Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 21, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, Travel |
(L to R) Steven “Ice’ Eisenstein, Steve Goldman, Rich Korbin, Nolan Dalla, Chris O’Connor at Bobby Flay’s in Mohegan Sun Casino — attending FARGO 2014
FARGO isn’t what you think. It has nothing to do with North Dakota, although you might see a few “Big Lebowski” types in the group. FARGO is an acronym for the “Fall” version of “BARGE,” which is the largest and longest-running poker annual convention that attracts different kinds of people to the host city for the purposes of two things — to play poker and have fun. What happens at FARGO stays at FARGO.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 20, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Travel, Wine Reviews |
Providence is defined as the divine guidance of human destiny. That’s accurate. I call it the place where I discovered Black Sambuca.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 18, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |
I don’t know her name.
It’s unlikely that I’ll ever know who she is. In fact, I probably won’t ever see her again.
But she certainly made an impression on me, and a positive one at that. Bear with me, the story is worth telling and reading.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 17, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Travel |
Boca Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina — home of the legendary Boca Juniors
Let’s continue with the best live sporting events we’ve seen.
Yesterday, in Part I (READ HERE), I featured several games I attended from 1969 through 1979. Today, I’ll look back on sporting events from 1980 to the present which I saw in person.
Feel free to add your favorite sporting event memory, either in the comments section or on Facebook.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 16, 2014 in Blog, Personal |
“23 August Stadium” in central Bucharest (Romania), site of the bitter annual soccer grudge match between rivals FC Dinamo Bucuresti and Steaua Bucuresti — photo from 1990
What’s the most memorable sporting event you’ve ever attended?
I don’t attend many games in person these days. That’s because I’d rather watch the action on television. Ticket prices have become so ridiculously expensive, along with parking and concessions, that I’m no longer interested in spending hundreds of dollars while fighting crowds and blowing an entire day getting to and from the ballgame. Besides, there are no betting windows at stadiums.
That said, I have attended some really interesting games, although most of the sporting events that I’ve seen took place many years ago.
Listed chronologically, here’s a look back on some of the most exciting games and sporting contests I’ve seen in person. Today’s list is from 1969 up through 1979. Part 2 will include memories from 1980 to the present:
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 15, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, Politics |
Karl Marx wasn’t a political fanatic, nor was he an extremist. Certainly not when you examine his writings. In fact, back in his day, Marx is what we’d now call a social commentator. He wrote about politics, economics, and world events. Since television “talking heads” didn’t exist back then, Marx instead scribed his ideas. Those views were published in newspapers and periodicals, including even some based in the United States. He also wrote a few notable books, which weren’t particularly well-received when they were initially written, another way of saying Marx was way ahead of his time.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 14, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas |
Could the new SLS Las Vegas be the latest casino flop, a la Atlantic City’s Revel?
Only weeks after a garish and glittery opening over Labor Day weekend — which attracted plenty of Hollywood celebrities, at least one big-time rock star, and rave reviews from the fawning local and gambling press desperate to put a positive spin on languishing hopes for the long-awaited transformation at the northern end of The Strip — SLS Las Vegas appears to be in serious trouble. Already.
The problem: No one’s going there.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 13, 2014 in Blog, Rants and Raves, Video 1 |
Note: I attempted to write up a blow-by-blow description of what happened on Sunday, but found it way too demoralizing. Instead, I recorded a profanity-laced rant which appears as my contribution of the day.
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