Wow! Great story, Kerry!
Isn't it great when you find someone with a few chips stashed in a dresser drawer someplace, or someone who's been squirrelling away chips for years without realizing he was collecting them?
There's a moral to your story too: don't hide the fact that you collect casino chips! Sure, you'll wind up explaining to people who will stare at you blankly and shake their heads, but you'll also run into a few who will remember and will, like your barber, help spread the word.

-=Michael the Chipper=-