Tobermory
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I first met Don in the 90's at lots of pool events, but I didn't get to know him until a few years ago when I started playing 14.1 at Crown in San Ramon. He seemed like he knew what he was trying to do but he couldn't ever get it done on the table, however he never came up short with his stories about the pool scene in San Francisco in the 60's and 70's, in which, by his telling, he knew and played all the local champions, and some of the road hustlers and beat them all at one time or another. I wasn't there, so I don't know for sure, but I took those stories with a few handfuls of salt.
Speaking of Salt, I met him in the 90's too, and we became pretty friendly for the next 25 years until he passed on. His stories were generally more plausible and much more entertaining than Don's, but he was usually pretty coy about any scalps he may have taken along the way. He always had some interesting prop shots to show but he couldn't keep the secrets to himself long enough to get a bet down first. I can't remember a single time I saw Jimmy actually get down and put up some money and play like it meant something, but I was never quite sure if that was because he had perfected the art of undercover pool and just never let anyone catch him playing his real speed, whatever that was.
So, who was around to see these colorful characters back in the day and can give us now they're gone the real 411 on our departed friends?
Speaking of Salt, I met him in the 90's too, and we became pretty friendly for the next 25 years until he passed on. His stories were generally more plausible and much more entertaining than Don's, but he was usually pretty coy about any scalps he may have taken along the way. He always had some interesting prop shots to show but he couldn't keep the secrets to himself long enough to get a bet down first. I can't remember a single time I saw Jimmy actually get down and put up some money and play like it meant something, but I was never quite sure if that was because he had perfected the art of undercover pool and just never let anyone catch him playing his real speed, whatever that was.
So, who was around to see these colorful characters back in the day and can give us now they're gone the real 411 on our departed friends?
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