I've been there. Do you remember when Lucky Joey had the Diamond Billiards on Summers Street? And Joey Casanova had the pool hall across from the bus station? I busted some guys in there in '78 and was lucky to get out alive. Joey walked me to the door and my wife pulled up in front of the door...
I have about 25 cues including a very nice Mottey, a Bender, a one of a kind Scruggs, and a SP Scruggs, a Josey, but, for quite a while , I have been mainly shooting with a Jackson. It's just felt right lately.
He was an acquired taste. He called me every name in the book after I created a satirical thread that had his multiple personalities fighting with each other. A year later he sent me a video of him and that wonder dog of his.
The 2 times I watched Tadd at Derby City, 9 ball, tourney, not hustling, he lost , but gave me the impression he wasn't going 100%. Both times he was playing great players but it was too many years ago to remember who.
Blud and I got into a rather long and heated debate many years ago on the Poolplaya Forum over it was ever acceptable, depending upon one's circumstances in life, to ever be a hustler in pool.
He was very annoyed at my opinion but we ended up friendly. Just one of those forum things. :)