White Jesus is back
Gerry,
Our man Toth is back playing a little, ran a 65 playing me 1st day back after about 5 years. The old form is still there but the eyes are gone.
He pounded Brother Love a couple times to.
He just had his 60th birthday, and caught up with me.
He still says " who`d you ever beat ?"
the houseman
Gerry said:My mentor Andy Toth was a monster player. Just about daily 100 ball runner, and was known to give out 80 no count spots!
We played together for about 3 years while I worked at the Cue Corner, and I made a HUGE leap in speed learning from him. As far as I know I was the only person he ever taught because he said I was the only one that ever listened!
The only way he would teach me was if I gave up 9ball for a year to learn 14.1....which I did....booooing the whole way..I love rotation games.
So, after 2-1/2 years I was playing real strong, tourneys 5 nites a week, running 50's 60's every day, and playing anyone. After my 9ball ban was lifted we played races to 7 for 20 a few times a week.....he wins I pay and learn as we go....
One week things changed, i won a big weekly tourney at Concord billiards for like $800...not bad for a thursday nite thing. That weekend we butted heads and I won the first set 7/6 after going 4 and out from down 6/3.....after Andy put a 5 pack on me. I played solid, and only made a few safety errors. After that day I feared no one. I thought I would be happier when I won, but it was kind of a bummer?....
Theres something to getting in the box with a world beater a few times a week for couple years that hardens you, and lets you see real quick the speed of a player you might not know.
I never did beat Andy in a game of straight pool........yet!
G.
Gerry,
Our man Toth is back playing a little, ran a 65 playing me 1st day back after about 5 years. The old form is still there but the eyes are gone.
He pounded Brother Love a couple times to.
He just had his 60th birthday, and caught up with me.
He still says " who`d you ever beat ?"
the houseman
