Though I would share this here...
"Kilroy's" Rules of the Road
Secrets from "Kilroy's" Old-Time Hustler's Handbook & Rules of the Road.
Items from my personal Hustler's Handbook. These are lessons that the "Square Johns" that hung in the poolroom were never made privy to -- until now. The Handbook was first put together by Roy "Kilroy" Kasmanski, the great "lemon hustler" from Detroit. They were known as his Rules of the Road.
Kilroy's rule #1
Always keep a warm blanket in the trunk to use for sleeping in the car, and in case the car breaks down in winter.
Rule #2
Learn to sleep comfortably in the back seat of a car.
Rule #2a
Kilroy says to take a can opener and a spoon with you on the road, " 'cause it's easier to eat the canned beans if ya' got the right tools."
Rule #3
When you are going to "scoot the check" (leave without paying) in a restaurant. Make sure you have a large bill folded over the check just in case you get stopped outside. This way you can convincingly demonstrate that paying the check just slipped your mind and you can show the attached money as proof.
Rule #4
(This old-time hustler?s road advice no longer applies, it comes from the days when there were no credit cards and you had to put up your luggage as collateral in a hotel. You couldn?t get past the front desk with your luggage without paying your bill.)
Never go on the road without taking a long rope with you. Reason: When you are getting ready to leave the hotel and duck paying the bill, use the rope to lower your luggage out of the window down to your associate, who recovers it, throws it in the car, and down the road you go.
Rule #5
On the road, where do you keep your bankroll? Never keep it in your wallet. Keep it in many different pockets. This way if you get jack-rolled or heisted, it's unlikely they will get all the money.
Freddy the Beard's Rule #6
If you are gambling in a bad joint and you become forced to defend yourself outside, and you happen to wear glasses; to insure that at the very least, the glasses don't get broken, throw them under a parked car before the melee. I say this from personal experience, I once had to fight my way out of a hillbilly bar. I returned later, and recovered my untouched specs from under the vehicle. As an aside, I did get away with all the money also.
Rule #7
Always keep a 2 foot rubber hose in the trunk for when you?re broke and out of gas, so you can sereptitiously siphon enough fuel out of someone else?s tank to get you going. (This old-time hustler?s road advice no longer applies with the new gas tanks)
Rule #8
A Pool Hustler?s gourmet menu:
Lunch:Filet ala Oscar, and a pine float.(Boloney sandwich, and a toothpick in a glass of water.)Evening dinner:Entree of Grilled Tube steak. Finish with Chateau Le Thunder Bird.( A hot dog and a fifth of T-Bird wine. 1960 price, 60 cents a bottle.)
"Kilroy's" Rules of the Road
Secrets from "Kilroy's" Old-Time Hustler's Handbook & Rules of the Road.
Items from my personal Hustler's Handbook. These are lessons that the "Square Johns" that hung in the poolroom were never made privy to -- until now. The Handbook was first put together by Roy "Kilroy" Kasmanski, the great "lemon hustler" from Detroit. They were known as his Rules of the Road.
Kilroy's rule #1
Always keep a warm blanket in the trunk to use for sleeping in the car, and in case the car breaks down in winter.
Rule #2
Learn to sleep comfortably in the back seat of a car.
Rule #2a
Kilroy says to take a can opener and a spoon with you on the road, " 'cause it's easier to eat the canned beans if ya' got the right tools."
Rule #3
When you are going to "scoot the check" (leave without paying) in a restaurant. Make sure you have a large bill folded over the check just in case you get stopped outside. This way you can convincingly demonstrate that paying the check just slipped your mind and you can show the attached money as proof.
Rule #4
(This old-time hustler?s road advice no longer applies, it comes from the days when there were no credit cards and you had to put up your luggage as collateral in a hotel. You couldn?t get past the front desk with your luggage without paying your bill.)
Never go on the road without taking a long rope with you. Reason: When you are getting ready to leave the hotel and duck paying the bill, use the rope to lower your luggage out of the window down to your associate, who recovers it, throws it in the car, and down the road you go.
Rule #5
On the road, where do you keep your bankroll? Never keep it in your wallet. Keep it in many different pockets. This way if you get jack-rolled or heisted, it's unlikely they will get all the money.
Freddy the Beard's Rule #6
If you are gambling in a bad joint and you become forced to defend yourself outside, and you happen to wear glasses; to insure that at the very least, the glasses don't get broken, throw them under a parked car before the melee. I say this from personal experience, I once had to fight my way out of a hillbilly bar. I returned later, and recovered my untouched specs from under the vehicle. As an aside, I did get away with all the money also.
Rule #7
Always keep a 2 foot rubber hose in the trunk for when you?re broke and out of gas, so you can sereptitiously siphon enough fuel out of someone else?s tank to get you going. (This old-time hustler?s road advice no longer applies with the new gas tanks)
Rule #8
A Pool Hustler?s gourmet menu:
Lunch:Filet ala Oscar, and a pine float.(Boloney sandwich, and a toothpick in a glass of water.)Evening dinner:Entree of Grilled Tube steak. Finish with Chateau Le Thunder Bird.( A hot dog and a fifth of T-Bird wine. 1960 price, 60 cents a bottle.)
