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I used to play him and hang out with him occasionally when he stayed in Hollywood. He went back to Chicago for a while and came back for a brief visit once. I left Hollywood in '91. For all I know the guy has died. But if anyone knows if he's still alive, or knows anything about him at all...

I don't know if men are superior to women or vice versa, but I do know this: The people who started the second Male/Female Pool Players thread are inferior to those who participated in the making of the first one. Just as women seek out their own league to escape the brutal competition of...

Yes Jay, I told you who I was in an earlier thread, a month or so ago, but that thread was dying down and maybe you didn't read it. I didn't want to clog up the cue-maker thread, so I'm sending this here. I probably could have figured how to reach you personally had I taken the time, but I'm...

Like most of my ideas, I thought this one was great, until I examined it more closely and saw that it was flawed - like most of my ideas. But here it is anyway: An all-gambling tv network devoted to bringing us games known traditionally to produce a lot of wagering - such as pool, for...

Have you ever played a physically unnatractive opponent and found yourself wondering if his ugliness - the very ugliness that limits him in other endeavors - if that same ugliness might not be an advantage of sorts when it comes to having drive, determination, and fortitude? Let’s face it, most...

All I wanted was enough money to eat, drink, and play pool for the next three days. Even less would have done. It was the early 70s. My opponent was a bald Mexican guy named Henry. He didn't speak much English. We were playing at my place - $10 a game 9-ball. I was being backed. I felt...

Now I will tell you a brief true story regarding an incident from my pool-playing years. There was a guy who often came to my poolroom accompanied by a very good player. He was backing the player financially, although he himself could not play very well. I lost to this player on more than one...

Do you enjoy merely winning, or do you enjoy torturing your opponent as well? If so, here’s an idea I thought of years ago but never put into practice. You walk into a poolroom with your backer/manager who is carrying a huge long case filled with already-assembled cue sticks. He gets you...