ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES...I could write a book about how many times I flew to Las Vegas from either Las Angeles or Kansas City just to hear this guy say "howdy partner." Yes, once I heard this tall neon cowboy say these two magic words, I knew I could go into any of the casinos and win a fortune. My dream was to win enough money to buy a brand new Buick to drive back to Kansas City. It happened. My wife was not that impressed, but more than a trifle upset about my unscheduled flight to Las Vegas on Continental's "redeye" non-stop, a trip I made more than a few times after sitting around in the River Quai (Key) area listening to all of the tales about winning bushels of Morgan silver dollars.
Yes, many stories. And thanks for the suggestion. I do have many stories about Las Vegas. I was there twice when all of the lights went out in town and one time, while playing roulette at the Stardust, I picked red to win, bet on it with various amounts from $5 to $100 per roll and saw red come in 44 consecutive times. I won a good amount of money and drove out of town in a new Buick. That was in the mid-60s. Stories abound. I am only thankful for still being around when so many times I could have been gone in a moment.
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Las Vegas Vintage Postcard3
Uploaded by sueism1 on 10 Feb 10, 1.09PM PDT.
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