Millenium Feeds Again

Millenium salivates --


The way to a legislator’s heart is through his/her stomach.

If nothing else, the Las Vegas based Millenium Company, trying to foist a megamillion casino scheme on New Hampshire’s unsuspecting populace has learned that. Not content with the legislative luncheon it offered on veto day, Millenium is at it again, upping the ante this time (at least cuisine-wise) to feature dinner this Thursday night at the Back Room in Manchester (owned by Manchester Democrat Chair Chris Pappas’s daddy).

Will it be prime rib or chicken tenders?

Whichever, it will undoubtedly feature the Full Monty from Millenium”s head honcho supported by a lovely cast of spinners and dancers for our dining pleasure.

I suspect all the good ol highly paid boys (from Dan Callahan to George Roberts on down) will be there.

How do I know this?

At approximately 1:10 p.m. Monday, the phone rang. It was “Sara calling for Senator D’Allesandro” with an invitation from Millendium for the Back Room bonanza. Could I make?

“Probably,” I responded in my least offensive manner possible, but with my natural curiosity perked, I added, “Oh Sara, by the way, who’s paying for this? In fact, Sara, I suspect Senator D’Allesandro is certainly not paying you to make these calls and I assume you’re not doing it for free, so who’s paying you?”

(I really did have my congenial tone working overtime).

“You’re welcome to come, but I’m not answering any more questions,” was all Sara would say.

Hey, Las Vegas overlords, here’s some advise. Next time you assign someone to call Reps, instruct them to be up front about who’s paying for the calls…or else someone might post the attempt to hide it on a web site with copies sent to 424 other officials (that would be all other Reps plus Senators p-lus his Excellency).

I’ll be there, Thursday, 6 p.m. back room…put me down for the Chicken Fingers a la Sandler.

Sorry, Reps outside the Manchester area, but I assume you’ll get a similar invite soon…maybe at the Indian Head.

UPDATE–Moments after this was sent to the 424, a Rep came into my office (our office) noting that Sara had invited her to the Barley House. “Who is SaRa?” the Rep asked me.

That is indeed what inquiring minds want to know.

WHO IS SARA?