29. With Mike Stefanidis - The Four Queens, May 30-31, 1992

• We played craps almost exclusively, 'cause, you know, we did so well last trip. Well, neither one of us did well this time; in fact, Mike got hammered, losing upwards of $2,000.00.

• One bright moment for Mike: We ate lunch at The Four Queens coffee shop, and he played a 20-spot keno ticket for $5.00. Eleven of his numbers came up, so he won $200.00.

• Clayton and Ron were in Vegas for an art convention, so we met them for dinner at the Las Vegas Hilton on Saturday night.

• Mike and I were playing at Caesars Palace, and I turned to him and mentioned that the guy throwing the dice looked like Burl Ives. A couple of people around us heard what I said and started to laugh. Well, the guy got on a really hot roll, and eventually we all started cheering, "Come on, Burl! Roll numbers, Burl!" Finally after he hit a point of ten, I turned to everybody and sang, "Silver and gold, silver and gold!"