Legends of the Cue
"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”
Legends of the Cue
Latest Episodes
Justin Bergman - Part 2 (Action Rooms, Road Trips, and Junior Glory)
Part 2 follows Justin Bergman from gifted young player to feared road man, and it is packed with the kind of stories pool fans love. Justin talks about the pros and great players who passed through his orbit while he was still a kid, including ...
Justin Bergman - Part 1 (The Making of the “Iceberg”)
In this first installment with American pool star Justin Bergman, we go all the way back to the beginning. Justin shares what it was like growing up in Fairview Heights, Illinois, just outside St. Louis, in a family where pool quickly became mo...
John Schmidt w/Bob Keller - Part 5 (The Finish at 820: The Near Miss, the Nerve, and the Legacy)
The final episode brings the drama home. With the number climbing, the pressure building, and history within reach, John Schmidt and Bob Keller take us through the closing stages of the 820 run and the decisions that still linger in the mind af...
John Schmidt w/Bob Keller - Part 4 (How 820 Happens: Break Balls, Patterns, and Pure Straight Pool Genius)
In part four, the series shifts into the pure mechanics of greatness. This is where John Schmidt and Bob Keller begin unpacking the actual run in a way straight pool lovers will savor. They discuss break balls, key balls, rack patterns, cue-bal...
John Schmidt w/Bob Keller - Part 3 (The Mind of an 800 Ball Runner)
Part three gets inside John Schmidt’s head, and it may be the most revealing episode of the series. John talks candidly about self-doubt, aging, criticism, pride, and the internal switch he flips when it is time to chase a giant number. He expl...
Fan Mail
Terry Beer here, Mike Gonzalez, I'm so happy that you're part of the team with these two folks that I have had a bit of history with... Mark is the only pool instructor I've ever had and the only one I've ever needed. I refer to his book which I call the "Bible of Pool" many times a week and I'm still reading it. My first hand experience with Allison was many years ago as a league player in St. Louis. A friend of mine won the party with Allison contest that APA had every year and Allison came to my home bar to do her "Party" / Exhibition. We all had a great time and Allison even showed me a kickshot that I still use to this day. She is a warm, friendly and lovely person. And by the way Allison I still owe you a six pack of beer. We bet on our "beat the pro" game. I think I made two balls. Played a lockdown safety and she ran out! LOL. And to show you what kind of person she is... 2 years later I'm at the APA championships in Las Vegas and Allison is there. I'm walking down the long hallway to the main room and I see that Allison is coming down the hall towards me. She was completely inundated with well-wishers and fans, so I decided not to say anything to her. Well she passed by me in about 3 seconds later. I hear her voice coming from behind me saying "You still owe me a six pack of beer!" That tells you everything you need to know about Allison Fisher. Allison, I think you're the GOAT of women's pool, and Mark, I think you're the GOAT of pool construction! And Mike Gonzalez, I'm beginning to think you might be the GOAT of podcasting, comple
Decatur, Illinois
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