I took it as the main table as the one most were watching. Not as the main action table. ???
That's not the way Valley Forge works.
*edit- where are ya, Jamison?
Eric
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I took it as the main table as the one most were watching. Not as the main action table. ???
That's not the way Valley Forge works.
*edit- where are ya, Jamison?
Eric
Is he pregnant?
J/k Keith is a stand up guy.........................:thumbup:
Pool, however, is very much still Keith's passion; in fact, it was and continues to be his joy in life.
... Pool, however, is very much still Keith's passion; ...
Keith used to spot Chuck Norris the orange crush.....and that was before Texas Ranger!
I like his chances of being pregnant more than being a stand up guy.
What the hell are the requirements for being a stand up guy these days?
How do guys like Keith, Mataya, Wiseman, etc. support themselves from day to day?
To me Keither will always be a champion no matter what anybody says.. He's emptied more players than any top player out there.. Maybe the money didnt stick around that often but Keith is a true hustler AND World beater all at the same time...
Funny but i was reading the novel PLAYING OFF THE RAIL just yesterday and Tony had the Flu while at the Reno Open. Well Tony couldnt play any and Keith wanted Dave (David Mccumber the author) to back Keith against Cecil "The Serpent" while Tony was in bed sick... Well according to the novel (which Tony gave me the dont believe everything you read story) Dave Mccumber (the author and stakehorse for Tony) decided to back Keith against Cecil and guess what??? According to the novel Keither emptied Cecil with some highly entertaining WHOOFING to make it worth it all worth while :lol: VERY entertaining read but it did give you a real sense of the eb and flow of the game for both players.. I DO feel Keith got the best out of this match up :wink:
I think the Keith's lady at the time was Donna or something like that but JAM doenst need to hear it----->
JAM -- Do you have a pool table at home? If so, does Keith spend much time playing there?
One thing I can say is that Keith is and was all about Action.
He came to San Francisco in the early to mid 90's and stayed for about a year and I can tell you that he created a ton of action in that city.
I saw him play Kim Davenport getting the last two at the Cue Club and that was when Kim was playing great--they broke even the first day. Kim went back to the hotel and slept for half a day. Unfortunately, Keith kept playing other people and stayed up for a couple of days straight. Kim came back and played him the same way and beat him--but it was because Keith was up for a few days straight.
There was a nice big fish in the pool room at that time and his name was Morrow-he was one of the biggest drug dealers in town. He was like the Viffer as far as bettting. Keith played him many times and they were great matches to watch. I think Keith ended up beating him of thousands--I believe Keith was giving him 3,5,7,8 and the breaks--ridiculous spots. They would bet thousands per game. Keith's eyes would light up when he came into the pool hall and of course he would talk it up and get the game.
Keith was gambling all the time and he was constantly stirring up action.
Watched him beat a guy in a bar out of 2k at 100 a game. He went with 9 ball paul (the old Hawaiin). He wore thick glasses (no prescription) and had a 24 ounce sneaky peat -and as he said (to move the big rock around easy). He saw the guy cash a check at the bar for the last 700 bucks--then Keith said to Paul--time to finish him off because they said thats the last check the guy could cash--Keith ran the last seven racks!! Back at the pool Hall Keith decided to gamble his half of the earnings with Paul by pitching coins on the pool table. He lost his money and couldnt believe it as he said he could pitch coins pretty good. He didnt know Paul spent about 2-3 hrs a day sitting in a chair pitching coins and then paid a dollar for a guy to gather them up in a can and bring them back to him to pitch again. Watched him wait 3 hrs for a bar match with a big sucker and while he waited he beat a few guys out of about 1500 bucks pitching coins outside.
That was the best time for gambling in San Francisco in a long time and it hasnt been the same since. He just wanted to gamble and he got people betting on everything.
This says it all about Keith-- Somebody offered to take Keith to a 49er football game (when the 49ers were great and tickets were hard to get) for free. Keith looked at the game and said I really dont want to go but if I go then you better bring a lot of money because we are betting on the coin toss, on which team will start at which end of the field, whether they will run or pass on different plays, on who will score first..etc He wanted to bet on everything!!
Jam-ask Keith if he remembers Morrow--I am sure he will
JAM...If he's smart, YOU are the real joy in his life! :grin: Pool comes and goes...but a good woman is VERY hard to find, and something to hang on to, if you get that lucky (I did)!
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
I will ask him. In fact, when he rises and shines later today, I'll ask him to post on this thread about this story. This thread for the most part has been a fun read for me.
Hopefully, he'll know how to step over the mud puddles on this thread better than I can.
Don't know if this has been mentioned. Could someone tell me what cue Keith was using in the movie?
Cant wait to read Keith's response to that post.
I was playing most of my shots with my Schon in the movie.
There were McDermotts that were actually there, though, like six or seven cues for the extras. We had little pool tournaments on the offs for the extras because there was a lot of pool players there that were extras, and at the end of the shooting, I ended up grabbing like four of those cues.
They did have a couple of Billy Stroud cues, though, but the majority of them were McDermotts. The so-called Balabushka cue wasn't a real Balabushka. I'm pretty sure it was a Joss cue made out to be a Balabushka.
One thing I can say is that Keith is and was all about Action.
He came to San Francisco in the early to mid 90's and stayed for about a year and I can tell you that he created a ton of action in that city.
I saw him play Kim Davenport getting the last two at the Cue Club and that was when Kim was playing great--they broke even the first day. Kim went back to the hotel and slept for half a day. Unfortunately, Keith kept playing other people and stayed up for a couple of days straight. Kim came back and played him the same way and beat him--but it was because Keith was up for a few days straight.
There was a nice big fish in the pool room at that time and his name was Morrow-he was one of the biggest drug dealers in town. He was like the Viffer as far as bettting. Keith played him many times and they were great matches to watch. I think Keith ended up beating him of thousands--I believe Keith was giving him 3,5,7,8 and the breaks--ridiculous spots. They would bet thousands per game. Keith's eyes would light up when he came into the pool hall and of course he would talk it up and get the game.
Keith was gambling all the time and he was constantly stirring up action.
Watched him beat a guy in a bar out of 2k at 100 a game. He went with 9 ball paul (the old Hawaiin). He wore thick glasses (no prescription) and had a 24 ounce sneaky peat -and as he said (to move the big rock around easy). He saw the guy cash a check at the bar for the last 700 bucks--then Keith said to Paul--time to finish him off because they said thats the last check the guy could cash--Keith ran the last seven racks!! Back at the pool Hall Keith decided to gamble his half of the earnings with Paul by pitching coins on the pool table. He lost his money and couldnt believe it as he said he could pitch coins pretty good. He didnt know Paul spent about 2-3 hrs a day sitting in a chair pitching coins and then paid a dollar for a guy to gather them up in a can and bring them back to him to pitch again. Watched him wait 3 hrs for a bar match with a big sucker and while he waited he beat a few guys out of about 1500 bucks pitching coins outside.
That was the best time for gambling in San Francisco in a long time and it hasnt been the same since. He just wanted to gamble and he got people betting on everything.
This says it all about Keith-- Somebody offered to take Keith to a 49er football game (when the 49ers were great and tickets were hard to get) for free. Keith looked at the game and said I really dont want to go but if I go then you better bring a lot of money because we are betting on the coin toss, on which team will start at which end of the field, whether they will run or pass on different plays, on who will score first..etc He wanted to bet on everything!!
Jam-ask Keith if he remembers Morrow--I am sure he will
So... are you going to answer the question? How good were you?
LOL