tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post3159384540679006136..comments2024-01-08T13:44:54.771-08:00Comments on Dizgraceland: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American DreamTimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-31255150615935010182007-03-07T20:32:00.000-08:002007-03-07T20:32:00.000-08:00Lights,I'm assuming you are a blackjack player. Sl...Lights,<BR/>I'm assuming you are a blackjack player. Slot players don't drink champagne.<BR/><BR/>Anna,<BR/>I'm not saying Las Vegas isn't worth seeing at least once in your life as long as you are managing your expectations. I've actually been there five times. The charm starts to wear thin.<BR/><BR/>But that's a good question about what American city would give people a true feel for "America." New Orleans is one of my favorite cities but I wouldn't call it typical American. Boston is pretty amazing because of the history and architecture. New York is a country unto itself. Seattle is beautiful if you catch it on a sunny day. I suppose it depends upon what you want to believe is America. Sounds like a great blog topic.Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-25961736973172279982007-03-07T16:27:00.000-08:002007-03-07T16:27:00.000-08:00I've never been, but my husband wants us to visit ...I've never been, but my husband wants us to visit Vegas sometime soon. Everyone I know who has been says I have to go at least once. I'm not sure why - it doesn't really sound all that interesting.<BR/><BR/>So which American cities would you recommend that foreigners visit to get a feel for America?annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528972018222777551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-71054180133557089842007-03-07T11:47:00.000-08:002007-03-07T11:47:00.000-08:00Blazngfyre,I did leave Disneyland and World out wh...Blazngfyre,<BR/>I did leave Disneyland and World out when suggesting European's American Mecca's didn't I? My mouse ears are burning. I guess I figured EuroDisney had cut down on the need to go to Disneyland to discover America. And you aren't missing anything by not going to Vegas.<BR/><BR/>Kat,<BR/><BR/>I guess the conference there did beat out the last two I went to in Salt Lake City and San Jose.Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-57917089204423076082007-03-07T09:41:00.000-08:002007-03-07T09:41:00.000-08:00I always show up for the lectures too, damn that r...I always show up for the lectures too, damn that responsible upbringing. Of course we never have conferences in cool places like Las Vegas.Kat Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507608245051822561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-71925602231600927632007-03-07T09:33:00.000-08:002007-03-07T09:33:00.000-08:00Wait Tim!They visit us here down in the land The R...Wait Tim!<BR/>They visit us here down in the land The Rat in DROVES!<BR/>How sad is THAT?!<BR/>Summing up America through Disney?!<BR/><BR/>(That just made me barf in my mouth a lil' bit ... )<BR/><BR/>ICK!<BR/><BR/>I have never been to Vegas, and quite honestly? I have no desire.<BR/><BR/>Golden Toilet .... Royal Flush ...<BR/>*gigglesnort*BlazngScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240507708999563717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-59068694847617634712007-03-07T08:01:00.000-08:002007-03-07T08:01:00.000-08:00Shandi,Perhaps you can give me some pointers on em...Shandi,<BR/>Perhaps you can give me some pointers on employment after your conference. Hope you got there early enough to get your pick of the bagels and before all the coffee is gone.<BR/><BR/>The weasels? Just a paranoid figment of Hunter S. Thompson's drugged mind I suppose.<BR/><BR/>Miss Bliss, I did hear Wynn was considering a new casino called, "The Golden Toilet." Their Royal Flushes would really pay off and the players never have to leave their seats.<BR/><BR/>Hayden,<BR/>Aw yes, the telephone in the bathroom. Cell phones and Blackberry's have made them obsolete. But yes, once you've seen Vegas you no longer need to visit Rio, Venis, Rome, New York, Paris or Star Trek. And to think, most Europeans only visit one of four places in the United States to get the flavor of our country --New York, San Francisco, New Orleans or Las Vegas. Ironic isn't it?Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-8282167280482865022007-03-07T07:32:00.000-08:002007-03-07T07:32:00.000-08:00Vegas is the first place I was ever "treated" to a...Vegas is the first place I was ever "treated" to a telephone in my bathroom, back in the early 90's. Too bad that custom didn't stay in Vegas.<BR/><BR/>Going to Vegas always makes me feel sniffy and more cultured than I actually am, then I am embarrassed. Yet, something about the place rubs me wrong.<BR/><BR/>Had a girlfriend a few years ago who actually seemed to think that, having walked through Paris in LV, she had no need to go to France, but was able (on that slendar excuse) to develop a case of ennui "been there, done that." It didn't appear to be a defense - she could afford the real Paris, she just shrugged it off in a non-gallic shrug as being 'not very interesting."<BR/><BR/>the horror.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758977872663382006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-31180918185123672812007-03-07T06:47:00.000-08:002007-03-07T06:47:00.000-08:00You're not getting old - you've just changed your ...You're not getting old - you've just changed your prescription from rose colored glasses to reading glasses. Ahhh...now isn't that better?<BR/><BR/>I have never been to Las Vegas, but I think towns with a lot of hype built up around what kind of time you're going to have when you hit their strip is destined to be hard to live up to. You keep expecting that this big party will come out of the woodwork and spin you into a new orbit of madness, mayhem and tawdry tidbits. In reality [and pardon the vernacular], as my Mother used to say [when we would hype up someone or some place], "We all shit the same way." Thanks, Mom. Graphic, but true. Nice way to drive it home.<BR/><BR/>A golden toilet is still a toilet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-3348883590485532012007-03-07T06:11:00.000-08:002007-03-07T06:11:00.000-08:00Today is the first day of a 3 day conference I'm a...Today is the first day of a 3 day conference I'm attending on Job Developing for the hard to employ. It ain't Vegas baby, it's right here in Bakersfield. Should be fabulous ;-) <BR/><BR/>What's a weasel?Naughti Biscottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954505278010003963noreply@blogger.com