[suzzer99]

Yeah the $1 beer line on Friday night is about as much fun. When it gets close the the counter the line just sort of fans out across the counter, then it's every man woman and child to themselves. Not to mention all the people constantly snaking up to get in the fan part of the line, bypassing the long tail. Pretty much as close as you can get to 3rd world chaos that I've seen in LA.

Another fun experience at Hollywood Park was waiting to cash my ticket, looking down at an adorable 7-year old girl, holding some little stuffed animal. I thought, oh that's nice, this is kind of a family place. Then I looked up at her Mom, who just had this glazed, gone, gambleholic look in her eyes. Like she was only barely aware she was clutching something in her hand that she needed to drag around with her. Then the mom drug the daughter off, and I got really sad.