Nicknames, What's yours
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cowboy!!!!
Cuephoric most known these last few years since word of my cue addictions got out so handily; Cowboy and Rodeo through the Marine Corps years, and Marine/Jarhead/DevilDog mostly after that for some weird unknown reason....
Also been known to answer to a plethora of other names, none of which rhyme with "late for dinner"
Also been known to answer to a plethora of other names, none of which rhyme with "late for dinner"
During my "onepocket" years at Circus Billiards they called me "Hunnerd", as in play-for-a-hundred $$$ ...
Since the mid-70's I've been known simply as "Dirt Road", in reference to my passion for Gold & Silver Prospecting in the mountain ranges surrounding Death Valley ... There are NO paved roads leading to my destinations ...
Since the mid-70's I've been known simply as "Dirt Road", in reference to my passion for Gold & Silver Prospecting in the mountain ranges surrounding Death Valley ... There are NO paved roads leading to my destinations ...
Well, my last name is Mullins and everyone just calls me MULLY. I spell it with all caps because that's the way it is on the back of one of my Bengals jersey's. There's one guy at the pool hall back in Cincy that calls me Mully-man or Mull-man but that's not a real stretch by any means.
MULLY
MULLY
"The Leinen Express"
"The Leinen Express" (my last name's Leinen). Got this nickname/moniker way back from a house pro when I was still in the U.S. Navy (this was in the latter part of the 1980s). He played me a couple sets of 9-ball, then straight pool (race to 150), thinking he landed a "fish." (Many service folk are unfortunately targets because they come back from tours with lots of cash saved up.) But he quickly learned he was in d-e-e-p trouble, as I was in the best stroke of my life at the time, and I railroaded him with him winning only a single rack of 9-ball throughout. This was back in the "green room" of Q-Masters in Norfolk, VA (the old one on Sewell's Point Road, that I heard later burned down to the ground). That green room had bleachers for the spectators/railbirds, and mid-way through the set as I was running out, he turned to the bleachers and said, "geez, I guess I was hit by a freight train in this one -- I'm calling him 'The Leinen Express'."
That name stuck ever since. And, that straight pool high run I achieved during that set -- 133 balls -- is still my high run. I don't play nearly as much as I used to in those days, otherwise, I'm sure I would've broken that by now. But alas, career, life, etc...
Anyway, apologies for the long-winded answer on this one, but thought the background story might be interesting.
-Sean
"The Leinen Express" (my last name's Leinen). Got this nickname/moniker way back from a house pro when I was still in the U.S. Navy (this was in the latter part of the 1980s). He played me a couple sets of 9-ball, then straight pool (race to 150), thinking he landed a "fish." (Many service folk are unfortunately targets because they come back from tours with lots of cash saved up.) But he quickly learned he was in d-e-e-p trouble, as I was in the best stroke of my life at the time, and I railroaded him with him winning only a single rack of 9-ball throughout. This was back in the "green room" of Q-Masters in Norfolk, VA (the old one on Sewell's Point Road, that I heard later burned down to the ground). That green room had bleachers for the spectators/railbirds, and mid-way through the set as I was running out, he turned to the bleachers and said, "geez, I guess I was hit by a freight train in this one -- I'm calling him 'The Leinen Express'."
That name stuck ever since. And, that straight pool high run I achieved during that set -- 133 balls -- is still my high run. I don't play nearly as much as I used to in those days, otherwise, I'm sure I would've broken that by now. But alas, career, life, etc...
Anyway, apologies for the long-winded answer on this one, but thought the background story might be interesting.
-Sean
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Last name Crawford, so Crawfish. But, in the pool world, here's why it stuck.
The Australian Oyster (Tim something or other) came to Raleigh and was asking around for action. But, when I told him I'd play for $300 a set, he kept telling me I was crazy and didn't know who he was. It was like he was trying to talk me outta playing.
"I'm the Australian Oyster!"
"Well, my money is here. Are we gonna play or not?"
"But, you don't know who I am. I'm the Australian Oyster."
"Well, I'm the Carolina Crawfish. Get the balls."
There you have it. It stuck.
The Australian Oyster (Tim something or other) came to Raleigh and was asking around for action. But, when I told him I'd play for $300 a set, he kept telling me I was crazy and didn't know who he was. It was like he was trying to talk me outta playing.
"I'm the Australian Oyster!"
"Well, my money is here. Are we gonna play or not?"
"But, you don't know who I am. I'm the Australian Oyster."
"Well, I'm the Carolina Crawfish. Get the balls."
There you have it. It stuck.
My first nickname as a kid was "Skill", I swear it. Because I beat the older kids pitching pennies (and nickels, dimes and quarters) and playing 'steely boulders for keeps'. I also could beat anyone shooting long shots in basketball at age 13-14. And I would bet that I could dribble around anyone and they couldn't take the ball away from me. No one ever did either. Also was a wiz on the putting greens. In fact I got in trouble for winning money from the club champion (an adult) when I was still a teenager.
Then I was called "Duck" because of how I looked when I walked. :smile:
My first pool nickname was "Jaybird" when I was learning to play. By the time I got hit with "Toupee Jay" I guess I was nothing but a pool room bum, scuffler or hustler. Any of the three would have described me back then.
Then I was called "Duck" because of how I looked when I walked. :smile:
My first pool nickname was "Jaybird" when I was learning to play. By the time I got hit with "Toupee Jay" I guess I was nothing but a pool room bum, scuffler or hustler. Any of the three would have described me back then.
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Jerry Forsyth
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Buddy Hall nicknamed me "Hoover" after I played him in one of the Senior Tour events back in the 90's. A couple of days later I asked him where he got that moniker for me and he said: "Cause your game really sucks."
(Before anyone thinks that this was mean of Buddy, it was not. He and I have been friends a long time and friends can do that sort of thing to one another without any hard feelings. I found it quite funny.)
(Before anyone thinks that this was mean of Buddy, it was not. He and I have been friends a long time and friends can do that sort of thing to one another without any hard feelings. I found it quite funny.)
Damn you, Forsyth! You made me spit coffee everywhere!
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That's pretty funny stuff. Maybe he should change his nickname from The Rifleman to Buddy "Hackett" Hall. Nah, The Rifleman sounds much cooler.
My nickname from 1996 til 2005 or so was SPANKY, because i had a pool team and our shirts said Spank 'em and Thank 'em. My buddy thought it was cool and started calling me spanky.
However, recently a new guy in our town who likes to gamble started calling me The Locksmith. Mostly because i am something like 9/10 in big sets where ive bet against him. I know its kind of not a great nickname in the pool world, but i think its funny. When more people from town picked it up i decided to change my avatar and put it under my user name.
Jerry - That was funny as hell.
However, recently a new guy in our town who likes to gamble started calling me The Locksmith. Mostly because i am something like 9/10 in big sets where ive bet against him. I know its kind of not a great nickname in the pool world, but i think its funny. When more people from town picked it up i decided to change my avatar and put it under my user name.
Jerry - That was funny as hell.
Hello:
Mine was MR8BALL going all the way back to 1960 because when they wanted to play 9 Ball I wanted to play 8 Ball. Straight pool I wanted to play 8 Ball so guess what.
Thanks
Ron
Mine was MR8BALL going all the way back to 1960 because when they wanted to play 9 Ball I wanted to play 8 Ball. Straight pool I wanted to play 8 Ball so guess what.
Thanks
Ron
ChopStick. A bottle of Saki, couple of Japanese girls, a bar table table next door and a pair of chopsticks. Next day everyone is calling me chopstick. Thirty years I waited to get my pool name. My friends are getting cool names like Spiderman and such. I get chopstick. Oh well.