Dynasty
06-18-2003, 10:47 AM
I'm not a big reader. Usually, I'll only read one or two books a year (not including poker, baseball, and chess books which would push the # way up). Three years ago, I was looking in Barnes & Noble in Boston trying to find a new book to read on my train ride home.
After walking past the display three times, I finally grabbed "that Harry Potter book" that everyone on the news kept talking about. I read the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the store and was intrigued. It was on sale so I bought for less than $5.
Within a week, I had read all four of the Harry Potter books and was eagerly anticipating the release of the fifth book. That was three years ago.
Three long years. I had expected the fifth book to be released in the Summer of 2001, shortly after I arrived in Las Vegas. No luck. Then, I assumed it would have to be out by the Summer of 2002. No luck. Finally, last November it was announced that the 896 page Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix would be released on June 21, 2003. The countdown was on.
Waiting for this book reminds me of waitng for the release of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace. And, I'm a huge Star Wars fan too. It's been gut-wrenching at times. But, in less than three days, the wait will be over.
On Friday night at midnight, I'm not even considering being at the Bellagio or Mirage to play poker. I'll be about 2 1/2 miles east of the Mirage. I'll be at Barnes & Nobles which is staying open past midnight and holding a Midnight Magic Party to celebrate the release. They'll probably be a few too many kids there and some off-kilter adults dressed up like characters from the book. But, I don't care. I'm going to enjoy the goofy atmosphere.
By 1:30 am, I expect to be home with my treasured book. Check-raises, 3-bets, and big laydowns be damned. I'm going to have more fun somebody winning 100 big bets and blowing it all at Olympic Gardens.
896 pages! Whoo-hoo! But, what do I do when I finish?
After walking past the display three times, I finally grabbed "that Harry Potter book" that everyone on the news kept talking about. I read the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the store and was intrigued. It was on sale so I bought for less than $5.
Within a week, I had read all four of the Harry Potter books and was eagerly anticipating the release of the fifth book. That was three years ago.
Three long years. I had expected the fifth book to be released in the Summer of 2001, shortly after I arrived in Las Vegas. No luck. Then, I assumed it would have to be out by the Summer of 2002. No luck. Finally, last November it was announced that the 896 page Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix would be released on June 21, 2003. The countdown was on.
Waiting for this book reminds me of waitng for the release of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace. And, I'm a huge Star Wars fan too. It's been gut-wrenching at times. But, in less than three days, the wait will be over.
On Friday night at midnight, I'm not even considering being at the Bellagio or Mirage to play poker. I'll be about 2 1/2 miles east of the Mirage. I'll be at Barnes & Nobles which is staying open past midnight and holding a Midnight Magic Party to celebrate the release. They'll probably be a few too many kids there and some off-kilter adults dressed up like characters from the book. But, I don't care. I'm going to enjoy the goofy atmosphere.
By 1:30 am, I expect to be home with my treasured book. Check-raises, 3-bets, and big laydowns be damned. I'm going to have more fun somebody winning 100 big bets and blowing it all at Olympic Gardens.
896 pages! Whoo-hoo! But, what do I do when I finish?