I remember arriving at the Oceanview after a long walk (try finding parking anywhere in Santa Cruz!) - it was about noon. The only person in the cardroom was a young man setting up for the afternoon's poker games. He was puzzled about my request to buy a few chips for souvenirs, so he said, "I'll have to call the owner and ask him."

Turns out the owner was asleep and the guy awakened him. Hoo boy, there goes my chance for a chip! But to my surprise, the owner said, yeah, go ahead and don't bother me again with such things. So I got my chip and the owner finished his Santa Snooze.