Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 9, 2021 in Blog |

My thoughts on the death of Prince Philip, an utterly worthless invisible speck of nothingness who sucked the British treasury dry for 99 useless years, decorated by the trappings of royal tradition — in other words, a mannequin.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 8, 2021 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

“Songwriting is a bitch. And then it has puppies.”
― Steven Tyler
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 1, 2021 in Blog, Politics |

Derek Chauvin has a problem.
It’s not just a legal problem, though that’s certainly a big deal.
I’m talking about a public relations problem.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 31, 2021 in Blog, Personal |

Does anyone answer their telephone these days?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 30, 2021 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews |

A great restaurant doesn’t distinguish itself by how few mistakes it makes, but by how well they handle those mistakes.
— Danny Meyer (Restauratuer)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 28, 2021 in Blog, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews |

Today was the first live concert I’ve attended in more than a year.
It sure felt good and sounded great. Being with people and listening to music is one of the things I missed most while we were in lockdown. Let’s hope things will get back to normal slowly, steadily, and safely.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 27, 2021 in Blog, General Poker |

Little Richard got (1) robbed, (2) shot in the stomach, (3) lost his business, and (4) was arrested — all in the same day!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 26, 2021 in Blog, Book Reviews, Music and Concert Reviews |

For writers, for the west, and for those who through his writings better understand that human wants and needs are universal, Larry McMurtry was our lonesome dove.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 26, 2021 in Blog, Politics |

Let’s rid the national conversation of insurance companies as “providers” of health care in America.
They provide us with nothing but headaches and misery. Example: Ever had a phone conversation with an insurance company over coverage and costs?
Insurance companies are, in fact, leeches. They’re bleeding us dry.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 25, 2021 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

The best way to approach ‘Let It Down’ is to imagine the Beatles walking into a small tavern and taking the stage, and then jamming for a couple of hours. Composed of 50 songs — roughly a third Beatles classics we know, another third covers of songs by other popular artists, and several songs never heard before which are of surprisingly good quality — this is one of the best bootleg albums to surface with recordings from one of their most productive periods.
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