Thursday, June 25, 2009

RIP RGP

Years ago I used to read the usenet rec.gambling.poker newsgroup. I think I wandered over from alt.vacation.las-vegas. This is back when usenet was a big deal.

RGP had a host of colorful characters, but none was as over the top (or as annoying) as Russ Georgiev. According to Iggy - and Russ' own site - crazy Russ died last week.

Love him or hate him (hate was up about 150-1), the man had a lot to say. You could run a month's worth of uberposts just on the "best" of Russ. RGP has been dead for years but without Russ it'll be even more dead.

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In other news, NO MORE TAHITI VILLAGE COMMERCIALS!

The company that promised you a free Vegas vacation, tickets to a "hot show right on the strip" and asked "can you say high roller treatment baby?" is the latest casualty of the economy. Bankrupt.

I hope Tanya Roberts can still afford to feed her family.

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The Pinball Hall of Fame is moving closer to the Strip. This is surely a good thing.

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