Backpage's Voyage through the Annals of History
Welcome to the Backpage's Journey through the Annals of History! Because the Backpage can't go online each week, we've chosen to dig up an article from the Thresher's past and put it online for the world to rediscover. We've also recorded two audio readings in case all these words get too burdensome on your eyes. Please enjoy and send any comment to backpage@rice.edu.
This week's article comes from the March 24, 1977, issue of the Thresher. All of the original text has been reproduced, including misspellings and grammatical errors.
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Casino Party Planned
by Jim Fowler
From the moment you set foot in the RMC you will literally get the red carpet treatment Lovett has planned for this year's Casino Party. At 9pm this Saturday the RMC Grand Hall disappears, and The Lovett Nugget takes its place under a flashing marquee of white light. The Las Vegas atmosphere to be reproduced in the Grand Hall, Saturday, March 26, 9pm-1am, includes not only the ever-popular gambling tables and bar, but also a non-stop entertainment program to keep you moving when you aren't breaking the bank.
To keep your head busy, Lovett will provide over a thousand dollars worth of liquor from its bar. In addition, this year a champagne fountain has been added fro those who like an air of elegance when drinking.
The traditional blackjack and crap tables take on an even more realistic appearance this year under the lights one would find in a Vegas casino. As an added attraction, The Lovett Wheel of Fortune joins the other games of chance, with more than paper money to be won. Three times during the evening the wheel will spin. The first winner receives a bottle of Chivas Regal, the second a pair of tickets to Rondelet, and the third a pair of tickets to Rondelet and two free meals at an exclusive Houston restaurant.
While all this gambling and drinking goes on, The Years will be next door in Sammy's Disco churning out a rock set that includes a medley of the best songs from the fifties to the present. And of course when the band takes a break, a chorus line of short-tuxedoed beauties will be entertaining you with a Vegas floor show to keep you happy,(not to mention the cocktail hostesses dressed up in Playboy Club bunny outfits).
Tickets will be three dollars a person at the door, where you will receive hundreds of times that sum in Casino money to start you on your way through an evening of gambling, drinking, and dancing. But watch your step so you don't bump into the 450 gallon water fountain stocked with goldfish. To you from Lovett. With class.
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