Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 8, 2015 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

Let the countdown begin, from 20 down to 1, with the most baffling Grammy Award winners of all time plus the reasons why it’s an outrage these artists and songs were selected — and who should have won.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 8, 2015 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews, Sports Betting |

Matt Lessinger is one of the most trusted gamblers and wagering analysts I know. He’s solid. I don’t need an explanation when I’m told Lessinger has taken a position on a game or an event. I can be confident that the work’s already been done and he’s on the right side.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 7, 2015 in Blog, Politics |

Congratulations to President Barack Obama for finally standing up and challenging the fables of historical Christian righteousness in a bold speech he delivered yesterday in Washington.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 6, 2015 in Blog, Politics |

How foretelling this article turned out to be.
Republicans would eventually manage another virus, and the results would be catastrophic. But this was back before anyone had ever heard of “President Trump.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 5, 2015 in Blog, Travel |

It was only a matter of time before someone came up with the idea of the world’s first “standing airline.” That’s right. They can’t even call this the cheap seats.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 4, 2015 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews |

Rice Republic is a great Chinese restaurant….if you’re on a low-calorie diet.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 3, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |

I attended a Super Bowl party at a friend’s house on Sunday. What I didn’t expect was the sauna and steam bath that came along with a small living room crammed full of people. This is what happens due to poor planning. A disaster. The whole place turns into a sweatbox. If he invites me next year, I’m showing up in a bathing suit. I’m also bringing a fan and a cooler full of ice cubes. Then, maybe he’ll get the message.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 2, 2015 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

New York City’s masterful crime dramas of the 1970’s weren’t just epic battles between the forces of good and evil. The very best movies of that genre were poetic morality tales played out on the big screen. In between sporadic scenes of bloodshed — godfathers, gangsters, policemen, and prosecutors paused to soliloquize about personal honor and so-called sacred codes of conduct. Cops weren’t always the good guys, and criminals were necessarily bad. Perpetually clashing worlds were a murky shade of gray. The clouds never cleared.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 1, 2015 in Blog, Sports Betting |

An estimated 110 million Americans watched the Super Bowl last year. But wait. That number can’t possibly be correct, can it? Given the U.S. population is currently 316 million, wouldn’t that mean 206 million other Americans didn’t watch the game? If television ratings are anywhere close to being accurate, nearly two-thirds of the American population doesn’t watch the Super Bowl.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 31, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Travel |

Keens Steakhouse has been open since 1885. It’s the second-oldest steakhouse in New York City. I had the chance to dine there last week for the very first time. Joining me were several dear friends, some of whom I’ll tell you more about.
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