flash was playing something else then, as was I,,,we were playing school teacher,,,,somewhere around '82, '83 I was called on the carpet and informed that schoolteachers in that school system did not play pool with their students in the pool hall downtown,,,the retirement looked too good, I laid my stick down and did not play again until january '03,,,I'm making slow progress, can occasionally run an 8-ball rack, can run a few 9-ball racks, haven't won any tournaments, BUT I'm working on it,,,,,LOL
I think I made the right decision then ('82, '83) 'cause I'm making more in retirement than I ever did teaching,,,,,,,,,,so goes life.