I wonder what happened to Joe Goss?

Joe Goss was a Nevada figure for me, I heard his name often, it was a generic name for .... the boss, the top man, the head man ............ the Joe Goss.

Joe Goss did all of the hiring in the Casinos. If you went looking for a job, you had to see ..... the Joe Goss..

He was the owner, floor boss, shift manager, etc., etc.

It took me a while to learn about him. I heard much about him, heard that name bantered around, and finally realized just who ..... he was, THE guy to see, the guy ..... with the "power." I wanted to get "comps" to go see Mathis at the South Shore Room up at lake Tahoe. I didn't ask for the Shift Manager at Harrah's, no one in the "cage," no Floor Bosses, I wanted to get right to the point. I inquired, got a name and got the "comps" from him ..... HE was the Joe Goss, the man to see, the man to get things done, and he did.

So Joe was the person to see, to get things done .... the Joe Goss.

Then, I got on a train and returned to Ohio. Settled in a bit, got a job at Southgate Men's Shop, did some training and getting acquainted with the store, where everything was, and, with John Slanker and Kenney Alspach and Bill Clutter and Dale Hahn.

My first day on the floor, a lady came in to purchase some things for her husband, We found the things she wanted, went to the register counter.

"Put it on my husband's Charge Account."

"And, his name," I asked.

"Joe Goss."

Finally, and here he was, in Newark, Ohio.