Cement Shoes

Ashley Adams
You remember the old gangster movies- where the lead mug would threaten to throw the hero into the river with cement shoes? As a kid, in love with these old flicks, I used to imagine what that would be like - sinking fast in a body of water with “concrete galoshes”. It’s the feeling […]

John Wayne Gambler, Gunslinger, Great American

John Wayne
When John Wayne died June 11th, 1979, the Tokyo newspaper headline proclaimed, “Mr. America passes on”. Ronald Reagan said of his friend, “He gave the whole world the image of what an American should be.”

From a B-movie actor, he grew to become an American legend and cultural icon. In his movies and in his […]

Trust

‘Oklahoma Johnny’ Hale
I wrote a column the other day about how to win when you are playing poker, and I gave you folks a couple of winning poker tips.

Tip No. 1: Observe and study the poker game that you are planning to play that day.

Tip No. 2: Rate the poker players that you will be […]