In 2002 Doug was driving back from Reno to his home in San Diego. I was living in Sacramento at the time and had arranged ahead of time to buy some chips from him on his way through town.

He gave me four hours of his time, one on one, and it was like sitting in a room with Picasso talking about painting. I learned more about Nevada chips in those four hours than I had in the previous several years, and that session remains one of my favorite memories of this great hobby.