SactownTom
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Are there any polos left for sale?
usblues said:....remember now,real popular in the 60's.Polyester I think.Real cheap at the PX,thanks,B
how 'bout today ??Ken_4fun said:My buddy here in town has probably the largest Johnson City memorbia collection anywhere.
I should just go in there one day and just take pictures of all the stuff.....He is a great guy and loves to share stories and treasures.
Ken
lll said:how 'bout today ??
A couple of years ago JoAnn still had a bunch of the polo shirts left over from the Stardust Tournament that she was selling at the Derby. She may still have some of these. I bought one then.NH Steve said:The OnePocket.org polos are 100% cotton. I just had a couple of long-sleeved ones made for John Brumback -- hopefully they are as nice a fit as the short-sleeved.
As for the 50th polos, JoAnn had a very few made, as in maybe one for me and a couple for her and her husband. Next time I talk to them I can see if they want to make some more, there might be people interested...
I do have a large color poster available -- a collage of Johnston City photos and memorabilia. They are 22" x 28" and include a lot of rare images. They are a limited run of 250 and numbered. $40 with the money split between OnePocket.org and JoAnn Jansco, who provided the images.
Ken_4fun said:How about this week?
My wife is a photographer and Ill "borrow" her camera to take pictures, or have her come along!
Are there any New York Blackie fans out there? Lots of that stuff too.
Buddy Hall stuff, and lots of it. He plays there often.
Ken
jrhendy said:I am a Blackie fan (of sorts). Played against him many times in the 60's/70's when he was in CA on the snooker tables and even three cushion once.
He could pull some outrageous stuff, but it was hard to stay mad at him long.
Here is a Blackie story I have posted before:
Blackie was staying with a girl who was an old family friend. He had just had an operation for gallstones, I think. Anyway, she was waitressing in a local bar just outside Los Angeles and Blackie came in right after the surgery and begged me to play him some cheap to help him get back in stroke because he had to make some $$. I didn't want to play because he was a much better player when he was healthy. He kept hounding me until I played and I beat him out of around $30.
Now I was a no good S.O.B. for taking advantage of a guy right out of the hospital. I wouldn't give the $$ back, but offered to take him to a good spot and stake him. We go to this bar that had one table with a dozen quarters on the rail. You had to play for anywhere from nothing to $10 a game depending on the challenger. The bar table had the big cue ball then. Blackie gets up and runs about three racks of eight ball with the big rock, drawing it all over the table with that huge stroke of his for a few dollars a game and everybody took their quarters off the table.
No matter how bad he needed the $$, Blackie couldn't or wouldn't stall.
Blackie was a great all around player, but in those days they often had a ring game in LA with Ronny, Ritchie, Ed Kelly and any other champion who happened to be in town. Blackie couldn't stay out of those games and you know what happened there. He wasn't quite that good.
ken ive told this story before so i'll give you the short versionKen_4fun said:How about this week?
My wife is a photographer and Ill "borrow" her camera to take pictures, or have her come along!
Are there any New York Blackie fans out there? Lots of that stuff too.
Buddy Hall stuff, and lots of it. He plays there often.
Ken
Dear "I wasn't there" Breath,SJDinPHX said:Blackie came to San Jose one time, Looking for me, I think...I happened to be out of town, and he played even 9 ball, with my long time "homie", Chuck Bailey, who could not handle my action, even up, at any game.
Chuck emptied out, him and his backer twice. Blackie was a little over-rated, but he was a always a good guy with me.
SJDinPHX said:Blackie came to San Jose one time, Looking for me, I think...I happened to be out of town, and he played even 9 ball, with my long time "homie", Chuck Bailey, who could not handle my action, even up, at any game.
Chuck emptied out, him and his backer twice. Blackie was a little over-rated, but he was a always a good guy with me.
can any of you guys that were there in the day shed some light on this??jrhendy said:Puckett came in Five Points Bowl in El Monte one time when Blackie was there and barked at him for quite a while, not trying to make a game, just barking and insulting him.
Must have had some history somewhere down the line cause Blackie did not say a word.