I searched  everywhere today  for  a very special  piece of paper..... a memento, A TREASURED KEEP SAKE  I saved  that  MR MC Mahahon  gave me  when i worked  for a major Las Vegas casino  Where he   occasionally  visited !

I   do not beleive he was  much of a gambler  because

My first  time meeting him   i offered to help him  to understand  a  racing form   he had picked up  at the  race book where i  worked !

.We had several  well known stars  visit frequently ......

and for some reason MOST of my co workers would get intimidated   and  not ask them if they needed assistance!

He admitted  he knew nothing about horse betting

and was just  amazed  at the size and decor and  a little overwhelmed

and he seemed so glad to have  someone to answer his questions!

Long after i was to go to break  he was still coming to the counter to  ask questions  and chat  and  try  his luck on a  a few simple

bets for fun ..Nothing big  ...

but I really think he enjoyed himself !

At one point he even brought his son up to meet me..

And he started calling me his  fav lil helper !

On one occasion ,just as  the line got to his turn  my boss  put up my closed sign and  directed him to the next teller  and told me to go to break!

WELL at that point  MR M,  GAVE my boss a piece of his mind  AND I WILL never forget it !!It

HE TOLD HIM  "it was  employees like me that  MADE  it  worth  the time to visit   the casino and that he should  hire about 1000 more just like me "

AND HE  SAID IT LOUD ENOUGH  THAT THE WHOLE RACE BOOK COULD HEAR  WHAT HE WAS SAYING!! !He said  " HE DID NOT want TO BET so much as HE enjoyed the nice service!! and the extra time i took  to help him learn the ins and outs  of horse racing

I was a lil embarrassed ...BUT mostly  i was JUST  so Happy to have someone  as respected as MR Mc Mahon say such nice things about me  to  the  ENTIRE race and sports book !

It meant a lot to me

THE job I had is very hard to come by and competitive  and i really appreciated his support ! and he even continued to look me up and visit  each time he was in  the area !

And as if that wasn't enough ,

He made his son find him a  marker and he drew a big heart on a Santa Anita racing form  and wrote

"Thanks for teaching me how to handicap the horses .. your friend Ed McMahon " right across the front of it and handed it to me ! Right in front of my co workers and MY BOSS!

and then  HE  told my boss "AND just for the record  Boss , she DIDN'T ask for this ,I wanted her to have it  so don't give her a hard time! and then he winked at me! and smiled !

it is that racing form I am searching for today !

and hope to share

Even after I was promoted  to a keno runner In the cafe  a year or so later He   look ed me up and let me know

  He had asked  about me  and made a special trip to the cafe to see his fav girl!

Once again he was with his  son !THey seemed really close

The last time i saw him  he told me he was working on  an endorsement  for  his own brand of vodka  and said  he hoped all my cocktail friends would  recommend it !

I agreed to tell  them and i did  tell a few BUT the cocktail girls don't mingle with the keno runners much ...IT is kinda a status thing

BUT I NEVER WAS ONE TO  believe in STATUS ! lol

What i never told me Mc Mahon  was MY first  JOB ever  was as a performer , a singer, I made my first record at the age of six , I was just a little  bitty girl  when i started performing at a local jamboree!

I performed for a living most of my life  and this

casino Job was  for the most part my first  " REAL"

JOB!

i have written many of my own songs and MOST OF MY LIFE  dreamed  of being a BIG time singer

A  brain injury and a few  other life set backs  caused me to not pursue  my music career  and i was offered a major recording contract  a few years earlier

i remember ....

.I used to watch ED  HOST  on star search  and dream i was a contestant !

BUT  i never mentioned this to him ,

Nor did i i ever give him  A copy of  a cd I had made  of my original songs !Much as i would have liked to

1.   it was against company policy  and I understood  why

2. I  needed MY job for the  medical insurance  and i  respected the company rules  and didn't want  MR M  to ever think this is why I liked him and  gave him the service i gave !

I gave him good service  not just because it  was my job but also because he was a genuinely good person  and I liked him .

I really wish i could remember his sons name !

and i wish i could tell him  how much i liked his father  and that i remember ...

I no longer work for  the major casino corporation!

SADLY , They let me go  when  i started having medical  complications and THEY decided  after 10 years  I no longer could perform up to  their company standards  at least that's what the term paper  says ...All i know is

I always GAVE them my very best

I guess it wasn't enough for them  !

.BUT I HAVE my memories

   good times with some of the most wonderful people and  friends i made

  that thouched my heart and made my day !.

.and  MR ED McMahon   is on the very top of MY favorite customers LIST

I will cherish  my Santa anita racing form he gave me , always  because It is a symbol  for me   that

No matter what  the coporate  office may think  about me  many of the customers  thought differently   and

and  as soon as i find it I will share  his  words he wrote   on face book ..lol..smiles  .....

to honor him

  and one more thing  MR M ....

I know  you and johnny  are enjoying a good laugh  in  heaven tonight  as you should be ...God bless YOU  ...

Deanna Y