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...program told me I would earn $100 for organizing a rally," Dougherty says. "But after the rally, they said they didn't have any money to give me, so they asked if I would try to sell a pile of 100 papers instead...
...peels bills away, however, twenties give way to tens, fives and ones. He pulls off all the twenties and most of tens and places them on the felt. Thumbing through the bills, he finds a fifty at the center of the roll and adds it to the pile as an afterthought. Cynthia, the dealer, straightens and sorts the bills, then counts out 10 $25 chips. "Change $250," she says. Ellen, the pit boss, nods in acknowledgement. "Good luck," Cynthia says. The game proceeds...
...time Larry leaves, it's already 7:45 in the morning. I re-enter the Rainmaker and take a look at the action at Tony's table. Arthur Miller's pile of red $5 chips has turned into an equally large pile of green $25 chips. Papa Hemingway seems in considerably higher spirits as well. Perhaps he'll postpone his date with destiny for one more day. The others at the table also seem to be up. Apparently, I stepped away from the table at just the wrong time. There are smiles all around, as Tony jokes with the players...
Giampaolo said the process of building the sculptures--which included six or seven people--began at 1:30 p.m. as he and several friends began using recycling bins to pile snow into a mound that would serve as the foundation for the Sphinx...
...pretty pumped for some paparazzo action at Ralphs, even though DiCaprio says the Germans were the first in almost a year. The three of us pile into his car, and he riffles through A Tribe Called Quest, Michael Jackson's Off the Wall, the Doobie Brothers and, as we pull up to the Ralphs parking lot, Bill Withers. He blasts Who Is He (What Is He to You)? and turns around to face me and recite the lyrics. For the first time he looks like a movie star. Then the song ends, he pops on the hat and glasses...