Las Vegas Roll Call

[adamw]

Who else is here an extra day because Frontier cancelled their return flight?  

Who's here all week because of CES? Gives me parts of 7 days to get my clothes further weed-infused from walking about.

Was there 3 days - amount of times I smelled weed: 0 .... amount of times I saw baby strollers: 467

[French Rage]

Who else is here an extra day because Frontier cancelled their return flight?  

Who's here all week because of CES? Gives me parts of 7 days to get my clothes further weed-infused from walking about.

Was there 3 days - amount of times I smelled weed: 0 .... amount of times I saw baby strollers: 467

Amount of times I heard they guy sing "If you put a buck in my cup, I am going to shut the fuck up": 10

[marty]

Who else is here an extra day because Frontier cancelled their return flight?  

Who's here all week because of CES? Gives me parts of 7 days to get my clothes further weed-infused from walking about.

Was there 3 days - amount of times I smelled weed: 0 .... amount of times I saw baby strollers: 467

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

[ugarte]

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

[Trotsky]

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

Huh, did you see them?

The stripper / daughter dances in the aisles were Take Your Daughter to Work: Sex Workers Edition.  They looked like they were auditioning to be America's Next First Lady.

[Jim Hyla]

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

Huh, did you see them?

The stripper / daughter dances in the aisles were Take Your Daughter to Work: Sex Workers Edition.  They looked like they were auditioning to be America's Next First Lady.

But then again it might be First Gentleman.

[Swampy]

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

Huh, did you see them?

The stripper / daughter dances in the aisles were Take Your Daughter to Work: Sex Workers Edition.  They looked like they were auditioning to be America's Next First Lady.

But then again it might be First Gentleman.

Your keyboard to god's ears eyes.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Who else is here an extra day because Frontier cancelled their return flight?  

Who's here all week because of CES? Gives me parts of 7 days to get my clothes further weed-infused from walking about.

Was there 3 days - amount of times I smelled weed: 0 .... amount of times I saw baby strollers: 467

We must have walked through different places.  I smelled weed quite a few times.  But, yeah, still more strollers...and hookers.

I always remember Steve Martin's bit about his first time seeing a show in Vegas:  "God, look at the tits!  There must be 57 tits up there!"  Of course, in the case of the cheerhookers, I doubt any of them were real.

But the "Buck in my cup" guy is Vegas in a nutshell:  Loud, annoying, rude, tasteless. All about the money.

Glad we're not coming back next year.

[Jim Hyla]

Who else is here an extra day because Frontier cancelled their return flight?  

Who's here all week because of CES? Gives me parts of 7 days to get my clothes further weed-infused from walking about.

Was there 3 days - amount of times I smelled weed: 0 .... amount of times I saw baby strollers: 467

We must have walked through different places.  I smelled weed quite a few times.  But, yeah, still more strollers...and hookers.

I always remember Steve Martin's bit about his first time seeing a show in Vegas:  "God, look at the tits!  There must be 57 tits up there!"  Of course, in the case of the cheerhookers, I doubt any of them were real.

But the "Buck in my cup" guy is Vegas in a nutshell:  Loud, annoying, rude, tasteless. All about the money.

Glad we're not coming back next year.

But then, one of these years the FF may end up there.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Who else is here an extra day because Frontier cancelled their return flight?  

Who's here all week because of CES? Gives me parts of 7 days to get my clothes further weed-infused from walking about.

Was there 3 days - amount of times I smelled weed: 0 .... amount of times I saw baby strollers: 467

We must have walked through different places.  I smelled weed quite a few times.  But, yeah, still more strollers...and hookers.

I always remember Steve Martin's bit about his first time seeing a show in Vegas:  "God, look at the tits!  There must be 57 tits up there!"  Of course, in the case of the cheerhookers, I doubt any of them were real.

But the "Buck in my cup" guy is Vegas in a nutshell:  Loud, annoying, rude, tasteless. All about the money.

Glad we're not coming back next year.

But then, one of these years the FF may end up there.

Talk about mixed feelings.

[RichH]

Who else is here an extra day because Frontier cancelled their return flight?  

Who's here all week because of CES? Gives me parts of 7 days to get my clothes further weed-infused from walking about.

Was there 3 days - amount of times I smelled weed: 0 .... amount of times I saw baby strollers: 467

We must have walked through different places.  I smelled weed quite a few times.  But, yeah, still more strollers...and hookers.

I always remember Steve Martin's bit about his first time seeing a show in Vegas:  "God, look at the tits!  There must be 57 tits up there!"  Of course, in the case of the cheerhookers, I doubt any of them were real.

But the "Buck in my cup" guy is Vegas in a nutshell:  Loud, annoying, rude, tasteless. All about the money.

Glad we're not coming back next year.

I'm just glad Atlantic City isn't in our lives anymore. That was like a fever nightmare compared to Las Vegas.

I'm not going to say that "there's something for everyone" in LV. But the city has made steps towards stressing a wide range of entertainment, food, and shopping instead of just gambling, sex, and booze. And apparently pot, but I've smelled that in just about every city (or rock concert) in America I've walked around lately, big and small. It's everywhere, folks. Those pearls can't be clutched anymore.

That's not to say I even like LV that much. Everything you can see is pretty much designed to part you with your money. Resort fees are misleading and possibly illegal. It's the perfect place to study America's wealth disparity in a fishbowl. It attracts year-round the stereotype of the rude, loudmouth American and placates them with the excesses they crave. It's a city built in a place no one should be able to live, and proudly flaunts the wastefulness of humanity in order to even exist. It sells "The American Dream" more than anywhere else, and people keep buying it. All you need is a few bucks and a system, and you too can shit in a gold toilet. Thank god we were there in January and not hoofing to the ice arena in 110 degree heat.

But I had a good time, because I know my comfort areas, and can get away from the overstimulating noise. It also carries some nostalgia for me. On top of that, it was a well run tournament overall. Ushers were friendly and left us to sit where we pleased. They provided bands, which shows they kind of "get" what the college game is about. You really don't need a damn car to get there. It wasn't perfect. Endless Jock Jams, an unexplained early championship game that left even the arena staff confused, and yeah, shootouts are lame. But it was a good show. The FF is coming.

[RichH]

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

#ImWithUgarte What the hell.

[Swampy]

Who else is here an extra day because Frontier cancelled their return flight?  

Who's here all week because of CES? Gives me parts of 7 days to get my clothes further weed-infused from walking about.

Was there 3 days - amount of times I smelled weed: 0 .... amount of times I saw baby strollers: 467

We must have walked through different places.  I smelled weed quite a few times.  But, yeah, still more strollers...and hookers.

I always remember Steve Martin's bit about his first time seeing a show in Vegas:  "God, look at the tits!  There must be 57 tits up there!"  Of course, in the case of the cheerhookers, I doubt any of them were real.

But the "Buck in my cup" guy is Vegas in a nutshell:  Loud, annoying, rude, tasteless. All about the money.

Glad we're not coming back next year.

I'm just glad Atlantic City isn't in our lives anymore. That was like a fever nightmare compared to Las Vegas.

I'm not going to say that "there's something for everyone" in LV. But the city has made steps towards stressing a wide range of entertainment, food, and shopping instead of just gambling, sex, and booze. And apparently pot, but I've smelled that in just about every city (or rock concert) in America I've walked around lately, big and small. It's everywhere, folks. Those pearls can't be clutched anymore.

That's not to say I even like LV that much. Everything you can see is pretty much designed to part you with your money. Resort fees are misleading and possibly illegal. It's the perfect place to study America's wealth disparity in a fishbowl. It attracts year-round the stereotype of the rude, loudmouth American and placates them with the excesses they crave. It's a city built in a place no one should be able to live, and proudly flaunts the wastefulness of humanity in order to even exist. It sells "The American Dream" more than anywhere else, and people keep buying it. All you need is a few bucks and a system, and you too can shit in a gold toilet. Thank god we were there in January and not hoofing to the ice arena in 110 degree heat.

But I had a good time, because I know my comfort areas, and can get away from the overstimulating noise. It also carries some nostalgia for me. On top of that, it was a well run tournament overall. Ushers were friendly and left us to sit where we pleased. They provided bands, which shows they kind of "get" what the college game is about. You really don't need a damn car to get there. It wasn't perfect. Endless Jock Jams, an unexplained early championship game that left even the arena staff confused, and yeah, shootouts are lame. But it was a good show. The FF is coming.

+1

[Trotsky]

Everything good about Vegas is > 10 miles from the strip.  It's a fantastic city if you get away from the tourist areas.  Like any other city.

[Swampy]

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

#ImWithUgarte What the hell.

Can we all just agree the tournament would be greatly improved by eliminating the "professional" cheerleaders?

Personally, I'm not a big fan of cheerleaders in any sport, particularly hockey, but I have little problem with student cheerleading for their own schools. Especially, schools where hockey cheerleaders skate on the ice. Nor, given ongoing gender disparities, do I have a problem with talented dancers and athletes finding employment as professional cheerleaders.

But as far as I could tell, these cheerleaders just stood on the stairs and wiggled. With FloSports in particular, the cheerleaders really detracted from the enjoyment of watching the game. Frequently, when there was a lull in the action, the camera would focus on the cheerleaders. Why? About the only saving grace was when they were "dancing" with young children. Meanwhile, the teams were setting up for a faceoff, but because the cameras were on the cheerleaders, viewers couldn't see who was on the ice or what the teams' strategies were. And the announcers said nothing about it.

The only thing worse was when FloSports showed Jumbotron cartoons instead. I wanted to throw a brick at the TV. Fortunately, I was out of bricks.

As for the cheerleader/hooker controversy, if you saw one of the cheerleaders dressed in her cheerleader costume on the strip, what would you guess is her occupation?::dribble::