Cya on the other side mister. Never Forgotten
Petey with "The Mick"
Petey with "The Mick"
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Petey Margo RIP
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I just got the call that Petey has passed away.
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Goodbye Pete, and thanks for all the memories. Pete would have been a BCA hall of famer if he'd had a longer career. I recall the time I introduced Thorsten Hohmann to Pete at a party in New York and they hit it off immediately. Pete liked everyone and everyone liked Pete.
While we all remember that Sigel and Mizerak were the best straight pool players in the late 1970s and early 1980s, to me Margo and Rempe were the two that had the most flair at the table.
On a side note, three guys I often saw together were Pete Margo, Charlie Ursitti and actor Paul Sorvino (who brought some positive attention to pool). I counted all of them as friends. In the past five years, all three of them passed. I'll miss them.
To Eddie and all those who knew Pete best, my condolences. Pete's gone but not forgotten.
While we all remember that Sigel and Mizerak were the best straight pool players in the late 1970s and early 1980s, to me Margo and Rempe were the two that had the most flair at the table.
On a side note, three guys I often saw together were Pete Margo, Charlie Ursitti and actor Paul Sorvino (who brought some positive attention to pool). I counted all of them as friends. In the past five years, all three of them passed. I'll miss them.
To Eddie and all those who knew Pete best, my condolences. Pete's gone but not forgotten.
RIP Pete
RIP Mr. Margo.
RIP buddy!
Those Pete Margo “Bullet”
series Palmer cues are sharp. Real lookers.
Wish I owned one!
RIP sir.
series Palmer cues are sharp. Real lookers.
Wish I owned one!
RIP sir.
Pete was always one of Geroge Balabushka's favorites.
Pete liked to tell the story of how George made him a cue in the early 1970s that he didn't even order, intending to make a gift of it. As Pete told it, George called up Pete on the phone well after midnight and said "Pete, you've got to come over right away." It wasn't far from Staten Island, where Pete lived, to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where George lived, but Pete asked if it could wait until tomorrow. George said no and Pete drove over to George's house in the middle of the night to get his cue.
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I seem to remember that several years ago, that Pete sold this Balabushka. I would have never let that cue go.
Seems strange that Pete and his family would let this happen. For some reason I thought Pete and Balmer (of Palmer cues) got into movie rentals very early and made a ton of money. It would seem that Pete didnt need the money when he sold the cue.
Just seems strange to me. RIP Pete.
Ken
Pete had the gift of making whoever he spoke to feel at ease --- like they had been friends forever. I still have the image of when I first saw him at a tournament in the late 70s, sitting with legs crossed, ankle over his knee and his Fellini snakeskin case leaning against his leg. He was dressed to the 9's, and I thought, wow, what a cool looking player. I also had the pleasure of refereeing several of his matches, and he always played by the rules and was a perfect sportsman during matches. No funny business. Not that he needed it. He was a regular in the finals of many tournaments during that era. Nobody liked drawing Petey. He was a tough competitor and hard to beat.
I remember watching Pete play in the 1971-2 Los Angeles 14.1 Open against the last of the great 14.1 players. Those included Lassiter, Crane, Moore, Balsis, Butera, Florence, Cicero Murphy and many more. He held his own. I did not meet him personally but I do remember his whit and jawboning with Ronnie Allen and Pete getting the best of RA. He was always smiling and appeared very friendly. RiP Pete.
Two players I saw growing up in the local pool rooms were Cicero Murphy & Pete Margo.
Both were extraordinarily nice persons and distinguished, highly accredited pool players.
Both were extraordinarily nice persons and distinguished, highly accredited pool players.