Richard S
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Freddy, your book is truly one of a kind and truly entertaining, especially to pool hall reprobates like me. It's the kind of book one can open and start reading anywhere.
You mention a guy named Freddy Sessions. I encountered him at a local New Orleans room called Gene's Pool Hall on Willow Street in the uptown area. We first met him in late 1960 and he was around there until late 1961 when I went into the Army. Interestingly, we knew him as Freddy Sexton. We had heard about his having done time in a federal institution and that he lived in the Lakeview neighborhood with his mother. Guy could really play - better than anyone we had seen at the time. During this time he began sleeping in a storge room in the pool hall. He always wore khaki pants and a white T-shirt. Freddy also seemed to seldom blink his eyes, which is supported by your mention of his speed appetite.
Thought you might find this vignette interesting.
You mention a guy named Freddy Sessions. I encountered him at a local New Orleans room called Gene's Pool Hall on Willow Street in the uptown area. We first met him in late 1960 and he was around there until late 1961 when I went into the Army. Interestingly, we knew him as Freddy Sexton. We had heard about his having done time in a federal institution and that he lived in the Lakeview neighborhood with his mother. Guy could really play - better than anyone we had seen at the time. During this time he began sleeping in a storge room in the pool hall. He always wore khaki pants and a white T-shirt. Freddy also seemed to seldom blink his eyes, which is supported by your mention of his speed appetite.
Thought you might find this vignette interesting.