Who Wants to Get My Birthday Presents?
I mean, my birthday isn't until the end of May, but why not start thinking about me (& saving your $$$) now? I know I am. LOL!
I found these at a very cool casino collectibles site called VintageDice.com. They also have a very reasonably priced El Rey ashtray in very good condition, but I'm planning on getting two different ashtrays from Mark Englebretson. He's the guy who sold me a way cool El Rey postcard and he also runs the Nevada Casino Ashtray Project website.
I'm not terribly concerned with quality of the El Rey items I find, but if I have a chance at getting two mint/near mint ashtrays at a price better than most people would pay, I may as well go for it. I'm coming to find that it is very hard to find ANY El Rey items and since they have a some collector value, my collection may one day bail me out of some fantastic financial mess. ;) Plus, Mark will let me take as long as I need to pay for them. WHEW!
In any event, I'm not really expecting any readers to spend their hard-earned cash on crap for my amusement. I may be able to get a slight price break if I can buy all three items at once. I just thought I'd share with the class. Besides, other people put up "wish lists" on their blogs and actually expect someone to buy stuff for them. I'm just providing fascinating content.
I am intrigued by the dice. Casino dice seem to be gaining popularity among collectors, and even though these aren't perfect, they are pretty rare and in pretty decent shape from what I can glean from other collector's sites. Awhile back I found a scan of other El Rey dice that are different from the ones for sale here. Looks like I'll have many happy years of frustrated hunting and gathering in my future. LOL!
As always, anyone that may come across any items from the El Rey Casino in Searchlight, Nevada or may have some items to sell, please contact me and we'll see if we can work out a deal. I'm looking for anything at all - dice, cards, matchbooks, photos, ads, anything that may have survived all these years. I'm thinking I may have to write a book about Willie & the El Rey one day. Hmm...
7 Comments:
I'll keep my eye open for some dice. I have some dice in a song I wrote recently. If I put up a wish list it would just be for people to buy my CD.
7:50 AM
I already got your CD, but I'll surely buy the next one, or keep it in mind for gifts for friends.
As for El rey stuff, if you find something just let me know.
9:45 AM
I'll keep my eyes open. And thanks for the link for the rubberband gun. I love it, and I really want one!! :)
You rock!
12:53 PM
Thanks, Amanda. Always good to know that in someone's eyes, I rock. Around here...not much rockin' LOL!
Get that rubber band gun and go to town on your co-workers. be sure to take pictures of Ammanda-Commando for your blog.
1:21 PM
I know YOU do. Hey 11 pounds? Damn, that's fantastic! Keep it up, andy.
1:38 PM
Thanks, Bud. I'm way head of my 3+ pounds a month goal so that makes me happy. I'm hoping to hit the target by May or June, if not sooner. When that happens, then the goal will be to maintain the weight loss for the rest of the year (and of course, afterwards).
Great part about the eating right and not binging thing is that I can still have My Lou's pizza and othe favorites. I just can't make them EVERY MEAL. LOL!
1:48 PM
Awww, Jade, that's sweet. But really, don't spend your hard-earned moolah on something silly like that. That's my job. ;)
10:58 PM
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