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tonyw · September 27th, 2004, 11:28

Those of you who didn't make it missed out on a GREAT time!

Got in Thursday night and met my new roomie, Montanapilot, at the terminal. We check in, get changed, and there's a text message for me -- Doug and Kristie are at the craps tables at the Excalibur. When we get there, they're up like $200 each -- sweet!

We grab some late night chow, and then head back to the craps tables. Thanks to Kristie and Doug for teaching me the ropes. I think I understand the game now. Maybe.

Friday rolls around, and everyone starts getting in. Montanapilot and I head out and pick up FL270, and we head up to what I guess we could call the unofficial hospitality suite. Intros go all around and I'm not going to even try to figure out who was and wasn't there.

Things break up, we go to Nobu, and the dinner is great. We're told, oh, to keep things in your budget, I'm not going to be able to do much. If that's not much, I'd like to see what is, cause all the food is terrific and there's plenty of it. Everyone walks away full! Of course I think it's hilarious when the waitress walks over to me to ask me what we should get -- like I should know anything about sushi and Japanese food?

Initial plans are to head to Studio 54 but we decide to bail. We end up at the unofficial JC bar in Vegas, Nine Fine Irishmen. Bumblebee negotiates the cover down from $10 a head to $100 for all 25 of us. We go in, and we go from not being able to get any seats to getting seats at the patio to getting seats in what is normally reserved for private functions. Everyone's talking, having a good time, and from all the heat the lav/arguepolitics generates, not one single political discussion occurs.

And then the main event rolls around. So cool to put faces with all of the names. The goody bags were awesome, and so were the door prizes! Big time props to mpenguin for getting all that stuff from Alteon. And whoever thought up that idea of trying to land that "plane" on that "carrier" was a genius. Funniest thing is that the person with zero hours, Cristl, nails the landing!

After that, it's pre-party time, and then off to the Bourbon Street for karaoke. Bumblebee can really sing! And if you think Lloyd's avatar is disturbing, wait until you see him do it in person.

After shutting down the karaoke place, we head down the strip to sample the various hotels and their bars. We end up at the Mandalay Bay at like 5:30 AM and we're in their island bar, which is still semi-hopping!

As much fun as Vegas is, it is the people who make this so cool. I can say that if I end up working with anyone at the event, I'd have a great time even if it was a four day trip through the armpit of America.

To sum up:

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September 27th, 2004, 11:28	#18
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 15,597	Re: TRIP REPORTS Those of you who didn't make it missed out on a GREAT time! Got in Thursday night and met my new roomie, Montanapilot, at the terminal. We check in, get changed, and there's a text message for me -- Doug and Kristie are at the craps tables at the Excalibur. When we get there, they're up like $200 each -- sweet! We grab some late night chow, and then head back to the craps tables. Thanks to Kristie and Doug for teaching me the ropes. I think I understand the game now. Maybe. Friday rolls around, and everyone starts getting in. Montanapilot and I head out and pick up FL270, and we head up to what I guess we could call the unofficial hospitality suite. Intros go all around and I'm not going to even try to figure out who was and wasn't there. Things break up, we go to Nobu, and the dinner is great. We're told, oh, to keep things in your budget, I'm not going to be able to do much. If that's not much, I'd like to see what is, cause all the food is terrific and there's plenty of it. Everyone walks away full! Of course I think it's hilarious when the waitress walks over to me to ask me what we should get -- like I should know anything about sushi and Japanese food? Initial plans are to head to Studio 54 but we decide to bail. We end up at the unofficial JC bar in Vegas, Nine Fine Irishmen. Bumblebee negotiates the cover down from $10 a head to $100 for all 25 of us. We go in, and we go from not being able to get any seats to getting seats at the patio to getting seats in what is normally reserved for private functions. Everyone's talking, having a good time, and from all the heat the lav/arguepolitics generates, not one single political discussion occurs. And then the main event rolls around. So cool to put faces with all of the names. The goody bags were awesome, and so were the door prizes! Big time props to mpenguin for getting all that stuff from Alteon. And whoever thought up that idea of trying to land that "plane" on that "carrier" was a genius. Funniest thing is that the person with zero hours, Cristl, nails the landing! After that, it's pre-party time, and then off to the Bourbon Street for karaoke. Bumblebee can really sing! And if you think Lloyd's avatar is disturbing, wait until you see him do it in person. After shutting down the karaoke place, we head down the strip to sample the various hotels and their bars. We end up at the Mandalay Bay at like 5:30 AM and we're in their island bar, which is still semi-hopping! As much fun as Vegas is, it is the people who make this so cool. I can say that if I end up working with anyone at the event, I'd have a great time even if it was a four day trip through the armpit of America. To sum up: [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img]