Kay my wife of 53 yrs. and I went together to San Marino High School. Her Dad gave her the 55 T-bird for all A's in school.Her dream car. We had a car club, but no girls allowed. But she liked to street drag race the guy's in the car club. She beat most but not the fastest car. It was Gary Primm's corvette. Ernie Primm was her neighbor and Gary Primm our classmate.Ernie Primm starting in the 40's, owned casinos in Reno, Gardena, and Stateline. Gary went to USC, then learned the casino bussiness in Gardena, and took over Stateline casinos, when Ernie pasted away.Ernie had a master plan to expand Statelin and Gary followed thru, also Ernie asked the Gary change the town name to Primm, and he did. Gary, had the idea for NY NY and with 50% MGM partner built the NY NY. He always liked built a rollcoster,at the NY NY and Buffole Bills. Side bar: Kay I, and Joan, (Gary's sister) all went to the U. Colo. together, for all the wrong reasons, big time party school, then ok to drink 3.2 beer at 18.Anyway Joan had a crush on me and wanted to get married, I said no I'm going to marry Kay. End of the story Joan pasted away when she was 35 of cancer, Kay and I have 3 kids and 6 grandkids one great kid. Wish I was a collector then, when in Gary's house I remember seeing a lot of chips, and gambling equipment.
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