I went to Bogie's today for a practice session and ran into Rodney Morris. I started practicing on the table next to him and I was just acting like he was just another "player". I have to tell you that Rodney not only can play, he has got some CLASS as well. It had been about two hours into my practice session and I could tell that he was enjoying his privacy. All of a sudden this "drunk" playing a couple of tables over says(in that 5 packs of cigarettes a day voice) "Pool is a poor man's sport, golf is a rich man's sport". Rodney did not blink an eye and went right on with his practice session like nothing was said. About 30 minutes later the same "drunk" was talking about all of the spots Cliff Joyner had given all of the "suckers" while he was living here. The guy says "Cliff used to give people 20-5, their ain't none of them players on TV or anybody else can beat him". Once again Rodney did not even flinch and continued running out the rack as if nothing was said.
I had been practicing beside Rodney about 3 hours without uttering a word in his direction. I made a pretty good shot on the 8 ball but came up a little short pulling shape on the 9, which left me a long straight in shot in the corner. I bared down and pulled the trigger and the 9 hung in the corner. I kind of muttered a few words to myself and Rodney says "If you would stay down a fraction longer you would stop all of that". It kind of took me by suprise, so I said "excuse me"?, and he said "I noticed you play pretty good, but you have a tendency of not staying down through your shot". I told him that I have been working on that. Once again he could have just went right on practicing without ever saying a word to me, much less giving me a pointer. First time I have ever had the pleasure of meeting him and I must say it was a pleasure. He is a very CLASSY man and he is GREAT for pool.
I told him that I read about his thumb injury and asked him what was the status of his "comeback". He said that he still could not make a "closed bridge", but he hopes to be back within a month. He said he was hoping that he would be able to play in the "Houston Open", but he doubts it.
The conversation turned to his cue which is a "Szamboti" and he told me that Barry was in the process of making him a new one. He said that he was making it for the Mosconi Cup and that it would be RED, WHITE and BLUE!
So whenever you see the "Rocket" running out with the "RED WHITE and BLUE CUE" on the Europeans in the Mosconi Cup, you will say.............damn, SIZL told us on the AZ forum about that cue
I had been practicing beside Rodney about 3 hours without uttering a word in his direction. I made a pretty good shot on the 8 ball but came up a little short pulling shape on the 9, which left me a long straight in shot in the corner. I bared down and pulled the trigger and the 9 hung in the corner. I kind of muttered a few words to myself and Rodney says "If you would stay down a fraction longer you would stop all of that". It kind of took me by suprise, so I said "excuse me"?, and he said "I noticed you play pretty good, but you have a tendency of not staying down through your shot". I told him that I have been working on that. Once again he could have just went right on practicing without ever saying a word to me, much less giving me a pointer. First time I have ever had the pleasure of meeting him and I must say it was a pleasure. He is a very CLASSY man and he is GREAT for pool.
I told him that I read about his thumb injury and asked him what was the status of his "comeback". He said that he still could not make a "closed bridge", but he hopes to be back within a month. He said he was hoping that he would be able to play in the "Houston Open", but he doubts it.
The conversation turned to his cue which is a "Szamboti" and he told me that Barry was in the process of making him a new one. He said that he was making it for the Mosconi Cup and that it would be RED, WHITE and BLUE!
So whenever you see the "Rocket" running out with the "RED WHITE and BLUE CUE" on the Europeans in the Mosconi Cup, you will say.............damn, SIZL told us on the AZ forum about that cue
