The Offer I remember being excited upon receiving that first comped night offer sometime back in the mid 90's. Even though it was from the Excalibur, or maybe it was Stratosphere, it was just a matter of time before the casinos would be sending a private jet and treating me like the Vegas whale. The truth is twenty years later I'm…
Month: July 2017
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF……
The opening words to the Rolling Stones classic Sympathy for the Devil go on to say "I'm a man of wealth and taste". I certainly don't qualify as man of wealth and my taste is hit or miss depending on who you ask. "Won't you guess my name," the song continues. I can think of at least four different…
START ME UP
In October of 1972 my parents attended a World Series game between the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics. I know this because they have the photo taken from under the centerfield scoreboard. If you look closely you can see a red and white dot in the batter's box and I've been told that it's Johnny Bench. I suppose my love of…