Casino tickets

Yesterday, we went to Casino Niagara with another couple. My daughter babysat their kids while the adults drove to the Falls for an evening of fun and frolic.

My friend likes to gamble and through the casino rewards program got us tickets to see Dennis Quaid and the Sharks. And what a lot of fun we had. He's not the best singer but he sure was entertaining and his band was great.  Gotta love his smile. The guitarist, who was fantastic, was a Toronto boy. We boogied in our seats while many in the crowd hopped and bopped to the music. He did sang some songs I recognized (cover tunes including a Great Balls of Fire, Whole lot of Shakin Going On and a great rendition of Gloria) and some songs I didn't know but quite enjoyed. He danced around the stage; he jumped off the stage and ran up and down the aisles. The sweat just poured off of him. Don't know who was having more fun, Dennis and the band or us.

After the show, we went into the casino in hopes of making a withdrawal as opposed to a deposit. I like to play video black jack. I'm not a big gambler $20 - $30, once a year and I'm happy. And playing the quarter machine keeps me entertained for a few hours. I have yet to learn the valuable lesson - quit while you're ahead.

Well my find at the casino doesn't count as street coins but it was money of a sort. On my way to the bathroom I found a ticket with 52 cents. I'm not sure if this crumpled ticket was discarded or lost. In either case, finders keepers. I took that 52 cents to a 2 cent slot machine and, unfortunately I didn't win anything but it did buy me a few extra minutes of entertainment.