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The music world was forever changed on February 9th, 1964, the day the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. The young lads from Liverpool, England rocked the house, performing early classics such as “I Saw Her Standing There,” “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “All My Loving,” and “She Loves You.” Anyone who was alive during this time knew exactly what they were doing and where they were at on that day.
Unfortunately, for me, I was conceived 16 years, 1 day late from the event, never witnessing the true birth of Beatlemania. As an avid fan, I re-live Beatles music and history through my scratched CD’s, discontinued ipods, chronicle timeline books, corporate magazines, unauthorized YouTube videos, and late night documentaries. In addition, much of my wardrobe consists of the Fab Four. So, when I pick out my clothes for the day, it is second nature that John, Paul, George, and Ringo will appear smiling, tired, or stoned on my chest.
On a recent trip to a casino out of town, I wore a black and white Beatles sweater with the same images that appear on their Rubber Soul LP. As I observed the craps table, I notice my spot was open, SL1. When the shooter’s roll ended, I placed my player’s card and cash on the felt.
But as the pit boss proceeded to pick up the items, he noticed the sixth studio album cover garment. Unfortunately, from then on, the pit boss repeatedly asked me random Beatles questions, as if it were a category on Jeopardy.
“What was their name before they became the Beatles?” the pit boss asked. I informed him that the band was first formed by John Lennon, who named the group the Quarrymen, which later became the Silver Beatles, which then transformed into the infamous household name.
"That’s wrong. They were the Crickets,” Mr. Pit Boss said. I took a long, deep breath and assured him that the Crickets were Buddy Holly’s band.
“They were Buddy Holly fans,” replied Mr. Pit Boss, “that’s why they were named the Crickets before the Beatles.” During my 32 years on this earth and over 15 years of extensive research on the Beatles, I never came across such a “fact.” I knew he was full of misinformation, but I wasn’t there to debate about the Beatles; I was there to become a more knowledgeable advantage craps player.
As the dice rotated around the table, they finally reached my hands. I quickly set my dice, aimed, and right before my backswing, Mr. Pit Boss launched across the table, pointed a skinny finger, and shouted, “What was the name of the guitarist who quit the band before they became famous?”
Without even blinking an eye, I kindly replied, “Pete Best, and he was the drummer, not guitarist,” and I continued my throw. Under any other circumstances, I wouldn’t have acted so gracious, especially when I am tested at Beatles trivia. Yet, this wasn’t the time for me to get emotional or prove my case. Instead, I kept my cool.
After finishing my session and leaving the craps table, I began to think about the situation that just occurred. Was the pit boss purposely attempting to distract me? Was he just trying to start a friendly conversation? Was he illiterate or dyslexic? Does he have trouble retaining proper information? Did he lack social skills in high school which now transferred over to his adulthood?
I honestly don’t know the answers to my questions and wonder what other GTC’ers might think about my encounter with "Mr. Pit Boss."
I did, however, gain the experience of becoming more aware of casino and craps table conditions. As an advantage craps player, this was one of my goals for this trip.
A few things I learned were:
1. Wear plain clothing to the craps table. It won’t allow pit bosses or other personnel to spark conversation.
2. Be cordial to the pit boss, even if he’s a blundering idiot. There were a few times where both dice didn’t hit the back wall, and he turned the other cheek.
3. Keep emotions intact. Attention won’t be drawn to you, and you can continue to stay under the radar.
“I can’t deal with the press; I hate all those Beatles questions.” –Paul McCartney
GTC Primer Grad
Team Under the Radar
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Posted by: The Griz on April 30, 2012, 11:49 pm
I know that is has thrown-off my concentration from time to time, so I’ve gotten into the habit when that occurs to immediately put my dice down on the felt and look up at the box until they are finished talking to me. I just tell the stick that I’m just being polite. Since they want the game to move along… peer pressure usually helps to keep-down the idle chatter. If I am at a fairly empty table, I do like to chat-up the dealers and box as it helps relax me and slows the game down a bit. It’s lead to a few table crew getting to know me and vice versa, I like the "Norm from Cheers" type of welcome, helps set the tone at the table and usually gives my friends or Mrs. Griz a chuckle when we arrive!
Don’t sweat it and have fun! 😀
Posted by: Timmer on May 1, 2012, 7:44 pm
Thanks for contributing to the boards.
😎 😎 😎
Posted by: Skinny on May 2, 2012, 4:52 am
"PrinceT" wrote: The Beatles are dead.
Did anyone tell Paul and Ringo???
Posted by: VeraS on May 2, 2012, 7:17 am
I think you are missing the point of my post. I use the Beatles as a hook in order to draw in the reader. My post is, in fact, for craps players to be cautious about what to wear before heading to the table. Maybe my points where I summarize the main ideas at the end of the article (they are even numbered 1,2,3) are not clear enough for you.
Furthermore, If you are not going to contribute positively to my post or any post for that matter, then I would rather you not post anything at all, and keep your one-dimensional thinking to yourself.
Lastly, about your comment "The Beatles are dead," here is what I say to moronic individuals such as yourself, "Good music never dies."
Posted by: fscobe on May 2, 2012, 9:56 am
Good job!
Posted by: Stephen C on May 2, 2012, 1:46 pm
"flat foot" wrote: Yes VeraS we all understood what you were saying. As for PrincessT, if you look at some of his past postings, he is not using his mouth to speak from, he speaks from his other end 🙂
Flat Foot
😆 😆 😆
The "PrincessT" strikes again. Boy you sure told us. You IDIOT, don’t go away mad … just go away …
Posted by: Dice Pilot on May 11, 2012, 8:17 pm
Outstanding post and don’t let the Princess get under your skin. I hope that you continue to write on the boards since your posts rock!
Have you seen the Circus Solea Beatles "Love" show in Vegas? It is one of the best tributes around to the band.
Timmer and I had the opposite effect happen to us last year. We entered a casino that hates dice setters and we were warned by other GTCers not to go there. Tim and I feed off each other to try to work the crew with tips and casual conversation. Timmer started up with rock and roll trivia and I am into antique cars and planes. The pit boss was into both. Timmer worked him with band Trivia about Steely Dan’s name and the entire crew was trying to be first at naming the band with each song that came over the sound system. I had the PB drooling over muscle cars from the 60’s and we found out he was also a collector.
The crew was having so much fun that they wanted to know when we were coming back. The PB took us to the side after we cashed out and showed us pictures of his family and cars from the past. He was a corvette guy. It totally worked in our favor. A year later, Timmer and I returned to the casino and the same crew remembered us from that one session.
Posted by: Dominator on May 15, 2012, 2:13 pm
Keep writing young lady!
Dominator
