diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 506d8d1749..d65fedb7c4 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -4099,3 +4099,10 @@ David  May 15 2008
     sched/
         handle_request.C
         server_types.C
+
+Rom    May 16 2008
+    - MGR: Fix a casting issue that was causing crashes on x64 platforms.
+      fixes# 658 (From: bbaetz)
+    
+    clientgui/
+        SkinManager.cpp
diff --git a/clientgui/SkinManager.cpp b/clientgui/SkinManager.cpp
index 271f0516c2..437afe62b7 100644
--- a/clientgui/SkinManager.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/SkinManager.cpp
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ CSkinItem::~CSkinItem() {
 
 
 wxColour CSkinItem::ParseColor(wxString strColor) {
-    int red, green, blue;
+    long red, green, blue;
     wxStringTokenizer tkz(strColor, wxT(":"), wxTOKEN_RET_EMPTY);
-    wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong((long*)&red);
-	wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong((long*)&green);
-	wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong((long*)&blue);
+    wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong(&red);
+	wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong(&green);
+	wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong(&blue);
     return wxColour((unsigned char)red, (unsigned char)green, (unsigned char)blue);
 }