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I come to you today to share our visit to the Hard Rock Casino in Florida. As I prepare to depart to return to the sunny snowy skies of home in Boulder, I’m taking this time to share with you our visit to the famous, and deservedly so Hard Rock Cafe. And did I say “casino?” No suspense is necessary. We left with more money than we took with us. Because of the ATM! Seriously, if you want “seriously,” you’re reading the wrong blog! The Hard Rock Cafe

The Hard Rock is of course surrounded by the famous Mississippi Delta River, of blues fame.

The Famous Mississippi River Delta Curves Past the Hard Rock

First we spent $24,495 on assorted watches and clothing. I’m expensing that of course.  Buckling on our new watches we walked wisely into the fantastic guitar museum in the casino. While some might call it the hallway, it is in fact a museum of rock and roll memorabilia and great fun. I did get into a little trouble (not at the blackjack tables) when I tried putting a $20 bill into a guitar. I managed to get the bill into the “f” hole, but when I tried to pull on the lever attached to the strings, the wammy bar on Joe Banamassa’s guitar, a security guard got disturbed.  Joe did not care!

Joe Banamassa’s ES 335 Gibson, Replica by Epiphony

After a wonderful lunch we got in line for the blackjack tables. We did not want to play on the $10,ooo per hand minimum tables, so we got in line for the $0.25 tables. There were two. They were set up on picnic tables in the lobby, and had a line about 40 people long. And none of the players were leaving their benches. After waiting for a week and a half, we decided that we’d play slots. Or that I’d play slots. My nephew is smarter than I am. I lost $20 faster than you can say “Peter Townsend.” We decided it was time to go.

I flirted with a tall beautiful woman wearing a mirrored dress. She said nothing! My wife does not let me date in any event.

Of great interest and evoking measures of excitement was an eponymous Les Paul. Les Paul’s Les Paul had enough knobs and switches to control a lunar lander.

Les Paul’s Les Paul

With all of Mr. Paul’s fame, you’d have thought that the guitar would have his name on it instead of “Bigsby Patent.” I never heard of a player with that name.

Johnny Cash ATM

In spite of the clear label I could not get the Johnny Cash ATM to give me any cash at all! I was disappointed.

We left the Hard Rock smiling, and with no losses beyond the $20 I played into a slot machine. My nephew broke even, since he did not play.

Moderation in Moderation

Lensworth At Large

Leonard Frieling
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