- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Do people still go out an shoot pool/Billiards?
Posted on 11/16/21 at 11:48 am to FLBooGoTigs1
Posted on 11/16/21 at 11:48 am to FLBooGoTigs1
I miss playing pool. We used to go damn near every day when I worked construction after work. There were a a few places scattered around BR called "The Rack". Damn near every watering hole had at least one or two tables. The "serious" players would hang out at "Greenway Billiards" located on Greenwell Springs Rd. for high $$$ games. Big time players such as Minnesota Fats & Steve Mizerak would come in for some tournaments there. I had a table at home for years and we would have in house tournaments into the wee hours. And I can't count how many fights started over a 25 cent pool game. Out to the parking lot, then back in to drink more beer. Lots of great memories. 
0
Posted on 11/16/21 at 11:59 am to FLBooGoTigs1
I do
Posted on 11/16/21 at 12:49 pm to noonan
quote:
Placed way better than I expected. 33rd out of the 835 teams.
That's great! Some money won, and a fun time. Can't beat that. Congrats, bro. We were 1-2, bounced by a team from SE Texas.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 1:29 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
Back in the day when I was at LSU we spent a lot of time at Uncle Earls drinking beer and shooting pool.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 1:32 pm to Joe_Dirte
quote:
damn I'm jealous of the amount of free time you have
There are some perks to not having anyone other than yourself to be responsible for.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 2:00 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
People still do, hope it comes back to “casual night out” status like it held in the 90’s and early 2000’s.
Pool halls got the shaft when retail started to be just about $/sqft revenue and the assumption that the next potential renter for the space will surely will be the next big thing (just to end up with the space being vacant for the next decade).
With the (still) overbuilding of mini-malls I can see another era coming where the square footage for a pool hall is cheaply available and stable cash flow becomes desirable again for land owners.
Pool halls got the shaft when retail started to be just about $/sqft revenue and the assumption that the next potential renter for the space will surely will be the next big thing (just to end up with the space being vacant for the next decade).
With the (still) overbuilding of mini-malls I can see another era coming where the square footage for a pool hall is cheaply available and stable cash flow becomes desirable again for land owners.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 2:22 pm to bgtiger
quote:
That's great! Some money won, and a fun time. Can't beat that. Congrats, bro. We were 1-2, bounced by a team from SE Texas.
Were they from Houston? I think there were 3 other teams from the Houston area in the 9 ball tournament. Two of them made it past our round. Did they have a 9 named Ernesto on their team?
This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 11/16/21 at 2:36 pm to PowerTool
quote:
And I went down to my old neighborhood
The faces have all changed, there's no one left to talk to
And the pool hall I loved as a kid is now a 7-11
Life goes by so fast...
Posted on 11/16/21 at 2:41 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Play twice a week in a couple leagues. Love pool. One of the few things in life I am actually good at.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 4:39 pm to A Menace to Sobriety
quote:
Play twice a week in a couple leagues. Love pool. One of the few things in life I am actually good at.
Where do you play? Assuming you are in Houston.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 4:43 pm to noonan
quote:
Yup, we were there for 9 ball. Team name was Clutch Time Shooters. We didn't play anyone from Louisiana though. We played one team from Texas, one from California, one from Florida, one from Maryland and one from West Virginia. I think that's it. Placed way better than I expected. 33rd out of the 835 teams.
What's the name of the Florida team? I know someone who was there.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 5:04 pm to LSUintheNW
I think they were Cartography Project. But I think I heard one of them say they couldn't use their normal name, so they probably play as something different. I think they play out of Melbourne Florida.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 9:12 pm to noonan
I am actually in New Orleans unfortunately.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:54 am to FLBooGoTigs1
In the early 90's I would play pool every Friday afternoon in Judsonia, AR. We paid 25¢ a game and the owner of the joint racked the balls for us. Damn I am old. I do like that memory though.
Page 3 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News