After Frisco Eddie walked out of the Blue Moon Lounge that Sunday morning, he was reflecting on whether or not it would be a good idea to pursue a full-time career playing shuffleboard. He had just beaten \u201cBig Al,\u201d and he was weighing the pros and cons of becoming a \u201chustler\u201d on a permanent basis.<\/p>
Eddie gave the idea a great deal of thought. He had a girlfriend to think about also \u2026. one that he might even ask to marry some day. It wouldn\u2019t be fair to shut her out. His girl (Shelli) wasn\u2019t too keen on the prospect of Eddie being on the road all the time. He had a good job at the Blue Moon, and it was expected that someday soon he would even be made a partner in the business, and eventually become sole owner.<\/p>
He finally decided to just \u201chang-on\u201d for awhile, and let the action come to him in the local area. If he was going to be able to hit all the tournaments, and hustle on the side also, he\u2019d have to travel a lot. He would be on the road too much, in fact, to establish himself at the Blue Moon. Shelli was happy; the owner of the Blue Moon (Bob) was happy; Eddie was happy, and all was going just fine: Just fine, that is, until a very pretty gal walked into the bar one Friday night Her name was Lillian, but to the shuffleboard world her \u201chandle\u201d was \u201cLong Beach Lil.\u201d Eddie didn\u2019t know it then, but all his plans \u2026. were about to change.<\/p>
\u201cLong Beach Lil\u201d was a dead giveaway as she strolled to the far end of the bar, near the rear exit. Her gaze shifted between the shuffleboard and on Eddie. The fact that she was carrying an expensive weight-case raised some eyebrows at the bar.<\/p>
After she sat down, Eddie asked, \u201cWhat\u2019ll you have?\u201d Lillian sized Eddie up and then stated very simply (in a low and lusty kind of Texas drawl), \u201cEverything you\u2019ve got, Eddie.\u201d Eddie was taken back for a moment, but he kept on looking into her eyes. Lil was a thing to behold; she had dark brown hair, was about five feet, seven inches tall (with a knock-out body), and piercing blue eyes \u2026. and the eyes were on Eddie.<\/p>
Eddie asked, \u201cSeems you know my name \u2014 now, what\u2019s yours?\u201d \u201cLil,\u201d she replied. \u201cWell, it sure is good to meet you. Nice case you have there,\u201d said Eddie. Then Lil said, \u201cI heard about your action, Eddie. How did you manage to luck-out against \u2018Big Al\u2019 and his crowd?\u201d \u201cWasn\u2019t much luck to it \u2014 I just shot-their-eyes-out,\u201d Eddie replied. She countered with: \u201cMy eyes are on you right now, Eddie. Would you like to try to shoot them out, too?\u201d Their gazes were locked as Eddie hollered out, \u201cHey, Bob, take over, O.K.? I\u2019ve got a live one here!\u201d<\/p>
After the board was waxed, and they each had some practice shots, Eddie said, \u201cHow hard do you want to make this on yourself, Lil?\u201d Lil replied, \u201cAs hard as it can get, Eddie. Let\u2019s start for a hundred a game and build up from there. O.K. ?\u201d Eddie\u2019s anxiety level went up a little, and he had mixed emotions as he put the quarters in. He thought, \u201cThis is either too good to be true \u2026. or too true to be good.\u201d<\/p>
Which will it be, readers: too good to be true \u2014 or too true to be good? Read the next chapter of \u201cFrisco Eddie\u2019s Revenge \u2014 the Return\u201d next week in The Shuffleboard Federation\u2019s Blog. This is better than the soaps!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After Frisco Eddie walked out of the Blue Moon Lounge that Sunday morning, he was reflecting on whether or not it would be a good idea to pursue a full-time career playing shuffleboard. He had just beaten \u201cBig Al,\u201d and he was weighing the pros…<\/p>\n