The NAMES

Icon of Sin said:
Few of my favorite nick names to go with the pro names are:

Jennifer "Vendetta" Barretta
Actually, Jenn's is "9mm".

As for Efren, I've always seen him sign 'Bata' myself. And as an aside note, I always assumed bata meant magician lol
 
freddy the beard said:
Jay, did you know that Arizona Sean used to date the girl that Sharon Stone portrayed as Robert DeNiro's slutty wife in the movie Casino? I'm sure you knew that the pimp played by James Woods was in reality the scoundrel, Lenny Moore.
I cant think of her name but at the time I was madly in love with her. Once her and Sean were staying with Augie Catarella, Little Frankie and me. They were sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag. I was on the couch. I had visions of conking Sean on the head and snatching her up. Lenny Moore stole her from Sean and brought her to Vegas. Did you remember her? If so, do you remember her name? Years later she returned to LA and Od'.

the Beard


Sean and everyone else was afraid of Lenny. He was "mobbed" up for sure.
After Lenny took her from Sean, he never said a peep. Of course Sean, who was the stunt double in a couple of films for Warren Beatty, never had any trouble finding gorgeous women. You know, he was and is best friends with Don Johnson. Sean and I wrote the opening scene for Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. It's a pool scene shot in a bar. Probably the best scene in the movie. Check out the dialogue, thank you.

Her name may have been Jerry or Jackie. I remember her from the Billiard Den, but forget her name too. She was always in there with Lenny. I think she was still with him when she passed. What happened to Augie and Frankie? Frankie had to be the best young hustler in the country back then.
 
Smorgass Bored writes:
I simply don't believe in nicknames.

Doug....aka/Spotasaurus, aka/Tampa Tubby, aka/Tampa Tubby-Bob, aka/Chow Hound
 
dodgecharger said:
look....im a begginer trying to learn the game the cue istn what matters do u think i wanted a MIDGET on my cue stick ...im 6 foot 4 i really didnt like the idea of a midget on it but i liked the cue overall so i bought it i dont see how i made a HUGE mistake its better than the graphite players i had now that was a BIG MISTAKE

have a feeling if you don't have a nickname by now you probably won't for awhile.

Nicknames just kinda happen. If you were around the people I know you'd probably be known as tiny since your 6'4
 
Geri McGee

Quote:
Originally Posted by freddy the beard
Jay, did you know that Arizona Sean used to date the girl that Sharon Stone portrayed as Robert DeNiro's slutty wife in the movie Casino? I'm sure you knew that the pimp played by James Woods was in reality the scoundrel, Lenny Moore.
I cant think of her name but at the time I was madly in love with her. Once her and Sean were staying with Augie Catarella, Little Frankie and me. They were sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag. I was on the couch. I had visions of conking Sean on the head and snatching her up. Lenny Moore stole her from Sean and brought her to Vegas. Did you remember her? If so, do you remember her name? Years later she returned to LA and Od'.

the Beard


Quote Jay Helfert,
Sean and everyone else was afraid of Lenny. He was "mobbed" up for sure.
After Lenny took her from Sean, he never said a peep. Of course Sean, who was the stunt double in a couple of films for Warren Beatty, never had any trouble finding gorgeous women. You know, he was and is best friends with Don Johnson. Sean and I wrote the opening scene for Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. It's a pool scene shot in a bar. Probably the best scene in the movie. Check out the dialogue, thank you.

Her name may have been Jerry or Jackie. I remember her from the Billiard Den, but forget her name too. She was always in there with Lenny. I think she was still with him when she passed. What happened to Augie and Frankie? Frankie had to be the best young hustler in the country back then.

The Kirkwood Ki on this forum said her name was Geri McGee. It's been so long it still doesnt ring a bell. Her and Lenny had children. One of the kids committed suicide. There is a daughter still around. I know this from Artie Bodendorfer who had many dealings with Lenny (all against my advice) in the 90s. Augie is rich back in Jersey City. He's the Italian Lemonade King. He inherited the biz from his father. Little Frankie is living in New York now. He stayed with me for a coupla years. He quit pool over 30 years ago. He's trying to get his life story made into a movie. He sees Brooklyn Jimmy often.
Brooklyn Jimmy beat his murder rap, got out and made millions in the diamond center in NY. He is the softest "bite" prospect around. If you see him he will even give you money to take back and distribute to other guys he used to know from your town.

the Beard
 
Varney Cues said:
Truthfully...Efren's real nickname is "Bata" in his homeland. Means "the kid" I believe. After he won a tourney once, I picked up the cueball, handed it to him with a Sharpie...he signed it Efren "Bata" Reyes.;)

Bata means kid or child.
 
My all time favorite is

'Dirty Low Down Red'


Someone also said at the end of his life they were calling him 'Dirty Stinking Low Down Red' or something close to that -can somebody post that?
 
Charles "Dirty, Low-Down Red" Jones

Nostroke said:
My all time favorite is

'Dirty Low Down Red'


Someone also said at the end of his life they were calling him 'Dirty Stinking Low Down Red' or something close to that -can somebody post that?

He got a promotion late in life from Eddie the hat Burton to Dirty low down stinkin Red. He (Red) died a year or two ago in Vegas.

the Beard
 
BazookaJoe said:
:rolleyes:
You can't give yourself a nickname.
That would be the lamest thing EVER.

LOL I can't tell you how many times I have to point this out to people, there is a guy in my room who has tried many times, his last one was "Vegas Vinny"(self appointed) but his original *can't Win Vin*(the one I gave him) will always stick.

Jim <-----The Undertaker
 
This guy used to come into the pool room and lose his entire check every week. He would also lose his cues from time to time. He was absolutely horrible. He was a cook at the Waffle House so naturally he was "Waffle House" Kevin. This guy that partied with us a lot and always slept on the same couch was "Sofa" Todd or Toddamnit. Another guy that went to jail a lot was "Jail" Todd.
 
Nostroke said:
My all time favorite is

'Dirty Low Down Red'


Someone also said at the end of his life they were calling him 'Dirty Stinking Low Down Red' or something close to that -can somebody post that?

aka "Preacher Red".
 
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