Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 15, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Music and Concert Reviews, Video 1 |

“Poker Night in America” is currently filming its sixth extended session of high-stakes cash game action — this time at Turning Stone Casino in Upstate New York.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 14, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

This is the latest press release from “Poker Night in America,” now appearing weekly on CBS Sports Network. I’ve also included some personal thoughts about the exciting activities taking place this coming weekend at Turning Stone Casino in Upstate New York.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 14, 2014 in Blog, Politics, Rants and Raves |

Is anyone surprised or shocked by the repulsively insensitive and highly-inappropriate remarks made by conservative political ass-hat Rush Limbaugh on the tragic death of Robin Williams?
The pill-popping protagonist of reckless right-wing radio slammed Williams on the airwaves Tuesday, barely 24 hours following the widely-reported suicide, essentially ascribing the actor-comedian’s lifelong troubles and battles with addiction — now get this — to liberalism. So, as is typical in Rush’s twisted fantasyland, liberals are to blame for addictions and suicides, too.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 13, 2014 in Blog, Rants and Raves |

….political revolutionary and Kurdish freedom fighter Abdullah Ocalan.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 12, 2014 in Blog, Politics |

Western democracies ask what can be done to curtail and possibly eradicate Islamic extremism, which has surpassed other threats as the greatest endangerment to world peace and prosperity.
Things are really getting ugly in some places. And it’s getting scarier.
This is a frustrating problem with few if any, solutions that are readily obvious. Even experts in diplomacy can’t point to a workable game plan for slowing down a global scourge of violence.
A possible solution: What just might save us all is an Arab-version of Oprah Winfrey or Dr. Phil.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 10, 2014 in Blog |

What’s America’s biggest problem?
First, let me tell you what it’s not.
It’s not the economy. It’s not terrorism. It’s not the increasing scarcity of natural resources. It’s not any of the typical uncertainties commonly associated with our perilous future.
Our biggest problem goes much deeper than that.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 10, 2014 in Blog |

At least LBJ tried
There’s a humongous difference between liberals and conservatives when it comes to views on how government should work, and what’s to be done by those we elect to be in charge. We, liberals, believe in action and activism. We want our leaders to lead, and to do so daringly. Conservatives to the contrary, believe in doing nothing — unless it’s waging a war somewhere. Conservatives are dismissive of Wall Street running wild and letting people, among them the most disadvantaged, fend for themselves. Accordingly, they chose to not govern at all. They abdicate responsibility, They’re on a perpetual holiday. The question is — why does President Obama also seem to be on the same long vacation?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 9, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |

Yesterday at a local Firestone Auto Center, I encountered something way too common.
While standing at the counter and explaining what repair services needed to be done, my time was poached and my man-space was violated. I’m talking about being hijacked by the all-too-frequent alien invader phone call.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 8, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Talking Points, Video 1, World Series of Poker |

Tatjana Pasalic and I have done quite a few interviews together. I’m a big fan of her work, which is regularly posted at CalvinAyre.com.
Below this most recent interview, at the 2014 WSOP, see Part 1 of “How the West Was Won,” which is a nice overview of WSOP history.
READ: More background on the history of the WSOP
TAG: “Indeed, the casino started to look filthy. Everything inside smelled like smoke. Televisions inside the hotel rooms were broken and stayed that way for months. Some of the TVs still used old-fashioned rabbit ears. Hotel rooms went for as cheap as $19 a night, and they still couldn’t book them. Binion’s Horseshoe was an excruciating reminder that “old” Las Vegas was disappearing fast, soon to be extinct. It was a dying dinosaur on its last legs. Fewer tourists came downtown anymore and those who stayed there didn’t tend to gamble much. The real casino action and entertainment were down on The Strip, which might as well have been not just in a different state, but on another planet.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 8, 2014 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

….great rock and blues legend, brilliant songwriter, and legendary pianist — Leon Russell.
Time for another rambling wreck of random thoughts and occasionally wacky ideas, about whatever comes to mind during this midnight hour on a hot August night here in Las Vegas.
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