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Thanks to Walt and Thomas W.'s excellent job of reporting on virtually every official (and many unofficial) event(s) that I attended, you can all breathe big sighs of relief as this isn't going to be one of my huge, multi-part trip reports. Rather, I am only writing sporadic comments that may or may not relate to my photo links. I hope it won't seem too horribly disjointed, but if it does, deal with it.
Although I wouldn't have made a special trip to Vegas for it, I am very glad that I accepted Planet Hollywood's offer to attend their Sopranos party ( http://donnatello53.tripod.com/vegasmisc/phsopranos.JPG ) as it put me in Vegas two nights earlier than I had originally planned. This gave me a chance to spend a lot of time with Walt who was also gracious enough to accept my invitation to join me at the party. In addition to being the reigning King of AVLV, Walt also happens to be a fan of the Sopranos and a pretty great guy.
I'm not writing a room description for the room I enjoyed for two nights at Planet Hollywood since except for having a single king bed (vs. two queens), it was identical to the resort room I had almost a year ago. But it did have a killer view:
The folks in Planet Hollywood's casino marketing department told me that there would not be any food at the party. I was rather surprised that they would serve alcohol (in this case, wine from Lorraine Bracco's collection) without at least serving appetizers to go with it. But this was not a Venetian event and I accepted what they told me and went fully anticipating that there would not be any food. Walt and I planned to first attend the party and to grab dinner later.
When we arrived, we discovered that a buffet dinner of bad southern Italian food was being served. All four of my grandparents were from southern Italy and I'll be the first to admit that I am overly critical when it comes to southern Italian cooking. In all fairness, the appetizers, desserts (especially the strawberries) and maybe the sausage and peppers were decent. There was also a huge bowl of Caesar salad that would surely please even the most ardent AVLVer. To answer your question, yes, of course the dressing contained anchovies! After all of the time that you've spent reading this newsgroup, have you not learned anything?
I'm very glad that Walt got some great shots of Lorraine Bracco because mine absolutely suck! I really need to invest in a new digital camera with stabilization. Or perhaps I simply need to drink less.
After dinner (and a LOT of Bracco's very good Italian wine), we viewed 'The Blue Comet', which was the 85th episode of The Sopranos and the second to the last in the series. I know it was the 85th episode because Lorraine Bracco (and apparently Robin Leach) said so:
If you thought my photos of Lorraine were bad, just wait until you view my video! It makes EE's video of the Soiree seem worthy of an Oscar nomination for technical merit. Except for brief flashes, you won't see Lorraine (or anyone) but you can hear her speak.
Unlike the series finale which left a LOT to be desired, 'The Blue Comet' was a very good episode and it was fun viewing it with other Sopranos fans. I'm very happy that we went--bad Italian food notwithstanding.
Hmmmmmmm, she says. This is sounding much more like one of my regular trip reports than trip notes. We can't have that! Time to make the jump to hyperspace.
After the party, Walt and I walked over to the Bellagio and checked out the summer display in the conservatory:
(I was going to include a few pictures that I took of Walt but that would make it too easy for you to pick him out in the remaining photos. I somehow have a feeling that he wouldn't like that.)
We followed our visit to the conservatory with a viewing of several fountain shows. Here's a 14 second video snippet:
On Tuesday, I checked into a newly remodeled Rialto suite at The Venetian for a comped three-night stay. I am anxious to get this posted, but I also want to devote a bit of time to writing the room description. For Cyberhog's benefit (along with anyone else who might be interested), I will do that later in a separate post.
Once I unpacked and settled into the room, I was struck by this lovely vision of modern times and for reasons unknown, felt compelled to snap a photo:
Wednesday brought The Official Unofficial AVLV Early Bird Special. I really enjoyed meeting our resident mixologist, BartenderWJT. Unlike me, both he and TCGWAEA sure play a mean pinball:
On Friday afternoon, I checked out of the Venetian and moved into my room at the Golden Nugget. I then met up with everyone at Main Street Station for the long anticipated bone yard tour. I REALLY enjoyed that tour! Extra special thanks to Walt for all of the time and energy spent organizing it! I was going to post photos of many of the old neon signs, but I signed a legal document regarding the use of the photos and I have absolutely no idea what I agreed to. Instead, you get these:
The Sigma Derby turned out to be one of the most fun events of the trip. Very special thanks to Burt Cohen for his part in organizing it and for acquiring such a cool trophy. Likewise, endless thanks to Matt! Thanks also to the folks who were playing when we arrived who refused to leave. Their actions made a third heat necessary and I was unexpectedly able to enter the derby.
I managed to survive 17 of the 20 official races before I ran out of quarters. I wouldn't have lasted that long but Cameron and others were standing behind me coaching me to be more aggressive!! Thanks, guys! Next year......there is always next year!
Saturday brought the big events. Regrettably, I didn't make it to the SSSOP. But I was one of a group of nine (just me and eight very attractive gentlemen!) who enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Roberta's:
Thanks to Cameron for organizing that. I was so worried that he would be forced to dine alone.
After dinner and a heart-pounding multi-player Wheel Of Fortune session, our illustrious group found its way through the double doors at the top of the curved stairs for the Big Empire's 10th Annual Cocktail Soiree. While this was my first Soiree, unless Matt says otherwise, it definitely won't be my last. It was great meeting so many of the wonderful folks that I have come to know on AVLV and also many of Matt's group who I didn't previously know at all. It was also wonderful to reconnect with old friends who I was fortunate enough to meet this past year and to meet several wives.
I could go on and on about the Soiree and the fantastic time we all had, but res ipsa photograph -- I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
I was very sad when Soiree night came to an end but for many of us, that was not the end of the festivities. On Sunday evening, ten AVLVers experienced LOVE. Andrew, Mrs. Andrew and their two friends had terrific seats in the middle of the upper orchestra. Thomas W., Walt, Denny, Cyberhog, Mrs. Cyberhog and I enjoyed slightly less terrific seats (I'm allowed to criticize since I picked our seats) in the lower balcony. Our group was mostly comprised of LOVE virgins but several of us had boldly experienced LOVE multiple times. I'm not at all ashamed to admit that this was my fourth time experiencing LOVE.
As Walt mentioned in his report, I found each experience to be uniquely different. Seats in the second row of the lower orchestra afford you the opportunity to experience a slight level of interaction as you are able to make eye contact with many of the performers and get the sense that they are performing just for you. Seats in the first row of the upper orchestra give you a slightly better overall view yet you are still close enough to intimately enjoy the facial expressions of the performers. Seats in the middle of the upper orchestra allow you to view the things you can't physically see when you are seated below. Our seats Sunday in the second row of the lower balcony let us clearly view everything, but I felt it came at the price of feeling rather removed and distant from the show. I don't think I would choose to sit there again. Of all four options, I liked the seats in Row K, the first row of the upper orchestra the best--the ones in pricing tier two.
OK, kids........it's test time. Let's see if you've been paying attention to all of the trip reports and photos posted this week and if you can put names to these happy faces:
I interrupt my trip notes to report that as I was writing this (at 10:00 PM Friday, 6/15/07), I received a cybertaunt from my close friend that I have known for more than forty years, Cindy. She is currently in Vegas and tonight she is at The Police concert at the MGM Grand. I was just treated to a live performance of 'Wrapped Around Your Finger'. I came very close to buying tickets to tonight's show which would have meant staying in Vegas until tomorrow (oh, the humanity!) but I will instead see The Police this coming Wednesday evening in L.A. This tour has thus far received very mixed reviews but I am still looking
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> Thanks to Walt and Thomas W.'s excellent job of reporting on virtually > every official (and many unofficial) event(s) that I attended, you can all > breathe big sighs of relief as this isn't going to be one of my huge, > multi-part trip reports. Rather, I am only writing sporadic comments that > may or may not relate to my photo links. I hope it won't seem too > horribly disjointed, but if it does, deal with it.
> Although I wouldn't have made a special trip to Vegas for it, I am very > glad that I accepted Planet Hollywood's offer to attend their Sopranos > party ( http://donnatello53.tripod.com/vegasmisc/phsopranos.JPG ) as it > put me in Vegas two nights earlier than I had originally planned. This > gave me a chance to spend a lot of time with Walt who was also gracious > enough to accept my invitation to join me at the party. In addition to > being the reigning King of AVLV, Walt also happens to be a fan of the > Sopranos and a pretty great guy.
> I'm not writing a room description for the room I enjoyed for two nights > at Planet Hollywood since except for having a single king bed (vs. two > queens), it was identical to the resort room I had almost a year ago. But > it did have a killer view:
> The folks in Planet Hollywood's casino marketing department told me that > there would not be any food at the party. I was rather surprised that > they would serve alcohol (in this case, wine from Lorraine Bracco's > collection) without at least serving appetizers to go with it. But this > was not a Venetian event and I accepted what they told me and went fully > anticipating that there would not be any food. Walt and I planned to > first attend the party and to grab dinner later.
> When we arrived, we discovered that a buffet dinner of bad southern > Italian food was being served. All four of my grandparents were from > southern Italy and I'll be the first to admit that I am overly critical > when it comes to southern Italian cooking. In all fairness, the > appetizers, desserts (especially the strawberries) and maybe the sausage > and peppers were decent. There was also a huge bowl of Caesar salad that > would surely please even the most ardent AVLVer. To answer your question, > yes, of course the dressing contained anchovies! After all of the time > that you've spent reading this newsgroup, have you not learned anything?
> I'm very glad that Walt got some great shots of Lorraine Bracco because > mine absolutely suck! I really need to invest in a new digital camera > with stabilization. Or perhaps I simply need to drink less.
> After dinner (and a LOT of Bracco's very good Italian wine), we viewed > 'The Blue Comet', which was the 85th episode of The Sopranos and the > second to the last in the series. I know it was the 85th episode because > Lorraine Bracco (and apparently Robin Leach) said so:
> If you thought my photos of Lorraine were bad, just wait until you view my > video! It makes EE's video of the Soiree seem worthy of an Oscar > nomination for technical merit. Except for brief flashes, you won't see > Lorraine (or anyone) but you can hear her speak.
> Unlike the series finale which left a LOT to be desired, 'The Blue Comet' > was a very good episode and it was fun viewing it with other Sopranos > fans. I'm very happy that we went--bad Italian food notwithstanding.
> Hmmmmmmm, she says. This is sounding much more like one of my regular > trip reports than trip notes. We can't have that! Time to make the jump > to hyperspace.
> After the party, Walt and I walked over to the Bellagio and checked out > the summer display in the conservatory:
> (I was going to include a few pictures that I took of Walt but that would > make it too easy for you to pick him out in the remaining photos. I > somehow have a feeling that he wouldn't like that.)
> We followed our visit to the conservatory with a viewing of several > fountain shows. Here's a 14 second video snippet:
> On Tuesday, I checked into a newly remodeled Rialto suite at The Venetian > for a comped three-night stay. I am anxious to get this posted, but I > also want to devote a bit of time to writing the room description. For > Cyberhog's benefit (along with anyone else who might be interested), I > will do that later in a separate post.
> Once I unpacked and settled into the room, I was struck by this lovely > vision of modern times and for reasons unknown, felt compelled to snap a > photo:
> Wednesday brought The Official Unofficial AVLV Early Bird Special. I > really enjoyed meeting our resident mixologist, BartenderWJT. Unlike me, > both he and TCGWAEA sure play a mean pinball:
> On Friday afternoon, I checked out of the Venetian and moved into my room > at the Golden Nugget. I then met up with everyone at Main Street Station > for the long anticipated bone yard tour. I REALLY enjoyed that tour! > Extra special thanks to Walt for all of the time and energy spent > organizing it! I was going to post photos of many of the old neon signs, > but I signed a legal document regarding the use of the photos and I have > absolutely no idea what I agreed to. Instead, you get these:
> The Sigma Derby turned out to be one of the most fun events of the trip. > Very special thanks to Burt Cohen for his part in organizing it and for > acquiring such a cool trophy. Likewise, endless thanks to Matt! Thanks > also to the folks who were playing when we arrived who refused to leave. > Their actions made a third heat necessary and I was unexpectedly able to > enter the derby.
> I managed to survive 17 of the 20 official races before I ran out of > quarters. I wouldn't have lasted that long but Cameron and others were > standing behind me coaching me to be more aggressive!! Thanks, guys! > Next year......there is always next year!
> Saturday brought the big events. Regrettably, I didn't make it to the > SSSOP. But I was one of a group of nine (just me and eight very > attractive gentlemen!) who enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Roberta's:
> Thanks to Cameron for organizing that. I was so worried that he would be > forced to dine alone.
> After dinner and a heart-pounding multi-player Wheel Of Fortune session, > our illustrious group found its way through the double doors at the top of > the curved stairs for the Big Empire's 10th Annual Cocktail Soiree. While > this was my first Soiree, unless Matt says otherwise, it definitely won't > be my last. It was great meeting so many of the wonderful folks that I > have come to know on AVLV and also many of Matt's group who I didn't > previously know at all. It was also wonderful to reconnect with old > friends who I was fortunate enough to meet this past year and to meet > several wives.
> I could go on and on about the Soiree and the fantastic time we all had, > but res ipsa photograph -- I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
> I was very sad when Soiree night came to an end but for many of us, that > was not the end of the festivities. On Sunday evening, ten AVLVers > experienced LOVE. Andrew, Mrs. Andrew and their two friends had terrific > seats in the middle of the upper orchestra. Thomas W., Walt, Denny, > Cyberhog, Mrs. Cyberhog and I enjoyed slightly less terrific seats (I'm > allowed to criticize since I picked our seats) in the lower balcony. Our > group was mostly comprised of LOVE virgins but several of us had boldly > experienced LOVE multiple times. I'm not at all ashamed to admit that > this was my fourth time experiencing LOVE.
> As Walt mentioned in his report, I found each experience to be uniquely > different. Seats in the second row of the lower orchestra afford you the > opportunity to experience a slight level of interaction as you are able to > make eye contact with many of the performers and get the sense that they > are performing just for you. Seats in the first row of the upper > orchestra give you a slightly better overall view yet you are still close > enough to intimately enjoy the facial expressions of the performers. > Seats in the middle of the upper orchestra allow you to view the things > you can't physically see when you are seated below. Our seats Sunday in > the second row of the lower balcony let us clearly view everything, but I > felt it came at the price of feeling rather removed and distant from the > show. I don't think I would choose to sit there again. Of all four > options, I liked the seats in Row K, the first row of the upper orchestra > the best--the ones in pricing tier two.
> OK, kids........it's test time. Let's see if you've been paying attention > to all of the trip reports and photos posted this week and if you can put > names to these happy faces:
> I interrupt my trip notes to report that as I was writing this (at 10:00 > PM Friday, 6/15/07), I received a cybertaunt from my close friend that I > have known for more than
> Thanks to Walt and Thomas W.'s excellent job of reporting on virtually > every official (and many unofficial) event(s) that I attended, you can all > breathe big sighs of relief as this isn't going to be one of my huge, > multi-part trip reports. Rather, I am only writing sporadic comments that > may or may not relate to my photo links. I hope it won't seem too > horribly disjointed, but if it does, deal with it.
> Although I wouldn't have made a special trip to Vegas for it, I am very > glad that I accepted Planet Hollywood's offer to attend their Sopranos > party ( http://donnatello53.tripod.com/vegasmisc/phsopranos.JPG ) as it > put me in Vegas two nights earlier than I had originally planned. This > gave me a chance to spend a lot of time with Walt who was also gracious > enough to accept my invitation to join me at the party. In addition to > being the reigning King of AVLV, Walt also happens to be a fan of the > Sopranos and a pretty great guy.
> I'm not writing a room description for the room I enjoyed for two nights > at Planet Hollywood since except for having a single king bed (vs. two > queens), it was identical to the resort room I had almost a year ago. But > it did have a killer view:
> The folks in Planet Hollywood's casino marketing department told me that > there would not be any food at the party. I was rather surprised that > they would serve alcohol (in this case, wine from Lorraine Bracco's > collection) without at least serving appetizers to go with it. But this > was not a Venetian event and I accepted what they told me and went fully > anticipating that there would not be any food. Walt and I planned to > first attend the party and to grab dinner later.
> When we arrived, we discovered that a buffet dinner of bad southern > Italian food was being served. All four of my grandparents were from > southern Italy and I'll be the first to admit that I am overly critical > when it comes to southern Italian cooking. In all fairness, the > appetizers, desserts (especially the strawberries) and maybe the sausage > and peppers were decent. There was also a huge bowl of Caesar salad that > would surely please even the most ardent AVLVer. To answer your question, > yes, of course the dressing contained anchovies! After all of the time > that you've spent reading this newsgroup, have you not learned anything?
> I'm very glad that Walt got some great shots of Lorraine Bracco because > mine absolutely suck! I really need to invest in a new digital camera > with stabilization. Or perhaps I simply need to drink less.
> After dinner (and a LOT of Bracco's very good Italian wine), we viewed > 'The Blue Comet', which was the 85th episode of The Sopranos and the > second to the last in the series. I know it was the 85th episode because > Lorraine Bracco (and apparently Robin Leach) said so:
> If you thought my photos of Lorraine were bad, just wait until you view my > video! It makes EE's video of the Soiree seem worthy of an Oscar > nomination for technical merit. Except for brief flashes, you won't see > Lorraine (or anyone) but you can hear her speak.
> Unlike the series finale which left a LOT to be desired, 'The Blue Comet' > was a very good episode and it was fun viewing it with other Sopranos > fans. I'm very happy that we went--bad Italian food notwithstanding.
> Hmmmmmmm, she says. This is sounding much more like one of my regular > trip reports than trip notes. We can't have that! Time to make the jump > to hyperspace.
> After the party, Walt and I walked over to the Bellagio and checked out > the summer display in the conservatory:
> (I was going to include a few pictures that I took of Walt but that would > make it too easy for you to pick him out in the remaining photos. I > somehow have a feeling that he wouldn't like that.)
> We followed our visit to the conservatory with a viewing of several > fountain shows. Here's a 14 second video snippet:
> On Tuesday, I checked into a newly remodeled Rialto suite at The Venetian > for a comped three-night stay. I am anxious to get this posted, but I > also want to devote a bit of time to writing the room description. For > Cyberhog's benefit (along with anyone else who might be interested), I > will do that later in a separate post.
> Once I unpacked and settled into the room, I was struck by this lovely > vision of modern times and for reasons unknown, felt compelled to snap a > photo:
> Wednesday brought The Official Unofficial AVLV Early Bird Special. I > really enjoyed meeting our resident mixologist, BartenderWJT. Unlike me, > both he and TCGWAEA sure play a mean pinball:
> On Friday afternoon, I checked out of the Venetian and moved into my room > at the Golden Nugget. I then met up with everyone at Main Street Station > for the long anticipated bone yard tour. I REALLY enjoyed that tour! > Extra special thanks to Walt for all of the time and energy spent > organizing it! I was going to post photos of many of the old neon signs, > but I signed a legal document regarding the use of the photos and I have > absolutely no idea what I agreed to. Instead, you get these:
> The Sigma Derby turned out to be one of the most fun events of the trip. > Very special thanks to Burt Cohen for his part in organizing it and for > acquiring such a cool trophy. Likewise, endless thanks to Matt! Thanks > also to the folks who were playing when we arrived who refused to leave. > Their actions made a third heat necessary and I was unexpectedly able to > enter the derby.
> I managed to survive 17 of the 20 official races before I ran out of > quarters. I wouldn't have lasted that long but Cameron and others were > standing behind me coaching me to be more aggressive!! Thanks, guys! > Next year......there is always next year!
> Saturday brought the big events. Regrettably, I didn't make it to the > SSSOP. But I was one of a group of nine (just me and eight very > attractive gentlemen!) who enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Roberta's:
> Thanks to Cameron for organizing that. I was so worried that he would be > forced to dine alone.
> After dinner and a heart-pounding multi-player Wheel Of Fortune session, > our illustrious group found its way through the double doors at the top of > the curved stairs for the Big Empire's 10th Annual Cocktail Soiree. While > this was my first Soiree, unless Matt says otherwise, it definitely won't > be my last. It was great meeting so many of the wonderful folks that I > have come to know on AVLV and also many of Matt's group who I didn't > previously know at all. It was also wonderful to reconnect with old > friends who I was fortunate enough to meet this past year and to meet > several wives.
> I could go on and on about the Soiree and the fantastic time we all had, > but res ipsa photograph -- I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
> I was very sad when Soiree night came to an end but for many of us, that > was not the end of the festivities. On Sunday evening, ten AVLVers > experienced LOVE. Andrew, Mrs. Andrew and their two friends had terrific > seats in the middle of the upper orchestra. Thomas W., Walt, Denny, > Cyberhog, Mrs. Cyberhog and I enjoyed slightly less terrific seats (I'm > allowed to criticize since I picked our seats) in the lower balcony. Our > group was mostly comprised of LOVE virgins but several of us had boldly > experienced LOVE multiple times. I'm not at all ashamed to admit that > this was my fourth time experiencing LOVE.
> As Walt mentioned in his report, I found each experience to be uniquely > different. Seats in the second row of the lower orchestra afford you the > opportunity to experience a slight level of interaction as you are able to > make eye contact with many of the performers and get the sense that they > are performing just for you. Seats in the first row of the upper > orchestra give you a slightly better overall view yet you are still close > enough to intimately enjoy the facial expressions of the performers. > Seats in the middle of the upper orchestra allow you to view the things > you can't physically see when you are seated below. Our seats Sunday in > the second row of the lower balcony let us clearly view everything, but I > felt it came at the price of feeling rather removed and distant from the > show. I don't think I would choose to sit there again. Of all four > options, I liked the seats in Row K, the first row of the upper orchestra > the best--the ones in pricing tier two.
> OK, kids........it's test time. Let's see if you've been paying attention > to all of the trip reports and photos posted this week and if you can put > names to these happy faces:
> I interrupt my trip notes to report that as I was writing this (at 10:00 > PM Friday, 6/15/07), I received a cybertaunt from my close friend that I > have known for more than forty years, Cindy. She is
>Thanks to Walt and Thomas W.'s excellent job of reporting on virtually every >official (and many unofficial) event(s) that I attended, you can all breathe >big sighs of relief as this isn't going to be one of my huge, multi-part >trip reports. Rather, I am only writing sporadic comments that may or may >not relate to my photo links. I hope it won't seem too horribly >disjointed, but if it does, deal with it.
>Although I wouldn't have made a special trip to Vegas for it, I am very glad >that I accepted Planet Hollywood's offer to attend their Sopranos party ( >http://donnatello53.tripod.com/vegasmisc/phsopranos.JPG ) as it put me in >Vegas two nights earlier than I had originally planned. This gave me a >chance to spend a lot of time with Walt who was also gracious enough to >accept my invitation to join me at the party. In addition to being the >reigning King of AVLV, Walt also happens to be a fan of the Sopranos and a >pretty great guy.
>I'm not writing a room description for the room I enjoyed for two nights at >Planet Hollywood since except for having a single king bed (vs. two queens), >it was identical to the resort room I had almost a year ago. But it did >have a killer view:
>The folks in Planet Hollywood's casino marketing department told me that >there would not be any food at the party. I was rather surprised that they >would serve alcohol (in this case, wine from Lorraine Bracco's collection) >without at least serving appetizers to go with it. But this was not a >Venetian event and I accepted what they told me and went fully anticipating >that there would not be any food. Walt and I planned to first attend the >party and to grab dinner later.
>When we arrived, we discovered that a buffet dinner of bad southern Italian >food was being served. All four of my grandparents were from southern Italy >and I'll be the first to admit that I am overly critical when it comes to >southern Italian cooking. In all fairness, the appetizers, desserts >(especially the strawberries) and maybe the sausage and peppers were decent. >There was also a huge bowl of Caesar salad that would surely please even the >most ardent AVLVer. To answer your question, yes, of course the dressing >contained anchovies! After all of the time that you've spent reading this >newsgroup, have you not learned anything?
>I'm very glad that Walt got some great shots of Lorraine Bracco because mine >absolutely suck! I really need to invest in a new digital camera with >stabilization. Or perhaps I simply need to drink less.
>After dinner (and a LOT of Bracco's very good Italian wine), we viewed 'The >Blue Comet', which was the 85th episode of The Sopranos and the second to >the last in the series. I know it was the 85th episode because Lorraine >Bracco (and apparently Robin Leach) said so:
>If you thought my photos of Lorraine were bad, just wait until you view my >video! It makes EE's video of the Soiree seem worthy of an Oscar nomination >for technical merit. Except for brief flashes, you won't see Lorraine (or >anyone) but you can hear her speak.
>Unlike the series finale which left a LOT to be desired, 'The Blue Comet' >was a very good episode and it was fun viewing it with other Sopranos fans. >I'm very happy that we went--bad Italian food notwithstanding.
>Hmmmmmmm, she says. This is sounding much more like one of my regular trip >reports than trip notes. We can't have that! Time to make the jump to >hyperspace.
>After the party, Walt and I walked over to the Bellagio and checked out the >summer display in the conservatory:
>(I was going to include a few pictures that I took of Walt but that would >make it too easy for you to pick him out in the remaining photos. I somehow >have a feeling that he wouldn't like that.)
>We followed our visit to the conservatory with a viewing of several fountain >shows. Here's a 14 second video snippet:
>On Tuesday, I checked into a newly remodeled Rialto suite at The Venetian >for a comped three-night stay. I am anxious to get this posted, but I also >want to devote a bit of time to writing the room description. For >Cyberhog's benefit (along with anyone else who might be interested), I will >do that later in a separate post.
>Once I unpacked and settled into the room, I was struck by this lovely >vision of modern times and for reasons unknown, felt compelled to snap a >photo:
>Wednesday brought The Official Unofficial AVLV Early Bird Special. I really >enjoyed meeting our resident mixologist, BartenderWJT. Unlike me, both he >and TCGWAEA sure play a mean pinball:
>On Friday afternoon, I checked out of the Venetian and moved into my room at >the Golden Nugget. I then met up with everyone at Main Street Station for >the long anticipated bone yard tour. I REALLY enjoyed that tour! Extra >special thanks to Walt for all of the time and energy spent organizing it! >I was going to post photos of many of the old neon signs, but I signed a >legal document regarding the use of the photos and I have absolutely no idea >what I agreed to. Instead, you get these:
>The Sigma Derby turned out to be one of the most fun events of the trip. >Very special thanks to Burt Cohen for his part in organizing it and for >acquiring such a cool trophy. Likewise, endless thanks to Matt! Thanks >also to the folks who were playing when we arrived who refused to leave. >Their actions made a third heat necessary and I was unexpectedly able to >enter the derby.
>I managed to survive 17 of the 20 official races before I ran out of >quarters. I wouldn't have lasted that long but Cameron and others were >standing behind me coaching me to be more aggressive!! Thanks, guys! Next >year......there is always next year!
>Saturday brought the big events. Regrettably, I didn't make it to the >SSSOP. But I was one of a group of nine (just me and eight very attractive >gentlemen!) who enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Roberta's:
>Thanks to Cameron for organizing that. I was so worried that he would be >forced to dine alone.
>After dinner and a heart-pounding multi-player Wheel Of Fortune session, our >illustrious group found its way through the double doors at the top of the >curved stairs for the Big Empire's 10th Annual Cocktail Soiree. While this >was my first Soiree, unless Matt says otherwise, it definitely won't be my >last. It was great meeting so many of the wonderful folks that I have come >to know on AVLV and also many of Matt's group who I didn't previously know >at all. It was also wonderful to reconnect with old friends who I was >fortunate enough to meet this past year and to meet several wives.
>I could go on and on about the Soiree and the fantastic time we all had, but >res ipsa photograph -- I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
>I was very sad when Soiree night came to an end but for many of us, that was >not the end of the festivities. On Sunday evening, ten AVLVers experienced >LOVE. Andrew, Mrs. Andrew and their two friends had terrific seats in the >middle of the upper orchestra. Thomas W., Walt, Denny, Cyberhog, Mrs. >Cyberhog and I enjoyed slightly less terrific seats (I'm allowed to >criticize since I picked our seats) in the lower balcony. Our group was >mostly comprised of LOVE virgins but several of us had boldly experienced >LOVE multiple times. I'm not at all ashamed to admit that this was my >fourth time experiencing LOVE.
>As Walt mentioned in his report, I found each experience to be uniquely >different. Seats in the second row of the lower orchestra afford you the >opportunity to experience a slight level of interaction as you are able to >make eye contact with many of the performers and get the sense that they are >performing just for you. Seats in the first row of the upper orchestra >give you a slightly better overall view yet you are still close enough to >intimately enjoy the facial expressions of the performers. Seats in the >middle of the upper orchestra allow you to view the things you can't >physically see when you are seated below. Our seats Sunday in the second >row of the lower balcony let us clearly view everything, but I felt it came >at the price of feeling rather removed and distant from the show. I don't >think I would choose to sit there again. Of all four options, I liked the >seats in Row K, the first row of the upper orchestra the best--the ones in >pricing tier two.
>OK, kids........it's test time. Let's see if you've been paying attention >to all of the trip reports and photos posted this week and if you can put >names to these happy faces:
>I interrupt my trip notes to report that as I was writing this (at 10:00 PM >Friday, 6/15/07), I received a cybertaunt from my close friend that I have >known for more than forty years, Cindy. She is currently in Vegas and >tonight she is at The Police concert at the MGM Grand. I was just treated >to a live performance of 'Wrapped Around Your Finger'. I came
While I was dreaming about my next Hawaii visit <zmRci.4896$tb6.2265@ne wsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, CyßerHoG® <cyber...@hanginwiththehogs.c om> wrote
>I also have to point out that while BR and Andrew have some really cool >shirts with which they taunt us with everytime they wear them, it's Doctor >Bob who winds up stealing the show almost every time. My shirt collection is >severely lacking when I look at these pictures.
As my 'Hawaiian' shirt has now had 2 airings I'll have to sort something different for next time. Might go for the grass skirt and coconut bra thing instead :-)
That would make some nice pictures eh??
Bob.
-- "Lets all go to the Restroom and I'll show it to you"
Donna wrote: > Thanks to Walt and Thomas W.'s excellent job of reporting on virtually every > official (and many unofficial) event(s) that I attended, you can all breathe > big sighs of relief as this isn't going to be one of my huge, multi-part > trip reports. Rather, I am only writing sporadic comments that may or may > not relate to my photo links. I hope it won't seem too horribly > disjointed, but if it does, deal with it.
> Although I wouldn't have made a special trip to Vegas for it, I am very glad > that I accepted Planet Hollywood's offer to attend their Sopranos party ( > http://donnatello53.tripod.com/vegasmisc/phsopranos.JPG ) as it put me in > Vegas two nights earlier than I had originally planned. This gave me a > chance to spend a lot of time with Walt who was also gracious enough to > accept my invitation to join me at the party. In addition to being the > reigning King of AVLV, Walt also happens to be a fan of the Sopranos and a > pretty great guy.
> I'm not writing a room description for the room I enjoyed for two nights at > Planet Hollywood since except for having a single king bed (vs. two queens), > it was identical to the resort room I had almost a year ago. But it did > have a killer view:
> The folks in Planet Hollywood's casino marketing department told me that > there would not be any food at the party. I was rather surprised that they > would serve alcohol (in this case, wine from Lorraine Bracco's collection) > without at least serving appetizers to go with it. But this was not a > Venetian event and I accepted what they told me and went fully anticipating > that there would not be any food. Walt and I planned to first attend the > party and to grab dinner later.
> When we arrived, we discovered that a buffet dinner of bad southern Italian > food was being served. All four of my grandparents were from southern Italy > and I'll be the first to admit that I am overly critical when it comes to > southern Italian cooking. In all fairness, the appetizers, desserts > (especially the strawberries) and maybe the sausage and peppers were decent. > There was also a huge bowl of Caesar salad that would surely please even the > most ardent AVLVer. To answer your question, yes, of course the dressing > contained anchovies! After all of the time that you've spent reading this > newsgroup, have you not learned anything?
> I'm very glad that Walt got some great shots of Lorraine Bracco because mine > absolutely suck! I really need to invest in a new digital camera with > stabilization. Or perhaps I simply need to drink less.
> After dinner (and a LOT of Bracco's very good Italian wine), we viewed 'The > Blue Comet', which was the 85th episode of The Sopranos and the second to > the last in the series. I know it was the 85th episode because Lorraine > Bracco (and apparently Robin Leach) said so:
> If you thought my photos of Lorraine were bad, just wait until you view my > video! It makes EE's video of the Soiree seem worthy of an Oscar nomination > for technical merit. Except for brief flashes, you won't see Lorraine (or > anyone) but you can hear her speak.
> Unlike the series finale which left a LOT to be desired, 'The Blue Comet' > was a very good episode and it was fun viewing it with other Sopranos fans. > I'm very happy that we went--bad Italian food notwithstanding.
> Hmmmmmmm, she says. This is sounding much more like one of my regular trip > reports than trip notes. We can't have that! Time to make the jump to > hyperspace.
> After the party, Walt and I walked over to the Bellagio and checked out the > summer display in the conservatory:
> (I was going to include a few pictures that I took of Walt but that would > make it too easy for you to pick him out in the remaining photos. I somehow > have a feeling that he wouldn't like that.)
> We followed our visit to the conservatory with a viewing of several fountain > shows. Here's a 14 second video snippet:
> On Tuesday, I checked into a newly remodeled Rialto suite at The Venetian > for a comped three-night stay. I am anxious to get this posted, but I also > want to devote a bit of time to writing the room description. For > Cyberhog's benefit (along with anyone else who might be interested), I will > do that later in a separate post.
> Once I unpacked and settled into the room, I was struck by this lovely > vision of modern times and for reasons unknown, felt compelled to snap a > photo:
> Wednesday brought The Official Unofficial AVLV Early Bird Special. I really > enjoyed meeting our resident mixologist, BartenderWJT. Unlike me, both he > and TCGWAEA sure play a mean pinball:
> On Friday afternoon, I checked out of the Venetian and moved into my room at > the Golden Nugget. I then met up with everyone at Main Street Station for > the long anticipated bone yard tour. I REALLY enjoyed that tour! Extra > special thanks to Walt for all of the time and energy spent organizing it! > I was going to post photos of many of the old neon signs, but I signed a > legal document regarding the use of the photos and I have absolutely no idea > what I agreed to. Instead, you get these:
> The Sigma Derby turned out to be one of the most fun events of the trip. > Very special thanks to Burt Cohen for his part in organizing it and for > acquiring such a cool trophy. Likewise, endless thanks to Matt! Thanks > also to the folks who were playing when we arrived who refused to leave. > Their actions made a third heat necessary and I was unexpectedly able to > enter the derby.
> I managed to survive 17 of the 20 official races before I ran out of > quarters. I wouldn't have lasted that long but Cameron and others were > standing behind me coaching me to be more aggressive!! Thanks, guys! Next > year......there is always next year!
> Saturday brought the big events. Regrettably, I didn't make it to the > SSSOP. But I was one of a group of nine (just me and eight very attractive > gentlemen!) who enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Roberta's:
> Thanks to Cameron for organizing that. I was so worried that he would be > forced to dine alone.
> After dinner and a heart-pounding multi-player Wheel Of Fortune session, our > illustrious group found its way through the double doors at the top of the > curved stairs for the Big Empire's 10th Annual Cocktail Soiree. While this > was my first Soiree, unless Matt says otherwise, it definitely won't be my > last. It was great meeting so many of the wonderful folks that I have come > to know on AVLV and also many of Matt's group who I didn't previously know > at all. It was also wonderful to reconnect with old friends who I was > fortunate enough to meet this past year and to meet several wives.
> I could go on and on about the Soiree and the fantastic time we all had, but > res ipsa photograph -- I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
> I was very sad when Soiree night came to an end but for many of us, that was > not the end of the festivities. On Sunday evening, ten AVLVers experienced > LOVE. Andrew, Mrs. Andrew and their two friends had terrific seats in the > middle of the upper orchestra. Thomas W., Walt, Denny, Cyberhog, Mrs. > Cyberhog and I enjoyed slightly less terrific seats (I'm allowed to > criticize since I picked our seats) in the lower balcony. Our group was > mostly comprised of LOVE virgins but several of us had boldly experienced > LOVE multiple times. I'm not at all ashamed to admit that this was my > fourth time experiencing LOVE.
> As Walt mentioned in his report, I found each experience to be uniquely > different. Seats in the second row of the lower orchestra afford you the > opportunity to experience a slight level of interaction as you are able to > make eye contact with many of the performers and get the sense that they are > performing just for you. Seats in the first row of the upper orchestra > give you a slightly better overall view yet you are still close enough to > intimately enjoy the facial expressions of the performers. Seats in the > middle of the upper orchestra allow you to view the things you can't > physically see when you are seated below. Our seats Sunday in the second > row of the lower balcony let us clearly view everything, but I felt it came > at the price of feeling rather removed and distant from the show. I don't > think I would choose to sit there again. Of all four options, I liked the > seats in Row K, the first row of the upper orchestra the best--the ones in > pricing tier two.
> OK, kids........it's test time. Let's see if you've been paying attention > to all of the trip reports and photos posted this week and if you can put > names to these happy faces:
> I interrupt my trip notes to report that as I was writing this (at 10:00 PM > Friday, 6/15/07), I received a cybertaunt from my close friend that I have > known for more than forty years, Cindy. She is currently in Vegas and > tonight she is at The Police concert at the MGM Grand. I was just treated > to a live performance of 'Wrapped Around Your Finger'. I came very close to > buying
Good job Donna!! Report was fine and the pictures great!! Well one picture of the guy in the red shirt with he funny look on his face could have been better. But what the heck he brought dinner for 17 people. Everybody but SH-K, he left early and left $15 for his pie on the table. Looking forward to seeing you all again and lets make sure Marsha can attend. Tom in Ct
> Thanks to Walt and Thomas W.'s excellent job of reporting on virtually every > official (and many unofficial) event(s) that I attended, you can all breathe > big sighs of relief as this isn't going to be one of my huge, multi-part > trip reports. Rather, I am only writing sporadic comments that may or may > not relate to my photo links. I hope it won't seem too horribly > disjointed, but if it does, deal with it.
> Although I wouldn't have made a special trip to Vegas for it, I am very glad > that I accepted Planet Hollywood's offer to attend their Sopranos party ( > http://donnatello53.tripod.com/vegasmisc/phsopranos.JPG ) as it put me in > Vegas two nights earlier than I had originally planned. This gave me a > chance to spend a lot of time with Walt who was also gracious enough to > accept my invitation to join me at the party. In addition to being the > reigning King of AVLV, Walt also happens to be a fan of the Sopranos and a > pretty great guy.
> I'm not writing a room description for the room I enjoyed for two nights at > Planet Hollywood since except for having a single king bed (vs. two queens), > it was identical to the resort room I had almost a year ago. But it did > have a killer view:
> The folks in Planet Hollywood's casino marketing department told me that > there would not be any food at the party. I was rather surprised that they > would serve alcohol (in this case, wine from Lorraine Bracco's collection) > without at least serving appetizers to go with it. But this was not a > Venetian event and I accepted what they told me and went fully anticipating > that there would not be any food. Walt and I planned to first attend the > party and to grab dinner later.
> When we arrived, we discovered that a buffet dinner of bad southern Italian > food was being served. All four of my grandparents were from southern Italy > and I'll be the first to admit that I am overly critical when it comes to > southern Italian cooking. In all fairness, the appetizers, desserts > (especially the strawberries) and maybe the sausage and peppers were decent. > There was also a huge bowl of Caesar salad that would surely please even the > most ardent AVLVer. To answer your question, yes, of course the dressing > contained anchovies! After all of the time that you've spent reading this > newsgroup, have you not learned anything?
> I'm very glad that Walt got some great shots of Lorraine Bracco because mine > absolutely suck! I really need to invest in a new digital camera with > stabilization. Or perhaps I simply need to drink less.
> After dinner (and a LOT of Bracco's very good Italian wine), we viewed 'The > Blue Comet', which was the 85th episode of The Sopranos and the second to > the last in the series. I know it was the 85th episode because Lorraine > Bracco (and apparently Robin Leach) said so:
> If you thought my photos of Lorraine were bad, just wait until you view my > video! It makes EE's video of the Soiree seem worthy of an Oscar nomination > for technical merit. Except for brief flashes, you won't see Lorraine (or > anyone) but you can hear her speak.
> Unlike the series finale which left a LOT to be desired, 'The Blue Comet' > was a very good episode and it was fun viewing it with other Sopranos fans. > I'm very happy that we went--bad Italian food notwithstanding.
> Hmmmmmmm, she says. This is sounding much more like one of my regular trip > reports than trip notes. We can't have that! Time to make the jump to > hyperspace.
> After the party, Walt and I walked over to the Bellagio and checked out the > summer display in the conservatory:
> (I was going to include a few pictures that I took of Walt but that would > make it too easy for you to pick him out in the remaining photos. I somehow > have a feeling that he wouldn't like that.)
> We followed our visit to the conservatory with a viewing of several fountain > shows. Here's a 14 second video snippet:
> On Tuesday, I checked into a newly remodeled Rialto suite at The Venetian > for a comped three-night stay. I am anxious to get this posted, but I also > want to devote a bit of time to writing the room description. For > Cyberhog's benefit (along with anyone else who might be interested), I will > do that later in a separate post.
> Once I unpacked and settled into the room, I was struck by this lovely > vision of modern times and for reasons unknown, felt compelled to snap a > photo:
> Wednesday brought The Official Unofficial AVLV Early Bird Special. I really > enjoyed meeting our resident mixologist, BartenderWJT. Unlike me, both he > and TCGWAEA sure play a mean pinball:
> On Friday afternoon, I checked out of the Venetian and moved into my room at > the Golden Nugget. I then met up with everyone at Main Street Station for > the long anticipated bone yard tour. I REALLY enjoyed that tour! Extra > special thanks to Walt for all of the time and energy spent organizing it! > I was going to post photos of many of the old neon signs, but I signed a > legal document regarding the use of the photos and I have absolutely no idea > what I agreed to. Instead, you get these:
> The Sigma Derby turned out to be one of the most fun events of the trip. > Very special thanks to Burt Cohen for his part in organizing it and for > acquiring such a cool trophy. Likewise, endless thanks to Matt! Thanks > also to the folks who were playing when we arrived who refused to leave. > Their actions made a third heat necessary and I was unexpectedly able to > enter the derby.
> I managed to survive 17 of the 20 official races before I ran out of > quarters. I wouldn't have lasted that long but Cameron and others were > standing behind me coaching me to be more aggressive!! Thanks, guys! Next > year......there is always next year!
> Saturday brought the big events. Regrettably, I didn't make it to the > SSSOP. But I was one of a group of nine (just me and eight very attractive > gentlemen!) who enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Roberta's:
> Thanks to Cameron for organizing that. I was so worried that he would be > forced to dine alone.
> After dinner and a heart-pounding multi-player Wheel Of Fortune session, our > illustrious group found its way through the double doors at the top of the > curved stairs for the Big Empire's 10th Annual Cocktail Soiree. While this > was my first Soiree, unless Matt says otherwise, it definitely won't be my > last. It was great meeting so many of the wonderful folks that I have come > to know on AVLV and also many of Matt's group who I didn't previously know > at all. It was also wonderful to reconnect with old friends who I was > fortunate enough to meet this past year and to meet several wives.
> I could go on and on about the Soiree and the fantastic time we all had, but > res ipsa photograph -- I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
> I was very sad when Soiree night came to an end but for many of us, that was > not the end of the festivities. On Sunday evening, ten AVLVers experienced > LOVE. Andrew, Mrs. Andrew and their two friends had terrific seats in the > middle of the upper orchestra. Thomas W., Walt, Denny, Cyberhog, Mrs. > Cyberhog and I enjoyed slightly less terrific seats (I'm allowed to > criticize since I picked our seats) in the lower balcony. Our group was > mostly comprised of LOVE virgins but several of us had boldly experienced > LOVE multiple times. I'm not at all ashamed to admit that this was my > fourth time experiencing LOVE.
> As Walt mentioned in his report, I found each experience to be uniquely > different. Seats in the second row of the lower orchestra afford you the > opportunity to experience a slight level of interaction as you are able to > make eye contact with many of the performers and get the sense that they are > performing just for you. Seats in the first row of the upper orchestra > give you a slightly better overall view yet you are still close enough to > intimately enjoy the facial expressions of the performers. Seats in the > middle of the upper orchestra allow you to view the things you can't > physically see when you are seated below. Our seats Sunday in the second > row of the lower balcony let us clearly view everything, but I felt it came > at the price of feeling rather removed and distant from the show. I don't > think I would choose to sit there again. Of all four options, I liked the > seats in Row K, the first row of the upper orchestra the best--the ones in > pricing tier two.
> OK, kids........it's test time. Let's see if you've been paying attention > to all of the trip reports and photos posted this week and if you can put > names to these happy faces:
> I interrupt my trip notes to report that as I was writing this (at 10:00 PM > Friday, 6/15/07), I received a cybertaunt from my close friend that I have > known for more than forty years, Cindy. She is currently in Vegas and > tonight she is at The Police concert at the MGM Grand. I was just treated > to
> Good job Donna!! Report was fine and the pictures great!! Well one > picture of the guy in the red shirt with he funny look on his face could > have been better. But what the heck he brought dinner for 17 people. > Everybody but SH-K, he left early and left $15 for his pie on the table. > Looking forward to seeing you all again and lets make sure Marsha can > attend. Tom in Ct
The guy in the red shirt with the funny look on his face, reminds me of someone, who just discovered their wallet was missing. The expression says..."now, where did I leave wallet"?
On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:43:56 GMT, "Farmer John" <john5...@verizon.net> wrote:
><tc1...@webtv.net> wrote in message >news:21741-467421EA-405@storefull-3272.bay.webtv.net... >> Good job Donna!! Report was fine and the pictures great!! Well one >> picture of the guy in the red shirt with he funny look on his face could >> have been better. But what the heck he brought dinner for 17 people. >> Everybody but SH-K, he left early and left $15 for his pie on the table. >> Looking forward to seeing you all again and lets make sure Marsha can >> attend. Tom in Ct
>The guy in the red shirt with the funny look on his face, reminds me of >someone, who just discovered their wallet was missing. >The expression says..."now, where did I leave wallet"?
> Very nice pictures donna. Really looked like a very, nice soiree and a swell > bunch of people. I recognized the hog; br eagle, andrew and his wife; steve > two names, but there is one individual, that caught my attention. Who was > the gentleman wearing the shirt with the playing cards; glasses and a very > nice, thick beard??
> FARMER JOHN
That would be me. Please tell me you aren't in love... Denny in Mass
Farmer John wrote: > Very nice pictures donna. Really looked like a very, nice soiree and a > swell > bunch of people. I recognized the hog; br eagle, andrew and his wife; > steve > two names, but there is one individual, that caught my attention. Who was > the gentleman wearing the shirt with the playing cards; glasses and a very > nice, thick beard??
> FARMER JOHN
Yes, it was a terrific Soiree with an even more terrific group of people.
The man in the thick beard? I think that may have been Jerry Garcia....
In article <GuQci.436552$7g3.395...@newsfe14.phx>, Donna
<donnaTAKETHIS...@msn.com> wrote: > OK.....that's it from me, but I'll leave you with one last photo challenge. > What prominent, highly respected member of AVLV sometimes walks in these > shoes?
> > Very nice pictures donna. Really looked like a very, nice soiree and a swell > > bunch of people. I recognized the hog; br eagle, andrew and his wife; steve > > two names, but there is one individual, that caught my attention. Who was > > the gentleman wearing the shirt with the playing cards; glasses and a very > > nice, thick beard??
> > FARMER JOHN
> That would be me. Please tell me you aren't in love... > Denny in Mass
NO..not in love but I would have pictured you as younger; thinner and maybe taller. Don't know why, but that is the way I would picture you. With your hat and beard, FARMER JOHN would be a more appropiate ID. Also, I do like the beard , but my wife never would allow me to grow one.
> Farmer John wrote: > > Very nice pictures donna. Really looked like a very, nice soiree and a > > swell > > bunch of people. I recognized the hog; br eagle, andrew and his wife; > > steve > > two names, but there is one individual, that caught my attention. Who was > > the gentleman wearing the shirt with the playing cards; glasses and a very > > nice, thick beard??
> > FARMER JOHN
> Yes, it was a terrific Soiree with an even more terrific group of people.
> The man in the thick beard? I think that may have been Jerry Garcia....
> Donna
If it was jerry garcia, I'd run for the front door of the casino. The guy has been dead or two or three years now. :)
> While there are more beautiful women in motion pictures and TV, there are > very few that inspire the admiration (or should I say gutteral lust?) from > myself and just about every guy I know than Lorraine Bracco does. There's > just something about her that clicks with us. I'm totally envious that > you got to meet her in person.
OK, Hog.....next time I'll invite you.
> That Sigma Derby Handicapping Tournament looked pretty cool. You're right! > Burt did a great job on that trophy! I'm sorry I missed the festivities. I > hope Cameron succeeds in talking the El Co in taking the Sigma Derby off > the Frontier's hands.
I do too!!
> I also have to point out that while BR and Andrew have some really cool > shirts with which they taunt us with everytime they wear them, it's Doctor > Bob who winds up stealing the show almost every time. My shirt collection > is severely lacking when I look at these pictures.
I thought there were a lot of cool shirts at this year's Soiree. From the photos, I still remember the shirt you wore last year. I'll admit that looking at it kind of hurt my eyes but I thought it was a VERY cool shirt. I liked your shirt this year, too!
> And I'd also like to thank you for organizing LOVE for us. While you > didn't enjoy the seats as much, we got a great view of the stage and were > able to take it all in (or at least attempt to) from a visual perspective. > I'm going to take your advice and see it again from a different section, > but this was really an enjoyable vantage point. I also want to apologize > for my absent mindness regarding the tickets. I'm sure you must have > thought I was a complete ditz when you listened to your cellphone messages > that morning. Thank God for Cameron's system for remembering numbers.
The ticket loss wasn't a problem but I did feel bad that you went through that. Andrew told me about it very late Saturday night and I planned to call the box office in the morning. I got both of your messages before I did that. I know the loss made it a tough night for you but I'm very glad that Cameron has such a stellar memory!
> As for the shoes? I'm guessing that's the only solo picture we'll see of > Walt amongst your picture collection.
> Wonderful tr, Donna. Great photos and a great way to relive your Vegas > week. You used one sentence almost verbatim I used in in one of my > upcoming TR parts (and I suspect there's a reason for that).
Although I have my suspicions, my curiosity is officially piqued.
> Especially loved all those catty remarks about everybody - couldn't > you write something positive about people ?!
What can I say.....I call 'em as I see 'em....
> Looking forward to your four last missing trip reports,
I have a feeling that you'll always have them to look forward to.
CLM in ND wrote: > I don't know, that TR was a bit long. KIDDING!!!! Great TR, Donna. > You were able to summarize the trip in one TR, so kudos to you!
Thanks, Cameron.....it was actually at least twice as long as I had planned, and that's without the room description at the V. I usually tend to runneth off at the fingertips....
> Good job Donna!! Report was fine and the pictures great!! Well one > picture of the guy in the red shirt with he funny look on his face could > have been better. But what the heck he brought dinner for 17 people. > Everybody but SH-K, he left early and left $15 for his pie on the table. > Looking forward to seeing you all again and lets make sure Marsha can > attend. Tom in Ct
Thanks, Tom.......but careful what you say about that guy in the red shirt. He's one of my favorite AVLVers!
> Excellent take on an excellent trip. You were really busy with that > camera! You may have missed your calling as a paparazza.
> --- Walt
Oh, I may still get my chance. I wasn't being completely honest when I said I had run out of pictures. Multiple copies of the really good ones that I didn't post (they are definitely blackmail quality) are currently safely stored at three separate locations. I'm just waiting for National Enquirer to call.
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