The Cards Speak

“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.” –Benjamin Disraeli I’ve finally recovered from the WSOP after a week of relaxation and some serious rehydration. Since many of my faithful readers have told me my best work was my attempt (parts one and two) to extract the poker [...]

“Oh the humanity!” –Ignatius T. Reilly Saturday, 11:30 AM I wake up and see a crack of sunshine through the Hard Rock curtains, amazed that I’m not hung over. It’s like the scene in Pulp Fiction where Sam Jackson is shot at about 10 times, and looks down in confusion to find that all of [...]

“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.” –Hunter S. Thompson I stood on the rail peering over Iggy‘s shoulder as he put on his shades and got ready to do battle against 9 other players who had ponied up $1K to try to win their [...]

“Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.” –William Dement After a night of restless sleep, I woke up wondering if the WSOP excitement has gotten hold of me, or if the stressful week at work made for all the tossing and turning. It [...]

“Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas … with the music at top volume and at least a pint of ether.” –Hunter S. Thompson My soul [...]