Keep in mind that there is a certain seedy glamour that is often deliberately re-created in jazz and blues bars, for that feel of authenticity. But we are talking about appearances, not the actuality. A couple of our members are in it and can attest to the enthusiasm he had about the place, as did Newman and Cruise. It was precisely this ambience that Coppola wanted to capture in The Color of Money. Yes, we certainly agree that Chris’s has that old-time look and feel of The Hustler. We’ve been fighting that “Trouble in River City” image for over 30 years. I am president of the Oliva Women’s Pool League, which has played there every Tuesday night since the original “Chris” opened it. I’m concerned that readers might infer that this is also what pool can and will do. But I am afraid that the article does both pool and Chris’s Billiards a disservice. It is very well written and certainly captures the essence of how drugs can destroy a human life. I read your article on Don “Waterdog” Edwards with interest.
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