Any chance for an alumni green chip party before we all die?

Nostalgia.  It's the curse of the old.  Any chance we might get together one more time.  A lot of us have shuffled off.  Almost did that myself but got bailed out.

Unfortunately, there are no plans for a Green Chip party.  If someone wants to organize one for us old-timers, I will help to the degree I can.

Too bad that this forum has changed so much.  Lack of interest from a lot of the newer members was one of the reasons I left GC.  Used to be different.  Not to mention, the page's original format was changed - and for the worse, imo.  I never got to attend a GC party, always wanted to, but was too busy.  I miss the good old days of bj21.

Hope you're doing well, Maverick.  

Regards,
drumz1

New York - I might attend

I wish they would have one since at the very last green chip party I won the prize of my next green chip party for free. Looks like that prize was as worthless as playing 6:5 8 deck.

I also miss the old days and the original format. Anyone remember the Rat Pack. Attended one of those way back when. Good times, better games, fun group. 

Maverick makes a strong point.  It would be nice to have one more green ship party.  It would be enjoyable to see many of the old-timers here.  After this crisis is over  perhaps you and I can sit down and discuss the possibilities.

The biggest obstacle for a green chip party is  the cost.   Ad Hoc was able to have a party once a year for 12 years at a reasonable price.  When I took over for Ad Hoc  the cost went up every year for the venue and food.  My thinking is when this crisis is behind  us Vegas may reduce the cost to draw visitors back to Vegas.   It may be possible for us to have a party at a reasonable price.

Perhaps you and I could twist  Don's arm to make a presentation :-) :-) A  presentation by Don  would be awesome.

A green ship party is a great idea.  Have to find one with a playable game.  A bunch of AP's descending on the casino.  A group of gamblers should be able to get the cruise comped.  But then, the group will probably be thrown overboard.

(Sorry AceTen, couldn't resist.)

  Short story. .  I no longer remember all the details just the punch line.  Many years ago we had a green ship party and a group of us hit a casino together.  I believe the casino was Caesars, anyway we were all playing  the same table. One of us got back off.   The AP that  got backed off   circled  the pit  and sit down in the same seat. .  It took the pit boss  10 min. to realize what he had done.  You had to be there to realize how funny it was when the pit boss discovered what  the AP did.

Yeah we can all meet at the El Cortez. Or the Gold Coast. Or South Point.

I always thought it would be funny to flash mob a store like that, just to see how they would respond to it.

 We have done the El Cortez 

Oh my, just cleaned out the office and old Gaming files. Having never attended a green chip party due to keeping my anonymity, and seeing a late 1972 diary page with wins and losses of under $150, and the $200 expense to Lawrence Revere in November 1972 for the advanced  14 count, I have certainly mellowed quite a bit and perhaps would like to attend. I look back to yesteryear and Forty plus full-time years; how lucky some of us were to have entered the gaming scene in those days of picking flowers especially at the Dunes and Caesars, Aladdin, flamingo, Stardust, Silver Slipper, Tropicana, Hacienda, Sahara, Holiday Casino, Thunderbird.........  4 decks at Jackpot employing side count aces w/13 card cut. Wow, that was more than just a few, but cannot forget the Mint downtown as well.
 can you imagine a kid in his mid-20s walking into many a venue requesting a $25 single dk minimum table, double any two, stand 17, single-deck, and play unencumbered for close to two hours head up?
 last included, and my favorite, the Landmark which was across from the international, rfb comps on the revolving 25th floor with no ID?
   nowadays I have thrown caution to the wind, having already gotten the cash, I gotta chuckle, no camouflage, and let the cards fall as they may. Only  problems.......OSN and Biometrica.
 I presume there aren't many full-time or 3/4 Time Players anymore?
 although the virus is keeping us grounded indefinitely, I now look forward to getting together via  car or RV for leisurely get togethers, having just canceled my two week Scandinavian Ocean cruise with Viking in June2020.
 And in looking back with numerous previous posts over many years, some may have interpreted my demeanor as an arrogant, close to perfectionist, and perhaps rightly so.
Why? Having seen such drastic deterioration of blackjack games over the last how many years, laziness, lack of reviewing indices, although boring and shortcuts w/less than optimal betting efficiency close to .99, was never in my DNA, then and certainly not in today's  overall lousy, deterioration of most venues.
 I certainly would appreciate some old time shared memories of how much fun it used to be......
 is used to be gaming beer and partying.......
 now it's still beer, traveling, keeping fit, trading call options,
and the love of golden retrievers

Or should I have had this transferred to Green Chip where perhaps more Old-Timers would have seen it?
STAY WELL!!!
BARRY
 

Marina, with the yacht in the lobby!  :-)  Desert Inn.  Riviera (DD game, S17, DAS, LS, no cut card!!).  Maxim!!

Nothing like those days.  Never will be again.  Sad.

Don

Frontier!  Chuckwagon buffet.  GREAT 4-deck game.  Great, heavy chips.

Don

Don, Just wondering why it took till 2014 for your induction into the BJ Hall of Fame?
 furthermore, isn't now  an excellent time for the more novice players to open your famed publication " Blackjack attack, playing the Pros way" and perfect their understandings?

"Don, Just wondering why it took till 2014 for your induction into the BJ Hall of Fame?"

2015.  :-)  Long story.  Not worth rehashing.

"furthermore, isn't now an excellent time for the more novice players to open your famed publication "Blackjack Attack, Playing the Pros' Way" and perfect their understandings?

Any time is a good time to do that.  :-)  But, now, with noting but time on one's hands, perhaps you're right.

Don