Dinner With Old Bear at Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse
Read MoreSometimes, someone else’s needs are greater than my own.
— Mark “Old Bear” Hughes
Nolan Dalla Rant: Maid to Drive Me Crazy
Maid’s carts outside my hotel room door at the New Orleans Sheraton
Read MoreI sympathize. I really do.
Working as a hotel maid must be a brutal job. It doesn’t pay shit. You’re forced to clean up other people’s filth. I can’t even begin to imagine the nasty things you see every day.
That said, I do have one simple request.
QUIT WAKING ME UP EVERY FUCKING MORNING AT 7:20 AM!
The 2003 World Series of Poker (Moneymaker Series Continues — Part 4)
Benny’s Bullpen at Binion’s Horseshoe — the site of the WSOP 1998-2004
Read MoreThis is the fourth in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after.
The Strangers Beside Us
Read MoreWe pass by strangers every day.
Most of the time, like ships in the night, we don’t even know they’re there or who they are.
I wonder how many times we’ve stood beside truly remarkable people, extraordinary individuals among us — those who have witnessed incredible events in history and may have even shaped the world in some way — and didn’t even know it.
It probably happens more often than you think.
2003 World Series of Poker Behind the Scenes (Moneymaker Series Continues — Part 3)
Read MoreThis is the third in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after.
Day One as Director of Public Relations for Binion’s Horseshoe
Left to Right — Benny Behnen (Benny Binion’s grandson), Becky Binion-Behnen, and Nick Behnen (Photo Credit: AmericanMafia.com)
This is the third in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after that historic event.
CLICK HERE — PART 1 (BEFORE THE STORM)
Read MoreBefore the Storm: Binion’s Horseshoe (2002)
Read MoreThis is the second in a series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s stunning victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes that year at Binion’s Horseshoe. where I worked at the time as the casino’s public relations director.
What You Never Saw and Don’t Know About Chris Moneymaker’s 2003 WSOP Victory
Read MoreThis week marks the ten-year anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s stunning victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker. It was the spark that lit the fuse of what became known as “the poker boom.”
So much has already been written and said about Moneymaker’s rags to riches triumph, that his story now seems to be old news.
Or is it? I beg to differ.
Mother’s (New Orleans)
Read MoreIsn’t there an old saying that you shouldn’t eat at a place called “Mother’s?” Or maybe the saying goes, “Never play poker with a man named ‘Doc,” and don’t eat at a place called “Mom’s.”
Whatever.
Whoever wrote that has never eaten at famous Mother’s Restaurant, on Poydras Street in New Orleans.
Here’s my review.
Twenty Fun Things to Do in New Orleans
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Read MoreNew Orleans is a magical city. We can all be magicians here, even for just a day. The tricks we do are entirely up to us.
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