... waiting in line at Hard Rock for only a couple of hours for chips? Go read the horror stories posted on the silver striker's message board Strikepoint.com about the 14 HOUR line at Four Queens lined up to turn in (20) $10 silver strikes for the 4 Queens $200 Christmas silver strike that was issued during the recent San Remo show last month! Yes, that's right ... 14 hours! The first person to get in line did so at 5 p.m. the night before for a 7 a.m. release the next morning. I got in line at 11 p.m. and was #62 ... only because I received a phone call in my hotel room from a friend that, "folks were lining up early."

BTW: I would think that 8 hours in line at Hard Rock would be a lot more "pleasant on the eyes" than 8-14 hours at 4 Queens!