sorry, i don't think I should even enter the city limits until I'm 21 :(

If I get to know anybody before then, then I'll definitely come over from L.A. Although my sister's having her first baby in Oct., so I may be occupied squeezing chubby baby cheeks.

Hi! My name is Minx! Now you know someone and you can come with us! :)

Hi Minx!
Ok, I'm in. Sweet.
And if any of you are worried about the hotel prices and have lived in dirty rat holes with eurotrash and don't mind it: http://www.usahostels.com/vegas/v-index.html

Myself, I'll be in the Luxor.

Richeee....looks like we have 18 now!
And damn....Luxor is the place to be I'm thinking!!!!
Welcome along HiThere! :)

hey kiddies.. check these sites for decent fares and hotel deals
http://www.travelworm.com

and

http://www.bestfares.com

I found phred a flight from phoenix to las vegas for 58 bucks round trip!! (but he's driiiiving..oooh la la)

Personally i'd try to stay in the goldcoast, rio, or Tuscany Best Western to save some cash, but the Statosphere has pretty decent rates, and their rooms are nice too. Keep in mind that im a poor ex- college student.. so if you can afford more then by all means SPLURGE!!

There is a bar at the Rio called "the Tilted Kilt" that could be a fun place to meet...

all i have to say is that this better happen cause i will definatly be there :)

Damnit!!! I'm probably going to be in Vegas November 4-7 for the SEMA show, but I'll be in Pueblo when TFP Vegas is happening

I believe I could make it.. I am new to the community .. but.. I have actually met hal and have alot of respect for what he has created here.. u all seem really nice.. nice to see people be 'real' with each other.

unless something unfortunate were to happen, I believe I will be there.

C'mon 90- You are more than welcome!
Where ar You coming from??
:)
Any Friend of Halx's is a ... unhhh...
...unhh... friend of Halx's.... :confused: :crazy:

:cool: :lol:

I"m in.

I live in Phoenix and can drive up.

Also I agree with Phred, if we're gonna do this, why not try to get a deal on the strip, especially at Luxor. Let's live a little, the extra money at night will be saved in cab fare. I vote for somewhere on the strip, with 3-6 hold 'em tables, a strip club within walking distance, and a big pool.

Has anyone checked into room prices at all for a group or we all doing the on our own thing?

Minx... i and a couple of other's were looking into that.

Unfortunately, unless we get our numbers a bit higher, the hotels won't give us much of a group rate. It really doesn't pay for them to discount the rooms unless there are large numbers (like 50-100+ people).

That doesn't mean we can't all try to stay at the same place. Vegas is not huge, but spread out... and it would be nice if we were all in the same general area to meet up for meals, hang out, whatever. *smile*

Sorry i've dropped the ball on bit on further information gathering. Family crisis stuff going on here and my time on the net has had to take a back seat. I'll see what i can do.

It appears the Luxor is the place to be... I am not opposed to putting out the money for that either.

Halx can you be a sweetie and check out prices for us? :)

I hope all is well ~springrain....you are too nice for bad karma! ;)
We will never get enough together for group rates, obviously but I do think we should try to stay at the same place or the very least close together. Luxor sounds cool.

Luxor!

http://www.luxor.com

Damn! I don't even have to explore that link too far before thinking...oh ya baby! I'm so in!
Yeeeeha!
Ohhh richeee.....can we get a connecting room? :icare:

Connecting room?!?! Who is joining us?!?
We have "connecting shoulders"! :D You and I are sharing a jacuzzi suite with one king size bed! Is Your Mom coming down?!:lol: :crazy:

;)

This is bordering on thread hijack

OK! You can share the joined room with Minx's Mom!
:lol:

Cheeky bugger, aren't you!?! ;)
Good thing I like you! :)

Good Thing!!!!;)

hotels
 

I live in Vegas. Your best bet would be to get a hotel a little off the strip. The local hotels are always cheaper, but just as nice.

If you can, check out the Santa Fe, the Texas, the Fiesta, Arizona Charlies, and the Suncoast. (These being some of the more popular ones.)

Let me know if I can do anything.

I'm running a marathon at the Grand Canyon the weekend before, so the timing isn't ideal - I'll stay on the fence for now but for the record, I'll always lean towards 'yes' when Las Vegas is involved. Too bad we sold the house in Henderson. (sigh)

Gotta stay on the Strip. Just gotta. And if we're meeting at Rio, Voodoo Lounge is the shiznit. The Pink Taco in the back of Hard Rock is a cool hang, too. For that matter, let's all just stay at the Hard Rock and meet out at the pool. That place definitely has a TFP vibe going for it... hahaha.

I know a shooting range not far off the Strip that has automatic weapons. All kinds of fun for those so inclined.

Don't miss "death by meat" at Yolie's at least one night.

Find the secluded bar at the top of the Venetian and win a prize... every friggin' time.

Don't forget to take home a skull mug from the 'Island... yarrr!

"If they ever come up with a swashbuckling School, I think one of the courses should be Laughing, Then Jumping Off Something."
- Jack Handey


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This is an awesome idea. I'm going to try and make it happen around my work schedule!

there another local for the "off stip" idea..

Ganguro, your from Vegas?

Actually, the Suncoast is pretty new, and is only a 10 minute drive from the beginning of the newer strip. Another couple city blocks and you're in the heart of Vegas. Plus, being as the Suncoast is fairly new and out of the way, there isn't much traffic between it and the strip, so it's relatively painless getting there.

Just a thought.

Not from here, but i live here..
That's why i was trying to get you to buy some CD's for me and bring 'em to the get together.. :) Pretty pleeease?

Hey ZërØ¢ØØ£, buy some CD's for me, too, pretty please!!!:lol: :D

Vegas is always fun, I'd definitely like to find a few friends for gambling and night life!

I condemn you all for living in the United States.

In fact i command you rollback all previous plans and budgets and use the national funds to move Vegas closer to me.

Keep me informed of progress.

OK. Jin says the drive is easily doable from Houston, and it's on a weekend, so we're gonna throw our hats in the ring for a "maybe, we'll see if we're not flat f*cking broke at the time".

(I say that she says the drive is doable, and she points out that she drove from Pittsburg, KS to Winnipeg in a day. I point out that I went from Atlanta to Pittsburg, KS in a day. . . . Between the two of us, we could probably drive to Cuba.)

Excellent, more people!

no can do, busy with work

Looks like we are perhaps building up a bit of speed!
Thraeryn...we'll look forward to seeing you & your sweetie there!
:)

Do any of oyu know how many are going to be there?? I may have a connection in the MGM.

Halx or whomever get me the info on a head count and I will make a call and see what I can do for you all.

KS

Where do you live? I think it's about 5-6ish hours from where I live...

Anyone driving down from SF? Does anyone want to? Or I could drive. Either way, any SF people up for a road trip to Vegas?

Ok.. we got 2.5 months ... still nothing solid except the dates

heres a few suggestions

BBQ & baseball, shows, golfing

i second bbq.. baseball..eh.. i dunno..
shows, strip clubs, shopping!

umm where can you bbq? And is that advisable in late october?

there are several parks that we can goto that have grills and shit, and it will be a bit cooler in october

I wish I could join in, but I can't. I'll be busy with school and stuff.:(

fall bbq's are fun, hal. :) just brign sweatshirts. dunno about baseball, but shows sounds cool, i think. i"m honestly not sure what there is to do/see, but i've never been htere, so y'all had better show us a good/cheap time ;)

i'll show you guys a good and cheap time.. cant get any cheaper than hanging out with Peutetre and I, but we'll try to show you some stuff you'd guys like..

LOL :) lookin' forward to it. :D

...told a co-worker "goin' to vegas!" and she's like "ooh, you're getting married!!" I'm like... umm... no? not that I knew of, anyway! :P

got the same reaction from my mum
me: "we're moving to vegas in june ma"
her " oh im finally going to have grandchildren!!"

ewww...

Allright so let's take a head count.. Who is definately going?
(no disrespect to you fence riders.. but i'd like to see offically who is going, and how many to expect)

i think we've done this a couple times.. 11 people are definately going... i've talked to a few people down here who really wanna go as well.

As things get closer to the time...people schedules will change,
shit will happen...so some more should be able to come,
others will have to bow out.

A good measure will be this weekend's get-together
The D.C. one ended up with about 10 or so.
The impromptu NYC one had 5
So with the Chicago one you might start seeing a pattern.

At the most, I'd say you'll end up with 20 or so.

Okay, here's a thought that I can't believe no one has brought up:

October 24-26 is pretty darn close to Halloween. Acceptibly so, I believe, to have (as one of the "events"?) a costume party. Seeing as there are only so many people definitely showing up right now, I imagine it'd be small enough for someone in the area to actually host. I should have made some Sculpey devil horns for Jinya and I by then, so we'll be ready.

Actually, this suggestion doesn't just apply to Vegas. Anywhere there are concentrations of TFPers, it'd be cool to have a sort of concerted party night. Let's hear what you think!

howdy do, I would like to go to vegas too. no preference on nothin.

hehe, i didnt even see this reply earlier, anyways, vegas is my hometown :D what kinda cd's you talking about?

btw i'm definatly going as long as i dont get duty that weekend(which i shouldnt)

costume party? *grinning*... i love it!

do we have any idea where most of us will be staying? i've heard some votes for the Luxor... which is fine with us... just wondered if there were any others...

i'll be staying at my parents house :D

I'm planning on coming...I'm buying my tickets later next month.

Got to keep the tradition going, meet faces, greet hands.:)
Besides I need a good vacation in Vegas.

Maybe I can get my best friend to come see me there, she loves Vegas.
It fits her style.

me, too!
And Minx!
Same room!
Thanks, ZërØ¢ØØ£! Your parents ROCK!!!
:D :lol:
Where's my CD?!:hmm:

lol :)

Okay, the reality is that Jin and I might not make it. Plane tickets that work around her school schedule are expensive, and driving would take 24 hours there and 24 hours back.

Makes for a sucky trip.

I still think we should have a concerted TFP Costume Night on the 25th or so, though.

I wont be going, but just to put it out there... if lots of folks are staying at luxor (a bit expensive) another option for the people with a tight budget is the excalibur, conected by bridge to the luxor. its one of the cheapest places to stay on the strip and is still a nice place. great for location!

Ok... did some checking around...

Excaliber:
Thursday Oct 23: 55.95
Friday Oct 24: 144.95
Saturday Oct 25: 174.95
Sunday Oct 26: 55.95

Luxor:
Thursday Oct 23: 99.00
Friday Oct 24: 169.00
Saturday Oct 25: 189.00
Sunday Oct 26: 99.00

Hard Rock
Booked…

Ballys
Thursday Oct 23: 89.95
Friday Oct 24: 159.95
Saturday Oct 25: 159.95
Sunday Oct 26: 89.95

Circus-Circus
Thursday Oct 23: 65.95
Friday Oct 24: 109.95
Saturday Oct 25: 109.95
Sunday Oct 26: 65.95

Las Vegas Hilton
Thursday Oct 23: 119.95
Friday Oct 24: 119.95
Saturday Oct 25: 119.95
Sunday Oct 26: 119.95

And for those ‘high rollers’… grin

Bellagio
Thursday Oct 23: 769.95
Friday Oct 24: 909.95
Saturday Oct 25: 909.95
Sunday Oct 26: 769.95

Time to get serious and make commitments... *smile* I say we all pick a place and all stay there... in deference to budgets... lets pick something reasonable... (relatively speaking... ) I didn't see a Motel 6...

once we all agree on a place... then we can talk about a 'comp' room and pass around the plate to pick up expense for party stuff... ya know?

I think a costume party should be on the 'agenda'... say Saturday night? ... barbeque and bball on Saturday afternoon? I know there's a couple of locals... one of you want to 'carry the ball' on that one? I'm sure that we'll all want to have some alone or small group activities... like elevator tag... *grin* or playing the quarter slots while you get smashed on free drinks...

I think spring and I will fly in Friday and out late Sunday... I'll provide contact info to those that are serious about going and "PM" me....

Hey all! I don't know many of you very well.....hell, I don't know any of you at all, but I ya'll seem cool and I am leaning towards the Vegas trip. I live in Cali and would be interested in finding out if other people are driving from the Bay Area. If so, a road trip might be in order!!! Also, are there any single travellers willing to share the cost of the rooms? I know, I am a cheap bastard, but a fun one to party with!!! Lastly, what are the solid details we have thus far?

Willow- You ROCK! Thanks for all the info... Luxor is cool, but kind of spendy.
I will PM You to try and figure out details...
Thanks again.!!!

I am gonna be in Reno the week before... Darn... I just can't hang around to make it

i can try andf definately think of stuff to do, and will provide info here about how to get around etc..
but the park/ bbq thing would be a nice hassle to plan. Depending on where you stay.. you're looking at a 0 buck cab ride to the nearest park.. i'll scout locations, and start checking out places to see if we can book a table for a party of 15 or more..
20 would proally be a safe bet just in case we get and last minute folks comming.

more details to come in a few hours..

Thanks, Ganguro! It's community like You, Halx, Willowsr, ZërØ¢ØØ£ (everyone is staying at his folks' place!!!!), etc... that makes this place what it is----great!

Thanks for stepping up to the plate Ganguro! Let me know if there's anything that I can help with.

That about sums up me and vegas.

so i take it im gonna have an empt house come october huh? :(
that sucks..

indeedo....

my geo class has a manditory field trip that weekend. Sorry guys class comes first.

Hey... spring and I will come! *smile* Minx and richeee will be there! Not to worry... dust, mop, and do the dishes... we'll trash it for you!

juan... sorry to hear that you can't make it... *pout* School does come first... *smile* we'll send pics and stories...

You guys better! :D
yeah, I also have to miss the ACM programming contest which I have done for hte past two years. Really sucks.

so... does that mean we'll have cheers all to ourselves, or is she gonna stay behind and co-miserate with you, juannie?

Okay, Jin and I are tentatively back in since floonie is going. Gonna see if I can convince Jin to take the Friday off so we can just get the Hell outta town Thursday or something.

So, prepare to meet your maker! Uh, Thraeryn! Meet your Thraeryn.

And let the games begin! :D No, no we promise to be nice....no trashing at all - just a whole heck of a lot of fun!
I love the idea of a costume party...hmmmmm I think I'd better pack one before I leave....where did I put that French Maid's outfit anyways?
The idea of a bbq/baseball game is great. I don't think anybody will mind if it's a little cooler time of year.....what matters is that we get together, have fun and enjoy ourselves!

I might be on the bus with Thraeryn, Jinya, and floonine. Depends on cashflow.

...hmmm... where did I pack that French mansion owner costume....hmmmm....
:lol: :hmm: ;) ;) :D

Any suggestion for hotels?

BTW, my friends are also coming up from San Diego,
they are bringing me to the KISS/Aerosmith concert,
so I won't be available for one night.

But you will probably get to meet them, I posted pics of her in ver. 3.0,
just don't let her play with your head, she likes teasing.:)

Well As i understand it Halx and crew are staying at the luxor, but im not sure for everyone else.
We need to start getting shit set before ocotober.. so here is an idea i was thinking.. im wondering if Everyone who is planning on attending can shoot me a PM of where they will be Real names & staying (if you know) just to get an official headcount

It's comming up in a month and 2 weeks you know :)

Here is some tentative plan i've whipped up..

Friday:
since people are comming in at all times of the day, pretty much on your own doing the casino thing, possibly a dinner at Batista's hole in the wall http://www.megorama.com/images/fulls..._985301199.jpg which is a block away from the Barbary Coast on the strip. The place is known for it's old vegas feel, and outstanding value. Endless bottles of wine served with the entrees, Appetizer, Entree w/pasta and cappicunino generally range in price from $18-$26 a plate.

After that, it's up to people if they want to do the tourist/ casino thing or just stay out all night in casino clubs. If so.. there are lots of great clubs such as "rain" and "ghostbar" in the Palms, or the Pink Taco in the Hardrock, or Ra in the Luxor (which phred loves)

Saturday:
For those who like to get up early.. There is always the great buffets of vegas for breakfast. I feel the best breakfast (good food, not too upscale, and cheap) is served at the Gold Coast. Their Port O' Call buffet is 4.99 for breakfast and has over a hundred items for consumption. Ranging from wafflehouse fare, to custom omlets, mongolian anbd chinese food, carving stations, and a variety of authentic mexican breafast dishes such as Choirizo, Machaca and migas. If you are up then, might as well go sightseeing right?
Buy yourself a bus pass for 5 dollars and hop on the 401 or 302 (strip and strip express) and ride up to the stratosphere and walk oyour way down. A lot of people dont think the strip is very long, but you really cant walk it in a day. It's a bit over 15 miles long i believe. If like taking pictures of stuff, this is the best time to do it. Saturday afternoon is the best time to walkaround being a tourist.. you're pretty safe in the sketchy part of the strip, and there are plenty of people bustling around doing the same thing.. great fun.

Around lunchtime possibly try to get some lunch at this great place on the strip with a fireplace (the name excapes me right now, but Spleen knows what im talking about) or do your own thing until the evening. Then those interested in such an activity could take the strip bus up to the OG and partake in some of our breathtaking Las Vegas Strippers :)


Sunday:

If anyone is interested this day could be spent rounding up tourist stuff, sighteseeing and possibly a barb-que at a local park. Getting to the park may prove to be a bitch, but using your shiny 24hour bus bass it IS possible. If for some reason that doesnt go down, at least we could meet somewhere and take a big group picture before people start heading home.


Like i said.. this is just a suggestion.. but i think it's not too farfetched.. right?

Suggestions are welcome.

Sounds like fun. Can I come?

Ganguro... sounds like a plan! Luxor it is! Don't forget to fit in the Costume Party! We can do it in a room or just play 'Casino Tag' in our Costumes... *wide grin* like the lady (Minx) said... Let's have FUN!

OK I booked last night at the Luxor :)

*heavy sigh*
Minx may not be able to come. :(
It all boils down to the cash factor, or lack thereof. And I've been so very much looking forward to this.

okay... i'm dead set on going to this, even if i have little cash to go. now, i have a four door, five-seater (if everyone squeezes) car that i'm more than willing to pack with tfp'ers for transportation, so i'll see what i can do about getting that friday off work so i can get there early and maybe play airport ferry for a few people. everything else looks good, ganguro... and i suppose since you're our lovely tour coordinator, it'd be good for a monkey with wheels to be close by. warm up the couch! :D

(quick edit: by warm up the couch, i <b>don't</b> mean eat bean sprouts and cabbage for three days prior to my arrival then watch lots of tv)

*shakes Minx* snap out of it!! You are coming!!!

Minx... i understand... we are doing everything short of selling off our first born to make it there for the weekend...

can't miss it now though... we're booked... Vegas is simpy one of those places you can't say no to! *lil grin*

really hope you can make it... :)

Hmmmm selling off the firstborn.....never thought of that! I think I'd get more for the younger one on the black market!
:D
Will try to see what I can do here kids.....it's the damn exchange rate....and the plane fare - yikes! If only my car hadn't just cost me a grand to fix I would so be there! Nothing keeping me from going other than that.

*wry grin* Way to go gang! Gang up on her! Whoo Hoo! We'll be looking for you Minx.... *tossing in some thumb screws*

Don't think I'll be able to afford it, either.
But with the exchange rate, I might profit from an exchange with Minx!:lol:

Due to financial difficulties, it looks like I might not be able to make it after-all. I am still tryin, but I can't promise any more.

it is with great dissapointment that i pull me and bluebongo out of the group of people who are gonna be going. at this point, the little money we can save needs to be put toward moving in january, we're looking at needing at least 1500 for fuel and housing costs, along with incedentals. i'm not sure how we're gonna put all that together, but i know that a trip to vegas would put a serious dent in what little we could be saving. my apoligies to all of those who were looking foward to our attendance, especially ganguro... sometimes timing just isn't condusive to what one wants.

sorry guys.

holy shit people...
argh!

Well, Litespeed and I will be there, along with my sisters, so we'll all have fun WITHOUT YOU!!!!

i'll be here :)

Ok.. Litespeed wont be there.. but it's all good

I'll be there
I've also got some friends meeting me there, so I'm commited.
I'll be at the Excaliber, seeing KISS/aerosmith at the MGM.

Don't feel so bad Phred
Me, Peetster & Troit will be here in VA to meet you with bells on.:)