Great Pool Room Stories

i liked corner pockets as they had pool rooms in towns that might never of had one. but their setup wasn't so conducive for hanging out and having people in them. which is what a poolroom needs. just like a bar. people dont stay in either when they are empty.
although a lot of that is promotion.
 
I liked the layout of the pool tables lower then the bar and tables/chairs for viewing. The angled mirrors were cool also. The tables played a little tight for the size of the pockets.
 
Knowing what I do know now one thing that would've been very beneficial would of been closed circuit TV in them so when they had Jimmy Moore or Grady Mathews there to play a exhibition match or even during a tournament so anyone sitting in the bar area could watch .
Since there wasn't any seating other than for the players around the tables .

Granted this isn't cheap to accomplish but in the long run it could pay dividends and help promote pool in general by making it readily available for YouTube for instance .
 
maha said:
rose paid me almost 100%
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Well that’s a nice settlement.

I hope you’re talking about Colonel Bill Rosenbaum. Airplane Bill. Rosie. He was something else.

maha said:
but that was before he ever went to detroit. and the first 200 was cash. and all cash for when he played fats. that was the deal we made made in advance.
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200k correct? He was losing bigger numbers in Detroit. You’d go to the hanger in Ypsilanti and settle up there.

@mr3cushion
Superfly was the one that originally first played Rosie here in Detroit. He ran into him at Northville Downs and it was a big snowstorm and no one was at the track and Fly started talking with him and got him to go to Cue Corner in Romulus and the rest is history.
 
rosie started out and lived in medford oregon. in the early 1970's. did his airplane stuff there.
only ever just called rosie. thats all you needed to know.

played cards and pool locally. in those days if he even beat you once he quit you forever. so you couldnt let him get ahead.
after a time the road players found out about him and started hanging out, but he had a few locals to gamble with that didnt play well.
he always spotted me a bunch. i would always try and take my guys up to rogue river to a bar there so i didnt get burned out.
that was the ticket.
 
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