Order a lot online do you?Where did you find that picture of me, when I was 23 ???..(I always looked young for my age).. But, I always liked to party with the girls !
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Order a lot online do you?Where did you find that picture of me, when I was 23 ???..(I always looked young for my age).. But, I always liked to party with the girls !
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I was drafted by the Yankees into the farm system to eventually replace Rizzuto at short, but I just couldn't bear the thought of missing my old buddies at the poolrooms down in the country towns. So I turned it down and had a very successful career as a clerk in a liquor store in Georgia where Ty Cobb used to stop at all the time.Mike,
With all due respect, thank you for singling me out for your last several posts, and making me feel welcome...Lets see, 10 years ago, would have put me at 70, so nope, sorry I was not chasing tournaments at that time.
However, had you ever ventured to the west side of town, You could have seen myself, Ronnie, Jack Cooney, Gabe Owen, Scott Frost, Richie R., and many others, going at it for some serious coin !..I stayed pretty active, at $$$ matches, and I played anyone who came through the door, (at my home room the Golden Cue) well into my late 60's early 70's, as ANY Phx. resident will readily attest to !
Sorry you didn't have your ear to the ground, or you may have gotten to see me in action. (you did live in the area then, didn't you ?) Also sorry CJ did not drop around either..He came to town several times, but he ALSO stayed on the far east side..However, he DID have his ear to the ground, and knew he could have gotten action, as all the above player's did, at EVEN one pocket. He prefers to act as if he didn't know of me..If he had ever bothered to crack open "Shots, Moves and Strategies"..(he probably won't, because he's not in it)..he would have seen that "Jersey Red", Mike Massey, Beanie and I were all very close friends !
I would not except a "PRO" banner now, if you begged me to. (not likely, even though some suggested it)...I hope you don't prefer the word of Mr. 3Cushion, the most despised forum-addict/billiard player on the planet... He has been barred out of every pool room he ever went to more than twice !..His profane insults earned him a ban @ 1P.org too !..BTW, my ban was for responding to him, WITHOUT the gutter language !
Hope this doesn't qualify as being "beligerent", as I certainly would not want to offend your sense of fair play.
I do enjoy the forum, and mixing with some of my old friends..I was really not aware of your negative attitude towards me..but you've made it quite clear now !.. Thanks for your reply(s)!
Dick
San Jose Dick at one time was the best player in Arizona and one of the top one pocket players in the country. He is in the one pocket hall of fame because he played just under by a ball or so to Ronnie Allen. In his day there weren't many tournaments but you can see an Accu-Stats video of him beating Cliff Joyner in a major one pocket event, Cliff in his prime and Dick in his 60's. Definitely worthy of the Pro Player tag without question but not everyone knows the old time guys like him. Here are some videos to get you guys up to speed if you get bored.
P.S. Spoiler Alert! Dick did beat Cliff Joyner in that Accu-Stats match btw. :thumbup:
Interview Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIY_PevHX_8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6hXkm2a4IY
How a HOF player is not consider a Pro Player here is incomprehensible.
Lou Figueroa
How a HOF player is not consider a Pro Player here is incomprehensible.
Lou Figueroa
I just know the "Beard" is looking down and laughing his ass off.
Because when I see a pro player and know they are members, I remember that I need to set up that title for them.
I have never seen Dick play, so the thought never crossed my mind.
Believe it or not, whether Dick is insulted that I didn't list him as a pro player is not a big priority on my list.
I realize that it might see pretty limited use but why not a Hall of Fame banner? To be honest, "Pro Player" doesn't mean jack to me having encountered my share of "pro players" in the past. Someone in a Hall of Fame has accomplished far more than the vast majority of pro players. Some kid that hits the tournament trail a year or two is a "pro player" then he wanders off to find a pursuit he can actually make a living at.
Hu
IF we keep going this way then I would say a giat HOF banner for BCA Hall of Famers.... and a teensy one for the Dinner Club Halls of Fame....
You may find that there is more than what you refer to as door #2.
You may find that there are 2 doors but each of us will only be able to open 1 of them & we all may not be allowed to open the same door.
The door each of us may be allowed to open may well depend on what we did & did not do on the other side of your door #1.
Just possibly food for thought.
Some don't consider that there might be 2 doors & act like since there is only one, I can do whatever 'the hell' I want.
Again, just some food for thought.
Best 2 Ya,
Rick
PS I do not believe in an eternal 'hell' of suffering, But I do believe there will be 2 doors & not just your door #2.
I just know the "Beard" is looking down and laughing his ass off.
Do you mean he is "laughing himself to death" ?..Sad pun, but I doubt that very much !..It would be a pretty safe bet, given the Beards, 'pool is my life' personna, he would have been outraged if he were not awarded a 'Pro-Banner' !..And, I think you know that !
I can understand Mr.3cushion's childish intent, because he is an open (and pitiful) book !..But I honestly never understood why you and the Hacker, felt the need to fan the flames in Fred and I's feud ?..As you well know, we patched things up several times on our own, so I have NO guilty conscience whatsoever !.. Hacker eventually apologized to us, but I wonder what was your stake, in perpetuating the ill feelings ?
Actually in hindsight, I think OUR problems began, when you got crossways with your homey, Cowboy Dennis !..If you recall, I tried to get you guys to reconcile, rather than promote the bitterness !..Too bad you never saw fit, to extend the same courtesy to me !
Touch base again, next time you feel like trying to needle me
Dick
It's obvious, the same reason why MOST people on this forum any forum you infect, can't stand you
YOUR WRONG
NO one, other than Freddy's family spoke to him MORE than me on a DAILY basis! And this for ALL to know, Freddy hated YOU, till His last breath!
It's obvious, the same reason why MOST people on this forum any forum you infect, can't stand you!
NO one, other than Freddy's family spoke to him MORE than me on a DAILY basis! And this for ALL to know, Freddy hated YOU, till His last breath!
Mike,
With all due respect, thank you for singling me out for your last several posts, and making me feel welcome...Lets see, 10 years ago, would have put me at 70, so nope, sorry I was not chasing tournaments at that time.
However, had you ever ventured to the west side of town, You could have seen myself, Ronnie, Jack Cooney, Gabe Owen, Scott Frost, Richie R., and many others, going at it for some serious coin !..I stayed pretty active, at $$$ matches, and I played anyone who came through the door, (at my home room the Golden Cue) well into my late 60's early 70's, as ANY Phx. resident will readily attest to !
Sorry you didn't have your ear to the ground, or you may have gotten to see me in action. (you did live in the area then, didn't you ?) Also sorry CJ did not drop around either..He came to town several times, but he ALSO stayed on the far east side..However, he DID have his ear to the ground, and knew he could have gotten action, as all the above player's did, at EVEN one pocket. He prefers to act as if he didn't know of me..If he had ever bothered to crack open "Shots, Moves and Strategies"..(he probably won't, because he's not in it)..he would have seen that "Jersey Red", Mike Massey, Beanie and I were all very close friends !
I would not except a "PRO" banner now, if you begged me to. (not likely, even though some suggested it)...I hope you don't prefer the word of Mr. 3Cushion, the most despised forum-addict/billiard player on the planet... He has been barred out of every pool room he ever went to more than twice !..His profane insults earned him a ban @ 1P.org too !..BTW, my ban was for responding to him, WITHOUT the gutter language !
Hope this doesn't qualify as being "beligerent", as I certainly would not want to offend your sense of fair play...I do enjoy the forum, and mixing with some of my old friends..I was really not aware of your negative attitude towards me..but you've made it quite clear now !.. Thanks for your reply(s)!
Dick