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Where Should I Watch Monday Night Football?

Posted by on Sep 8, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves, Sports Betting | 0 comments

 

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I dislike sports bars.

Loud obnoxious pricks.  Bimbo waitresses.  Bad service.  Shitty food.  Lousy drinks.  Constant noise.  Fanboy fantasy football jokers fist-pumping every time some tight end catches a 6-yard pass completion.  It’s fucking torture.

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A Visit to Sonoma Wine Country: Chateau Montelena

Posted by on Sep 8, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews, Travel | 7 comments

 

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This is the second in a series of travel essays about a recent visit to California’s wine country.  This past week, Marieta and I were joined by close friends and fellow wine aficionados Mark and Tina Napolitano in beautiful Sonoma County, where we enjoyed tastings at several local wineries.  Today, I shall focus on the experience of visiting and tasting one of the most famous wines in the history of California wine production — Chateau Montelena.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s Five Oscars

Posted by on Sep 7, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Personal, Travel | 4 comments

 

 

This week, Marieta and I joined close friends and fellow wine aficionados Mark and Tina Napolitano in beautiful Sonoma County, where we enjoyed tastings at several local wineries.  Here’s a review of the Coppola Winery.

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Las Vegas Show Review: Veronic Voices

Posted by on Sep 1, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews | 2 comments

 

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Veronic shares a personal journey.  Rather than covering just the female stars, she explains why she loves specific singers and notes what made them so unique as stage performers.  I enjoyed this personal perspective, which made me listen to some songs I thought I knew before in entirely different ways.

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Restaurant Review (El Segundo Sol) — Las Vegas Fashion Show Mall

Posted by on Aug 30, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Restaurant Reviews | 0 comments

 

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Executive Chef Terry Lynch at El Segundo Sol, flanked by two loyal fans

 

No detail is too small for the master of food and beverage, Terry Lunch.  When the famed partner-chef of the much-celebrated Mon Ami Gabi Restaurant (inside Paris Casino) opened El Segundo Sol, which offers highly-customized Mexican fare, he chose his recipes and ingredients carefully.

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How PokerStars Almost Offered to Buy the NFL’s New Orleans Saints

Posted by on Aug 29, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, Sports Betting | 1 comment

 

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Here’s a fun story from my days working for PokerStars.com, where I served as Director of Communications between 2004-2006.  After Hurricane Katrina, we seriously considered making a bid for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. 

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