As you all know I normally take this time to thank many who have trully gone out of their way to help me and many others on their chipping journey.
This year its only one Man, this man loaded up the family and drove a motor home from Wisconsin to Florida just to hang with some poker friends in February
This man scored some of the most amazing color Leaded
THC chips with my home state flags colors, original NV chips at that and included
@FordPickup92 and I in the find at cost without us even having to ask! In 2022 when it seemed all hopes at any additional
THC projects were all but gone he kept the dream alive and gave me the chance at what today I call one of my favorite sets we own
BTW later in the year bought most of the private chip collection of Carrol Shelby ans in that was a second rack to what I thought wasa one of a kind rack seen above in the Tahoe Biltmore quarters, he set it to the side and said "that one is for Ben!" Do I even need to mention at cost! (I would have paid $800 for the rack and it wasn't even half that amount!).
He not only took on the Vegas meet up for the entire community but Brie and I were a bit low on funds this year... he says "you get to Vegas, I got everything else!" We are expecting to stay in his room, nope he gets us our own PH room at Mandolay Bay
Not only that but picked us up curbside at the airport, took us everywhere all weekend, showed us the life of a High Roller Gambler, paid for our meals. Our drinks, hauled us daily to the convention, and let's not forget threw the most awesome party ever
Never asking a damn dime from anyone covered the whole bill! One of the coolest damn experiences of my life and I have been to Vegas many times... but not like that!
While we were there and after he made countless trips up to Paris to harvest racks and racks of chips for people at cost just to help the community!
Later he heard I was hunting IG secondary $1ks, no idea how he got them... said they are here for you and asked me what I wanted to pay for them
As always said they are here for you, no rush!
Also while we were in Vegas I was trying to make a deal at Spinettis for some very rare Trump Castle AC $5s, it was enough to finish my second rack after 3 years of serching them out... my deal didn't work out but he went out of his way to make it happen, not only that but paid the hefty fee and sent them to me as a Birthday present!
There are soo many other acts of selfless kindness he has done not only for Broe and I but helping members on PCF daily.
This amazing person is
@RivieraDanny we have not only become chipping buddies but family! Not just someone we meet on a forum, someone I talk almost every day to about life,anything and everything and is always there to answer a call to a friend in need!
I love you Brother and PCF is a better place with you in it! Can't wait to see what 2023 brings!
As always thank you all for another amazing year in the greatest hobby ever!