Monster John
Talked with him last week, he was in great spirits. Lets all keep him in our prayers
Talked with him last week, he was in great spirits. Lets all keep him in our prayers
best pool player in your pool room.
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Endicott NY:
Lee Sibly
Jerry Fields
Bucky Souvanthong
San Francisco:
Billy Palmer
George Michaels
Dave Piona
Gene Venetura
Amar Kang
Tony Chohan
Michelle Rakin
Billy the Kid
Tobias Rogossnig (almost won (150-119) against this man in my greatest 14:1 to date!!)
Too many greats to name really :lol:
Seattle:
Dan Louie
JD
Harry Platis
Rich Guyler (cnat spell)
Stan "The Man" Tourangeau
Lee Sibly
Jerry Fields
Bucky Souvanthong
San Francisco:
Billy Palmer
George Michaels
Dave Piona
Gene Venetura
Amar Kang
Tony Chohan
Michelle Rakin
Billy the Kid
Tobias Rogossnig (almost won (150-119) against this man in my greatest 14:1 to date!!)
Too many greats to name really :lol:
Seattle:
Dan Louie
JD
Harry Platis
Rich Guyler (cnat spell)
Stan "The Man" Tourangeau
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Yea BC..i played mostly bar box..tried my hand at the 9 foot tables
when i won a pocket full of money..would go to the Golden 8 ball and
find him or Howard there..dont think i ever won a set..but came close
many times..i enjoyed to watch Kenny practice more than actual games..
man..he could draw that QB all over the place..had great positioning
abilities..loved that low english and banged the shit out of those balls..
i think Kenny was a tad over Howard..but Howard could win..guess i
could have done without that spittoon though..chewing tobacco always
kinda grossed me out..Kenny was a very nice fellow..SA
Actually they never called Kenny "The Truck Driver"..in that sense like
Cornbread Red or Jersy Red or Boston Shorty..it was Kenny proffesion..
he drove a Truck for a living..it was like do you know Kenny McCoy..yea
that guy who's a truck driver and chows tobbacy..thats the rest of the story..SA
Voodoo Daddy
One Pocket 101
Not too good Chris, the big "C" is trying him but John is a fighter. More I know, Ill share in PM. Ill add ya to the list.
Spanish Eddie? Is this the same Spanish Eddie that was always at Broadway Billiards and now likely at Masters?
Where "the truck driver" moniker was lines given to road players. The lines people would give was "don't play Dee, Cory, Howard or the truck driver". Guys would alwys ask me what the truck drivers name was...
I asked buddy once what he would have given Kenny back when they both played good. He said the last two.
I asked buddy once what he would have given Kenny back when they both played good. He said the last two.
It's what he was known as by the road players...
..as in "Watch out for the Truck Driver in Columbus,he can end your
road trip."
Speaking of best players in a room,when Kenny and Howard weren't
there,I believe the Piano Teacher was top dog
Wow, haven't heard that name in a long time. I own a Scruggs that used to be his. Sorry to hear he's not doing well.
Mike
When I first started playing around Edmonton snooker was the game of choice and we had a few monsters around, Tom Finstad, Bill Ganne, Jim Fong, Tim Kirkland. Now snooker(and pool in general) has pretty much died here but the best of the 9 ball crowd would probably be Rob Phillips or Brian Butler.
Yep
Last I heard of him he was still playing pool.
He's got to be in his 80's...if it's the same Eddie.
I was talking mid 60's in that post...does that date me?
I was a kid then..used to go broke 12 times a day...
Eddie would put me in action and I always won for him....
..take my end,get trapped and then let Eddie make another
game for me
The best at The Pool Room which is now Chester's was probably Norman Hitchcock although he split his time between there and 44th and May. Once he was getting past his prime it was undoubtedly James Walden for a number of years and now it's probably Chip Compton. The Drill played good but nowhere near their speed.
Back in Jersey in the 60's in the room I learned to play at the best was Sam "One Poke" Fauver followed by Erie Lager.
In the 80's at a room in Toms River the best who came in on a regular basis was Neptune Joe Frady followed in talent by Richie Hanson. Allen Hopkins and Jimmy Fusco would come in now and then. And some road players notably Richie Ambrose. And there were a few appearances of Grady Mathews,Rodney Morris,Johnny Ervillino,Tom Storm and Hawaiian Brian.
As another poster said Jersey back then was a tough place for a road player to make a score.
In the 80's at a room in Toms River the best who came in on a regular basis was Neptune Joe Frady followed in talent by Richie Hanson. Allen Hopkins and Jimmy Fusco would come in now and then. And some road players notably Richie Ambrose. And there were a few appearances of Grady Mathews,Rodney Morris,Johnny Ervillino,Tom Storm and Hawaiian Brian.
As another poster said Jersey back then was a tough place for a road player to make a score.
Paul,is that the guy who married his cousins or nieces & owned all that waterfront property
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Hey..there was a guy i played they called the "Truck Driver"..he was one
bad ass bar box player..i know his first name was Tommy..a real high
roller..can almost think of his last name..played him several times in
a bar called the Silent Women on E Main Street in East Columbus..we
drew crowds in that place..SA
Earl Rushing
When i was a kid 16 years old , there was an old man who played with my dad alot named Earl Rushing this was 84-85 or there about and Earl was in his late 70s then. Dad was a pretty strong Road Player through the late 60s and him and Earl taught me alot . By this Time Dad was about 48 and hadnt played much other than bar box for a number of years and him and Earl would play alot teaching me Playing 8 ball and making me call 3 shots ahead teaching me shape and strategy.
Dad did tell me that in the early 60s that Earl was one of the most feared players from that part of Texas. I know he had the most unorthedox stance and stroke and if you measured him by todays fundementals he done everything wrong with 2 exceptions, making shots and getting shape
I was wondering if any one had heard of Earl Rushing from Winnie Texas when he was in his prime . Thanks
When i was a kid 16 years old , there was an old man who played with my dad alot named Earl Rushing this was 84-85 or there about and Earl was in his late 70s then. Dad was a pretty strong Road Player through the late 60s and him and Earl taught me alot . By this Time Dad was about 48 and hadnt played much other than bar box for a number of years and him and Earl would play alot teaching me Playing 8 ball and making me call 3 shots ahead teaching me shape and strategy.
Dad did tell me that in the early 60s that Earl was one of the most feared players from that part of Texas. I know he had the most unorthedox stance and stroke and if you measured him by todays fundementals he done everything wrong with 2 exceptions, making shots and getting shape
I was wondering if any one had heard of Earl Rushing from Winnie Texas when he was in his prime . Thanks
Tom Brown died last January (2009) in Holly Hill , FL . Before he died , though , he had a sweet lil room with 16 GC3s .:frown:
left behind his sweet Mama , a loving wife , and 2 teenage sons .
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Does that bring back memories.
Hitchcock and Truelove were two of the finest people that I've met
in the pool world.
Herman the German was the best snooker player downtown Oklahoma
City...unless Norman Hitchcock showed up.
He had the calmness of a master,like Jimmy Moore.
this is circa middle 60's
Did you see Shorty play around Boston? If so, where?
Sacco's Bowl Haven, a small room in Somerville with a lot of Shorty memorabilia, closed about a year and a half ago.
About twelve years ago I'd see Cornbread Red at The Rack in Livonia, Michigan, although I wasn't there often enough to call it "my" room. At the desk there were copies of the book about Cornbread by Bob Henning, author of the Pro Book series.
http://www.therackmi.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Cornbread-Red-Pools-Greatest-Player/dp/1887956344
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