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Happy belated birthday Doc, you are truly a class act.

He is the epitome of a Professional, his demeanor and presence bring real class to the Derby. It's far too easy to take someone like that for granted.

What an out, that was humbling.

That was some conservative moving. The cue ball spent more time in the stack than any of the other balls.

I'm in for a hundy.

Freddy's story about Fats and Richie Florence is a good example of that. The fancy phrase is "situational awareness".

No question about it.

"left an impression" is that like a dent in the side of my car? :)

Traditionally OP was compared to tennis, if you had the break and even up against your opponent you were expected to win. In other words the break was a big advantage. I also like the idea of the other guy having to carry the burden of my break every other game.

Wow! Good call Doc. Jimmy Caras won his third world championship in '38 and his fourth in '49. Willie Mosconi won his first in '41. Thanks to Charles Ursitti for compiling and providing the records on his website.

It sounds like your last resort may be your kitchen and yourself? Good luck, they sound tasty.

Those are some pretty big shoes to fill!

Hi Mary, We've never met but I just wanted to tell you that I've enjoyed your pool photos a great deal. Cheers!

Exactly, with the cue ball moving the way it did that move tolerated a fair amount of uncertainty in the subsequent collisions of the object balls. The movement of the balls is similar to a trick shot in Robert Byrne's book. In the trick shot 3 balls all go into the same pocket one right after...

I visited his shop in the early-mid eighties to buy a case. It was in the west San Fernando valley, Canoga Park I think. He was kind enough to give me a short tour of his shop. I'm still using the 2x4 case, quality indeed. I hope he's singing to the LORD right now.