I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself (by screen name). I have been reading and enjoying this great pool site and forum for a long time, and up until now I’ve been content to just read the posts and not write anything myself. I decided to finally join up mainly because what I hate more than anything in the world is B.S. and there's too much of it going around. And I can witness to certain truths about players and events that happened back in the old days. As for who I am, let me say these things: I’m in my 60’s and I’ve been seriously around the pool world for some 45 years - many shortstops, road-warriors and champions of the past are friends or acquaintances of mine, and so are some members of this forum. I was lucky enough that my line of work allowed me to travel, and so I was able to be around and involved in a lot of the action and tournaments of the 60’s through the 90’s. Among other places, in the 60’s I was in New York at 7-11 watching Ervolino play, years later at the Rack in Detroit when ‘Jew Paul’s’ action was off the charts, in Texas with my old friend ‘Bananas’, in Bensingers in Chicago when Artie was doing his thing, out west at the Stardust Tournaments and watching Ronnie and Keith play, sweating ‘Flyboy’ in the deep south, and hanging around countless other places. I played pretty sporty myself, and also stake-horsed, side-betted and railbirded. I saw most every shortstop and champion play, and since I did a lot of side-betting and matching up, I made it my business to know exactly how most everybody played. As for forum members here, over the past decades I watched up close and personal, Grady, Artie, Ronnie, Billy and the Beard play many many times. As I said, I know the truth about a lot of things and players from the past and I'm going to make a few reports. Some on here know a lot more than they're willing to say, but because of past partnerships, egos, possibility of future business dealings, etc. they bite their tongue. I don't have that situation so I will be spilling some beans. And I have no anger or dislike for anyone here, my ONLY reason for talking about the past will be to bring out the truth. You’ll be hearing from me.
Have a nice day everyone, OldSchool
Have a nice day everyone, OldSchool
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