Is this Cecil Tugwell?
- Thread starter BillPorter
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Looks like him to me.
I was excited, hoping that I would get to see Cecil shooting with his right hand... oh well.. that's Cecil. Cool picture!
OMG, look at him put a quality stroke on that easy 9. 
That picture does capture style, poise and power very well imho.
Cecil
I see Cecil almost everyday and that is him.
Steve
I see Cecil almost everyday and that is him.
Steve
JoeyInCali said:OMG, look at him put a quality stroke on that easy 9.
Don't bet against the man from there!
Josh Palmer said:
Playing right handed, he was as talented as Cliff Joyner. And could play all games. His left handed stroke was completely different and not nearly as smooth and fluid. But still quite accurate.
This is not the best Tugwell
Bill, when you show them the other photo with the other cloth, chalk edited, cup edited with the brown boarder they will fall in love with the photo. it will be recognized as art-not just a pool photo.
Bill, when you show them the other photo with the other cloth, chalk edited, cup edited with the brown boarder they will fall in love with the photo. it will be recognized as art-not just a pool photo.
Mike Haines said:
Were is he from ..?? and how good does he play...
BillPorter said:
This photo was taken after his "accident" in Detroit. It happened in the late 70's. He was no longer able to play with his right hand after that.
deadstroke32 said:
He lives in the Los Angeles area. He is the victim of drug abuse and no longer is any threat as a player.
How good did he play. Very, very good. Definitely one of the best black players in the 70's. And could play any game. Had a problem with his temper though, prone to get into scrapes, as he called them.
Anyone read that chapter on Keith and Cecil in Playing Off The Rail?
Fun read. I dunno how accurate but it sure would be a great movie sequence.
Matt Damon as Keith and Denzell Washington as Cecil.
Fun read. I dunno how accurate but it sure would be a great movie sequence.
Matt Damon as Keith and Denzell Washington as Cecil.
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Will someone who really needs a laugh please read this post?
If you look back at the photo of Cecil I originally posted, you can see that there are several elements in the photo that got removed in later versions. For example, further down the thread you see a version where the overhead light, the bridge, and the jacket have been removed. As I worked on the photo, trying different approaches, I would email these edits to Mike Haines, who took the shot. Mike would email back with suggestions which became more and more insistent that the final version should be really minimalist. It finally got down to his insistence that I remove the piece of chalk and both of the cups on the little stand. I liked leaving one cup. Well, when I turned on my cell phone this morning, there was a message from Mike. I really want you to hear this message, so I created a little website with only two items; the photo (with one cup) and Mike's message to me. Please don't have him committed, I am sure it was tongue in cheek!
Here's the link to the site: http://bfanta0.tripod.com/onecup/
Sorry, but the link no longer works. We took down the page with Mike's recorded message. Wish you could hear it as it was a HOOT!
If you look back at the photo of Cecil I originally posted, you can see that there are several elements in the photo that got removed in later versions. For example, further down the thread you see a version where the overhead light, the bridge, and the jacket have been removed. As I worked on the photo, trying different approaches, I would email these edits to Mike Haines, who took the shot. Mike would email back with suggestions which became more and more insistent that the final version should be really minimalist. It finally got down to his insistence that I remove the piece of chalk and both of the cups on the little stand. I liked leaving one cup. Well, when I turned on my cell phone this morning, there was a message from Mike. I really want you to hear this message, so I created a little website with only two items; the photo (with one cup) and Mike's message to me. Please don't have him committed, I am sure it was tongue in cheek!
Here's the link to the site: http://bfanta0.tripod.com/onecup/
Sorry, but the link no longer works. We took down the page with Mike's recorded message. Wish you could hear it as it was a HOOT!
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