tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post8711995710818333555..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Las Vegas updatesagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-23209603579973523772010-08-06T21:27:07.679-04:002010-08-06T21:27:07.679-04:00Thanks for all the comments... Let me correct Bon...Thanks for all the comments... Let me correct Bone, that is a ram in the first photo the Desert Bighorn Sheep. A ram is a male sheep and look at the size... on second thought.<br /><br />The quote I paraphrased by Steve Wynn was found in David Thomson's book, "IN NEVADA"sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45697125453182060812010-08-05T19:51:44.352-04:002010-08-05T19:51:44.352-04:00I love the Southwest, but loathe Vegas. (Kinda lik...I love the Southwest, but loathe Vegas. (Kinda like that movie, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? OK, so I never saw the movie. It just popped into my head.)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-56031797970239408132010-08-05T09:45:56.935-04:002010-08-05T09:45:56.935-04:00Back when we hung out regularly at Applebees we wo...Back when we hung out regularly at Applebees we would always joke that we were helping to put the waitresses kids through school. Actually, considering we were pretty good tippers and that we hung out there 3 to 8 times a week, I'm not sure how much of a joke that really was.<br /><br />Bighorn sheep? I would have called those rams. See, this is why you need to invent the Sage-apedia iPhone app my friend.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-49211304711601158382010-08-05T08:53:00.468-04:002010-08-05T08:53:00.468-04:00Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge...Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. A Korea vet who was Governor of Nevada and a Man killed with an a euphemism in Afghanistan who was a Arizona Cardinal, and volunteered. <br />They know how to name stuff don't they.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-6455633064147957162010-08-05T07:42:06.224-04:002010-08-05T07:42:06.224-04:00Brother that is the one city in America I have ALW...Brother that is the one city in America I have ALWAYS by passed as to lame to tame. I would have been driving out to the residential sections and seeing the houses now vacant that used to command 800k and now sell for 250k.<br /><br />Was this a planned wedding?the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-26727346309492456392010-08-04T23:06:40.860-04:002010-08-04T23:06:40.860-04:00Wow! Congrats on your son's tying of the knot....Wow! Congrats on your son's tying of the knot....in that rather interesting location. I've never been to Vegas but I'm not overly impressed, given your fabulous description. It's sad to hear that you get accosted by those sleezy guys at every corner...that's a definite turn-off. <br /><br />I would have said those animals were rams! With the horns and all. But, what do I know?kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45287011043577522602010-08-04T19:12:41.113-04:002010-08-04T19:12:41.113-04:00Hello Sage. Congrats on the new DIL. I love your m...Hello Sage. Congrats on the new DIL. I love your mostly horrified observations about LV. Your reactions speak volumes about what kind of person you are. And you confirm for me why I NEVER will visit LV. It sounds like a version of Hell. Love the ram! He has attitude. xx M.Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11038916759970109311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-29833897427269132672010-08-04T18:17:14.955-04:002010-08-04T18:17:14.955-04:00Never spent time in Las Vegas. I just keep on dri...Never spent time in Las Vegas. I just keep on driving by to more scenic locations.<br /><br />By the way, every time I see that dam or its younger brother upstream, I always pray for a rather large and precisely located earthquake. I'm still patiently waiting.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-82737343000676318222010-08-04T18:12:47.317-04:002010-08-04T18:12:47.317-04:00Congrats on acquiring a new daughter. Your "...Congrats on acquiring a new daughter. Your "younger" daughter must be over the moon<br />I have never been to Las Vegas either which surprises many people including me. Have relatives and friends there. always meant to take the bus from LA; something always came up. Tried to get my high school reunion to happen there but.....piahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-24442771265883684872010-08-04T17:23:44.405-04:002010-08-04T17:23:44.405-04:00Best wishes to the newlywed couple and a whole lif...Best wishes to the newlywed couple and a whole life of happiness together!<br /><br />My younger brother got married in Las Vegas too -by surprise-. I think it was very romantic some years ago.<br /><br />I've heard about the beauty of the State of Nevada from a friend who loved the desert and also enjoyed a lot visiting Las Vegas -especially a roller coaster called 'Insanity' placed on top of a hotel...Leni Qinanhttp://www.dangerouswriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84901115460953193602010-08-04T16:04:48.515-04:002010-08-04T16:04:48.515-04:00Congrats to your son, and best wishes for a long a...Congrats to your son, and best wishes for a long and happy life together. <br /><br />Steve Wyn must be as tacky as that saying, and you are right!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-57252806524570821282010-08-04T15:44:25.115-04:002010-08-04T15:44:25.115-04:00PS - I meant to write "it's NOT even on m...PS - I meant to write "it's NOT even on my bucket list" (referring to Vegas).Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-86956583234056655872010-08-04T15:43:37.196-04:002010-08-04T15:43:37.196-04:00Love the bighorn sheep shot on the side of the can...Love the bighorn sheep shot on the side of the canyon and the photo of the dam, but that mini Kiss concert pic left me wondering if they were kids singing like Kiss or the "Minnie Me" version of the band or WHAT...not that it would really matter to me. I'm a little over Kiss, although I still like their ballad, "Beth."<br /><br />Congratulations to the newlyweds! I've never been to Vegas and it's even on my bucket list. Like you I'd rather see The Grand Canyon or another beautiful wonder of the world.Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-87383663206224612010-08-04T12:49:53.134-04:002010-08-04T12:49:53.134-04:00I saw Vegas once from the air at night. We briefl...I saw Vegas once from the air at night. We briefly touched down to take on other passengers. It was so strange to see this lit up city in the middle of the desert. I'll probably never go there, unless there is wedding of course. Sounds like an adventure. :)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-88987177590156482982010-08-04T12:27:23.828-04:002010-08-04T12:27:23.828-04:00Oh, I don't want to think about children getti...Oh, I don't want to think about children getting--<i>gasp !</i>--married.<br /><br />I'm with on Las Vegas. As far as I'm concerned, the beautiful State of Nevada is irrevocably tarnished by that abomination.<br /><br />(BTW, for a humorous take, find a copy of P.J. O'Rourke's piece where he handicaps <i>The Venetian Hotel</i> with the actual Venice, Italy. Quite the hoot.)<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-55175993868261320162010-08-04T12:22:20.346-04:002010-08-04T12:22:20.346-04:00yeah, think there are other parts of nevada i woul...yeah, think there are other parts of nevada i would rather hit...that shirt is pretty sad actually....congrats ont eh wedding...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-54618982687934405082010-08-04T11:47:59.723-04:002010-08-04T11:47:59.723-04:00There was a time when I might have enjoyed Las Veg...There was a time when I might have enjoyed Las Vegas but not these days. I guess I wouldn't mind seeing the Star Trek hotel.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-52216508925847339112010-08-04T11:46:14.662-04:002010-08-04T11:46:14.662-04:00I went to a conference in Vegas a couple years ago...I went to a conference in Vegas a couple years ago and enjoyed walking with the crowds in the evening along the Strip, also the nearly realistic canals in The Venetian. Watching the blackjack tables in NY,NY was fun, too. The PBR finals were on in town while I was there, and I caught one evening of that show.<br /><br />But everything you say above is true. It's finally a sad town with a glitzy facade. The collapse of the economy has hit it very hard. The comment about God not having the cash to create a world like it says something about what cash can never buy - the breathtaking beauty of Nature itself.<br /><br />And congratulations to the new father-in-law. Stay well.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-53239118461284726152010-08-04T11:40:07.879-04:002010-08-04T11:40:07.879-04:00Congrats on the wedding. Loved the photos of the...Congrats on the wedding. Loved the photos of the world a little outside of Vegas.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-39950759405887279312010-08-04T11:23:04.676-04:002010-08-04T11:23:04.676-04:00Congrats to the newly wedded couple and you too, f...Congrats to the newly wedded couple and you too, for acquiring a new daughter!gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-9348277247887317852010-08-04T11:15:38.112-04:002010-08-04T11:15:38.112-04:00Thanks again Sage ........... I'm anxiously aw...Thanks again Sage ........... I'm anxiously awaiting the coming photo's. I've never been to Vegas, and don't plan on going - all my kids are married so I'm not in danger of being invited there for a wedding. I'm glad your son's wedding went well.Eutychus2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17857223796021466755noreply@blogger.com