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Mother’s (New Orleans)
Isn’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.”...
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The Strangers Beside Us
We 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,...
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Nolan Dalla Rant: Maid to Drive Me Crazy
Maid’s carts outside my hotel room door at the New Orleans Sheraton I 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...
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Dinner With Old Bear at Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse
Sometimes, someone else’s needs are greater than my own. — Mark “Old Bear” Hughes You probably don’t know Mark Hughes and that’s...
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New Orleans Short Stories (1): Free Beer on Canal Street
If you can be in love with a city, then New Orleans is my mistress. Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, I’ve spent right at 220 days and nights in “The Big Easy,” which equates basically to living...
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New Orleans Short Stories (2): The Mugging that Didn’t Happen
Short Story #2: The Mugging that Didn’t Happen New Orleans has a serious crime problem. Most of the time, in the areas most visited by tourists, visitors are safe. But crime is essentially a...
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New Orleans Short Stories (3): Women Shouldn’t Be Bartenders
At the Bourbon House in New Orleans Short Story #3: Why Women Shouldn’t Be Hired as Bartenders I’m convinced that most women make lousy bartenders. There, I said it. It’s been a week since I...
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New Orleans Short Stories (4): Never Ass-ume Anything
There’s more than one donkey in New Orleans . Short Story #4: Never Ass-ume Anything This story is embarrassing. At the New Orleans airport waiting to fly home today, I was ready for boarding. I...
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New Orleans Short Stories (5): Junk Science
New Orleans Short Story #5: Junk Science As I was typing up these stories on a Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Las Vegas, something else happened. Call it a bonus. Or, call it...
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New Orleans Short Stories (6): Seven Favorite Moments
Writer’s Note: Eighteen days and nights in New Orleans have ended. Looking back, here are some of of my fondest memories from this most recent stay: Visiting “the Spotted Cat” on Frenchmen Street...
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Announcing: Open Casting Call for Poker Night in America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Poker Night in America” Television Series Announces Open Casting Call for Players at Turning Stone Casino, New York — August 9-12, 2013 Here’s the deal. “Poker Night in...
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Debut Cast of “Poker Night in America” Television Show Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEBUT CAST FOR “POKER NIGHT IN AMERICA” TELEVISION SHOW ANNOUNCED Rush Street Productions is pleased to announce the cast of poker players who will appear on the debut...
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My Review of the Italian Restaurant at the Philadelphia Airport
What’s worse than a two-hour layover in Philadelphia? A three-hour layover in Philadelphia, my least favorite American city. Oh well, as the Romans say – when in Philly behave as a Philadelphian....
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Airline Depot
Air travel has pretty much become like riding on a city bus, only with wings. From the moment you’re prodded and patted down by the TSA to the time your buckled into a flying tin can breathing...
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Fargo
Tell someone you’re spending a week in Fargo, and a blank stare is likely to be chaperoned by a single word. Why? I had no idea what to expect on this, my first trip to Fargo, North Dakota. Well,...
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In a North Dakota State of Mind
North Dakota Short Stories. Until recently, five miles had been the closest that I’d ever come to being in North Dakota. Five miles — as in 35,000 feet high. And why would I ever go to North Dakota?...
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My Love Affair with French Cars
There’s three things I love about France — their cooking, their wine, and their cars. Well, maybe four things, but I don’t want to get into trouble. Such fine memories. In fact, I owned a Peugeot...
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Dining in Dusseldorf
Dutch food sucks. Sorry, Holland. Beautiful country. Nice people. But the local food scene is basically one Long John Silvers after another, only with unpronouncable names. Your food choices in...
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Breaking Into the Home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
A stadium hasn’t been constructed yet that can keep me out. Well, maybe one. More on that later. This week, I’m visiting Pittsburgh. The hotel and casino where I’m staying are adjacent to the...
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Pittsburgh Short Stories
Photo by Matt Robinson 1. The Goldman Family Restaurant Monopoly (Stevan Goldman’s Restaurant Recommendations) 2. On Thin Ice (“Poker Night in America” Visits the Home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh...
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