Pool Hustling Stories with Bill Stroud

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  • In this video Bill Stroud talks about his life on the road and playing against legends of the game.
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  • @elh3fe88
    @elh3fe88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Man, oh man. This is true gold. I can't thank you enough for this video. So much rich history here as told from one of the most legendary people to ever grace the game of pool. Thanks Tor. Rest in peace, Bill.

  • @mikefixac
    @mikefixac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    What is it about this game that makes it so magical? As a boy, my dad bought us a pool table from Toys R Us that also was plywood instead of slate. That and a few of Robert Byne's books sitting under the coffee table. I was fortunate to live in Long Beach, CA in the 90s, getting to watch the greatest of the greats--Efren, Parika, all of them at Hard Times in Bellflower. The Sunday tournaments would be just as good as watching any pro tournament.
    So thankful to have someone so passionate about pool like Tor, to share his knowledge and these interviews. Great job Tor, thank you so much.

  • @corbakai4780
    @corbakai4780 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is one of the BEST old-time pool player interviews I’ve ever seen. Would love more parts with Bill Stroud or any of the great hustlers of the golden years. Terrific

  • @marines-findyourplatoon3813
    @marines-findyourplatoon3813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Tor Lowry, what a fascinating historical record you have created! Bill Stroud is a pool legend. I loved the individual recollections of each of those great pool players. Thanks again for preserving this piece of history.

  • @raymondphillips7107
    @raymondphillips7107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Old time pool stories are the best! Thanks!

  • @bossmustang9615
    @bossmustang9615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Thank you so much for posting this, I really enjoyed mr. Stroud stories

  • @robertdenson3375
    @robertdenson3375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great to hear bill again. One of the best cuemakers of all time. I have several of his cues. Those stories are pure gold.

  • @gyro313
    @gyro313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Jack Taylor was my father..Alfe my uncle. One year Jack and I took my car on a road trip in Texas. The car's engine would die every time it makes a left turn and I told him so at the start.He talked me into the road trip any way. I was 19 years old and had about a hundred dollars and he had about fifteen dollars. San Antonio Dallas and Houston in about four months in a car that could not make left turns or a road map. Jack new how to get to the pool halls with action in every town and city without making a left turn ever. Amazing. A typical night along the way would start around sundown and end at four in the morning..nine ball was the game. Dad would walk out with a lot of cash wake me up from sleeping in the back seat of the car and we would move on. He had three daughters and three sons that I know of and I am proud to be one of them. Merry Christmas everyone.

  • @JohnnyPresto
    @JohnnyPresto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'll never forget this guy. I'll show this videos to my kids and explain what I know about the names on the left. Long live these guys. ♥️

  • @michaelsauer3783
    @michaelsauer3783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you so much for allowing one of older guys to talk about the old days, the golden days. So tired of hearing from the pampered and the cry babies with their poor sportsmanship. Playing for the love of the game (ie. Jimmy and Alex in the ‘95 Mosconi Cup) - pure joy to watch.

  • @CueStudent
    @CueStudent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I met Eddie Taylor just before he passed away. I also got to know Grady Matthews. I love seeing videos like this. Thanks for posting.

  • @OnTheRailTV
    @OnTheRailTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Enjoyed this video. I had been around Bill a few times when he would come into Kolbys to play. Still played solid for his age. Great stories. Thanks!

  • @Bjones675
    @Bjones675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just loved hearing you reminisce with great stories Tor. Thanks for taking the time to share.

  • @1j1i2m4
    @1j1i2m4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks Tor. With your systems "there is a SPOT to aim at" It was the first "aha moment" for me, thanks again. I recommend you all the time. Wish this Covid thing end. Hope to see you again at the Mosconi Cup next year in La Vegas. Stay healthy, Jim

  • @lennymakue2284
    @lennymakue2284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I purchase three cues from Bill Stroud, and spoke with him in person . I also ask him to make my first bar cue which he didn’t want to make.
    But finally did me a favor. He also told me his stories on and off the road. At the time I didn’t know how good of a player and hustler he was.
    In my opinion Bill Stroud , is one of the real Legends of our time. And a great pool cue maker.🎱He is truly missed.

  • @luissantiago1832
    @luissantiago1832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I owned a Joss West and Bill refinished and put tips on it for free! That is what kind of great service he gave owners of his cues! He mailed it back to me ! He is the only person that worked on my JW pool cue. I spoke to him about one pocket and he was the nicest person! This was many years ago ! I want to thank you for this great video!

  • @wellshodgarage2752
    @wellshodgarage2752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is awesome 👌 people like this never settle down. What a cool time to be running the road too.

  • @altontakata
    @altontakata 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank You for posting. Truly one of the Icons of Pool and Custom Cues..

  • @mr.s1961
    @mr.s1961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @19:29 UJ is so funny LOL. I imagine him falling on the bar stool after challenging someone lmfao

  • @ammoalamo6485
    @ammoalamo6485 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    19:16 At the bar, JR Richardson, a hustling contemporary of Pucket. He went by Magnolia Red. I saw him beat the best player in Fort Worth out of $2500 playing 8-ball on a 7-foot Brunswick table - not a coin op, a real table, just small. Red had a pink squeeze bottle, Johnson's Baby Shampoo, that he kept filled with vodka when he was playing his usual 1-pocket matchup with a local used car dealer in the afternoon. He'd kick back his head, open his mouth wide, and squirt a stream of clear vodka down his throat. Then he'd put one hand under an arm and flap like a chicken, hollering "Nik! Nik! Nik!". He'd get a little drunk, sometimes more than a little. But the night of the big 8-ball win I think he had plain water in his pink Baby Shampoo bottle, but still making his nik-nik noises, still acting drunker as the night went along.

  • @mikethomas4570
    @mikethomas4570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pure gold! Please make more!!

  • @vinceeustachio7721
    @vinceeustachio7721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The first time I play pool with in Haskell pool hall then I played i cotton Bowling Palace it really brings back good memories of the old times thank you for watching this video

  • @divine_swine9665
    @divine_swine9665 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow… can’t believe I just found this video! What a great video!!!
    I have my own little story about gambling in the pool rooms… where I grew up, almost exactly halfway between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. This bowling ally was ALWAYS packed. Back in the 60’s, 70’s, early 80’s, about 1 mile off the main highway had a bowling alley with 10 or 12 9 foot Brunswick tables. I would go with my folks on the night they bowled just to watch these guys play pool. Eventually, the guys gambling would ask me to run and get them a coke. They’d pull out a $1 and tell me to keep the change. I caught on, started racking for them (I had a little crate I would stand on lmao). After a month or 2 of doing this, I must’ve saved up $40 or $50 dollars. My mom found my money and thought I was stealing it from somewhere. I told my mom, that the guys in the pool room were “giving me money for favors.” I didn’t know… every time I racked or got their soda, they said, “I was doing them a favor.” So that’s what I told my mom. That wasn’t allowed to go with them anymore… at least she let me keep the money. Lol and I still haven’t explained or told her what those favors were now that I think about it… either she knew I was with the gamblers, or she thought I was getting diddled. I’m gonna ask her later… hopefully she remembers this.

  • @RichD746
    @RichD746 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve only been playing for a year on an 8 foot amf table. I keep wanting to reflect it, get better cues, better balls…..this is helping to humble myself and keep practicing with what I already have.

  • @gkvogt
    @gkvogt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these stories from the old time players. The road stories are great.

  • @cardguys
    @cardguys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow what a compliment!!! Its true. I've learned so much from your videos. Thanks for this awesome interview and the wonderful educational videos!

  • @robferguson860
    @robferguson860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So glad I found this video! I happen to have a early 70's Joss West I think was made in Colorado by Bill. Best cue I have ever played with. I wish I could post a picture of it here...

  • @tourdelance3698
    @tourdelance3698 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have used a Joss East Cue since 1993 Lassiter said the way he made longshots was he would hunch a little forward and that made a lot of difference but why I understand it you hunch forward and you take your grip hand on the butt of the cue and move it forward too! Thanks

  • @stlpinstriping7772
    @stlpinstriping7772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Absolutely love this. My mother was related to him and the background music is perfect.

  • @jwilson811
    @jwilson811 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could listen to stories like these all day

  • @a.t.9513
    @a.t.9513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video and thanks for the info bar on the left! That made easy to go back and listen to certain encounters over again.

  • @dougoverhoff7568
    @dougoverhoff7568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had one of Bill's cues, the best playing cue I ever owned.....and I've owned and played with tons of them. Wish I still had that one.

  • @ammoalamo6485
    @ammoalamo6485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was a banger at pool, too poor working a dead-end job to spend much time at the pool hall. But I recall in the 70s when I first saw Joss cues advertised. Back then, the manufacturer would take a photo of several styles of cues, and have the developer print several copies, including each cue name or number, plus some prices and contact information in white space at the bottom of the print. These 4x6 size photos would make their way to pool halls, bars, and the early 70s bar table 8-ball pool leagues. People could order the cue of their choice, but even a $90 cue was a chunk of change when the minimum wage was $1.75. The best cue sold by Fort Worth Billiard Supply was a Mali, which I had never heard of, and never seen anyone play with. So I bought a McDermott second-hand from a guy at a pool hall for a hundred bucks, and it's still straight, and still plays well today, almost fifty years later.
    About the mid-70s, starting I think with Schon cues, there was a sort of distributor chain: the guy with the photo of the cues would take your money and fill out an order sheet and place the order, then deliver the cue when it arrived. He made maybe make ten bucks per cue.
    I don't know if the advertising method was cost effective, but I just for grins I wish I had held on to some of those old photos of the earliest cues from Joss, Meucci, Schon, Viking, and some other 70s cue makers. I've seen the old prints of cues on the net at various times, so they are still around to be seen.

  • @PeacefulVictorytoTruth
    @PeacefulVictorytoTruth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was lucky to live in the 9ball Mecca Northeast Philly which Had 3 legends #1 and 2 of men's and Women's 9ball.. Bata and Busey and Karen Corr... Thank you guys... And Also The Fusco Family.... who was taught by none other than the pool god himself
    Willie Masconi...

  • @ammoalamo6485
    @ammoalamo6485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bill's advice about hitting the center of the ball is spot-on. try this: chalk up, take a clean ball and put an identifiable side at the exact center, say, halfway down the number '1". Or if you special practice ball, set it so a mark is at exact center. Then shoot just this 'cue ball' it from the spot straight into a corner pocket at medium speed, and check the chalk mark to see if you hit it the dead center spot on the cue ball. Chances are you normally miss the center and hit the ball off center left or right, or high or low. Clean the ball used as a cue ball and try again and again. When you can hit dead center every time you want, you will have improved your game a lot. But don't just take my advice, I learned this from guys like Tor and other fine players and instructors.

  • @Makeji
    @Makeji 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I met him before he made cues. This was in 1965 around the time of the Watts riots. He was hustling in Long Beach, CA, where he met my friend Patti. Despite the objection of her friends, she let him move in with her and her young daughter in her small apartment. He did marry eventually marry her, I went to their wedding at St. Anthony's Church. But, I guess he got bored and abandoned her. Wonder if he got a divorce before remarrying and becoming rich and famous. Real charmer.

  • @richardkeenan4998
    @richardkeenan4998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Working on a billiards curriculum project; also an interesting FBI, CIA and DOJ book from the POV of a pool hustler. Would love to ask a few questions about the history of pool hall Raids!!

    • @richardkeenan4998
      @richardkeenan4998 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aside from the garden variety "road scholar" and "bar box hustler" stories.. any good "billiards and the law" or "pocket pool conspiracy" stories, out there?

  • @charleslenoir6080
    @charleslenoir6080 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for making this treasure.

  • @randyward5840
    @randyward5840 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an awesome story. Thank you.

  • @edwardreid6823
    @edwardreid6823 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to hear him reminisce

  • @marvinkane3325
    @marvinkane3325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tor at the beginning of this you mention your local pool Hall was that Hansen's pro billiards. The fun times I remember is playing cards early in the morning at Bettendorf High school and then on our off periods Going to your house and play pool midday and then go back to school, That's when life was nice and easy.

    • @ZeroXBilliards
      @ZeroXBilliards  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Marvin! Yes, that was Hanson's Pool Hall. Great hearing from you - great times we had back in the day.

    • @marvinkane3325
      @marvinkane3325 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you ever come back to Bettendorf Let me know I sure would like to see you.

  • @10efranco
    @10efranco ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this. I really enjoyed it

  • @davidmontgomery3763
    @davidmontgomery3763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Interesting ! The old players could play straight pool but todays players are better at 9 ball,10 ball, 1 pocket , etc. because the game has changed and the equipment is better. Now you get only one push out after the break, and it is ball in hand. The cloth is faster and there are actual jump cues. My son was a "road player", and his home pool hall was Jack and Jills in Glen Burnie ,( Baltimore , Md ) There is no more Hustling because of the computer, meaning ,everyone knows about everyone, Also the "SAFE" game is a skill absolutely necessary today. It is not about being a "gunner" anymore. A player today CANNOT get away with throwing off because the first thing to look at is the players "footwork" how does he address the cue ball. bridge, chin over the cue, and length of bridge arm, and position of shooting arm,. You can be a "good" player" without basic fundamentals , but not a "great" player ! After teaching my son, the basics ,I bought him ACU-STAT pool tapes of all the great players, especially, EFERN REYES . He would go to our garage ,where we had an Gandy 8 footer ,and practice till he had the the shot down pat. He had a gift of being able to remember every shot he learned ! For my money ,the very best all around pool player that ever lived is EFERN REYES. No one else is even close ! He is older now ,like me, and time erodes the skill of all players. I noticed he spoke about "bumper pool" and I was a Champion and Money player in my prime. I never hustled and always gave my best game. I spent 6 hours a day practicing both Straight In and All Banks. My name years ago in the pool world was HEMI ,because I drove a 426 Hemi GTX ,and no one ever knew my real name, and I liked it that way. The best part of this video is that THERE IS NO MONEY IN POOL UNLESS YOU HAVE A SPONSER ! FOOLS GOLD ! I would have played anyone in America bumper pool 40 years ago. I quit at 27 to attend the University of Maryland. One last remark to the young players coming up is to learn how to get out of a strange pool room alive ,lol. One thing we did, was to offer to pay all the TABLE TIME to anyone that "bet up" with us. It goes without saying that 'sharking " is for nits !

    • @-Nick-T
      @-Nick-T 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My friend..hustling pool was alive and well pre covid Tampa. Its still alive, its just smaller.

    • @davidmontgomery3763
      @davidmontgomery3763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@-Nick-T I was wondering how old you are ? Years my son was a road player and was in Florida at a place called WALLY"S in Lakeshore Florida for the OLD McDERMOTT -BALL TOUR in 1996. He came in third, and played players like Mark Coats, Mike Gulyassy , Robbie Hudson, Jon Dovinski, Johnny Ervolino etc. and I was wondering if you knew of any of them.

    • @-Nick-T
      @-Nick-T 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidmontgomery3763 We are a ways off, I only do bar table tournaments around Tampa. I am on the edge of what would be the limit for a bar table tournament..nothing much more than this.

  • @crappieman11
    @crappieman11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic article

  • @stevestewart6287
    @stevestewart6287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was a pool hustler for 10 years from 1985 to 1995, made a lot of money and almost never lost. It was actually pretty easy, because there are a lot of suckers out there who think they know how to play pool, especially when they are drinking. I played pool every day for 5 to 8 hours, 6 or 7 days a week, so I got really good. Then once you are that good you just play down to the other players level, and make it look like you barely beat them. Win as much as you can, then move on to another location and new players.

    • @thalessilva1
      @thalessilva1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to do that as well
      How you challenge a guy to play?

    • @stevestewart6287
      @stevestewart6287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thalessilva1 You put quarters up on their table, and after you rack, you ask them if they want to play for anything. If they say yes, you decide how much to play for, and what rules you want to play with. I usually play ACS rules, open after the break, call your pocket, and ball in hand on a bad hit. The best thing to do is play a race to 5, then if they get lucky a game or two you will still beat them. I never lost races to 5, if you play game by game for money, they can get lucky and win a little from you, but then you can get it back. Watch out for guys who lose the 1st race to 5 then want to double the stakes and do another race to 5. They could be hustling you. Never double the stakes, if you start out playing a race to 5 for $100, and you win the 1st one, play the 2nd one for $100 too, that way if they win the 2nd one you know they are hustling you, and you break even, then quit.

    • @thalessilva1
      @thalessilva1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevestewart6287 wow!😮Thank you very much for sharing these tips😁🙏🙏
      Massive value on them

    • @thalessilva1
      @thalessilva1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevestewart6287 also you used to travel around the country?

    • @stevestewart6287
      @stevestewart6287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thalessilva1 No I did not travel the country. I mostly stayed in my local area going to bars late at night and on the weekends. I did travel parts of the country for pool tournaments, mostly Illinois and Iowa, I live in Illinois. One more tip, never take your own pool cue into a bar if you plan to hustle people for money, always use a house cue. And never shoot your best game, just play good enough to win, that includes missing on purpose sometimes. A lot of people will quit on you if you play too good, or run a table. I have had many people quit on me after 1 game, because I played too good and it scared them. When you play someone always wait a little to see if they ask if you want to play for money, when you are the hustler it is always better if the other players asks you to play for money. If they dont ask, then you ask, but start small, like race to 5 for $10 or whatever, or $2 a game. If you just say hey you want to play for $10 a game or race to 5 for $50, you might scare them off.

  • @cheezandwine139
    @cheezandwine139 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow just wow. Thank you Tor.

  • @madelynroberts5081
    @madelynroberts5081 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Billy Stroud made my first really good cue when he was a partner in Joss Cues on the east coast. Leather rap, great, great 18 oz cue. It made me happy when he told my stroke reminded him of his.
    Whatever Billy says in an interview, I believe him. Detroit Whitey, Fatty, Baby Face, Lassiter....believe me, Billy could really play!

  • @krazokid19
    @krazokid19 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is solid gold!

  • @chrisgattman4975
    @chrisgattman4975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember you from the time you spent in Portland. The Halftime tournaments in Vancouver especially. Great player and I learned alot from your videos. Ever want to know what happened to some of the players just ask away!

    • @ZeroXBilliards
      @ZeroXBilliards  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Chris! Yep, great times at Halftime tavern. I used to stay up all night there and play pool and chess. Do you know what happened to the previous owner? I think her name was Theresa.

  • @ntnrocket1
    @ntnrocket1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's so interesting how many details about these games that Bill remembers.

    • @waynegroves6922
      @waynegroves6922 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It really is an interesting phenomenon how pool players can remember details of games and particular shots made many years before. I can remember games played 30- or 40-years ago - even the placement of the balls.

  • @ryanrichmond5864
    @ryanrichmond5864 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow great video! That was really enjoyable

  • @terrythomas5904
    @terrythomas5904 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful Mez, thanks.

  • @jacquelinelist1168
    @jacquelinelist1168 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Loved this!

  • @RGunth
    @RGunth 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great interview!

  • @dextersmythe1782
    @dextersmythe1782 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice interview RIP Bill

  • @PoolFool
    @PoolFool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fantastic, thank you!

  • @kevinmaroney8471
    @kevinmaroney8471 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff! Thank you for posting!

  • @markmiddaugh9359
    @markmiddaugh9359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much thanks!

  • @paleshelter4002
    @paleshelter4002 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is really cool.. the backroads of pool life.. or the school of hard knocks as it were

  • @FloridaRaider
    @FloridaRaider 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome content.. thank you sir

  • @beercanbrian1880
    @beercanbrian1880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pure gold.

  • @DaveSpicerUK
    @DaveSpicerUK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Tor, a film could be made out of this..!

  • @BobSmith-mg6iz
    @BobSmith-mg6iz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great interview. That's the same way Bugs preferred to bank was with the "dead ball".

    • @BobSmith-mg6iz
      @BobSmith-mg6iz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Raymond Stanczak I learned how to bank watching him, Piggy Banks & The Beard 😁

    • @BobSmith-mg6iz
      @BobSmith-mg6iz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Raymond Stanczak Yep round and round she goes. Some of the young guns are pretty sporty, Billy Thorpe, Sklyer etc

  • @holeinonekc1
    @holeinonekc1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great story

  • @zgoosekeeper
    @zgoosekeeper 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, great video!

  • @victorkeller
    @victorkeller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool stories - thanks

  • @PoolDreamsTV
    @PoolDreamsTV ปีที่แล้ว

    Gold 👏 thank you!

  • @Rubster760
    @Rubster760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video 🤩👍.

  • @bretwahlberg1146
    @bretwahlberg1146 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great 👍 video sir

  • @zenqra
    @zenqra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lowry, could the reason some of the old great players stressed center ball because their cues had more deflection than the low deflection shafts that many top pros use today?

    • @-Nick-T
      @-Nick-T 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Center Ball is simple, if you focus on simplicity and efficiency the game changes.

  • @JohnnyPresto
    @JohnnyPresto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Long live the game of pool. 🎱

  • @cliffy236
    @cliffy236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Proud owner of a few early edition JW cues with the vertical logo, and great stories...tks for the post!

  • @gordoncleaver6068
    @gordoncleaver6068 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video

  • @Bobba8590
    @Bobba8590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really great stories, but what about the fingers?

  • @bobbylight111
    @bobbylight111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    content i'm here for

  • @stefan3225
    @stefan3225 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pure gold

  • @narnalentraffarsparet9482
    @narnalentraffarsparet9482 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why don`t you post the background/foreground music in another video?

  • @tomshaw661
    @tomshaw661 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    fun.....money and danger.good video,thank you.

  • @jaker1160
    @jaker1160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It looks like he still had that finger in the old cue making picture. Band saw accident, maybe?

  • @pommac10
    @pommac10 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful interview ! (but that music distracs listening ! )

  • @williamhall7349
    @williamhall7349 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was great remember those days wish I had bought a joss back then had many chances lawdy what they would be worth today gotta old Gina that I be had for forty sum years came from beenies in arlington

  • @joetimbrel9280
    @joetimbrel9280 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Used a Joss West for 10 years, great cue.

  • @rickvassell8349
    @rickvassell8349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He started Joss cues?

    • @xtbum3339
      @xtbum3339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apparently.

    • @billenright2788
      @billenright2788 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He and Dan Janes started Joss. They split in '72. Dan stayed in B'more and Bill headed west.

  • @mickm9585
    @mickm9585 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just really dislike the music cuz I can't hear as good so it's hard to hear his voice

  • @lindastevens3547
    @lindastevens3547 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had heard that before about Toby Sweet. Some game to beat Wade Crane.

  • @lqgrxdeb
    @lqgrxdeb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a Joss cue that Dan Janes made in Baltimore.

    • @PeacefulVictorytoTruth
      @PeacefulVictorytoTruth 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had an 800 dollar cue made by none other than Big Jim From Fusco's Billiards.. Irish linen wrap snake wood and birds eye and cherry wood it was 19.3 in weight and it was the most level cue you could ever play with Ivory resin furl and a triple layered med/soft leather tip.. the English you could get off that was ungodly.. ahh memories i think it was 58" i forget...

  • @jaxonbill2701
    @jaxonbill2701 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    the background music make it hard to hear.

  • @poolfiend007
    @poolfiend007 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Massey has always been listed at 6' 5 so if that's true Yeager looks taller than that.

  • @jasonparker6138
    @jasonparker6138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome

  • @davidosborne9963
    @davidosborne9963 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tony sweet was so underrated

    • @tyarnold4088
      @tyarnold4088 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's Toby Sweet. Not Tony.

  • @Scott-0007
    @Scott-0007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    background music is way too loud

  • @shawnburnham1
    @shawnburnham1 ปีที่แล้ว

    23:00

  • @lorriewallis5855
    @lorriewallis5855 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @unclequack5445
    @unclequack5445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah right sure it was old man over the years 100 becomes 500 then 1000 then 2000 sure it was, a thousand in 1950 is equal to 11,000$ and everyone was betting 1 to 3 grand on bumper pool? man Please........

    • @tyarnold4088
      @tyarnold4088 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like the guy and his cues. But your right. These stories are exaggerated to say the least. Weak players don't play that big of money. And only like 1% of the population has money like that. He kept running into rich stupid people who would just give it away. Yeah right.

    • @Cody2nd
      @Cody2nd ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pool was different back then. I grew up in all the old pool halls and bar spots since birth. People would play for more money back then and it was more common. Now it’s dead, everyone’s a tournament player. The old days of pool hustling are gone. I’ve seen people play for thousands on a bar table, I’ve seen people play for watches, cars, you name it. Not in a tournament, but on a bar table….used to be a lot bigger back then than it is now. Yea tournaments and stuff are bigger and pay more, but pool hustling’s been dead a long time unless you get into a small underground scene somewhere.

  • @kenweis7913
    @kenweis7913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Put the pool players in tractor trailers and hauled them off to jail....lol
    2800.00 from a dead room lol

  • @kenweis7913
    @kenweis7913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Most good pool players are not great bank shooters.....for some reason they don't know how to use the diamonds on the table

  • @firstfarmersprocurement3477
    @firstfarmersprocurement3477 ปีที่แล้ว

    hustler???? CESAR MORALES

  • @gman5051
    @gman5051 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Boy I guess you really get confidence playing for a 1000 a game or really broke... :(

  • @tyarnold4088
    @tyarnold4088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like the guy but these stories are exaggerated so much it's not funny. Weak pool players don't carry around thousands of dollars to lose. 3g back then would be tens of thousands of dollars today. Walk into a dive bar in some small town and everyone has thousands and thousands in their pockets. Yeah right. Even his stories is a hustle.

    • @Cody2nd
      @Cody2nd ปีที่แล้ว

      Pool was different back then. I grew up in the old school bar spots all through my childhood.

    • @BillPorter1456
      @BillPorter1456 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I became a friend of his when we both hung out at Cotton Bowling Palace in Dallas. We were both about 20 years old at the time. I once reminded him of the time he played Jerry (?) Trigg. His memory was it was $50 a game. I watched every shot in that match and can tell you with 100% confidence that they played for $3 a game. I loved watching the video because of having known him as a friend for many years, but I agree with you about his exaggerating the amount of money he was playing for. BTW, I helped Alfie Taylor put together his book about his 20 years as a road player and I kept him as honest as possible. You might like Alfie's book if you can find it. (The Other Side of the Road)

    • @tyarnold4088
      @tyarnold4088 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BillPorter1456 there are definitely times when people meet up and play for big money. But like you say some things are exaggerated. Most random players don't have thousands and thousands of dollars in their pocket at a bar. Lol.

    • @tyarnold4088
      @tyarnold4088 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BillPorter1456 by the way. I can tell you have a lot of real knowledge about the scene back then. 💯

  • @QuarterKingBilliards
    @QuarterKingBilliards 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The music makes this totally unlistenable.

    • @edtamboni4752
      @edtamboni4752 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      agree, totally annoying.