Actually, as soon as I posted that message, I realized I forgot to include that my "collection heroes" are you and Barry H. in my letter.
I have come to the conclusion, that the easiest way to get a "nice" menu, is to go into a restaurant (lunch works really well) and request a table for 4 (only 2 of us in reality). Tell the waiter you're waiting for another couple, decide which menu is in the best shape and then quickly slip it into a shoulder bag (my big, black Riviera 50th Anniversary bag is GREAT for this). When the waiter eventually returns hand him three menus back while you order saying your friends are "stuck in the casino".....make sure you stack the 3 menus, they'll never notice 1 missing.......never been caught yet!
The "slip one into a shopping bag" was what I did last week at Hooter's....put the shopping bag (Hooter's calendar for one of Darrell's co-workers) on the table...look at the menu....calmly drop it into the shopping bag....watch Darrell start jerking and twitching!!
I did ask at Stardust for a menu. The lovely waitress also went into the back storage room and found me another obsolete menu plus the current one.
The maid at our hotel did give me a room guide, but I wanted 4 or 5 (I'm not the only collector here!) and since Darrell brew my cover, I now only have one...rats!!
And thank you Dr. Phil -- the sharpie idea is GREAT! I'm going to try this!!