I used to go to Vegas 5/6 times a year since the 60's & always seemed to find chips in my pockets when I returned home. Early on, I would take them back for the next visit(Smart!! HUH???) & then when I would find a chip that I liked & was in good condition, so I started to keep them. All of a sudden I noticed that I had a pile of those little round things & there were memories attached to all of them. Then one day while surffing the old computer I found this club with a bunch of other sicko's who also collected these "THINGS", so I up & joined. That was around 91/92 I think (member # 1121) I will say that I have collected a lot of chips since then, but I have made many, many friends that are worth much more than the chips. If I never bought another chip(yeah!!) the friends will always be there. So that's it. Great contest Andy!! see you in June.