Marshall "Squirrel" Carpenter

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"Squirrel" says he wants to play some one-pocket! He says he'll play anyone over 75 years old. (He is 78, born February 9, 1928).
 
joncueist said:
"Squirrel" says he wants to play some one-pocket! He says he'll play anyone over 75 years old. (He is 78, born February 9, 1928).

Where is he?

RC
 
Ask Squirrel if he remembers "Ugly Dave" from Nashville. I worked for Dave and he told me lots of stories of running around with Squirrel back in the Johnson City days.
 
Matt, "Squirrel" remembers your friend "Ugly Dave" from one of the pool rooms in Nashville. He also remembers him running around more with another friend of his by the name of Walter "Nubby" Archie, who he still keeps in touch with. Squirrel hasn't seen or heard from "Ugly Dave" since he left Nashville in the late 1960's. Is he still in Nashville?

Thanks again for your interest!

Jon
 
Tell Marshall, that Dave has been managing "Snookers" in Antioch, TN (suburb of Nashville) for 20+ years. He probably hasn't played pool seriously in 15 years. Unfortunately his wife died of cancer, so he spent quite a few years working all night, and taking care of his wife during the day (before she passed). Everytime I go home, he is still at Snooker's...so I imagine he'll be there until he retires.

About 2 in the morning when we closed (in those days) I would talk Dave into getting on the front table and showing me some stuff. Dave would get his glass of Crown and a cigar and shoot pool for an hour or so with me, showing me one pocket and 9 ball -- as well as telling me great stories of the road. As Marshall might remember, Dave played real good one pocket and 9 ball. Earl Strickland came through in the early 80's after winning his first world championship and gave Dave the 7 and the break (not a huge spot considering how good Earl plays/played). They played for 2 days and broke even....and 9 ball isn't Dave's game.

The two people Dave liked to tell more stories about were Eddie Taylor and Marshall "Squirrel" Carpenter....and how good they both played.

Here is a funny story you can relay to Squirrel and see if this rings a bell. Dave was on the road with someone at this time...may have been Squirrel, maybe not. Anyhow, Ugly Dave wasn't called "Ugly" Dave because he's handsome. He's not really grotesque...just average (but for whatever reason his nickname was "Ugly"). Imagine a white guy of medium stature with a grey afro, and grey beard (kind of reminded me of that painter on t.v. Bob Ross). That is Dave. So...Dave is on the road, and they drive buy this rather attractive looking girl who is walking down the street. Dave looks at this partner and says I bet you $2000 I can take her home by just saying two words to her. Well...his partner looks at Dave, and is generally curious and says, "You've got a bet!". Dave does a u-turn in the middle of the road, drives down to where the girl is. He rolls down his window and she looks over. He fans a big wad of hundred dollars bills at her, opens up his door, and says, "Get in." Needless to say, Dave scored an easy $2K that night. Dave had a million stories like this.

Anyhow, tell Squirrel I said good luck with finding someone to play.

Matt
 
"Squirrel" is glad to hear that "Ugly Dave" is still alive and kicking! A lot of the characters from the past are not.

He would like to add to the original post that, should there be any aspiring one-pocket players (young, old and "in between) that would like to learn more about the game, he is willing to "match-up" a fair game. He is from the "old school" and of the belief that the best and fastest way to learn is to match-up against a better, more experienced player. It was 1949-1950 in Washington, D.C. that he matched-up with "Rags" Fitzpatrick(the best all-around player in the world at the time). They played for $50.00/game for a month. "Rags" started out giving him 8-5, then 9-6, 10-7 and by the end of the month 9-7.
 
joncueist said:
"Squirrel" says he wants to play some one-pocket! He says he'll play anyone over 75 years old. (He is 78, born February 9, 1928).

I am older than him physically and he refused to play me even
 
Squirrel

How old is Squirrel? If he was 25 in 1961, then he'd be approximately 70 today. He's still playin' good!

Doc
 
Age

Hey Doc, I have seen Marshals driver license and it is indeed born in 1928. I think Feb 8th or 9th but I am sure about its 1928.

Smackmac
 
smackmac said:
Hey Doc, I have seen Marshals driver license and it is indeed born in 1928. I think Feb 8th or 9th but I am sure about its 1928.

Smackmac
Howdy! Well that makes him 78 then. I hope I'm playing that well when I'm 78. No wait, I never DID play that well! You going to the action jamboree "No-tournament" in Starkville, Miss. at the end of June? Should be some heavy sand changin' hands.:cool:

Doc
 
i will check with my grandpaw Bunny Rogoff,pots & pans, he is 91, so he needs to play 8-ball, he needs the last two, honest to god, where should we play??????
 
Dont lie

brock said:
i will check with my grandpaw Bunny Rogoff,pots & pans, he is 91, so he needs to play 8-ball, he needs the last two, honest to god, where should we play??????

Cmon, dont try to trap the Squirrel. Bunny is only about 80.

the Beard
 
Pots & Pans

Hey Doc, dont know if im going yet. Im going to try.

About Bunny, if he was playing someone in a comedy he would surely be giving them weight. I have never laughed so hard. He kept us going the whole time in DCC.
Heres a story he told us...
He was playing A guy in A bar one time for 5$ a game, when the rail started to bet him 50 bucks a game. He said after about the 4th game he looked in the guys wallet and noticed the guy only had 1 game left (5 dollars) The guy handed Pots 5 bucks for the game. Pots give him a 20 in return. The guy told pots and pans that there has been a mistake. He said No sir, I think you are miskaken.
You had to hear him tell the story. You would fall out of your chair.

Smack
 
smackmac said:
Hey Doc, dont know if im going yet. Im going to try.

About Bunny, if he was playing someone in a comedy he would surely be giving them weight. I have never laughed so hard. He kept us going the whole time in DCC.
Heres a story he told us...
He was playing A guy in A bar one time for 5$ a game, when the rail started to bet him 50 bucks a game. He said after about the 4th game he looked in the guys wallet and noticed the guy only had 1 game left (5 dollars) The guy handed Pots 5 bucks for the game. Pots give him a 20 in return. The guy told pots and pans that there has been a mistake. He said No sir, I think you are miskaken.
You had to hear him tell the story. You would fall out of your chair.

Smack

Took me a minute, but VERY FUNNY! Hahaha!

I guess he coulda staked that guy all night as long as the railbirds kept floating the money!!!! What a scam! Hahahaha!
 
Pots & Pans

I had always heard to that he could throw his voice accross the bar..."wanna play some 9 ball?" Then look around...
Smack
 
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