Here's some useless trivia.
Back in 1979 When I first started playing I used to sit and watch Dick McGivern and Ronnie Moen play $20 a rack on a bar table big cueball all night long till the sun came up, in todays money that would be $69.54
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Back in 1979 When I first started playing I used to sit and watch Dick McGivern and Ronnie Moen play $20 a rack on a bar table big cueball all night long till the sun came up, in todays money that would be $69.54
You know what's funny. Many older players seem to adjust their pool stories to keep up with today's dollars. I guess saying I was playing so and so for $10. a game sounds kind of cheap. It seems to become $100.00a game when retold.Here's some useless trivia.
Back in 1979 When I first started playing I used to sit and watch Dick McGivern and Ronnie Moen play $20 a rack on a bar table big cueball all night long till the sun came up, in todays money that would be $69.54
Back in the late 60's and early 70's when I played a lot of pool, a really good day was winning fifty bucks. If you "only" made twenty or thirty on most days you were doing just fine. I played a lot of $2 9-Ball, pay after $10. $5 a game was getting serious and five ahead for 50 was a big game! Typical One Pocket action was five or ten a game and twenty was a big game. You could win $100 playing for twenty a game, a big score. My fully furnished single apartment cost me $25 a week, utilities were paid and they cleaned it once a week. I had over a thousand in my bank account and a few hundred walking around money, so I was holding good!You know what's funny. Many older players seem to adjust their pool stories to keep up with today's dollars. I guess saying I was playing so and so for $10. a game sounds kind of cheap. It seems to become $100.00a game when retold.
Even in Freddie's book he tells a story playing a guy for $2500.00. I was there, they were playing for $400.00. a good bet at the time.
I once went on a trip and I doubt I played for more then $10.00 the whole trip. More like $3. and $5. I bought a new car cash when I got back with the proceeds.
Gas was like $.35 a gallon and a motel maybe $6.00 a nite. A very different time.
Years later I was in a diner and a guy came over to me and said he remembered me. He was the car salesman. He said he has told the story about me a lot of times. He never had a customer come in and pay cash for a car in $5 $10 and $20 dollar bills.
Today, paying cash for a car will get the Feds involved.You know what's funny. Many older players seem to adjust their pool stories to keep up with today's dollars. I guess saying I was playing so and so for $10. a game sounds kind of cheap. It seems to become $100.00a game when retold.
Even in Freddie's book he tells a story playing a guy for $2500.00. I was there, they were playing for $400.00. a good bet at the time.
I once went on a trip and I doubt I played for more then $10.00 the whole trip. More like $3. and $5. I bought a new car cash when I got back with the proceeds.
Gas was like $.35 a gallon and a motel maybe $6.00 a nite. A very different time.
Years later I was in a diner and a guy came over to me and said he remembered me. He was the car salesman. He said he has told the story about me a lot of times. He never had a customer come in and pay cash for a car in $5 $10 and $20 dollar bills.
And table time was still likely $1 an hour, or less.Back in the late 60's and early 70's when I played a lot of pool, a really good day was winning fifty bucks. If you "only" made twenty or thirty on most days you were doing just fine. I played a lot of $2 9-Ball, pay after $10. $5 a game was getting serious and five ahead for 50 was a big game! Typical One Pocket action was ten a game and twenty was a big game. You could win $100 playing for twenty a game, a big score. My fully furnished single apartment cost me $25 a week, utilities were paid and they cleaned it once a week. I had over a thousand in my bank account and a few hundred walking around money, so I was holding good!
This was like 1971. I bought a new VW. I think it was around $2100 with a sun roof. Now that I am thinking about it, it was a 1972 Super Beetle, the car had just come out.Today, paying cash for a car will get the Feds involved.
I bought a 1969 Mustang fastback Boss 302 in 1973 for $1,300 with 23,000 miles on it it was considered a gas hog, at the time gas was .25cts a gallonThis was like 1971. I bought a new VW I think it was around $2100 with a sun roof.
Wouldn’t you love to have that car now!I bought a 1969 Mustang fastback Boss 302 in 1973 for $1,300 with 23,000 miles on it it was considered a gas hog, at the time gas was .25cts a gallon
No shit! But my kids were the reason I had to trade it in on a 1974 Caprice ClassicWouldn’t you love to have that car now!
I've never financed a car I always pay cash but of course it's a check. In my story when I said i payed for the new car in cash, it was actually, cash, five tens and twenties.i bought my first house for cash. realtor said it was the first he ever heard of at the time.
when a teenager i played for 3 bucks a game only with those i would win almost every game.
normally 5,10, or 20. few would bet more than 20 unless you had no chance and was sick that day and with a broken leg.
Cool. I had same car...mine was pretty ratty though and not original motor.I bought a 1969 Mustang fastback Boss 302 in 1973 for $1,300 with 23,000 miles on it it was considered a gas hog, at the time gas was .25cts a gallon
Horses stay hungry!I recall stopping in way home from work after 10pm, at North Hollywood Billiards.
People were alway playing for what I call big money, road players were alway there when Hollywood Part & Sana Anita had racing.
These people were rare bread winning at pool in a night what I made in month, then going to track, and seldom winning.
Next nite cycle would replete.