My first exposure to "pool" was at the age of 8-10 years old, playing "carroms" (yep, that's the real spelling) at the local park/rec center. Only distantly like real pool, but close enough to catch the incurable bug...
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The bowling alley bar had a bumper pool table! HOURS on that thing when I was 6, 7, 8, etc... drinking Shirley Temples and eating packet after packet of sugar.