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You look familiar. Were you ever a regular at Hard Times Bellflower? Because if you were I know you have a tale to tell about Cole and Ritchie Florence.

Come to think about it I can see it now, the dent was in the front left fender. I never forgot that shot but I never knew Keith's name except for Cole calling him "Squirrel." I would ask everyone I met who it might be. They all knew THE Squirrel but this was a kid Cole called Squirrel. Then...

Let me add, Keith came in 2nd in one pocket and first in 9 ball. this gave him the all around. I saw Keith once, Cole Dickson came in off the road in Fremont California. He arrived in an old faded VW beetle. It had a large dent in the front right fender. Said they hit a deer somewhere...

You are correct. Very astute. Yes, these cheap readers for one showed me that I need glasses. They clearly magnify and I can see clearly and easily from about 1 foot to 9 feet. I also use my television as a computer monitor. I have noticed that the print of file names in folders is slightly...

You really gave me great info. Alhambra 36 miles and Santa Monica 47 miles and Mr Lucky in Torrance 36 miles. Hard Times Bellflower was 21 miles from Santa Ana. Danny Ks 6 miles. I called Mr Lucky. They are expensive and no discounts. I went to Good Times in Lakewood. It is more of an...

The only way you could know me is if we met at Hard Times in Bellflower in the past 5+ years. I am not a very good player but I just discovered how to sight a shot precisely just as the pandemic started. You need excellent eyesight but you also need to know how to use what your see.

I had a senior moment. The pool hall I was referring to around 1977 where I played Kim Davenport was just off El Camino Real but I think it was in Palo Alto and it was called Golden something. I forget. Tony told me when I spoke with him at Hard Times Bellflower about 8 years ago. I think I...

I also met Tony in Mountain View. California Billiards was just off El Camino Real, is this right. I'd say it was around 1977. That is when I met an "Up and coming player out of Modesto, California." Yeah. I played Kim Davenport some $5 nine ball. He played like he was on another planet or...

Missing shots more often? I met a guy coming out of the 99 Cent store. He was holding a pair of glasses. He told me they sold "readers" in there for 99 cents. A month later I finally went in there and bought one pair of each different power reader. Cost me about 8 dollars. I have my 46...

I went by Hard Times Bellflower yesterday. Same story. Peering through the gap in the front door I could still see the lit up jukebox and now there is a ceiling light hanging down over the first row of amateur tables next to the jukebox. And I could see about four tables in the next row but...

I have not played pool in over a year. Hard Times Bellflower is gone. I do not want to go to an "okay" pool hall. I want a pool hall where professional pool players would like to go. I looked up Alhambra online. No thanks. If the pool hall was any good it would tell you about what kind of...

Suggestion: Pool Room Reviews should list by State in alphabetical order. I cannot look through every post for just California Pool Rooms.

I think i will just hang it up. i really did not and do not have the time to talk to the landlord etc. but i was willing to do it. but after your post and other comments i will just keep working and socking away 3 grand a month until further notice. i hate to say it but this covid may have...

you must be local if you know danny ks. i just don't like their tables and balls. i don't have fun playing on their equipment. but they are very close. but what choice do I have. danny ks is my only option. Thanks for your thorough reply.

Was a few miles away so I cruised by. Took another look through the gap between the two front doors. Unless Eddie had all the Pro Tables taken out they are still in there. So the place is probably ready to reopen once it is cleaned up, etc. I went to the 99 Cent Outlet store next door. "I...

Bellflower was a terrible location. Santa Ana in Orange County has cheap rent. I heard it was like $2 per square foot in downtown a short while back. That is why a lot of young entrepreneurs opened restaurants there in the past couple years. A huge and fairly new Ronald Reagan Federal...

I am just guessing but all the tables and associated equipment I think is still inside the room. Might be an opportunity to get into a known location on the cheap and have your own room. I think I will try to get in touch with the landlord and see what's up. There is a small market in the...

Hard Times Bellflower On the Scene I call every day and hang up after ten rings with no answer. I went by about a month ago and the red awning is gone. No great loss since it was in tatters anyway. The entire front entrance facing the parking lot is whitewashed. All the windows and doors are...

Efren Reyes is in Bellflower right now. He'll be at Hard Times, I hear, until maybe the 28th. Then he's off to NYC for the straight pool tourney. Easy money here in Bellflower. Come and get it. I hear he will make any reasonable game.

In 2003 I heard that Thorsten Hohmann was a 100:1 underdog in the WPA World Nine-ball Championships in Cardiff and that he bet on himself. Anyone know how much he bet on himself? Here is my question: where can big LEGAL bets be placed on pool matches? Las Vegas? London? Internet?