I ran into Steve Fischer tonight at a kickoff event for Tom Becka. I know Steve by virtue of our business association with the same publishing coach. Steve is the author of When the Mob Ran Vegas. His book is a fascinating collection of stories about the beginnings of Las Vegas as a gambling mecca. Some of those stories give you the background on stories you saw in The Godfather movies. Steve promotes his book by being on a lot of talk shows, both radio and TV. He also drives around in a car with various appropriate bumper stickers and "bullet holes" in the body.

Steve contends that Vegas in the old days run by the Mob was a better experience than it is today with the penny pinching corporations in charge.

Accordingly, he put a new bumper sticker on his car that reads something like this. "Join me in bringing the Mob back to Vegas Nov 4."

Steve's web site is www.WhentheMobRanVegas.com. Check it out. You'll be glad you did.