Hope you have a great Saturday Obots! Hey, why didn't y'all tell me PBO had a nice pool game?!? During the 2008 campaign, President Obama stopped by Schultzie's Pool Hall in West Virginia and played a little 8-ball with young veterans. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: 8-Baller In Chief
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Friday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Happy Friday Obots! Meet the king of the bank shot: Glenn "Piggy Banks" Rogers! Glenn ‘Piggy Banks’ Rogers was born and raised on the West Side of Chicago, near the Bulls stadium. As a teenager, he had a good shoe shine business going, and when Glenn discovered pool, but was still too young to play in the poolroom, he convinced one of the poolroom owners to let him shine … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Thursday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Good Morning Obots! Today's baller-shot caller is the legendary Leonard "Bugs" Rucker. Leonard Rucker - Born Aug. 18, 1938; Died Nov.11, 2007 - but everybody called him Bugs -- hailed from Chicago, IL, where he developed into a very strong Bank Pool player as a teenager. Like fellow Hall of Famer Eddie Taylor, Bugs took advantage of his tremendous banking skills to go on … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Wednesday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Happy Hump Day Obots! With a nickname like "Strawberry", I think its mandatory that you become a pool shark. Melvin "Strawberry" Brooks In his 73 years, Melvin "Strawberry" Brooks was many things -- an Army veteran, an operator of after-hours social clubs, a ladies man with at least nine children, an unpredictable but often loyal friend, a criminal twice jailed on … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Tuesday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Good Morning Obots! Today's featured baller-shot caller is Kim Jones. Born in Torrance, California but raised mostly in Seattle, Howard University alum Kim Jones is breaking her way to success as part of the Women Professional Billiard Association (WPBA). In June 2009, the current Atlanta resident became the first African-American female to compete in the Women’s World … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!