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Straight Flush
Backstory - I guess I should have given some details about the genesis of this set.
Long ago I lost my mother to brain cancer and we had a special connection in the kitchen. She taught me how to cook and when I was 17 we took a family trip to New Orleans and discovered Cajun/Creole food together. About 20 years ago I thought about opening a restaurant called Rosie's Caribe Bayou in AZ to honor her and leave the teaching profession. It wasn't to be but I've been hosting Cajun food parties on and off since then.
Rosie's Bayou is a fictional Restaurant/back alley cardroom off of Pirate's Alley in the French Quarter....the perfect location for an illicit gambling operation.
On to the chips...
As I've done in the recent past, I always bounce my chip ideas off of @jbutler and @courage . There was quite an evolution of design along the way and a bit of both of my friends are in all of these chips. I cannot thank them enough
The real credit and hard work goes to Alan Crowell @72o I gave him a horrible drawing and some images he used to create the Rosie's font. J5 had to rework everything due to file incompatibility but it all worked out in the end. I really owe Alan a debt of gratitude. He is a very talented man.
Voodoo frac - There are a few voodoo shops I visited back in the day and gave the doll my mom bought me to my oldest son. We'll go back to visit soon enough.
French Flag/crawfish $1 - With such a rich history of French culture in New Orleans, the flag fits....even if @BELGRADE doesn't approve
Mardi Gras $5 - Mom collected masks back in the day and this would be her favorite chip if I were a betting man!
Jazz $25 - You can't walk through the quarter without music putting a little hitch in your giddyup.
Gator hundo - My youngest still remembers the Gator swamp tour we took long ago - Alan did a fantastic job on this inlay (my favorite)
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