Nine pages long and most of it concerning an argument over ???
At least there are a few posts about Kim here.
I've known Kim about 25 years, and he and Keith ruled the roost in California for a long time. They would battle each other for supremacy quite often. I never saw Kim back down from a game with ANYONE! He was up for any challenge. One caveat, neither Keith or Kim went looking for Swanee. Mutual respect is what I call it.
Kim is often overlooked among the top players of the last 20 years, due to the fact that he was strictly a 9-Ball champion. No Straight Pool or One Pocket for him. That being said, Kim was one of the best tournament and money players of his generation. I was the TD at the Sands the years he won, defeating Earl in the finals. He played great and deserved the win.
I watched him win at both Hard Times' against strong fields. Back in 2000, before the eye injury he played Jon Kucharo in the finals in Sacramento. It was a brilliantly played match on a very tough Gold Crown. Both players were at the top of their games. Kim just came with big shot after big shot, and Jon finally flinched. It was a great match to witness, and I expected stardom from Jon, but instead he began his decline soon after that.
Kim also won twice at the U.S. Bar Table. He never played in it for years, saying he was not a bar table player. I finally convinced to come up and give it a try. He won the Eight Ball tourney on his first try, over a deep and strong field. I handed him a check for $5,000 and asked him if he would be back. He smiled and came back the next year and won the 9-Ball.
Kim stayed at my house several months back when he played Morro on the 6x12. He lost badly the first day and had to get money wired in to continue. He never complained or bemoaned his fate. He was determined to win! On the second day, he won all his money back and then he broke Morro. No one has more heart than this guy.
About Aida, his LOVELY wife. She is one of the classiest people I've ever met around pool. Gracious, charming, sincere, witty, I could go on and on but you get the picture. She is a beauty inside and out. And still looks like she did 20 years ago. I want some of her pills.
And what a handsome couple they make. They could be on the cover of Vogue.
One more thing about Kim's game. No one I ever saw stayed down on the ball better than Kim. He was, and is, absolutely rock solid when shooting. NO moving parts, except his eyeballs and elbow. Kim has the best stance I ever saw in pool. What a pleasure it's been to know Kim and watch him play.
-- could have, may have, or would have have ripped my words to shreds, as I am sure you know does happen from time to time. 
