I'm definitely sick and twisted. When I first saw the news photo, the song "The Roof is On Fire" instantly popped into my head.

When I worked as a DJ at the Reuben's in Morro Bay (in the tourist part of town), one of the small gift shops caught on fire (we had an almost perfect view of the fire). Since many of the people in the club knew the owner of said store, the club was suddenly mostly deserted (and those who stayed were watching the fire.

So naturally, I played

• Burning Down the House
• The Roof is on Fire
• Fire (The Ohio Players - and I would have played the Jimi Hendrix version if I had it)
• Fire and Rain (there was also a slight drizzle that night)
• Light My Fire

The bartender laughed. The GM scowled.

"The reality check for this exercise is that most of Monte Carlo’s 3,002 rooms will likely quickly reopen as will the casino’s gaming floor. Rooms and gaming are the big two revenue and cash flow drivers, so the economic impact should be relatively small, relatively quickly."

Umm, there's also a little thing called "insurance" and "business interruption coverage". I'm not crying for them.

Business interruption coverage you say? Tell me more.

Rainy days, farmer's markets, you know.