These are the two pictures I have of skinner. My scanner isn't working so I just took a picture of them but they are a little bit better the they look here. I will send you good copies. Sugar Shack I think is still alive and you may get a picture from him or maybe his brother if he is still around. The Baker family I am sure are still in south Florida it may be possible to get a picture of Henry, I could maybe check for you. Big Bob should be no problem just have someone take his picture of him, he's always around.
You mention Bob Strauss, his forte, aside from cursing more then any person on the planet, he would say things I never heard before, was he never quit. He used to play Mike Caralla and they would play for days at a time. You would leave the pool room and come back the next day and they would be on like hour 40 and Caralla would look a mess, hair messed up, tired looking clothes all disheveled. Strauss on the other hand looked like he just walked off the golf course all relaxed, clothes changed once or twice, ready to play another day or two if he had to. At this time Caralla was a young collage student in great shape he could run marathons, but Strauss could still ware him out.
When I knew Skinner he was older, he gave me his cue just before he died, an Ivory jointed Szamboti. One thing about him was, a lot of old guys tell you all kinds of BS that may at the time sound profound but doesn't mean anything. If Skinner said something it always made sense. I would play one pocket with him almost everyday and he would just make subtle suggestions here and there not preach at you. Plus you watched what he was doing and the game starts becoming clear.
