Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 25, 2020 in Blog, Facing the Firing Squad, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews, Personal |

In January 2017, I penned this article after seeing Al Pacino interviewed onstage in a two-hour career retrospective. I’m publishing it here for the first time on the occasion of Pacino’s 80th birthday — April 25, 2020.
An Interview with Al Pacino
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 17, 2020 in Blog |

A plea and a reminder to not forget animals living on the streets in desperate need during this pandemic.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 16, 2020 in Blog, Sports Betting |

“It probably is a good thing [I was fired], right? I like to associate myself with winning.”
— Scottie Pippen (after being let go by the Chicago Bulls after years of leeching off the ex-player-NBA tit like a tic on a pig’s ass)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 14, 2020 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Personal, Politics, Travel |

Parts 1 and 2 of my past with the Turkish Embassy and my present, meeting Billy Hayes, the author and inpiration for the harrowing movie, “Midnight Express.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 13, 2020 in Blog, Book Reviews, General Poker, World Series of Poker |

Here’s an untold story of Stu Ungar that wasn’t included in my biography, “One of a Kind” (released in 2005).
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 12, 2020 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas |

MY THOUGHTS ON LIVE POKER RETURNING IN THE SHADOW OF COVID-19
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 12, 2020 in Blog, The Van Morrison Master Class |

A closer look at the history behind the songs and music by Van Morrison, with commentary by Nolan Dalla.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 10, 2020 in Blog, Politics |

COVID-19 IN 2020 AMERICA: MY THREE-MONTH PROJECTION
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 7, 2020 in Blog, The Van Morrison Master Class |

A closer look at the history behind the songs and music by Van Morrison, with commentary by Nolan Dalla.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 7, 2020 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas |

The Castaways Casino was open from 1963 to 1987. Here’s my recollection of that forgotten slice of the Las Vegas Strip before it was demolished to make way for The Mirage, which today stands in its place.
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