lot of folks would be thrilled to see him again (myself included).

Ooops, forgot about the new Diamond.

You have it right, tables 1 & 6 have the extra tight pockets - 3 7/8" at the corners.