"...Crossing northern Nevada by way of small towns and strangers' cars. Through highwayside waits and 2am casino diners, we passed our time with stories and memories.

          Gamblers have always occupied a fascination of mine. Those who wagered despite risk, despite precedent, despite convention. For the history that you find in the texts is often the self-congratulatory banter of the victor. I've always been drawn to the tragedy and desperation, the acts that fringe on - and oftentimes are fully indulgent in - lawlessness and utter abandon. A gut reaction to the rationalized constraints of civilization. My heroes have always been the ones who defied those who wield the authority. Those who set aflame the machinery, those who have taken knives to the slaveowners' throats..."