Recent content by gulfportdoc

For me, the 1ball is too close to the foot rail for me to take a swing at it. It's got a good ways to travel to the pocket, so that adds difficulty. The other possible problem is that unless the 1ball is made or left in the jaws, there's a real possibility of leaving a return cross corner for...

What size are those pockets, Mike? They look fairly forgiving, although it's hard to tell from a picture.

"AK 147", cute.

As Buddy Hall used to say, "The luck in one-pocket isn't as critical because there's more "play" in the game.

I've heard that legendary story for years, but I never really believed it. A feat lie that was so far beyond what anyone else had done, including the top players, that it's difficult to believe. Evidently no one was there who saw Euphemia's alleged run from start to finish, nor did anyone...

Wow! That ranks up there with Irving Crane's run of 309 on a 5X10 table.

I was in a joint one time when a call came in for a guy who was there. The guy winced and said, "Tell her I'm not here", which the counter man did. But the guy's wife was outside the door in a telephone booth. She came running in, and the feathers started flying...:oops:

And 8ball is actually a very good game. Much fairer than is 9ball. There's more playing possibilities, so there are fewer bad rolls.

Oh, okay. So when a 5th ball enters the Kitchen, then they all spot up.

Frank, we miss you on the forum. Hope you have a fun B.D.!!

Whitey, in your example 4 balls would never remain in the kitchen to have 2 balls added to it. But you were trying to illustrate a point. That is, that when 4 balls are in the kitchen, they all spot up on the foot spot. Good info.

Anyone know Fedor's immigrant status? Seems like he's been in the U.S. for quite awhile, so maybe he has a green card.

That must be a tremendous aggravation. I see that, although there's no cure, it is treatable: https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/a-z/hidradenitis-suppurativa-treatment

Good post by Tony. I can't imagine what illness he's referring to, but I noticed he didn't say, so he may not want the attention.

What do you suppose is the reason for that, Joe?