The Hustler / What age? Influence?
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Dean, what was Trueloves is now called Lucky's. Kind of a recreational pool spot now. Nothing like the days you got to sweat. At least its still a poolroom.
It was not about pool. It was about the people we used to meet in pool halls but knew nothing about their personal live except for what they wanted us to know. Today it’s about league players who basically bore me. I miss players and venues.the 50’s and 60’s
Pool Hall Junkies is a great movie and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. It and Baltimore Bullet are way more about pool than the two classics.
Can’t remember whenI first watched The Hustler but it was well after I was hooked on pool. So it had very little influence on my pool addiction. The Hustler (the movie) and I are the same age.
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Here is an interview with Paul Newman about the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaNuQC5gtMI
(I see it was already posted in another thread or two....)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaNuQC5gtMI
(I see it was already posted in another thread or two....)
Influence
Growing up in the burbs of Chicago. EVERY town had a pool room or a bowling alley with a pool room. Mosconi/Fats were on TV. There was just so much exposure of the game in every way....and the collegiate 14.1 national event was special, look at the past champions from that era of straight pool. This demographic of the pocket billiards/social times after WWII was on it's last legs.......................computers were being borne'.
1969-70 Varner, 73-74 Dan Louie, 75 Jewett. Varner was taught by the depression era players (mosconi), never drank much and never did drugs.
Then I don't know the year, but 14.1 was no longer played in the Collegiate event.
Don't know who taught Dan Louie had to be someone, he could play....but his great strength was his great attitude.
Was around S. Ill. Janscos during those collegiate years, and got to see Varner hook up with Hubert Cokes, and Huebert could play some one pocket.
Nicky and I also, played at IU in 1969. in the bowling alley, on GC I's or II's, red cloth and NO lights over the tables, just the high ceiling fluorescent ones.
Growing up in the burbs of Chicago. EVERY town had a pool room or a bowling alley with a pool room. Mosconi/Fats were on TV. There was just so much exposure of the game in every way....and the collegiate 14.1 national event was special, look at the past champions from that era of straight pool. This demographic of the pocket billiards/social times after WWII was on it's last legs.......................computers were being borne'.
1969-70 Varner, 73-74 Dan Louie, 75 Jewett. Varner was taught by the depression era players (mosconi), never drank much and never did drugs.
Then I don't know the year, but 14.1 was no longer played in the Collegiate event.
Don't know who taught Dan Louie had to be someone, he could play....but his great strength was his great attitude.
Was around S. Ill. Janscos during those collegiate years, and got to see Varner hook up with Hubert Cokes, and Huebert could play some one pocket.
Nicky and I also, played at IU in 1969. in the bowling alley, on GC I's or II's, red cloth and NO lights over the tables, just the high ceiling fluorescent ones.
