Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 1, 2012 in Blog, Personal, Travel |
This photo was taken in December 1989, just after the Romanian Revolution. I’m standing In front of the unfinished Casa Republicii (House of the Republic) in Central Bucharest a short time after the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu. Casa Republicii, then under construction, was to be the new government center for the Romanian Communist Party. Ceausescu oversaw its construction personally, which essentially bankrupted the nation. It still stands as the world’s largest office building. But he never saw it completed. He was shot by a firing squad on Christmas Day in 1989.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 1, 2012 in General Poker, Personal, Travel |
This is the first of a five-part trip report to Florida, Philadelphia, then Atlantic City.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 31, 2012 in Blog, General Poker |
“Full Tilt Pokerâs actions during both the pre- and post-Black Friday period, represented an unprecedented level of irresponsibility and a grotesque violation of trust. The damage these industry outcasts have done to players, public confidence, and the game overall lingers and will not be forgotten nor forgiven until the principals have provided explanation, apology, and restitution.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 31, 2012 in Blog, Rants and Raves |
Passing through a crowded casino this weekend, I couldnât help but notice hundreds of people â primarily men â crowded around several television screens at one of the bars. You saw the photo, you read the headline — so you can easily see where this is headed.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 30, 2012 in Blog, Personal |
If you could go back and live your life all over again, would you? Most of us would probably answer â it depends.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 29, 2012 in Las Vegas, Sports Betting |
In the late 1960s, Howard Hughes’ ushered in a new era — the corporate-ownership of casinos. The Mafia gradually moved out and the bean counters moved in. What a terrible trade-off it turned out to be.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 28, 2012 in Blog, Las Vegas, Restaurant Reviews |
Update: Â The Flame Steakhouse closed its doors for the final time in 2014. Â The replacement restaurant at the El Cortez is not recommended.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Personal, Rants and Raves |
After nearly getting flattened, splashed, covered with discarded bags of garbage, hit by beer cans, spit on, and cursed at over the course of many months, I finally said âfuck itâ and sold off my bike.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 26, 2012 in Blog, Las Vegas |
I admit, thereâs a rush factor you get while waiting for your smog test results, and it’s not from the fumes.Â
The rush factor is even more intense if â like me — you drive an older vehicle. I have not one, but two older cars, so my rush factor is double.Â
I guess that sort of makes me the meth-addict of smog testing.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 25, 2012 in Blog, Travel |
I didn’t want to begin this blog with a pretty picture and a fictional narrative of illusion. I wanted it to be real. Here’s Part 2 of my running this week in Los Angeles.
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