I would say most pool players know who "lil" Al Mason is.
These are all great stories!
I ran with Al Mason for a month or so around San Antonio and managed to drum up the best games I ever seen. We were in a small poolroom one night and he had a C rated player spotting him the wild 7 and 8. For those that don't know Al he was a strong shortstop when he was younger. After Al won 23 games at $20 a game the kid said if you come back tomorrow you can only get the 7. I almost died laughing. Needless to say the kid got an expensive lesson that week.
The Ginkster used to give this out, I've heard.
What's up, brother? How're you doin' and how're you hittin' 'em?
The one and the break, wow. Playing with a magic rack you ought to get robbed by anyone at a C or above level. Even with a normal rack, if the player has any knowledge at all you are in big trouble. You've either got mad skills or you hate your money!![]()
I gave a D player a spot where all they had to do was make the 9 ball hit the end rail on any legal shot, that was pretty sick....
That has to be the biggest spot I have ever heard of.
My question to CJ, that is so far out there, how in the hell did you ever come up with that spot?
Ken