I'll have to upload it when I get home since it's not working from my phone.
thx for sharing this great story.
where's the pic he allowed you to take?
best,
brian kc
I was in a hole in the wall bar in Cincinnati tonight and Bucky name came up. I haven't seen him in the area in probably 10 years but his legend lives on! Its hard to not like Bucky.
Ian
Played Bucky Last night in Kalamazoo Mi. Had the old man 2-0 in a race to 3 Eight Ball.... Son of gun beat me 3-2 !! Loved listening to him!! These are the men that we need to interview with Video to be able to share their stories long after they are gone.
I played Bucky back in 1993 in Virginia. I beat a guy from Ohio for some money and a week later he brings with him a little old fellow. The little guy walks up to me and says he is a retired pipe fitter from Akron and asked me to play. He is carrying a old Mcdermott cue with no case and a big sticker of a cobra on it, I did not now what to make of him. Bucky broke real good and put some racks on me, He then made games playing people one handed one pocket. He was a pistol!
Penny, you sly devil...you got 10-8, for life.
I do not play one pocket.
As your lawyer I advise you to rent a very fast car with no top,
Not interested at this time. Thanks
As your lawyer I advise you to rent a very fast car with no top,
Not interested at this time. Thanks
How about if it has no top?
Bucky Bell is one of the greatest players from the near past. If you have ever had the pleasure to meet him Im sure you know what a great charachter he is. And BOY OH BOY does he has some stories from his days on the table. Anyone have any BUCKY BELL stories they wanna put out on here - that would be awesome.
How about if it has no top?
If it accelerates quickly then it’s fine..this is a world made for sprinting.
As your attorney I advise you to buy a motorcycle. How else can you cover a thing like this righteously?
I’ll see you at the Mint 400
I remember when Bucky won the bar table tournament and the big table the same weekend and left broke trying to spot a guy 2 balls playing one pocket. I also remember when Cory came to Steepleton's with a pink soft case and won the tournament that weekend too.Bucky
Bucky is a hoot to watch. And man he is funny too. I watched him play a local that plays the 7 under Rafael Martinez at one of the tournaments at Steepleton's in Lexington, Ky in about '96. This guy had no idea who Bucky was and really talked some trash to BB playing 9 ball on a barbox in the back. Needless to say after a few games the trash talking stopped on the locals part and Bucky fired back with some of his own. It was great as the local was the biggest ass you could ever meet. Bucky played very sporty that evening. I saw him at derby city in '04 and his game had fallen off quite a bit. I think his health was ailing him at the time but I really like to watch him play when he is on. He is very creative.
On another note in the same tournament this is when I first saw Corey Duell play. He had a powerful stroke even has a young kid about in his teens. He played very well although he didn't when the tournament.
I’d like to try someMy boring Bucky Bell story.........
Bucky came into our local room about 10 years ago and was looking for some bar table action. I would only play him some 9-ball on the big table. He played well but missed a few more shots than he planned on and I get 3 sets winner. He woofs at me to play the next day for more and I say fine, see ya tomorrow. He never shows. I run into him about 5-6 years later at a tournament in North Vernon, In. He doesn't remember me at all. He asks me to play some $20 a game before the tourney starts and I agree. He grabs a house cue and proceeds to mis-cue about every 3rd shot. I get 8 games or so winner and he gets his cue out. By then I'm playing pretty loose and stay ahead the whole time. Calcutta starts and I go for $20 and he goes for around $120. Long story short, I knock him out and finish 2nd. By then, he didn't want to play any more. Other than some normal trash talk, he was a pleasure to play.