Goin' to Vegas - Page 3

Elspode · 01-17-2008, 11:21 PM

Hey, I know! How about another pic with that fine damn woman who met you there in Vegas?!!

'K.

Liz standing in front of the original lamp from The Aladdin...

Elspode · 01-17-2008, 11:25 PM

I liked Downtown a lot better than The Strip... more honest, more regular, more like I grew up with in movies.

Okay, they added the big fucking LED display thing, but it was fun, too.

Elspode · 01-17-2008, 11:27 PM

Cesar's Palace has grown beyond all reason...it is truly the finest example of American excess that a mere mortal can conceive.

So...I was trying to pose myself as though I was tweaking the titty of this headless goddess.

Elspode · 01-17-2008, 11:34 PM

Cesar's Palace is excess beyond all reason. The Bellagio is that, but with an artistic flair beyond all comprehension.

Here's an obelisk made of quartz crystal slices, with quartz crystal balls at the support points, internally illuminated. Strangely, this was not actually for sale, although I supposed it could have been bought. Everything else there was available.

Elspode · 01-17-2008, 11:36 PM

Those of you who think Vegas is harmless need to heed this warning.

Chocolatl · 01-18-2008, 08:40 AM

I'm a little surprised "Pagans" aren't on the guy's Warning poster. I guess he didn't know you were in town.

Anyway, neat pictures! I love the one of the Bellagio garden. The floating red Chinese lanterns make the whole thing seem surreal. Does the image change on the giant LED screen, or is it just cherry blossoms all the time?

Cloud · 01-18-2008, 08:51 AM

oh, the image changes constantly. at least that's what I've heard--in the several times I've been, I've never made it downtown.

Elspode--looks like you had a wonderful time! The pics are great!

Shawnee123 · 01-18-2008, 08:59 AM

I saw the LED display a few years ago. (Everyone was looking up and at first we had no idea what they were looking at.) I think it started with airplanes flying over...looked real. But there were all kinds of things going on. I thought it was great!

Great pics, Els! Glad you had a great time.

P.S. "Rebellious Women" on that guy's sign. I guess we Cellar women are in BIG trouble!

binky · 01-18-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Third circle of hell, I'd say.

Hey!! I live on an almost direct path between Barstow and Bakersfield, and it isn't the third circle of hell, although Bakersfield might be, at least the part where the amtrak station is

ZenGum · 01-18-2008, 09:08 AM

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Las Vegas is not a good town for psychedelic drugs. Reality itself is too twisted.

Kitsune · 01-18-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Don't ever be that guy who says "oh fuck they even put gondolas in the fake canals". Just don't be that guy.

No kidding. One can do that at Disney, but try fight the facade in Vegas and the strip quickly becomes an ugly, unforgiving place to the visitor. Fail to embrace the fabricated world and you'll be lost to the curbside collections of porn adverts, cigarette butts, and plastic booze cups that swirl with the traffic.

"Yes, that is a boat. In a swimming pool. Inside a shopping mall."

BigV · 01-18-2008, 10:44 AM

Sign guy is *advertising*, not protesting. Got a little City of Las Vegas Chamber of Economic and Sexual Commerce sticker on the other side of the sign.

01-17-2008, 11:21 PM	#31
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Hey, I know! How about another pic with that fine damn woman who met you there in Vegas?!! 'K. Liz standing in front of the original lamp from The Aladdin... Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-17-2008, 11:25 PM	#32
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I liked Downtown a lot better than The Strip... more honest, more regular, more like I grew up with in movies. Okay, they added the big fucking LED display thing, but it was fun, too. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-17-2008, 11:27 PM	#33
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Cesar's Palace has grown beyond all reason...it is truly the finest example of American excess that a mere mortal can conceive. So...I was trying to pose myself as though I was tweaking the titty of this headless goddess. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-17-2008, 11:34 PM	#34
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Cesar's Palace is excess beyond all reason. The Bellagio is that, but with an artistic flair beyond all comprehension. Here's an obelisk made of quartz crystal slices, with quartz crystal balls at the support points, internally illuminated. Strangely, this was not actually for sale, although I supposed it could have been bought. Everything else there was available. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-17-2008, 11:36 PM	#35
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Those of you who think Vegas is harmless need to heed this warning. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-18-2008, 08:40 AM	#36
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	I'm a little surprised "Pagans" aren't on the guy's Warning poster. I guess he didn't know you were in town. Anyway, neat pictures! I love the one of the Bellagio garden. The floating red Chinese lanterns make the whole thing seem surreal. Does the image change on the giant LED screen, or is it just cherry blossoms all the time?

01-18-2008, 08:51 AM	#37
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	oh, the image changes constantly. at least that's what I've heard--in the several times I've been, I've never made it downtown. Elspode--looks like you had a wonderful time! The pics are great! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-18-2008, 08:59 AM	#38
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I saw the LED display a few years ago. (Everyone was looking up and at first we had no idea what they were looking at.) I think it started with airplanes flying over...looked real. But there were all kinds of things going on. I thought it was great! Great pics, Els! Glad you had a great time. P.S. "Rebellious Women" on that guy's sign. I guess we Cellar women are in BIG trouble!

01-18-2008, 10:44 AM	#42
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Sign guy is advertising, not protesting. Got a little City of Las Vegas Chamber of Economic and Sexual Commerce sticker on the other side of the sign. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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