What did everyone think of Vegas (the city)? - Page 3

tynan88 · #31 05-17-2005, 07:01 AM

Would you mind sending it to me? I would eally love to put faces to your names...I was really evastated, because I was personally allowed to go but I had no one to go with me, I was really really close to coming...I just hope she goes back again.

DrummerDeanna · #32 05-17-2005, 09:16 AM

Well I didn't go on this big Vegas trip - but have been there several times...so I'm going to answer anyway

I do not like Las Vegas. I guess I can take it for two-three days - after that it gets SO old. I stayed there for a week last year....and I found it totally seedy. I also did a photo project on Vegas for a class - there is some seedy stuff there lol - but it made for a great photo project....

Patti · #33 05-17-2005, 10:37 AM

I love Vegas; I love everything about it--seedy and all!

Having lived in AZ for five years, the dry weather doesn't bother me; in fact I much prefer it to humidity. Vegas off the strip (you know the real city where people actually live) reminds me a lot of Phoenix. I'm hoping Stevie goes back in October, so I can go this time.

DrummerDeanna · #34 05-17-2005, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Patti

I love Vegas; I love everything about it--seedy and all!

Having lived in AZ for five years, the dry weather doesn't bother me; in fact I much prefer it to humidity. Vegas off the strip (you know the real city where people actually live) reminds me a lot of Phoenix. I'm hoping Stevie goes back in October, so I can go this time.

Oh I meant to say - I am a desert girl! I was born in the desert, so I know how it feels there...um...oh wait....um nevermind

Anyway - I miss the desert and prefer the nice dry air to humidity - I HATE HATE HATE humidity. Hate it.

Anyway - I've never been off the strip in Vegas so I can't really judge the place as whole...but the strip gets really old for me...

GateandGarden · #35 05-17-2005, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Oh I meant to say - I am a desert girl! I was born in the desert, so I know how it feels there...um...oh wait....um nevermind

OMG! What song is that from? Why am I drawing blanks?

SuzeQuze · #36 05-17-2005, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tynan88

Would you mind sending it to me? I would eally love to put faces to your names...I was really evastated, because I was personally allowed to go but I had no one to go with me, I was really really close to coming...I just hope she goes back again.

No, I wouldn't mind. PM me your email address and I will send along when I get a copy. I am so sorry you didn't get to go! You will have another opportunity I am sure and in a couple of years you won't need a chaperone! We would have chaperoned you!

Although I'm not sure we'd do a very good job.

The Tower · #37 05-17-2005, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

What comes around goes around.....still waiting.....

{cricket ...... cricket ............. cricket ............}

Oy, I loathe Vegas.... I only went because of Stevie and the hope of an adventurous setlist. It was worth it, but..... what do I not like about Vegas?

1) It's so crowded these days that it's hard to gamble at decent tables anymore.

2) Strollers

HELLO!!!! It's Sin City!!! Leave your ****ing children at home please! I was walking through the smoke-filled casino at Caesar's and some mom was blocking the entire aisle with one of those double-wide-twinsy stroller things. UGH!

3) The prices!! I am a total first class travel snob and am willing to pay for the best, but $73.00 for a bottle of ****ty label champagne?!?!? I mean really....

4) The heat. I can't deal with 100 degree heat here in LA and I can't deal with 100 degree heat in Vegas. That's why I used to go to Vegas for Christmas vacation back in the day.

What do I like about Vegas?

1) The opulence. I'm a total sucker for over the top stuff (rococo, et. al). Caesar's Palace is awesome. I loved staying there. Nice room, huge bathroom, gorgeous naked men statues all over the place. The fountain is beautiful, with the sky changing from day to night and back again really quick.

That's about it.

sodascouts · #38 05-17-2005, 03:14 PM

I was disappointed with Vegas. I suck at gambling, and the other options are limited - at least that I could see. If it weren't for Stevie and my Ledgie/BN board friends, I would have been bored to death. Not to mention the prices! Ack!

At least the Paris breakfast buffet was a bargain. Delicious!

amber · #39 05-17-2005, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Tower

{cricket ...... cricket ............. cricket ............}

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Yep. oh, and look, still waiting!

Whatevs, everyone else is a bitch and I'm really nice, is what I'm forced to conclude...

skcin · #40 05-17-2005, 04:40 PM

I? LOVE Vegas!

This was my third trip out there.

Love the food, love window shopping, love strolling through the hotels & shops. The weather's great in Spring, and the pool at Flamingo was awesome! I'm not a huge gambler, but I have enough luck that I can keep playing for a bit. I like the all lights, the free stuff (animal habitats, Bellagio fountains, Mirage volcano, Caesar's tacky decor, Venetian's canal, etc.), the different hotel themes, the free drinks while you gamble.

I wouldn't want to live there or anything (no offense to Seeker or Creeping) and I could do without a few things (those creepy porno guys flapping those brochures at you, the price of drinks in restaurants, all the ass photos in cabs & on billboards) but in general, I'd go every couple of years if I could.

WelshWitchPMD · #41 05-17-2005, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Well I didn't go on this big Vegas trip - but have been there several times...so I'm going to answer anyway

I do not like Las Vegas. I guess I can take it for two-three days - after that it gets SO old. I stayed there for a week last year....and I found it totally seedy. I also did a photo project on Vegas for a class - there is some seedy stuff there lol - but it made for a great photo project....

What did you do for you photo project? I would like to hear about it. I shot about 8 rolls of film. I was going to try to use my SLR for the Saturday Stevie show. That did not work out however. I could not get my lens cap off the camera.

I'll post my Stevie digital pics and my Vegas pics later in the week.

skcin · #42 05-17-2005, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WelshWitchPMD

What did you do for you photo project? I would like to hear about it. I shot about 8 rolls of film. I was going to try to use my SLR for the Saturday Stevie show. That did not work out however. I could not get my lens cap off the camera.

I'll post my Stevie digital pics and my Vegas pics later in the week.

Pattie,

Did you make it to red Rock Canyon? Any good pics?

WelshWitchPMD · #43 05-17-2005, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

Pattie,

Did you make it to red Rock Canyon? Any good pics?

NO, I was dead tired the whole trip. I would have died right out in the desert. Maybe next time I go to Vegas I will take a trip out there.