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That was a fun read! Thanks for sharing, brother. Sounds like you turned out all right despite the childhood nonsense.

I've spent one or two hours in a pool hall.

Thanks for your story. The pool scene was/is a whole subset of American culture that many don't know about. Some great people and some shite people.

Cheers. And shoot em straight.

Oh I know Greenway Billiards well. Crazy skinny black guy cleaned the joint. His name was June Bug. I knew Jessie, his wife, and his daughter. She drove a black truck that had “Angel Eyes” painted on it. Dang! Can’t remember her name.

There was a secret room in the back for private pool and card games. Illegal video poker machines, dominoes, backgammon, and of course pool. People would bet on anything. Lots of memories.

Place was open 24/7/365.

The casinos killed Greenway. People went to go gamble at them and then nothing left over for the pool hall action. Pool hustlers from all over would show up.

A mix of degenerates for sure.

End of an era in BR when Jessie sold it. It wasn’t the same and quit going.

I lived on little John so Mugsys was down the street . But we made it over there a few times. Probably early 90s. Don't really have any storys from it

Peyton was his daughter’s name. She was nice and ran the place.

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Haven't been in that section of BR in 25+ years. Is that little shopping center where Greenway was still in existence?

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It's still physically there, and there are a few businesses open, but that's the hood now. I remember when it wasn't as well.

That was the place down Greenwell Springs near Airline, right? Shot pool with a date or two in there.

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That area was going pretty ghetto in like 1995

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That date would've been about '96, and you are correct, sir.

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They used to have a pretty popular tattoo shop in there and I think that Daiquiri Cafe is still open on the left, but I wouldn't visit any business still open around there if I didn't have to. That area was going pretty ghetto in like 1995

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Tigers claw tattoo if I remember correctly. That was a long time ago.

I spent some time runnin in the BR Pool scene way back when. Tournaments all over town on the weekends. Pool Leagues where local dive bars teams competed. I ran a team out of Sonny's off Madeline Ct. You had to know Eddie Reeves at Greenway? Used to shoot at JD's on Dallas Dr. And Mr. G's on Sharp Rd. Lots of fights over a 25 cent Pool game. Much fun....