by radyer | Apr 17, 2019 | 1950s Pool, 1960s Pool, 1970s Pool, 1980s Pool, 1990s Pool, Historic Rooms, Jersey Red, Wimpy Lassiter
Pool halls. Everyone has a favorite. I was partial myself to Houston’s Cue & Cushion and Costa Rica’s Center Pool. Both now are defunct. For this post I’ve reproduced a number of letters I’ve received over the years about our readers’...
by radyer | Apr 9, 2019 | 1950s Pool, 1960s Pool, Don Willis, Historic Players, Hustler Stories, Wimpy Lassiter
Don Willis, the long-time road partner of the great Wimpy Lassiter, was born on May 1, 1909 and died on March 2, 1984. He played in few tournaments, but was a fierce gambler. ________________________________________________ The two out-of-towners are relatively short...
by radyer | Mar 23, 2019 | 1950s Pool, Historic Players, Hustler Stories, Weenie Beenie
Here’s an excerpt of an interview I conducted around 2007 with Bill “Weenie Beenie” Staton. Some of this, as I recall, ended up in Hustler Days. Staton references in this interview his hot dog stand. That’s a picture of the last of his hot dog...
by radyer | Jan 13, 2019 | 1950s Pool, 1960s Pool, Historic Rooms
All the greatest pool halls require players to either go up or go down a flight of stairs to get to them. Julian’s, at 138 East 14th Street in New York City, was no exception. The famous second-floor room opened in 1933 and remained at that location for decades....
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