Category Archives: Memories

The Start of a Very Happy Week

Posted on February 27, 2017 by queen of comps

OMG – Such warm and happy feelings tonight after a wonderful two-hour flood of memories covering 50 years of favorite music. An Engelbert Humperdinck show – at 80, he’s still “got it.” A great start to what will be a … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 85 years of Adventure

Posted on January 18, 2017 by queen of comps

January 18, 1949 was a typical cloudy cold winter day in Connersville, Indiana, when a skinny teenager ran across the street from his high school to catch the bus just pulling up to the stop. “Well hello, kid,” the driver … Continue reading →

Posted in Brad Stories, It's Personal, Memories | 16 Comments

A Blast From the Past

Posted on May 12, 2016 by queen of comps

I’m going to be out of town for a little while and hopefully on vacation from my computer much of the time.  Brad and I will be flying to Georgia to help granddaughter Kaitlynn celebrate her graduation from Columbus State … Continue reading →

Posted in Family News, Memories, Non-Vegas Casinos, Travel, Video Poker | 4 Comments

NICE HOTEL ROOMS

Posted on August 22, 2014 by queen of comps

I will have to confess that staying in luxurious casino hotels isn’t the thrill it was for us when we were younger.  I remember 25-30 years ago, back when we were in our Riviera-Westward Ho-Stardust-4 Queens-Frontier days, that when we … Continue reading →

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A Vegas Love Story – How It All Began

Posted on March 14, 2014 by queen of comps

It was 30 years ago, on a windy March day in 1984, that a man and a woman arrived in Las Vegas on a plane from Indianapolis, Indiana.  It was their first vacation together, and it was only natural that … Continue reading →

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Do You Remember Your First Time?

Posted on December 10, 2013 by queen of comps

Recently someone asked me how many royal flushes Brad and I have hit and that question sent me to my VP records – not a fancy-dancy spreadsheet but a good old-fashion spiral notebook. Wow, what a trip down Memory Lane! … Continue reading →

Posted in Memories, Video Poker | 17 Comments

A Guessing Game

Posted on December 27, 2012 by queen of comps

Just found these pictures I had one time cut out from a magazine.  Can you figure out who these women are?   And what year the pictures were taken? And why? Put your guesses in the “Comments”!  Let’s see who comes the closest to the … Continue reading →

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28th Anniversary of Our First Vegas Vacation

Posted on March 8, 2012 by queen of comps

In March of 1984 Brad and I took our first vacation together – a trip to Las Vegas, of course. I had been in Las Vegas years before, but just a short stop on a trip from Indiana to California.  Brad had been in … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2011 by queen of comps

From CasinoCityTimes:  Top-10 scary things you might see in a casino Down Memory Lane Happy Halloween was last modified: October 30th, 2011 by queen of comps

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Red-White-and-Blue Las Vegas

Posted on September 11, 2011 by queen of comps

 This is what I wrote in “Frugal Fridays,” the predecessor of this blog, after the attacks of 9/11/2001.                Last week I promised you that I would write about red-white-and-blue Las Vegas, a city with patriotic feelings as strong as … Continue reading →

Posted in City News, Memories | 9 Comments