RIP Larry Lisciotti

jay helfert said:
Larry was "one of a kind" for sure. When I read threads like this I'm happy to be thinking about him and yet I miss him too, never to be seen again. He was a great character, a great gambler and a great all around player, with no weaknesses. Forgive me for sometimes leaving him off my list of all time great all around players.

Larry called me about six weeks before he died, I guess to say good bye. He knew he had a short time left. What could have been a very sad conversation, turned out to be more hilarity from one of pool's great comics. Larry was known to bet thousands every weekend on NFL games, and the normal procedure is to pay up the following week. Larry's "credit line" with the books was easily 10K or more. But the word got around that Larry was dying and the books would no longer extend him credit. Larry lamented to me, "Jay, I used to be able to get down $5,000 on any game. Now they're asking me to post. Do you believe it? What's this world coming to?"

He cracked me up, even when he was dying, all he cared about was getting some good action! They don't make them like Larry anymore. He broke the mold. Probably the most fearless gambler this side of Cornbread Red and he could pitch one liners as fast as Keith. I consider myself lucky to have spent so much time around these great characters, and I promise you more stories about my travels with them. "More Pool Wars" is a book in progress!
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Another great post, Jay. You're one of the main reasons I hang with this forum. Thanks.
 
Rip...................

I had the privilege to watch Larry an Danny D. playing sets of roll-out nine-rock. The year 1969 an the place was Beanie Weanies in Arlington Va. Quite an education for a country boy.................I've often imagined if there were a special place for pool-players to go, it would be like a big Johnson City in the sky. Who Knows....................Rest in Peace Larry.......
 
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