Motives and Modes of Vegas vacationing

You are probably correct, Andrew. Though I think far more people than we
know arrange to meet friends and relatives from across the county in
Vegas. It has a more or less central location as far as the airlines are
concerned, and unlimited fun. Now if you are talking about meeting up with
people they encountered on-line or at an affair gathered through an
internet group, yeah, this would be quite rare. Whatever, you sure sound
like you have a blast whenever you go.

Tom
On Feb 16 2008 11:29 PM, Andrew In Alabama wrote:

> Damb, "DocTCW" <doctcw RemoveThis @aol.com>, do I have to 'splain EVERYTHING to
> your dumn ass????
>
> >Obviously there are those like Andrew from Alabama who like to see Vegas
> >as a playground full of bargains where they can get down and dirty with
> >their friends, eat, drink, gamble, laugh and generally escape their
> >everyday humdrum. No special activity is the prime reason for their love
> >of Vegas. They love the shows as much as the gambling, the food as much as
> >the "free" drinks and the comradeship.
>
> I thought about this while doing some driving today, and while I think
> that the majority of people who read and participate in AVLV probably
> have motives similar to this, I think that we are a very small portion
> of the Vegas visitor pool. I think your other categories probably
> describe 99.9% of typical Vegas visitors on any given day.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Andrew <-- a noodly appendage of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
>
>
> "I don't know anyone in maine"
>
> "I only know about 4 people who live in maine"
>
> -- "John Payton," in posts made two hours and 52 minutes apart on AVLV

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"DocTCW" <doctcw.DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote in message
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> You are probably correct, Andrew. Though I think far more people than we
> know arrange to meet friends and relatives from across the county in
> Vegas. It has a more or less central location as far as the airlines are
> concerned, and unlimited fun. Now if you are talking about meeting up with
> people they encountered on-line or at an affair gathered through an
> internet group, yeah, this would be quite rare.

Doc, it isn't as rare as it used to be and becoming more common as time goes
by.

I belong to a large group fo people who cruise together. In addition to
that, we also meet during the year at each other's homes for picnics, etc.
Nonny (on this group) hosted one of the best gatherings like this at his
home when he lived back East. Every August, a woman in Ohio has a BBQ and
people fly in from all over the country. Once, we had a group party in
Vegas and that is a long way from a cruise ship pier.

My wife belongs to a cooking newsgroup and those people get together in
various places from time to time... they call them a "Cook-In".

There were fears that the internet could make people more insular and
isolated, but more and more, I am seeing things that lead me to believe that
may not be the case.

Oh... and in that spirit... should you or anyone in this group ever find
yourself in Shreveport, LA... let me know and I'll be glad to have you over
for lunch or dinner or meet you at any of the local casinos. There is
always room at the Leppla table for internet friends and acquaintances.

George L.