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We were in the S.F. Bay Area. And that is exactly how it was: no grinding, no slow down, just a powerful surge of acceleration. Bay Area in 1970, perfect. That silver 427 Camaro was almost certainly running around on Van Ness, or out on 101 or 280, terrorizing Corvettes and GTOs from San José...

This might light your board. I just talked to Grok 3 once again. "well, since i have you here... in around 1970 Corky had some business to take care of and asked if I wanted to go for a ride. He had borrowed Puffy's 427 silver Camaro. We headed north, I forget exactly which freeway. Wow...

I just decided to consult the oracle after posting. Here's what I asked Grok 3: In 1968 I met Corky. He had a mustang. It was a convertible that he said had a 350 engine. I don't know what model year the car was. I just know that the car had a lot of get up and go." Basically, Grok 3...

I'm posting this short 2:44 video just to demonstrate that the technique I've developed gets results. Again, I am not practicing this shot. I am practicing the technique routine. I haven't memorized it so I skip many steps or haven't perfected them yet. For instance, I keep moving my whole...

Around 1968, Corky had a pretty peppy 350 convertible mustang. It was a fairly exciting ride.

Hey, "Little Squirrel." What's up! Little Squirrel is what I was told you were often referred to as. This is why for 34 years when I asked about a pool player by the name of Squirrel everyone automatically thought of the original Squirrel. Of course I described this shot to everyone, as...

"No recommendations." You're asking for recommendations? You are not accurately seeing the shot perhaps because you just misjudge where your target should be. If you have a correct target, maybe your eye is misaligned causing parallax and you cannot see the shot line. If these are both okay...

I just saw Keith Thompson's self-introduction on the, New Here? - Introduce Yourself page on AZB forum. It is dated May 24, 2022. He says, "Just turned 70 this past weekend. Left home before my fifteenth birthday and raised myself in pools rooms until 18.5 yrs old." So I calculate he was born in...

Here is a very reasonable scenario: I heard that no one in the San Francisco Bay Area could beat Cole when he was just 16. How did he get so good at such a young age. No lack of energy, for sure. I can easily imagine Cole at 14 or 15 running 96 6-ball racks in a row, with ball in hand after...

In the book, Playing Off the Rail, it mentions Cole went to prison for cheating a casino, didn't it? Nevada State Pen.

Well, Howdy! I can't believe it. I saw you with Cole in Fremont around 1968-69. Here are a couple of old posts where I talk about you here on AZB forum. I'm just thrilled to be able to communicate with you after all these years. Here they are: Let me add, Keith came in 2nd in one pocket and...

This "kid" isn't real. He is psychological. He is embedded in my memory and limbic reward system. His reward is much easier, immediate, and compelling. But it is also disappointing most often because the shots are missed. But there is hope. Change is possible.

Earlier in another thread, I mentioned that Cole's best friend, Randy L., told me that Cole once set up a 6-ball rack, broke, then with ball in hand, ran the rack. He continued this same routine and ran 96 6-ball racks in a row. That's 576 balls in total. That would have taken at least 3-4...

I see the top two pics are from a poolhall. Nice tables. Can't tell from the bottom pic. What poolhall are these from and where?

I knew a guy for several years. He asked me once why I didn't put salt and pepper on my eggs. I told him curtly, "Eggs don't have any taste so why should I want to taste just plain old salt and pepper." He just looked at me sort of stunned. He remarked how I just put his shxt in the street. A...

I could go in to it and prove beyond doubt it is not BS but I talk too much as it is. But the reason a player usually puts his dominant eye directly over the cue stick is because usually the vision center is at the center of the eye: the pupil. But there is some slight variation, probably the...

World class pocket billiards performers still know what they know but realize there is no use explaining it. The questions would never stop. There are so many people who want to know. They would never be left alone. Gorst knows. And he could explain it. But what for? What were you before you...

Of course. But he still knows exactly what he's doing and he knows how he got there. Yet he's not spilling the beans. But I respect that.

I knew I seen this guy somewhere before.

You asked for it. So here's some logic. When I as about 12 years old, I had a friend, Robert. His father worked for Ampex. He was some sort of engineer or researcher. I think Ampex was later bought out by Fairchild, etc. His father, at least on two occasions, emphasized that he was a...