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One Pocket-Denver Area
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Danny Harriman
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Love The Game said:
SO if I come to Denver I get a ball for some 1k sets? This week only, right?
Springfield Danny
I wish we could get you matched up that easy. Send me a pm at my AZ address.
You'll know as soon as you contact me. Will take you 5 seconds.
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I wish we could get you matched up that easy. Send me a pm at my AZ address.
You'll know as soon as you contact me. Will take you 5 seconds.
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is Melvin Sharp still around?, he came to Vegas with a friend who was an artist and would draw portraits with a pencil that looked like B&W photographs, I think he drew better than Melvin played, we had alot of laughs-good guys. He would come to the pool room and warm up every night and hang out for a couple hours then go hit his spots and hustle up what ever he could, he made a score at the Crazy Horse 2 one night, I won a fair bit of easy, real easy $$$ in there, but Melvin worked it harder and didreal good against a guy he said couldnt make 2 balls in a row.
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Fatboy,
I still travel the country, but I know that Melvin is still in the Denver area. Saw him 4 months ago and he still hit me up per usual.
I used to give Melvin the 8 when he was a 17-18 year old kid in Denver. Busted him in OKC and Omaha as well. When he turned 19 or so, the guy went on the road with Medina and played jam up.
He completely turned his game around and was a force in the game.
Melvin then moved to Vegas in the late 80s I guess, got backed, and won most of the time.
After that, he came back to Denver and still is subject to win any tournament he plays.
Melvins a good guy and a gifted player..
Fatboy,
I still travel the country, but I know that Melvin is still in the Denver area. Saw him 4 months ago and he still hit me up per usual.
I used to give Melvin the 8 when he was a 17-18 year old kid in Denver. Busted him in OKC and Omaha as well. When he turned 19 or so, the guy went on the road with Medina and played jam up.
He completely turned his game around and was a force in the game.
Melvin then moved to Vegas in the late 80s I guess, got backed, and won most of the time.
After that, he came back to Denver and still is subject to win any tournament he plays.
Melvins a good guy and a gifted player..
Where do you play pool at in Denver?
I visited the Paradise pool room when I drove from D.C. to Las Vegas last year, and I really liked this place. It has been around for a very long time, and the people who work there were extremely nice and welcoming.
Poker and pool seem to have blended here in this room very nicely. They have hand-held joy stick thingies where a patron can play Texas Hold'em against other patrons, with big screens adorning the walls. The regulars seemed to really enjoy this. I found it fascinating.
Pool Player Mark Hadad (sp) hangs his hat in Denver I think.
JAM
I visited the Paradise pool room when I drove from D.C. to Las Vegas last year, and I really liked this place. It has been around for a very long time, and the people who work there were extremely nice and welcoming.
Poker and pool seem to have blended here in this room very nicely. They have hand-held joy stick thingies where a patron can play Texas Hold'em against other patrons, with big screens adorning the walls. The regulars seemed to really enjoy this. I found it fascinating.
Pool Player Mark Hadad (sp) hangs his hat in Denver I think.
JAM
Denver action
JAM,
Yes, Paradise is a great Denver area pool room. They are at 38th and
Sheridan in the Wheatridge area of Denver. On Thursday night the best players in the area play in the weekly tourney. If you win this tournament, you have really played your ass off.
If you get knocked out early, there will be always be someone there to give you another shot at your money.
Master cuemaker Ernie Martinez has been making a limited number of fantastic cues from the back of this pool room for several months and Terry, the owner, knows all there is to know about the pool scene in the Mile High City. Good eats too.
Try it, but be sure to bring money.
JAM,
Yes, Paradise is a great Denver area pool room. They are at 38th and
Sheridan in the Wheatridge area of Denver. On Thursday night the best players in the area play in the weekly tourney. If you win this tournament, you have really played your ass off.
If you get knocked out early, there will be always be someone there to give you another shot at your money.
Master cuemaker Ernie Martinez has been making a limited number of fantastic cues from the back of this pool room for several months and Terry, the owner, knows all there is to know about the pool scene in the Mile High City. Good eats too.
Try it, but be sure to bring money.
Love The Game said:
AND among some of the Paradise delicacies, they've got some damn good chili for being up north in the Rockies!
I especially liked the outdoor seating area, as Paradise, like most these days, is a non-smoking pool room.
When we stopped by en route to Vegas, there wasn't any action that night, but it was the regulars who hang there that made it feel as if we were walking into the home of an old friend.
Actually, many moons ago, Paradise was a road player's stomping grounds, from what I hear. Action friendly, good food, and in one of the most scenic areas in the country. It's a pretty cool joint. I don't think I'd want to be there, though, during the thick of the winter. Denver and all that snow!
JAM
Denver area
JAM,
It's great to have a sort of one on one conversation with you. I certainly have loved the game, as my handle indicates, and for years I have been fortunate to play in pool rooms all across this great land....
A couple of points, if I may. Pool needs a boost and the release of Keith's story, whenever it comes out, will be a major event in our world of pool in my opinion. The story of his life and standing in the realm of pool is rich, unique and captivating. You can't make this stuff up. It's trite to say this, but Keith's life history is a tale to be told. Movie/TV? Who knows.
To his day I still travel several states as a salesman and have had the opportunity to gamble for small stakes from coast to coast for 30 years.. Been a great ride.
FWIW, I have also played against Keith in a couple of bar tournaments, but for whatever reason, have not introduced myself. Made some good dough betting on the man as well.
Point is, he is a great player and a one of a kind character, as you well know. The pool community loves you both. Keep on postin'.
Best wishes and good luck
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JAM,
It's great to have a sort of one on one conversation with you. I certainly have loved the game, as my handle indicates, and for years I have been fortunate to play in pool rooms all across this great land....
A couple of points, if I may. Pool needs a boost and the release of Keith's story, whenever it comes out, will be a major event in our world of pool in my opinion. The story of his life and standing in the realm of pool is rich, unique and captivating. You can't make this stuff up. It's trite to say this, but Keith's life history is a tale to be told. Movie/TV? Who knows.
To his day I still travel several states as a salesman and have had the opportunity to gamble for small stakes from coast to coast for 30 years.. Been a great ride.
FWIW, I have also played against Keith in a couple of bar tournaments, but for whatever reason, have not introduced myself. Made some good dough betting on the man as well.
Point is, he is a great player and a one of a kind character, as you well know. The pool community loves you both. Keep on postin'.
Best wishes and good luck
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Love The Game said:
Thanks for the kind words about Keith and his life story. He does, indeed, have a great story to tell.
Some tales from the on-the-road days are incredible, unbelievable, and hard to reference chronologically speaking. Word of mouth is the most reliable source when it comes to American pool players of Keith's era.
There is not much at all in the American pool print media about American legendary players like Ronnie Allen, Jimmy Reid, Billy Incardona, Larry Lisciotti, Weenie Beenie, Cornbread Red, Squirrel, Vernon Elliott, Bugs, Jimmy Mataya, St. Louis Louie Roberts, et cetera. Yet, these pool phenoms are just as much a part of the fabric that makes up American pool as today's tournament soldiers who are making the headlines.
Danny Diliberto's recent book is a good reference source for the evolution of American pool. Those days are gone, but not forgotten.
JAM
Johnston City
Jam,
I was in Johnston City with Blackie LeSeur (sp) in '67. He was living in StL and played one pocket. I went with him and some guys from my school. They all played at Blackie's room in StL.
As soon as we got to the player's room in Johnston City, Benny Conway - the Goose, asked me to play. I immediately declined. I wasn't fully aware who the guy was. After all, the bar was open to any one with money and we certainly took advantage of that. I can't remember all of the players that asked me to play that day, but Boston Shorty and Cornbread were on the list!
I am originally from KC and had played Benny several times. He was a master of disguise. I once saw him in a sailor suit in Salt Lake City and I was so shocked I called out his name - Benny! He left the pool room like he had been electrified.
Think I booked one winner with Benny.. He played really good push out nineball. The best player in the KC area at the time was Bill Lawton. Tremendous talent with some bad personal problems. Can't remember anybody beating him. Maybe Greg Stevens from Wichita..
I also remember Cicero Murphy running out 14.1 from everywhere in Johnston City. He had a funny stroke, but never missed. I won money - maybe $40 on him in the tournament.
In JC, I also watched Luther Lassiter and asked him about his 20 minute practice session which was basically, as I recall, a whole bunch of 8 to 20 inch masse shots. He told me, "You can't always tell how the cue ball is gonna land. Sometimes I gotta change the angle". He made 14.1 AND nineball look so easy I could never understand why the other players couldn't play the game like he did.
Nobody, as I recall, asked him to do anything for the money, except Ronnie Allen and he wanted a SPOT at one pocket. True... I saw it it.
Also, no one would play Harold Worst anything! I had never heard of the guy but Blackie told us he was the best player in the world and nobody would play even.
I was dazed and confused for 3 days without sleep. Wish I could remember all of the details, but it was a great experience in my life.
Goodnight!
t....
Jam,
I was in Johnston City with Blackie LeSeur (sp) in '67. He was living in StL and played one pocket. I went with him and some guys from my school. They all played at Blackie's room in StL.
As soon as we got to the player's room in Johnston City, Benny Conway - the Goose, asked me to play. I immediately declined. I wasn't fully aware who the guy was. After all, the bar was open to any one with money and we certainly took advantage of that. I can't remember all of the players that asked me to play that day, but Boston Shorty and Cornbread were on the list!
I am originally from KC and had played Benny several times. He was a master of disguise. I once saw him in a sailor suit in Salt Lake City and I was so shocked I called out his name - Benny! He left the pool room like he had been electrified.
Think I booked one winner with Benny.. He played really good push out nineball. The best player in the KC area at the time was Bill Lawton. Tremendous talent with some bad personal problems. Can't remember anybody beating him. Maybe Greg Stevens from Wichita..
I also remember Cicero Murphy running out 14.1 from everywhere in Johnston City. He had a funny stroke, but never missed. I won money - maybe $40 on him in the tournament.
In JC, I also watched Luther Lassiter and asked him about his 20 minute practice session which was basically, as I recall, a whole bunch of 8 to 20 inch masse shots. He told me, "You can't always tell how the cue ball is gonna land. Sometimes I gotta change the angle". He made 14.1 AND nineball look so easy I could never understand why the other players couldn't play the game like he did.
Nobody, as I recall, asked him to do anything for the money, except Ronnie Allen and he wanted a SPOT at one pocket. True... I saw it it.
Also, no one would play Harold Worst anything! I had never heard of the guy but Blackie told us he was the best player in the world and nobody would play even.
I was dazed and confused for 3 days without sleep. Wish I could remember all of the details, but it was a great experience in my life.
Goodnight!
t....
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Love The Game said:
If you gave Melvin the 8 back then, I should be able to figure out who you are, but it just isn't happening.
Melvin was in Vegas all last week and looked as if his game had slipped a bit. He just played nickel and dime stuff and was drunk as usual.
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Ironman/Butch,
I have posted to you before about some guys we both know. Send me a pm if you have questions.
BTW, you played around Jonesy's speed back in the day as I remember... I get the name thing ...
I rarely played when you were around, but the only time we played (my memory ain't that great) we broke even.
Hope all is well in TX.
Ironman/Butch,
I have posted to you before about some guys we both know. Send me a pm if you have questions.
BTW, you played around Jonesy's speed back in the day as I remember... I get the name thing ...
I rarely played when you were around, but the only time we played (my memory ain't that great) we broke even.
Hope all is well in TX.
Love The Game said:
For years and years the Paradise was called, The Family Fun Center. At one time it was a great action place, but they all died.
For many years Andy Hudson, Al Hougue, Russ Trotter, Whitey Jack, Sam {Cigar Sam} Jones, Sid Barcelona, and of course Danny Medina would give almost anyone some kind of action.
Al and Sam played golf {on that table} as well as anyone has ever played the game and I never saw or heard of either of them getting beat there.
Ronnie came to town and he and Al played golf for two days and broke about even. The next day they played Jacked up and broke even. The following day they played 14.1 jacked up and broke even and eventually played even 1-pocket jacked up for two days and Ronnie got him by 1 game.
One of my favorites was Freddy {the Jap} Ioke. He was a total gentleman and tried so patiently to teach me to play 1-pocket. He and Andy Hudson played every Thursday night for $40 agame and had some great battles.
One afternoon he just happened to stop by and not many were around and Billy Weir just happened to be in and looking for a 9-ball game. Fianlly Freddy who had to be at least 60 then stepped up and chose to play Billy some $20 9-ball which was a pretty good game in thiose days. I near fell off my stool as Freddy was my hero and in 5 years I had never seen him play a gme of 9 ball and never heard of him playing the game.
BIlly was young and arrogant and had a real swagger about him and it near scared me to death as I didn't want Poor old Freddy to get hustled. Pretty soon the joke was on me as Freddy beat him 17 in a row runnning out from near everyshere. Later I was told that Freddy at one time was one of the best 9 ball players in the country when he was younger.
This was all back around 71 or 72 and I miss the place and those days terribly.
Denver
Ironman,
We played several times at the Pool Hall in Aurora. The reason you don't remember me: I retired for about 20 years. Yes, I had an 8 foot table in my basement, but I quit gambling in the late 70s.
Sort of - my wife didn't like it. I played most the road guys at Civic Center -with a spot- including Surfer Rod, Mexican Johnny, Cole Dixon, Waterdog, etc.
Ask Skinner about me. He is the only one I have stayed in touch with.
Send me a pm and let's discuss Andy, Omaha Fats, etc..
Ironman,
We played several times at the Pool Hall in Aurora. The reason you don't remember me: I retired for about 20 years. Yes, I had an 8 foot table in my basement, but I quit gambling in the late 70s.
Sort of - my wife didn't like it. I played most the road guys at Civic Center -with a spot- including Surfer Rod, Mexican Johnny, Cole Dixon, Waterdog, etc.
Ask Skinner about me. He is the only one I have stayed in touch with.
Send me a pm and let's discuss Andy, Omaha Fats, etc..
Denver One Hole
This post is about a challenge to anybody that wants to play one pocket in Denver. $1000 minimum. Call me if you want a game.
Danny, you have to call in advance, but you already know your deal! Send me an email.....
This post is about a challenge to anybody that wants to play one pocket in Denver. $1000 minimum. Call me if you want a game.
Danny, you have to call in advance, but you already know your deal! Send me an email.....
ironman said:
Poker Paul & I hit the Family Fun Center on a road trip in 71 or 72. I got lucky the first day in there while I was sweating the ring game and asking another sweater about the rules. He asked me to play some for $50/5 and I beat him out of $7 or $800. The next time I came in Al & Sam told me not to worry about playing him (Gordon) again, because they were hammering it. I tried the ring game but of course they ganged up on me (as they should treat a stranger in a golf game) and I never had a chance. I ended up playing Cigar Sam a session, putting up $1,000 & playing $100/10. He had me stuck almost $800 & I won the last couple of games & lost four or five hundred. It was the only loser playing golf I booked on the trip (beside the dog catcher in New Mexico, but I got even with him), and when he asked me to play again I declined. He was a solid player who kicked the side pocket holes in from everywhere. We also got some action at Colfax Billiards. I think the owner (Ken?) was married to Cheyenne Pete's sister, or there was some family connection. We went up there next, but stayed in Denver for several days and did well. John Henderson
ironman said:
Poker Paul & I hit the Family Fun Center on a road trip in 71 or 72. I got lucky the first day in there while I was sweating the ring game and asking another sweater about the rules. He asked me to play some for $50/5 and I beat him out of $7 or $800. The next time I came in Al & Sam told me not to worry about playing him (Gordon) again, because they were hammering it. I tried the ring game but of course they ganged up on me (as they should treat a stranger in a golf game) and I never had a chance. I ended up playing Cigar Sam a session, putting up $1,000 & playing $100/10. He had me stuck almost $800 & I won the last couple of games & lost four or five hundred. It was the only loser playing golf I booked on the trip (beside the dog catcher in New Mexico, but I got even with him), and when he asked me to play again I declined. He was a solid player who kicked the side pocket holes in from everywhere. We also got some action at Colfax Billiards. I think the owner (Ken?) was married to Cheyenne Pete's sister, or there was some family connection. We went up there next, but stayed in Denver for several days and did well. John Henderson
Love The Game said:
He came to Vegas about 6 months after I did in 91 and stayed until late 93 about when I moved to LA-I have lived between both cities since but I havent seen Melvin for years, they were on short $$$ in Vegas. The guy travelling with him was a B player at best and the $$$ guy, I cant remember his name,,,,Anthony maybe his name. but I'm sure about the years. Melvin never took on a hard game they coudnt afford to.