A short story made somewhat long.I didn't find this at a Flea Market,Antique Shop or Coin show,I found this at Amvets #47 Lorain, Ohio.Wednesday is my Golf day,hanging with the boys and drink beer day,well in the winter we forget about Golf,and go straight to drinking so as I was making my rounds,picking up my numbers for Super Bowl Squares,one of the stops was at the local Amvets well I'm sitting at the Bar drinking a beer and B-Sing,the bars abount half full,most people are playing 66 because it's their league nite,well I'm sitting there talking to a friend I've known for at least 20 years,he's 77 and I'll be 63 next shortly,he's part of the older crew us young guys aspired to be like.It was pretty quiet and my friend was talking about him and his wife going home and watching TV,he was telling me about his favorite shows and he mentioned Vegas,says he likes it because its Vegas in the 50's,I tell him I collect old Vegas chips but i really like chips from Illegal casinos,then he says my Dad used to run the Terrace Club in Sandusky,I about spit my beer out,then I wouldn't shut up,he started talking telling me some stories about when he first got out of the Army,he wasnt involved but he did deliver some craps tables and items around Canton and Youngstown area and drove a fishwagon for his Dads place for awhile,he said his brother used to have a duffle bag full of cheques and named some names I heard of and alot I haven't,he said we can talk anytime,I think I'll only bother him every couple of weeks so I don't wear out my welcome,but like Gene said I guess you never know where info might show up,so that's my story and I'm going to stay on it.I thought I was sitting next to Gene,without a doubt my best none chip find to date.
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