"There’s people who have family members who have a gambling addiction and they’ve lived through it, okay. There’s people who are opposed to gambling just... Uh... there’s people who are like, Jesus freaks and just don’t like anything. It’s like... y’know, they don’t want you to dance either. It’s like, y’know, you got all kinds. Y’know, it’s like the ones who are like ‘we’re gonna get overrun by prostitutes and drug dealers...’ And I dunno, I may be naïve, cuz they’re here already. Well, I know the drug dealers are, but I can never figure out where the hell the prostitutes are. But I am going to the wrong places, apparently.
So... I dunno. Some of it’s just racism, y’know, that people don’t wanna come over here... Y’know, a lot of what you see over here is you got all the old immigrants over here and everything, and they got jobs at Bethlehem Steel, and as they flourished and improved their lot in life, they moved to the north side. And... the kids, okay. Grandparents are still over here. It’s like, they always tease ‘em about sneakin’ in on Sunday morning to go to church and go see Grandma and then go back to the north side again. But.. we’ve overcome that a long time ago, I think."
(Quoted from John Saraceno)
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I spoke with Allen yesterday - he acquired a new club card at the Sands. "I know I'm gonna win the jackpot," he said. "I've done it before. I just don't know when or how much." I told him good luck. "Ah, everybody says that," Allen retorted. "It's not about luck, because if you got luck, then you also got bad luck."
Today, Sheldon Adelson, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands, and 2008's third richest American is in town, visiting his newest toy. "There's gonna be snipers on the roofs," Allen told me. "I don't even wanna be here."
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I started my job today, at the Hard Bean Cafe on Third Street. Right down the block from John and Cleo. My boss tells me that he is aggravated by the casino. "It's takin' all my customers," he said, scratching at his angular beard. I shrugged. Time will tell.
So... I dunno. Some of it’s just racism, y’know, that people don’t wanna come over here... Y’know, a lot of what you see over here is you got all the old immigrants over here and everything, and they got jobs at Bethlehem Steel, and as they flourished and improved their lot in life, they moved to the north side. And... the kids, okay. Grandparents are still over here. It’s like, they always tease ‘em about sneakin’ in on Sunday morning to go to church and go see Grandma and then go back to the north side again. But.. we’ve overcome that a long time ago, I think."
(Quoted from John Saraceno)
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I spoke with Allen yesterday - he acquired a new club card at the Sands. "I know I'm gonna win the jackpot," he said. "I've done it before. I just don't know when or how much." I told him good luck. "Ah, everybody says that," Allen retorted. "It's not about luck, because if you got luck, then you also got bad luck."
Today, Sheldon Adelson, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands, and 2008's third richest American is in town, visiting his newest toy. "There's gonna be snipers on the roofs," Allen told me. "I don't even wanna be here."
...
I started my job today, at the Hard Bean Cafe on Third Street. Right down the block from John and Cleo. My boss tells me that he is aggravated by the casino. "It's takin' all my customers," he said, scratching at his angular beard. I shrugged. Time will tell.
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ReplyDeleteEventually.. I'd like to. For some odd reason, the idea of recording ambiance currently seems intimidating.
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