I was at the Sands in Reno in 86 and was in line at Arbys for lunch the line was long and he was in front of me, we started chatting and I asked if I could sit with him-it was my first year in college, I remember this giant ring he had on he showed it to me, We discussed business and he was very pleased with his K-Mart contract. We didnt talk about pool at all, Then a year or 2 later at the Sands I ran into him again at Arbys and he remembered me, which i thought was cool. I dont remember much of our second meeting. Never saw him again, I just found out of his passing a couple months ago, I didnt know he was sick, I retired from pool in 94, alot has changed. But I'll never forget the first time I met him-he was the first famous person I met. He was a true gentlman, i think he even paid for our lunches.