http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Hustlers Posts tagged with 'Hustlers' at MetaFilter. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:16:42 -0800 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:16:42 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/66843/Hustlers%2DFade <a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&amp;cf=parentsguide&amp;id=1800079352">Fast Eddie Felsen's</a> time has passed. Pool hustlers once traveled the U.S., a nomadic undercover elite who made their living by allowing local players to feel in control - until real money was at stake. Now, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/24/opinion/24wertheim.html?_r=1&ex=1353646800&en=c25a7013c6601696&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin">they are no more</a>. The best players became famous on an ill-fated televised <a href="http://www.azbilliards.com/2000tourmain.cfm?tournum=61">tournament series</a>. They are too recognizable to hustle the locals. “Real hustling — driving to a pool room in another state, walking in, setting the trap, busting the local guy and then heading to a new town — is different. That’s what ain’t there any more.” tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.66843 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:16:42 -0800 Hustlers Pool Poolsharks Kirth Gerson