"Party Hearty, Marty"

OK, hcff and robguy seem less than enthused by my blog. Specifically, hcff said that he thought for sure he'd see a post about my recent endeavor into the world of Casino Party Blackjack dealing. Well, I'm doing it. The dealing, that is... I knew it wasn't going to make me rich, but I knew I'd have a blast.

This past Saturday was my first effort, at a local country club. It was quite fun. It started out a bit slow because I was helping with the setup, so other dealers got the choice tables. Then a couple other dealers and myself waited while a room of older diners finished their meals and conversations. Once one of the dinner tables was emptied, we began setting up some Blackjack tables in that room: two sitting tables and one standing. Well, once again my generous personality netted me the left-overs as the other two dealers took the sitting tables and I got the standing. Oh well, no biggie. Just had to remain upright for a few hours. But I can take it. Anyway, it was a slow start as it took a little while for the partiers to realize there were other rooms. Then once they did, they opted to sit down before stand. Eventually, they found me, and I had people at my table the rest of the evening.

Well, I hope my friends who've already heard this will forgive me for repeating it, but I just have to say that while they weren't playing with real money, they were playing with real alcohol. Yep, some of them were certainly feeling no pain.

Highlights? Hmmm...I had one beer spilled on my table. One glass of wine knocked off the table where it shattered on the floor. One woman, (who kept calling me a 'bitch' when she'd lose), received 3 glasses of red wine almost simultaneously due to a bit of miscommunication between her friend, myself, the servers, and who knows who else. OK, in retrospect, those highlights seem kind of dull. But trust me, I had a great time and am looking forward to future opportunities.