Real Tales of the Boardwalk Empire

Look I went to AC for the action. That's what losers do. Or gamblers that is. If you are a gambler you are basically a loser. The house has the odds and they are not in your favor. When you are young and full of piss and vinegar you think youse is the guy who will beat the odds. You will count the cards. Pick the parley. Lay out the exacta. But you don't. You lose in the end. Every time.

It took a while but I finally figured it out. So I dialed back the gambling. Took my shots. I just enjoyed the life style. Late nights. Drinking. Jazz. So I would go with my buddies and leave them to the frenzied action. I would make my bets. I would go big when I bet but I tried to work the odds. I played the games with a little better chance here and there. I left the boys at the tables and went off to the lounge. I would bullshit with the Bartenders. Flirt with the hookers. Listen to some music. There was almost always a good jazz vocalist there. Saw Anita O'Day. Nancy Wilson. Steve and Edie. A bunch of them.

And of course I would organize tickets to the show. Those were the days when Trump and Steve Wynn were having a dick measuring contest. They would vie to bring in big names. Frankie Vallie. Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. Diana Ross. And of course....the Chairmen of the Board.

Frank was long past it. I mean he was suffering from dementia. His latest wife was rolling him out there and the cash was rolling in. One of his last appearances was at Bally's in their outdoor arena. It was sad and amazing all in one fucked up hot mess.

WKRLEM- A Moment of Clarity

Stop Me Before I Post Again!

Open thread for people to continue. Be suave!

Stardust Memories - Review

I took this picture of a NYT Book Review (review) left behind on a table for Dominic to find and read. 

"Dominic Read What A Low Life Sinatra Was"

It reminded me of an Althouse blog post of a note she found inside a book. The Note Althouse found in the book said...

Enjoy life : we are lucky, we live our lives in chapters... make your life a good long novel like this one! :)

There is more in the note Althouse found, but, you can read it for yourself.
 

I Looked up the Review Online to see if the cursively written review, I took a picture of, matched. Here is a small segment pertaining to what I believe Dominic was supposed to find.