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Originally Posted by proximity
we are again joined by my amazing girlfriend estrella who chooses this trip over the annual colts loss at jacksonville which is scheduled for september 18.
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ok poker fans, the above predicted annual jacksonville massacre is in the record books (0-24 this year!
) and estrella and i are back on the road and negotiating philadelphia traffic, again on our way to exciting atlantic city!!
it's phillies fever this fall in the city but usually the only sports topic the queen of the pick 6 brings up are her pals jose and irad ortiz. today though she mutters something about
jordano tunon y viernes* (huh?) as i break out some nascar moves to get us over the new jersey border.
we're staying at the beautiful ocean casino but start down the boardwalk grabbing a coffee at resorts dunkin' donuts** before continuing to tropicana where we've offered to put a little play on a friend's players card. he's shooting for diamond which is a lifestyle every dedicated gambler should experience at least once imho.
estrella goes back and forth and gets a good start on the players card before i take over and nearly jackpot a basic three reel machine with two diamonds and a 7. so dinner's on me and i decide it's time to try someplace new and opt for a place called
the irish pub, just off the
boardwalk on
st james place.
the irish pub is a quaint throwback to the early days of the famous ac boardwalk. it is cash only and the joint oozes mahogany, the walls teeming with early 20th century memorabilia art. low ceilings and precipitous "watch your step" steps may pose a challenge if you can look down at joel embiid or up at danny devito. i almost expect to see rhea perlman behind the bar and paul newman's fast eddie felson nursing a jts brown.
while an aproned gordon ramsay isn't about to emerge from the kitchen and ask if our fried fish has been microwaved long enough, biden era inflation has yet to influence the prices for dishes that should sate anyone with an appetite short of joey chestnut.
the irish pub
estrella A+
proximity A
thank you for reading!
poker: no game
season: 1-2 (-27)
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https://www.equibase.com/premium/cha...22&cy=USA&rn=4
** it's not st patricks day but this video is nearly identical to our day:
