OK, so all my travel is done (for a while anyway), so I can get back into the swing of visiting your sites and answering your comments here on THE COUCH.
A little about this past weekend...
The Pearl River Resort Casinos has fallen a long way since last year when Nancy and I visited. A new Chief has been 'elected' and we heard/read numerous complaints about the slots being way too 'tight'. I didn't really play any, so it is hard for me to comment.
I can tell you the customer service is crap now...we had a very rude woman upon check-in and when checking out, Nancy had to make a complain about the room rates, which were not as she was quoted. It was eventually worked out, but the hassle was more than it was worth.
There are two casinos, the Silver Star, where we stayed, and the Golden Moon. Business is so off that the Golden Moon is now only open on the weekend. So you would think they would be stressing better customer service and more chances of winning to draw more customers...Nope...Nope...
The food in the restaurant we ate in Saturday was average at best, and the prices called for more than average.
I did play in the Texas Hold-em Tournament Friday afternoon and came in 17th out of 60 players. Not great at all. The hand that killed me was a straight and on the river, the winner of that hand pulled a flush! HECK-A-DOODLE!
I did play earlier in the day and I flopped a full house 7's over 4's and lost - again on the River - when my opponent ended up with a Full House Aces over 4's...man was I silently screaming HECK-A-DOODLE...but overall it was a real pleasant 2 days with my love...
As you all might know, Memphis had more snow on Saturday - Saturday night than it has had in almost 50 years! A full 6" of the white stuff fell. Of course for a native New Yorker that is nothing...but like, everything was closed on Sunday and even some schools were closed on Monday!
A little about this past weekend...
The Pearl River Resort Casinos has fallen a long way since last year when Nancy and I visited. A new Chief has been 'elected' and we heard/read numerous complaints about the slots being way too 'tight'. I didn't really play any, so it is hard for me to comment.
I can tell you the customer service is crap now...we had a very rude woman upon check-in and when checking out, Nancy had to make a complain about the room rates, which were not as she was quoted. It was eventually worked out, but the hassle was more than it was worth.
There are two casinos, the Silver Star, where we stayed, and the Golden Moon. Business is so off that the Golden Moon is now only open on the weekend. So you would think they would be stressing better customer service and more chances of winning to draw more customers...Nope...Nope...
The food in the restaurant we ate in Saturday was average at best, and the prices called for more than average.
I did play in the Texas Hold-em Tournament Friday afternoon and came in 17th out of 60 players. Not great at all. The hand that killed me was a straight and on the river, the winner of that hand pulled a flush! HECK-A-DOODLE!
I did play earlier in the day and I flopped a full house 7's over 4's and lost - again on the River - when my opponent ended up with a Full House Aces over 4's...man was I silently screaming HECK-A-DOODLE...but overall it was a real pleasant 2 days with my love...
As you all might know, Memphis had more snow on Saturday - Saturday night than it has had in almost 50 years! A full 6" of the white stuff fell. Of course for a native New Yorker that is nothing...but like, everything was closed on Sunday and even some schools were closed on Monday!
For RUBY TUESDAY, we will share a picture I grabbed on my cell phone. This is the sphere at the top of the Golden Moon. Supposedly, they are putting in a Blues Club up there very soon...well, if they don't treat their customers right, what are they expecting???
As I look at it, it is not a great picture, but HECK-A-DOODLE, there is some red in it...the coloration of the side of the Silver Star.
I promise to get more involved in this and ROGER'S Creative Photo Contest as the weeks go by...
As I look at it, it is not a great picture, but HECK-A-DOODLE, there is some red in it...the coloration of the side of the Silver Star.
I promise to get more involved in this and ROGER'S Creative Photo Contest as the weeks go by...
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