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Last month at Hard Times in Bellflower John "Achie" Archibald went 6 and out on in a Golf game on "Big (6x12) Bertha. First time ever! For those of you who are familiar with HT you know what an achievement that is. He 3 railed the 5 hole and got perfect shape on the 6 hole.

There is a well known Pro player at the room I shoot at who is looking for what he calls a "glass melanine"(sp?melamine?) ferrule. Is there such a thing? If so where or who is it available from? 1st time I have ever heard of such a thing but then again I am not a cue maker nor a repairman.

I was just looking at an edition of Pool & Billiard from Nov 1995 borrowed from a friend. In there is an ad announcing Eddie Robin's revised edition of Winning One Pocket. This was LESS than 10 yrs ago and now there are, apparently, no copies available. The listed price was $29.00. I know from...

Friday evening as I'm leaving Hard Times in Bellflower I'm told "Efren's flying in. They are picking him up at the airport right now." The word flys around the room. Saturday is the monthly One Pocket Tournament. I show up after begging out of Saturday's chores. I am lucky to find a seat in the...

My new cue won't be ready for 6 months. My current Predator's diameter is below 12mm due to an inattentive cue repairman. I am looking for a used Predator in decent condition and at a righteous price that I can have plugged and retapped. Please PM me if you have such an animal.

An oldtimer told me that a guy by the name of Conneticutt John was the best ! Pocket player he ever saw and he has seen a ton of players. Anyone familiar with him?

I'm sure this has been covered but I missed it. The few places that I play use the red circle ball for the most part. The other day the rack I got, had a cue ball with a blue marking. This cue ball seemed heavier to me. What is the difference between the 2 cue balls--weight wise? I know for sure...

What is the purpose of the polka dot cue balls and has anyone here played with one and if so, what do you think of them?

While visiting in Germany I watched some 3 cushion on TV and I was amazed at what these guys did with the cue ball. Anyone out there know of any 3 cushion rooms in So. Calif, preferably in LA or Orange Co.? Also, how in the world do they develope strokes like they seem to have? Does it have to...

A friend of mine occassionally cleans out his pool magazines and gives them to me to pass on to my grandkids. He runs a small local tournament and called me recently to find an issue of last yrs BD that was detailed and scientific info about bad hits and good hits. My grandkids have given away...

Can anyone put me in touch with Howard Vickery? I have my prescription for glasses for playing pool and am now looking for the frames. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I need to get rid of this excuse. I wear tri-focals but do not play while wearing my regular glasses. Thanks in advance.

We've all seen and heard of players woofin' & barkin' at one another. It's not my favorite thing to hear or watch although at times it can get real funny. In an earlier post somone mentioned that at DCC Shannon was hard on Efren trying to get 9-7. Someone told me that they all do it on occassion...

There is a tournament scheduled for the Bicycle Club between the 6th & 11th of Jan in the L.A. area. Anyone out there know who is scheduled to appear or what vendors are supposed to be in attendance? I was told that Efren has already confirmed. Just curious as I plan on going no matter what as...

Off of a scratch and determining what makes a ball in the "kitchen"? Some of the players at a couple of rooms have totally different rules. One segment says that the entire ball must be behind the "line" the other group says that if any portion of the ball is beyond the "line" it is a legal...