Pages Menu
TwitterFacebooklogin
Categories Menu

Posted by on Jul 17, 2014 in Blog, Personal, World Series of Poker | 1 comment

Michael Baden and Linda Kenney Baden: The Ultimate Power Couple in Criminal Jurisprudence

 

the-badens

 

Every World Series of Poker is special.  Attend enough of them, and each year becomes a well-defined moment and a new entry onto one’s personal timeline.  What creates such indelible impressions?  Not the poker hands.  Not the prize money.  Not even the coveted gold bracelets – and I have witnessed more than half of the final hands that have taken place in the tournament’s 45-year history.  Rather, it’s the people.  It’s all the interesting personalities and their unique stories that I remember, and even revere, the most.  This year, I had the great pleasure of meeting two remarkable people who I believe you will find just as fascinating as I did.

Read More

Posted by on Jul 8, 2014 in Blog, Video 1, World Series of Poker | 4 comments

Andy Rooney Never Had to Do This

 

nolan-dalla-poker-night-in-america

 

Thirty-six hours ago, my cell phone rang.  Or chimed.  Or whatever cell phones do.

It was Todd Anderson on the other end, the brains behind “Poker Night in America,” the new show which debuted last week on CBS Sports.

“We want you to film a segment which we’re going to insert at the end of each show,” Todd said.

Great, I thought.  What does he want to film?

“We want to film you,” Todd insisted.  “We want this to be like an Andy Rooney piece at the end of 60 Minutes.”

Wait a bleeping minute.  Isn’t Andy Rooney dead?

Read More

Posted by on Jul 6, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 2 comments

“Georgia On My Mind….Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!”

 

mgeorgiastate

 

Georgia should change its official nickname to “The Vigilante State.”

Think of how exciting all those sleepy magnolia-canopied streets are about to become with law and order — Dirty Harry style.

Out of my way, you punk!  Bam!

Read More
css.php