Ross Keith Thompson
Verified Member
Met Jimmy Reid in Johnston City 1970. Really was a nice guy and a dam good player of pocket billiards.
Myself and Cole Dickson were rooming together and were entered in the 9 ball division, both of us low on funds and were looking to make walking money in the 9 ball tourney.
Mean while we hung out with jimmy occasionally the next few days. Jimmy smoked a small corn cobb pipe quite often so one evening Cole loaded his pipe with a little hash bahaha and we three took a few puffs sitting in the bleachers when no one was around. Fun memory.
Jimmy played dam good 9 ball especially but as straight as he shot I’m sure he was good at all pocket billiards.
Watched Jimmy play Steve Cook some 9 ball 40-50 a game in Johnston city and Jimmy beat him!
He danced with a lot of giants back in the day and held his own.
Last saw him in Vegas 1972, don’t know how he fared in tournament play thru his career but private matchups he was nasty!
My memories of jimmy are all good, we never played back in the day, he was my friend.
Haven’t seen Jimmy since 72 Vegas, I miss him!
The pool world cannot replace Hippy Jimmy, he is legend!
Remember Jimmy!
Myself and Cole Dickson were rooming together and were entered in the 9 ball division, both of us low on funds and were looking to make walking money in the 9 ball tourney.
Mean while we hung out with jimmy occasionally the next few days. Jimmy smoked a small corn cobb pipe quite often so one evening Cole loaded his pipe with a little hash bahaha and we three took a few puffs sitting in the bleachers when no one was around. Fun memory.
Jimmy played dam good 9 ball especially but as straight as he shot I’m sure he was good at all pocket billiards.
Watched Jimmy play Steve Cook some 9 ball 40-50 a game in Johnston city and Jimmy beat him!
He danced with a lot of giants back in the day and held his own.
Last saw him in Vegas 1972, don’t know how he fared in tournament play thru his career but private matchups he was nasty!
My memories of jimmy are all good, we never played back in the day, he was my friend.
Haven’t seen Jimmy since 72 Vegas, I miss him!
The pool world cannot replace Hippy Jimmy, he is legend!
Remember Jimmy!