After hearing all the praise that gets heaped on Williebetmore’s basement I finally made the pilgrimage this past weekend.
First off, Williebetmore has a beautiful home. (Break up described it as “home”, the place is as big as an institution, but it is actually a single family house.) It is spacious and has a very unique and nice layout. Turns out, the house was designed by his wife. The lady has very good taste. (Well, except for marrying Willie.)
His pool room is top notch. The walls are filled with pool related pictures, many autographed by legends of the game. (There was a picture of breakup with scribbles all over it and the eyes gouged out, I did not ask for details.) The room is very spacious, no polls in the way, no obstacles to work around. The Gold Crown is well maintained and perfectly level, no roll offs all day.
Willie was a great host. I arrived about 1:00 pm Saturday and did not leave until 1:00 am Sunday. (I would have left earlier, but it took me that long to win a set.) We did take one break for diner where we dined at a Mexican restaurant with his wife and two of his children.
It was a great day of pool, Don was a great host, and I can’t wait to go back. (I am looking into Indiana law to see if I can be legally adopted.) If you have not yet made the trip, you should. It is nice enough that is would worth planning your vacation around it.
First off, Williebetmore has a beautiful home. (Break up described it as “home”, the place is as big as an institution, but it is actually a single family house.) It is spacious and has a very unique and nice layout. Turns out, the house was designed by his wife. The lady has very good taste. (Well, except for marrying Willie.)
His pool room is top notch. The walls are filled with pool related pictures, many autographed by legends of the game. (There was a picture of breakup with scribbles all over it and the eyes gouged out, I did not ask for details.) The room is very spacious, no polls in the way, no obstacles to work around. The Gold Crown is well maintained and perfectly level, no roll offs all day.
Willie was a great host. I arrived about 1:00 pm Saturday and did not leave until 1:00 am Sunday. (I would have left earlier, but it took me that long to win a set.) We did take one break for diner where we dined at a Mexican restaurant with his wife and two of his children.
It was a great day of pool, Don was a great host, and I can’t wait to go back. (I am looking into Indiana law to see if I can be legally adopted.) If you have not yet made the trip, you should. It is nice enough that is would worth planning your vacation around it.
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