March 2016 Minnesota Edition WIN CASH Vol. 25, No. 6 www.bingobuglemn.com FREE Celebrating 25 YEARS of the Bingo Bugle Minnesota Edition! Inside – Your Lucky Color March Biingo Fun By N.L. Preston affect us and have an influence on the nervous system? Around Miinnesota “These things I warmly According to researchers, colors Page 11 wish for you: Someone reflect our mood, and have an to love, some work to effect on our memory and state Cassino Live of mind because of their vibra - Entertainment do; A bit o’ sun, a bit o’ tions. Yes, colors vibrate and that Entertainment cheer; And a guardian amazes me. Here’s a list of what Callendar Page 12 some colors indicate: White- angel always near.” healing, calming; Red- excite - ment; Green- relaxation; Orange- — Irish blessing energy. That makes sense to me on St. Pat’s Day when my hus - Enter the very year when March rolls band turns red in the face (gets around, my husband goes excited) and starts explaining Einto his annual tirade why he is wearing orange (he’s Bingo Bugle regarding the wearing of orange, full of energy and enthusiasm on not green, for St. Patrick’s Day this topic) when he sees others Monthly on March 17th. Why he fixates on wearing green (who are more this is beyond me, but nonethe - relaxed than usual due to the less, he tells friends and green beer). As for me, I believe Sweepstakes! strangers alike the meaning of in the power of green because it’s ‘Saturday the colors. As for family, they the color of money, woo hoo! On See the form on page 6 have been warned that it’s wear the other hand, when I’m playing Night Fever— orange or go naked because his bingo I favor wearing red. In ancestors are Irish Protestant; Asian countries, no other color is The Musical’ the Irish Catholics wear green. If believed to have as much power you’re neither, then the choice is as red does to bring good luck. yours unless you belong to our The irony of this is that when I at Mystic Lake family; then, as he tells our fami - looked up lucky colors for my ly if they object, “Naked, it is.” December birth sign, Sagittarius, April 22 & 23 When I was teaching 5th grade, I guess what I found. Sagittarius is he Seventies are staying always explained the correct ori - the sign which energizes Jupiter alive with Saturday Night gin of St. Patrick’s Day as honor - the planet of luck, money, and TFever – The Musical com - ing Saint Patrick, a Christian growth and that the wearing of ing to the Mystic Showroom missionary who became the orange colors will increase these Friday, April 22, and Saturday, patron saint of Ireland. Wearing as well as improve my attitude to April 23, at 8 p.m. nightly. green is indicative of the Irish abundance, money, and opportu - The movie sensation that put flag, its nickname as the Emerald nities! In other words, my wear - John Travolta in the spotlight Isle, and the green shamrock. For ing orange will bring me joy, fun, and sparked a disco revolution is most celebrants who are of legal happiness, and more luck! now a smash hit Broadway musi - No fooling— age though, March 17th is just an Knowing that will make my hus - cal. TIME magazine raves “It’s a excuse to drink green beer and band happy; at least on March we effectively reach more blast” and “Fever lights up the dress up like leprechauns; and 17th. Until next month may Lady stage.” Minnesota bingo players pinch those who aren’t dressed Luck blow you kisses as you Saturday Night Fever – The for your advertising dollar appropriately. For any of my hap - dance out the door with dollars. Musical is the iconic story of less students who forgot to dress than “the others.” Tony, the kid from Brooklyn who appropriately on March 17th, I wants to dance his way to a bet - kept a stack of green and orange To give us a try, call or text ter life. With breathtaking chore - stickers on my desk—which I ography, this coming of age disco applied to their forehead or fantasy retells the classic story cheek. They loved the facial tat - capturing the energy, passion 651-600-9019 toos as they called them and it and life-changing moments that saved them from going home Ad copy deadline for the April have thrilled movie audiences black and blue from the pinches issue, Minnesota edition, is since 1977. Fueled by vintage of their show no mercy class - March 22. This paper Bee Gees hits, the musical mates. assumes no responsibility for includes Seventies favorites like Anyway, regardless of your accuracy of ads submitted “Stayin’ Alive,” “Disco Inferno,” preference for green or orange, after the deadline date. All “How Deep Is Your Love” and “If did you know that all colors ads must include area code I Can’t Have You.” with telephone number. Bingo Bugle Enjoy the exotic beauty of the islands of the Caribbean as a participant Minnesota Edition P.O. Box 17297 in the 2016 World Championship Bingo Tournament & Gaming Cruise. St. Paul, MN 55117 Phone the Bingo Bugle Cruise Hotline at 888-352-2464 email: [email protected] www.bingobuglemn.com or visit bingobugle.com/cruise for complete travel information. 2 Bingo Bugle Minnesota Edition — March 2016 was playing the wrong game because I did not hear the announcement. Before the regu - lar session the hall had six “Early Bird” games. All were DOUBLE Bingo. At least I THOUGHT they were all the same. 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