Jim Parker Illinois Billiard Club
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Yes, but I did have a falling out with Jim back in the 90s. After traveling regularly a very long distance as a personal favor to him (filling out his handicapped 14.1 tournament roll), he suddenly demanded I pay him a large membership fee. I said I would (even though I would never likely drive that far otherwise) if he would agree to finally purchase a ball cleaning machine (all the balls were usually so terribly sticky, you needed tons of outside on most every shot). He refused, and I never went back. Too bad. I played frequently at his original city location (before he moved the club to the suburbs and became a restauranteur), which had more old school/poolhall character.
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In retrospect, had I been more intuitive in those days, I should probably have offered to buy the ball machine myself, as he was likely having financial difficulty getting the new restaurant/club business off the ground. It was only because I was so taken aback, and couldn’t perceive the issue behind his surprising attitude (especially after all the grief I had endured traveling and losing to dues-paying bangers given overly generous handicaps). Oh well.
In retrospect, had I been more intuitive in those days, I should probably have offered to buy the ball machine myself, as he was likely having financial difficulty getting the new restaurant/club business off the ground. It was only because I was so taken aback, and couldn’t perceive the issue behind his surprising attitude (especially after all the grief I had endured traveling and losing to dues-paying bangers given overly generous handicaps). Oh well.
RIP Jim,
