Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 18, 2017 in 100 Essential Albums, Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

Do great pop musicians run into creative gauntlet by age 30, and if so — why?
For purposes of discussion, I made “30” the creative cutoff. But it could be 29, or 31, or 32 — the point being that musical creative talent diminishes perhaps over time.
The evidence seems convincing.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 16, 2017 in Blog, Politics, Rants and Raves |

Trump is arming the beasts who fund and support ISIS and Islamic terrorism, but he won’t let me drink Havana Club rum or smoke a Cuban cigar.
Today, President Trump rescinded the normalization of United States-Cuba relations. But, he embraces Saudi Arabia.
This is is preposterous!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 10, 2017 in Blog, Politics |

My Take on the (most recent) Bill Maher Controversy. His apology was troubling, given Maher’s long advocacy of free expression and self-professed championing of anti-political correctness.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 2, 2017 in Blog, Personal |

Here’s my report about what my first colonoscopy was like. I know, it sounds gross, but learning more might save your life.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 29, 2017 in Blog, General Poker, Politics, World Series of Poker |

The 2017 World Series of Poker begins this week. This will be the first WSOP in 25 years which I don’t plan on writing about or attending. With poker becoming a faint glow in my rearview mirror, this seems like a suitable occasion to clear out some personal files and post a few (previously unpublished) articles that were written up last year but never posted.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 23, 2017 in Blog, Politics |

On November 22, 1963 at a nightclub in New York City, stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce decided to go on with the show. Just hours after President John F. Kennedy was declared dead, Bruce walked onstage in front of a uneasy audience. No one in the crowd knew what to expect.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 17, 2017 in Blog, Politics |

Changing your mind isn’t a sign of indecision, nor weakness. Rather, it’s compelling evidence of an open mind reacting appropriately to new information and changing circumstances.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 15, 2017 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews |

Gilley’s at Treasure Island is a horrible restaurant.
Here’s my review.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 20, 2017 in Blog, Book Reviews, Politics |

Bill O’Reilly’s crime is pretending to be a writer.
In his awful ghostwritten books for which he parsimoniously takes credit as the author, O’Reilly intentionally and maliciously contorts some of the most memorable events in history, orchestrating willful acts of deception destined to mislead and confuse millions of readers.
O’Reilly is a historical alchemist pimping fake history for a fast buck.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 18, 2017 in Blog, Politics |

Marriage remains the primary reason many people of faith convert from one religion to another, or from no religion to a precipitous discovery of sudden belief. But why should anyone be forced to change their personal belief system based simply on falling in love? Doesn’t true love demand tolerance, that is — allowing a spouse to believe what they want and loving him (or her) for who they really are?
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