On the road again
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Sheesh!
Oooh, oooh! Head East young man, along Highway I-10. Stop in New Orleans. You got a little one pocket action. Stay on I-10 for a month and you can wind up at the Gulfport, MS one pocket tournament with $2500 added.
The Gulfport tournament is Nov 8-9 if your money holds out that long. HOWEVER, just keep in mind that there are only 9 places left as of this weekend in the 32 man field (which is HANDICAPPED) There is a classification made just for you but I don't want to out you just yet. :grin: :grin:
Good luck, Lewis! :smile:
JoeyA
Oh well, maybe next time. Put us on your list. :smile:
Oooh, oooh! Head East young man, along Highway I-10. Stop in New Orleans. You got a little one pocket action. Stay on I-10 for a month and you can wind up at the Gulfport, MS one pocket tournament with $2500 added.
The Gulfport tournament is Nov 8-9 if your money holds out that long. HOWEVER, just keep in mind that there are only 9 places left as of this weekend in the 32 man field (which is HANDICAPPED) There is a classification made just for you but I don't want to out you just yet. :grin: :grin:
Good luck, Lewis! :smile:
JoeyA
Oh well, maybe next time. Put us on your list. :smile:
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JoeyA said:
Thanks, but i won't be headed for Gulfport as that is the same weekend as the Houston Open. I would rather play 1-pocket but I dislike the driving even more.
As for the 1-pocket action? I'll keep that in mind and if I get that way {who knows} I may just take you up on it.
FWIW, my money wil hold up just fine.
Ironman..........About 8 years ago I got the road urge like you and packed up my van and took off - I went by myself though........My trip was a bit longer than yours too, lol, it lasted 4 months, Dec 1st - April 1st.........I spent my whole trip in Florida, since besides playing pool, my other goal was to escape from the entire midwest winter........I had a great time, met a bunch of people, and made a few bucks, while traveling through the whole state of Florida, south, north, central, gulf coast, etc - went to a ton of different beaches in the day time, and a ton of different pool halls at night: Di Toro's pool room, C.M. Lee's pool room, Big Daddy's in Ocala, etc.etc....and I spent many nights sleeping in my van in the parking lots of several pool halls, lol.........I also totally loved the whole state of Florida (the outdoors/nature part, not the endless strip malls).
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when i hear of 'going on the road' i typically imagine a roadtrip which lasts more than 1 day, say.. a month or two? despite the agonizing detail you desperately included in your story, i guess what you experienced could also be summarized as 'an uneventful day playing pool for negligible cash' or 'i drove 8 hours to gamble for table time'
love your story!
love your story!
cplayermagic said:
That pretty much sums it up, but it seemed like some sort of an idea at the time. Would I do it again? Not without posting!!!!!
It was my own fault and I'm not bitter about it. To be honest, I could have handled things a bit better too and pushed the issue a bit harder. I've tamed a bit from the old days.
1 Pocket Ghost said:
One of my faorite trips was with Kenny Anderson of LA. He had a van as well.
We met in Amarillo Tx and away went. This guy was a blast to be on the road with and you never knew what he was going to do or say.
I really miss that guy. May he RIP>
ironman said:
Lewis, I wish you and I had met, back in the day. I was not the worlds best manager, as Charlie Brown will tell you, but nobody had more fun in those days. Always had to laugh, when I realized no matter who I was partnered up with, After 3 weeks we'd count it up, only to find out we were $36.45 ahead. (from what we left with) Or maybe $12.50 apiece loser.
For me, it wasn't the thrill of victory, or the agony of defeat. It was all about "the hunt" and making a little score, then partying 'till the sun came up. Not everybody had that attitude, but I would play whoever had the cash, or a good backer, and there were a lot of them back then.
Money was just ammunition, and I could always find a way to reload.
Enjoyed your mini road trip, Things have changed a little, huh.
Dick
PS Remember Andy Olguin, in Amarillo. Is he still around ? Always liked the kid. Good action.
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ironman said:
Lewis, I wish you and I had met, back in the day. I was not the worlds best manager, as Charlie Brown will tell you, but nobody had more fun in those days. Always had to laugh, when I realized no matter who I was partnered up with, After 3 weeks we'd count it up, only to find out we were $36.45 ahead. (from what we left with) Or maybe $12.50 apiece loser.
For me, it wasn't the thrill of victory, or the agony of defeat. It was all about making a little score, and partying till the sun came up. Not everybody had that attitude, but I would play whoever had the cash, or a good backer.
Money was just ammunition, and I could always find a way to reload.
Enjoyed your mini road trip, Things have changed a little, huh.
Dick
PS Remember Andy Olguin, in Amarillo. Is he still around ? Always liked the kid. Good action. We ran around some. It was a race to see who made the worst game first, or we got rich.
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SJDinPHX said:Lewis, I wish you and I had met, back in the day. I was not the worlds best manager, as Charlie Brown will tell you, but nobody had more fun in those days. Always had to laugh, when I realized no matter who I was partnered up with, After 3 weeks we'd count it up, only to find out we were $36.45 ahead. (from what we left with) Or maybe $12.50 apiece loser.
For me, it wasn't the thrill of victory, or the agony of defeat. It was all about making a little score, and partying till the sun came up. Not everybody had that attitude, but I would play whoever had the cash, or a good backer.
Money was just ammunition, and I could always find a way to reload.
Enjoyed your mini road trip, Things have changed a little, huh.
Dick
PS Remember Andy Olguin, in Amarillo. Is he still around ? Always liked the kid. Good action. We ran around some. It was a race to see who made the worst game first, or we got rich.
I wish we had met back then too. I think it would have been fun. I loved the action and the big game, but I liked the aprty too. I only had one rule, but I was usually too drunk to remember that.
Andy was a character to say the least. I saw Amatillo Slim when I was out there a couple of moths ago and he said Andy is still around but off the Scuff.
When Andy won that big 9 ball tournament at the Troicana, well he was never the same after that. He told me once tha after that if he didn't getr jarred at least twice a week, he swould start to shake.
I remember driving through Lamesa Tx on hiway 87 { his hometown} and there was a big billboard stating, "Home of Andy Olguin world chamion.
Ironman,
It sounds to me like you had a great time doin' what brings you happiness...got to feel the rush of unexpectancy once again...then went back home to a woman you most definately love and cherish and who feels the same for you...sounds to me like your bookin' one hell of a winner sir...in the small game of pool and the larger game of life!
Keep hittin' 'em straight...
It sounds to me like you had a great time doin' what brings you happiness...got to feel the rush of unexpectancy once again...then went back home to a woman you most definately love and cherish and who feels the same for you...sounds to me like your bookin' one hell of a winner sir...in the small game of pool and the larger game of life!
Keep hittin' 'em straight...