Different strokes for different folks !
Different strokes for different folks !
fred bentivegna said:
I am getting a little thin skinned. Especially when I cite a particular event or situation THAT I PERSONALLY ATTENDED, and relate what happened, instead of entering a different viewpoint from someone else who might have been there or had a personal stake in the situation, I keep getting, "I dont think so." or, "That dont sound right." or, "How could that be?" THOSE ARE NOT LEGITIMATE ARGUMENTS!
I dont like being brushed off and dismissed like some prankish little child. I said in another thread that Fats could beat Weenie Beanie and Strawberry. I also cited why I thought that was true. I havent as yet had one reply to that one.
the Beard
PS You must hit rail first with english.
Beardman,
No one is dimissing you, as a "prankish little child". Some of us just happen to have differing opinions...sometimes you act as if that makes us all stupid, just because we don't see things YOUR way...So we politely say "I don't think so"
(and yes, you are getting a LITTLE thin skinned)
All through the 90's, several times a year, Beenie used to accompany his wife, Norma Jean... to Scottsdale. (Phx) She would shop and go to the resort spa's, sometimes with my wife,...and guess what Beenie and I did ?
We always hooked up and played, and even though we were both in our 60's, we still played decent, and had a great time playing semi-sociable ($100-200 a game.) He was my favorite adversary, ever in pool...win or lose, always a gentleman.
I always gave up a little weight to the Bean, just as I did with Fat's when he was past his prime. From those (first hand) observations...
I would rate Bill's game a little above Fat's game, as we all approached senility.
I never played Fat's in his prime...and you, or no one else on this forum did either.
As you always seem to need VERIFICATION for all things poolwise...I can only say that there are plenty of quality player's and railbug's still around, who witnessed those (sometimes all night) sessions I had with Bill.
You seem to have some problem with Beenie's quality of play, but you sure can't say he was not always a seasoned competitor, and played real solid, for his own cash.
Once again, there can be no way of proving ANYTHING, with regards as to who could beat who, on any given day. But Bill Staton was a great ambassador for the game, and maybe he was not as colorful as Fatty...but he was a true gentleman, and never felt the need to blow his own horn. (like some of us tend to do)
Ask my good friend Alfie Taylor, he and Beanie, and their wives, traveled the world together, and he held Eddie Taylor's hand, as he passed away. Many thought Alf and Eddie were related, but they were just life long friends. He also still maintains close ties to all of Beenie's family.
When he was living in Aspen, Alfie produced some of the highest quality pool video's ever made. all the greats came to him... Archer, Efren, and Eddie Taylor and others, and Beenie did the commentary.
They all thought the world of Alfie, as do I. (He is as different from Jack, as two brothers can be, sorry Alf, but its the truth) I think that qualifies him as knowing a little about our small world.
He has given up on pool, and is a very successful businessman, right here in Scottsdale.
PS..I never knew Strawberry, so I cannot comment on his game, or what kind of guy he was. All I know is what I hear. (like most of us.)
PPS...Sorry for the hi-jack Dudley...the Beard made me do it..
