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Fantastic Bit of Nostalgia. The Hurricane and The Worldwind ....
- Thread starter DRD
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As a Belfast family , Higgins was a god in our snooker loving household in the 80s 
Of course Higgins had his demons but we loved him , My family knew of him . Came from the same part of town. He was born 2 years after my Dad , and died 2 years after him . They were both 61 . Too young
I remember watching a match against his nemesis Steve Davis with the sound down because my Dad couldn’t stand to listen to the commentators raving on about how great the Ginger Magican was
By a twist of fate I now sometimes see Davis on the Brighton grass roots music scene - he’s a DJ , enjoys dance / garage / psychedelic music . Who saw that coming . Chatted to him a couple of times, lovely guy and I forgive him for being a boring bastard snooker machine .
80s snooker scene was awesome - the Taylor Davis final of course lives in forever in my memory . So many characters … Jimmy, Kirk Stevens , Dracula Reardon , Big Bill, Tony Knowles etc
Of course Higgins had his demons but we loved him , My family knew of him . Came from the same part of town. He was born 2 years after my Dad , and died 2 years after him . They were both 61 . Too young
I remember watching a match against his nemesis Steve Davis with the sound down because my Dad couldn’t stand to listen to the commentators raving on about how great the Ginger Magican was
By a twist of fate I now sometimes see Davis on the Brighton grass roots music scene - he’s a DJ , enjoys dance / garage / psychedelic music . Who saw that coming . Chatted to him a couple of times, lovely guy and I forgive him for being a boring bastard snooker machine .
80s snooker scene was awesome - the Taylor Davis final of course lives in forever in my memory . So many characters … Jimmy, Kirk Stevens , Dracula Reardon , Big Bill, Tony Knowles etc
Two legends of snooker, massive personalities. Clearly great friends, sharing enormous cue power and phenomenal capacity to spin a cue ball.
Drinking and smoking. One seemingly using a borrowed cue. Taking down serious, focused, heavyweight American pros at their own game.
Drinking and smoking. One seemingly using a borrowed cue. Taking down serious, focused, heavyweight American pros at their own game.
Met Jimmy White years ago at the 10 pin bowling alley I played. Think it was during a promotional tour of one of the Jimmy White games.
Nice enough bloke, always remember that he used the wrong fingers in the bowling ball and I just had to point that out to him didn't I
Nice enough bloke, always remember that he used the wrong fingers in the bowling ball and I just had to point that out to him didn't I
