Orlando Pool Players...
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Wildcat said:
He's been a good player/gambler around Central Florida for a long time.
He should be about 55-60 yrs old by now (or older).
Doug
don't you mean Jimmy Red?
If You've Seen One Johnny Jimmy, You've Seen Em All
That's who I was talking about.
Dug..Doug
instroke75 said:
That's who I was talking about.
Dug..Doug
Another namejacking? When will the horror end?!!?
pj <- all I have left
chgo
Johnny Red (real name) has lived in the Kissimmee/ Orlando area for a long time. Jimmy, the Tampa area.instroke75 said:
Hadn't seen Johnny for a couple of years until about two months ago when he came into Jimmy's Billiards (no joke). As usual, he was loud and outgoing. There happened to be a road player there and Johnny whoofed at him so hard the roadie was reluctant to play. Johnny would have had no chance to win but that never really mattered to Johnny anyway.
Finally a local came in and took Johnny up on his offer to play. (Note: Most locals duck Johnny, not because he can play, but because the money your going to win probaly is not going to be worth the aggravation your going to endure to get it.) Before the first set started Johnny sent someone next door to the liquor store (Jimmy's serves beer only).
Johnny was drinking much faster than he was playing and by the time he had lost the first set he was wasted. During the second set he was standing by the next table watching his opponent shoot when I saw his eyes close, followed by a full lay-out, face first meeting with the floor. He was wearing glasses at the time which made the injuries worse. It took a while to stop the bleeding and needless to say, the match was over at this point.
I haven't seen Johnny since, but it is obvious that the years have taken a toll on Johnny. In the old days he didn't pass out until the wee hours of the next day.
Noodles still lives in the area. He used to follow the "bar tournament trail" around the Orlando area. That's probaly how you ran into him.crawfish said:
I happened to be in his "home" bar the night he and someone he regularly beat got into an argument. One thing lead to another, and the bar owner wound up staking Noodles for a $1,000.00 a set. Turned out, Noodles couldn't hit the end rail for $1,000.00. That pretty much ended his gambling days, but he is still funnier than hell to be around.
They had just finished having a pool tournament, and so I acted like I was pissed that I missed it. So, he jumps up and says that me and him could have our own tournament, and starts laughing. EVERYONE pulled up a chair. We were only betting $25, races to seven. I get down two sets and ask to bet a hundred. $50 was what he'd go for, so I took all of the side action I could get. I won three in a row, and looked around. He was gone. They then called this young, blond haired kid. Reagan? He couldn't run outta the rain for $100. After getting up about five bills, my wife and I started singing karaoke. The whole place was pissed. It was hysterical. Fun night.M HOUSE said:
M House did you used to own a poolroom in Kissimmee?
I ran 3 tournaments at Beachclub with Marcy. I really liked your place. I always thought it was cool that it was right next to the bus station. A pool player's dream. As for me it was a 50 minute drive-straight shot to my house in Melbourne.
Mike,hope you are doing well and are happy.
Tracy
Mike,hope you are doing well and are happy.
Tracy
Thanks for the kind words. Those were the good old days. I believe it was during one of your events at Beachclub that a young lady by the name of Karen Corr showed up to play in her first tournament in the States. She didn't even own a pool cue at the time. Of course, she still dominated the field while playing with her snooker cue.poolhall maven said:
M HOUSE said:
Yeah that was a classic. It took 20 minutes just to get him off the floor!
