Thursday, March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012



Sorry to see you go Mike. Knicks then play D and blow out Blazers. Last night was Noche Latina 2012, so the Knicks were Nueva York and the Blazers remained the Blazers. The game on Monday featured Los Bulls.



Took the day off for some personal chores and what do I get in an E-mail, $10 off on Outback Surf and Turf. Sold !



Well, March 16 starts what is turning out to be a two day celebration. Tomorrow begins with Irish Coffee.



NYT magazine has terrific piece on Foxwoods Casino. They mention Don Johnson, who was profiled in The Atlantic. Amazing that the Casinos shortened their risk.

Also, quoting the CEO,Scott Butera :
"The math is the math," he said. "Over time, we’ll make our vig." Vigorish - : a charge taken (as by a bookie or a gambling house) on bets; also : the degree of such a charge ,a vigorish of five percent, (perhaps from Ukrainian vygrash or Russian vyigrysh winnings, profit)

"Our junior debt was trading at 5 cents on the dollar. So you want to come to a place where even though the lenders are getting a haircut on the face value, they know they’re getting an incredible lift on what it’s actually worth. That’s the magic."

A bookie with an MBA.



Forget about the play-in games, which weren't bad. March Madness starts today.



Omar Little wins the Wire Tournament. Actor Michael K. Williams is humble about his win.



Blue Moon, the song, was written by Rodgers and Hart. The original version had the melody but not the words which took four tries.

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