Keith McCready
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Purdman
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Keith is one of the most colorful players out there. I have seen him bashed from time to time on AZ because of his substance abuse problems. Well, they sure don't seem to affect his game much. I really don't care if someone likes his beer or even smokes a joint now and them. It is not my judgement call. No one seems to talk about everyone elses habits on here. I know for a fact that some of the best players out there use to pay for their cue repair with little bags of differant substances when their money was low. They just put it in the cue repairmans drawer. They know who they are. I really don't know any pool playing saints out there. I do know that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. I believe everybody is right where they are suppose to be, learning exactly what they are suppose to learn, exactly when they are suppose to learn it. That goes for all of us. Keith doesn't give a rats ass what anybody thinks about him. He is one hell of a player and a neat guy. If you don't like him, go try and take some of his money. Hell, I will back him against anyone out there. GO GET EM KEITH.
Don Purdy
Don Purdy
jjinfla said:
Don,
Ya just gotta love the Keither...I just hope he stays focused on getting the job done before he celebrates or entertains the crowd...there will be plenty of time for that after he wears the crown...for those of you who haven't spent time around him he is a nice person who loves the game and everything that is part of it. If you have a problem with that he could careless...not a bad way to get thru this thing we call life on earth...hey, you only go around once and Keith is enjoying the ride. He is a great character and his own roll model. If you don't like it, so what?
Donald A. Purdy said:Keith is one of the most colorful players out there. I have seen him bashed from time to time on AZ because of his substance abuse problems. Well, they sure don't seem to affect his game much. I really don't care if someone likes his beer or even smokes a joint now and them. It is not my judgement call. No one seems to talk about everyone elses habits on here. I know for a fact that some of the best players out there use to pay for their cue repair with little bags of differant substances when their money was low. They just put it in the cue repairmans drawer. They know who they are. I really don't know any pool playing saints out there. I do know that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. I believe everybody is right where they are suppose to be, learning exactly what they are suppose to learn, exactly when they are suppose to learn it. That goes for all of us. Keith doesn't give a rats ass what anybody thinks about him. He is one hell of a player and a neat guy. If you don't like him, go try and take some of his money. Hell, I will back him against anyone out there. GO GET EM KEITH.
Don Purdy
Me and Don agreeing again? YOU TELL-UM. Great shot Don. Keith is a true LEGEND. Keith was beating everyone on earth on the bar box when he was only 15 years old. Now, he is capable of beating anyone on any table. Keith is like Louie Roberts, adored by all. The only difference is Keith is smarter and still alive. Keith's book holds the potential to be the greatest book on pool ever written. I wish Keith the best of luck in all his endeavors. I am a true fan....
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Gabber
Banned
I am so good
You cant knock a guy if you havent been is his shoes.
What do you know? Do you know this person or do you base your opinion on people by what other people tell you.
He has probably lived a hundred lifetimes compared to yours.
Think about it.
Dont be so quick to judge someone.
Judgement be mine sayeth the Lord.
....or something like that.
Gabber.
stick8 said:
You cant knock a guy if you havent been is his shoes.
What do you know? Do you know this person or do you base your opinion on people by what other people tell you.
He has probably lived a hundred lifetimes compared to yours.
Think about it.
Dont be so quick to judge someone.
Judgement be mine sayeth the Lord.
....or something like that.
Gabber.
Gee, All I was doing was refering to Keith's role in the color of Money. I can just picture him saying to Alex "it's a nightmare" after Alex missed the 1 ball in the case game. Now that Earl is eliminated I sure would like to see him win it all.
Don't know him personally or anything about him except what I have read in books and here when he posts. But I imagine he will reveal a bunch when his book comes out.
You can do Demoral, codein, morphine and all sorts of pain relievers and it is perfectly okay if some Doctor gives it to you. Smoke one joint and you are a bum. Unless, of course, you belong to the upper class. The elite.
Marijuana will never be legalized because doing so would put the pharmecutical industry out of business. And then the cops would have nothing to do. The lawyers and judges would all have to find new jobs. We wouldn't need so many jails and jail guards.
Jake
Don't know him personally or anything about him except what I have read in books and here when he posts. But I imagine he will reveal a bunch when his book comes out.
You can do Demoral, codein, morphine and all sorts of pain relievers and it is perfectly okay if some Doctor gives it to you. Smoke one joint and you are a bum. Unless, of course, you belong to the upper class. The elite.
Marijuana will never be legalized because doing so would put the pharmecutical industry out of business. And then the cops would have nothing to do. The lawyers and judges would all have to find new jobs. We wouldn't need so many jails and jail guards.
Jake
Drugs
JJ,
"Marijuana will never be legalized because doing so would put the pharmecutical industry out of business. And then the cops would have nothing to do. The lawyers and judges would all have to find new jobs. We wouldn't need so many jails and jail guards."
Did you think before you typed that!??
-pigy
JJ,
"Marijuana will never be legalized because doing so would put the pharmecutical industry out of business. And then the cops would have nothing to do. The lawyers and judges would all have to find new jobs. We wouldn't need so many jails and jail guards."
Did you think before you typed that!??
-pigy
I remember Keith at fourteen years of age as a target for good shortstops at a Westminster poolroom in Orange County where he played at. But at fifteen he was already emerging as a player to be reckoned with. A talent as a youth, he was also a highly regarded junior golfer.
At a bar named Gordon’s in Gardena, California he spotted and beat a couple of good Mexican pool players in his first bar table experience playing with the big cue ball. He was only fifteen and already exhibiting the fearlessness and heart of a champion. His awesome talent was on display in pay-ball ring games at The Billiard Palace in Bellflower, California, where he fired in balls on the 6’x12’ snooker table.
A few years later, at Bob’s Billiards in Orange County, California we matched up in an opposite-handed game of 9-Ball. As an accomplished opposite-handed player having played Cecil Tugwell, Mexican Al, Billy Johnson and others in opposite-handed pool games, I was the favorite to win. But I dogged a couple of balls and Keith beat me anyway. Unfortunately, in his formative years, he was a regular at the racetrack and the card tables in Gardena, which for all his considerable talent in pool, kept him broke.
He has always been “Action” in the poolroom and with his considerable banter and talent, entertaining to watch. We all have our crosses to bear and shortcomings. Click on http://www.billiardspress.com/pronews.cfm and read the excellent article by Phil Capelle about Keith. I wish him the best.
At a bar named Gordon’s in Gardena, California he spotted and beat a couple of good Mexican pool players in his first bar table experience playing with the big cue ball. He was only fifteen and already exhibiting the fearlessness and heart of a champion. His awesome talent was on display in pay-ball ring games at The Billiard Palace in Bellflower, California, where he fired in balls on the 6’x12’ snooker table.
A few years later, at Bob’s Billiards in Orange County, California we matched up in an opposite-handed game of 9-Ball. As an accomplished opposite-handed player having played Cecil Tugwell, Mexican Al, Billy Johnson and others in opposite-handed pool games, I was the favorite to win. But I dogged a couple of balls and Keith beat me anyway. Unfortunately, in his formative years, he was a regular at the racetrack and the card tables in Gardena, which for all his considerable talent in pool, kept him broke.
He has always been “Action” in the poolroom and with his considerable banter and talent, entertaining to watch. We all have our crosses to bear and shortcomings. Click on http://www.billiardspress.com/pronews.cfm and read the excellent article by Phil Capelle about Keith. I wish him the best.
I beg your pardon! Not in my drawer!Donald A. Purdy said:I know for a fact that some of the best players out there use to pay for their cue repair with little bags of differant substances when their money was low. They just put it in the cue repairmans drawer. Don Purdy
Don, great post and great observations. Keith is upfront with who he is and what he has done. When in So. Calif he would occassionaly drop by a freind of mine and they would drink quality booze and Keith would talk about some of his adventures on the road. Absolutely wild!!! He also admitted to some of the things he had done wrong and be absolutly up front about it with no excuses! In response to Danny D. Never mind titles the world that Keith lived and was renowned for took place in the practice rooms and the smokey pool halls that he matched up in for days at a time. There were not a lot of people, pro's included, who wanted to match up witht he guy who wore the T Shirt that stated "I will give the world the 7 ball."
Keith should be the crowd favorite
What Keith may put in his body is his business, not ours. All I know he is extremely talented, very colorful, and the best thing this game has seen in years. His comeback on the pro tour reminds me of the movie Seabiscuit, where a bunch of guys and a horse seemingly didn't have a chance and they won the big races in the end result. I certainly hope the "Earthquake" wins the U. S. Open and I'll be pulling for him very hard. Go get em, El Diablo....Humphrey, author, "The Green Felt Jungle".
What Keith may put in his body is his business, not ours. All I know he is extremely talented, very colorful, and the best thing this game has seen in years. His comeback on the pro tour reminds me of the movie Seabiscuit, where a bunch of guys and a horse seemingly didn't have a chance and they won the big races in the end result. I certainly hope the "Earthquake" wins the U. S. Open and I'll be pulling for him very hard. Go get em, El Diablo....Humphrey, author, "The Green Felt Jungle".
I grew up in the same area as Keith and I believe he's a year older than me. I watched him play at Linbrook,Willie's in Midway City,the old Hardtimes that Bobby Wallace ran in Newport Beach in the mid 70 's and the Flowing Well and Daisy Mays and Humdingers and on + on +on! He always played whoever walked in the door and usually had to give up to much weight,I don't want to bore everybody with name after name! It seems that alot of these members don't understand the difference between a tournament player and a money player and was and maybe still is they greatest money player ever!!! I could write a book on Keiths escapades. Since I don't live in America anymore, I lost touch with the american scene over the last 10 years but I believe I saw him at his best and I know he is still EVIL!!!!!!!!