Bit by the Pool Bug at Mother's Billiard Parlor in Charlotte, NC

[JAM]

It all began with Pot Black, as she continued racking up world championships until a tournament in India proved to be a break too far.

"It was meant to be in February and it was postponed, postponed, postponed, postponed, and it eventually ended up in August, and I'd really lost interest. And we got there, and it was just a concrete room with the air conditioning hanging out of the door and a red curtain on the wall, and I said to my mum: 'This is the last time you will see me play snooker.'"

Thus, a pool star was born by the name of Allison Fisher.

To date she has won 50 WPBA titles, including 4 world nine-ball tournaments. In 2001, she won 8 consecutive tournaments. In 2005, she was the highest earner, of either sex, winning 111,000 pounds. "Given that I have a weak break and the luck involved in the game, I have had a tremendous run over a couple of decades."

To fulfill the promise, a 27-year-old Fisher bought a one-way ticket to Las Vegas then secured an invitation to a tournament at Mother's Billiard Parlor in Charlotte, North Carolina. "As soon as I walked in, I thought: 'This is it.'" After just a fortnight playing pool, Fisher finished ninth. The next tournament she won. "Then I was addicted to it." Unlike women's snooker, which is the poor relation to the men's game women's pool has for the last few decades been more successful than the men's game.

Here is a GREAT read about our newly inducted BCA's Hall of Famer, Allison Fisher: UK Article about Allison Fisher [Retrieved 9 November 2009]

 

[JAM]

Here's a cute shot I took at the IPT King of the Hill Shootout players meeting in Orlando, Florida. I was snapping photos, trying to get a few players, and Allison saw me struggling.

She said to her friends, "Hey, let's give her a good picture." Then all four of these lady pros actually posed for me. I was thrilled, to say the least!

I spoke to Allison a few times at the convention center, while walking the long hallways to the tournament room. She is actually very personable and has a lovely sense of humor. I really like her.

I hope I get these names right. Here's Allison, Gerda, Kim Shaw, and Kelly Fisher in December 2005.

 

[JAM]

Here's a cute poster from Mother's Billiard Parlor in Charlotte, featuring Allison on the left. For a mere 950 bucks, this autographed poster can be yours! :grin-square:

Click it: Billiard Memorabilia-dot-com

 

[frankwhite]

Here's a cute poster from Mother's Billiard Parlor in Charlotte, featuring Allison on the left. For a mere 950 bucks, this autographed poster can be yours! :grin-square:

Click it: Billiard Memorabilia-dot-com

I'll take two Jenny....LOL

 

[pulzcul]

Thanks for the post JAM, I've been enamored with Allison since she came over. I envy your association with her and all the gals in the WPBA. Good pictures. Heres one of my favorites. Don

 

[pooltchr]

Thanks for sharing! Mother's was such a big part of pool in Charlotte in the day. I remember walking in there one afternoon, walked into the back room and saw 3 current or former world champions practicing on 3 different tables. I crawled up into the spectator seating and just sat there and watched for about 2 hours. I can't count the number of tournaments I played in over there.

Sadly, the city took the property to build a boarding platform for their new light rail system. I suspect there are days when more people would have been in Mothers than are riding the train!

Steve