Las Vegas Gathering

[Anita]

A casual conversation between a few VX members has become a plan to hook up and enjoy a Vegas weekend. Details will form slowly. Many of us will not be bringing our VX's as we don't envision it as a VX meet. More vacationing, hanging with friends, meals, cocktails, gambling, and be free to do-what-you-want time. Loose and fun.

At this point, the following people have made their reservations/travel plans, with a few maybe's. So far, the yes's are staying at the Mirage where we got a decent rate.

DATE: 1/14-1/16, 2011

Anita
VXKAT
VX Crazy
Jay Dunford
LDub (maybe)
Scott and Laura (maybe)

Care to join in the fun? :dance:

[RallyDude]

So what's a decent rate at the Mirage, and anyone planning on bringing the VX?

[Anita]

Hotel rates in Vegas are as fluid as the cocktails we drink on friday nights. At one time the Mirage was $104 a night, but for the time being they have jumped to $144. Hotels.com show pretty good deals at other hotels on the strip.

[VX KAT]

So what's a decent rate at the Mirage, and anyone planning on bringing the VX?

A few weeks ago I found Mirage's own website had the best price....$108 for "Deluxe room" (NOT premium strip view, that was $124).

We're not driving the VX, more social event pretty much.

[Anita]

Just a bump reminder that we are almost a month away. Cant wait!!

[VX crazy]

I am booked! I get there at like 4pm on friday I think and leave hotel about 11am sunday! Quick trip, but will be nice catching up with everyone!

[Anita]

3 weeks to go!!! :drool2:

[VX crazy]

Tried to start the liver prep and only 1 glass of wine last night had me to sleep by 10pm.........:mad:

[Ldub]

Sorry gang, we're gonna have to miss this one... :(

Only been working the new gig for about 90 days & they've expressed an interest in bumping me up the food chain soon after the first of the year.

I made sure to negotiate time off for Moab in May, so I hope to see all Y'all then...:yesgray:

[Anita]

Larry, Hope the upcoming promotion is a good one. Congrats.

We will miss you, damn it, but we'll always have Paris (oops, I mean Moab).

[Ldub]

Larry, Hope the upcoming promotion is a good one. Congrats.

We will miss you, damn it, but we'll always have Paris (oops, I mean Moab).

Thanks Anita, we were really looking forward to finally meeting the infamous "Red Diva"...:yesgray:

HOWEVER...:naughty:

It sounds like we may be seeing you out Moab way in the next yr or two?

That'd be SWEET!

[Moncha]

I had to wait to respond on this 'til I knew what the heck was going on. It was a maybe until:
I received 2 subpoenas for January on a couple of the Homicides that I worked from the beginning of 2010.
I used what extra time I had gathered to attend my grandmother's funeral in Phoenix so, if I use any more I'll be tapping into my Moab reserve.

I wanna go so bad but, the "gods" are against me.. I better take the hint before something really bad happens.
You all have fun and take lots of pictures and we'll gather again soon!

[VX crazy]

OK, not to sound like a moron, but someone that lives in Vegas wanted me to bring the spare tire mount and I cant remember who you are, and maybe we should set up a time/place otherwise who knows what will happen.......in vegas!!!!!:p

[VX KAT]

OK, not to sound like a moron,

TOO LATE! :p:laugho::laugho::laugho:
OK Lisa, you can take it out on me when we see ya! :goof: :slap:

[VX KAT]

Dave and I are planning a nice dinner at Bally's Steakhouse one of the eves. We don't really gamble so we drop our wad on a nice dinner. Been to this place twice before... steak, King crab legs...YUM!
https://www.ballyslasvegas.com/casinos/ballys-las-vegas/restaurants-dining/ballys-steakhouse-detail.html

Anybody is welcome to join us. With people arriving Friday, we could do a later dinner, like 800pm. Or Sat eve any time.

Anybody interested? Thoughts?


Also, any of you in the "Maybe" category coming for sure?
Gill, CeCe, RallyDude, Mark, Jo, JHarris, Knigh7s, circ?

[Anita]

Those going... do we have cell numbers for everyone, so we can coordinate getting together? I have Sue's and Lisa's and I think Gil's as well. If you are going make sure one of us has your number... PM us.

Sue - I have for a number of trips to Vegas dined at Del Frisco's Double Eagle restaurant off the strip. Fabulous surf and turf. Mike has yet to go and I promised him we would go this trip. We can perhaps do our respective steakhouses on Friday night and have lunch or dinner together on Saturday... ?

[Mark B]

I will be in Las Vegas February 5, Superbowl weekend. Wish you could hold the get together then.

[Anita]

I will be in Las Vegas February 5, Superbowl weekend. Wish you could hold the get together then.

Alas, many made travel and room arrangements in October. Have a great time!!!

[chas711usa]

Hi gang,

I'd love to meet you all while you're here, if wanna get together for a lunch or dinner or ? I give all my friends the deluxe tour at no extra charge, if you don't mind riding in the back of my VX :)

Chas

[Anita]

Chas, PM me your cell number. I'll give you a call when we arrive in town.

[VXjunky]

how many lay over in vegas on the way to MOAB?

[VX KAT]

how many lay over in vegas on the way to MOAB?
:ot:

[VXjunky]

so she tanned my hide when i died clyde and thats it hanging on the shed

[VX crazy]

how many lay over in vegas on the way to MOAB?

Well, Moab is in May, so this is a bit confusing.....most of us are flying into vegas.....there are 7 out of towners coming into the city of sin.......for some redemption.....:evil:

[VX crazy]

OK, this is my last attempt to find out who in Vegas needed the spare tire ring, I PMd one person that I thought it was and no word back, If I do not hear from anyone by 10pm tonight I am not dragging metal to Vegas so your S.O.L.

[Anita]

One more day!!!!
:dan_ban:;party::_beer:;party::dan_ban:

[VX KAT]

One more day!!!!
:dan_ban:;party::_beer:;party::dan_ban:

OH YEAH!!!!

[VX crazy]

You too chicklins gonna do jaeger with me????

[Anita]

NOOOOOO WAY!!

Other than the fact I detest the taste, I would like to remember what I did during the weekend... :winkb:

At some point we will have you up to our room for the downage of spirits. Bring your Jaeger with you. :p

[Ldub]

Just talked with the lovely Red Diva & VX Kat, so far all parties (incl VXcarzy, Mr Scary Hook, Mike & Jay D) have arrived safely, though Kat & the Senator got into a little fendr bendr with a cab on the way to the strip.
Thank GOD all parties involved escaped without so much as a scratch, also, thank GOD Suzee & the Sen were driving the Lex, not the VX.

This reporter, is quite frankly a bit winded after the recent telecom with the LV participants...:yesgray:

So I'm a gonna wind down with some John Daniels.

[Moncha]

You winded??? Hah!

I hope you all are having fun for me! Throw a good number for me!

Love to you all and stay safe!

[VXIRONwoMAN]

We are so missing out!!! So wish Gill and I could be there with you all. Gotta start making plans for the next one. ;)

[VX KAT]

Well, a few of us joined up for an informal gathering in Las Vegas this past weekend. We had a great time, with lots of fun...:naughty: and lots of spirits:_beer::_beer:..
Had a great convo with the Dubster...oh, but that reporter already filed a report on that....

Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas......:naughty: unless Kat has her camera .....

Mike & Anita, Jay Dunford, Greg (Orion), with VX Crazy Lisa in front
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Mike & Anita, Jay Dunford, Greg (Orion), with VX Crazy Lisa in front grabbing something....??? We're sorry, we can't control her...:o.
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Lisa
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The gang enjoying a great lunch at a deli in the Mirage hotel.
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Some obscene amount of Pastrami on a single sandwich....Both Jay and Anita gave it a try, but neither could finish it!
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Jay enjoying a cold one while we were hanging out in Anita & Mike's suite.
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Greg & Lisa being cozy.....
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Lisa and I getting ready for a fun evening!
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I tell ya that Lisa is just plain obsessed with my, um, um.....she's always grabbing them.....member Moab '10???
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My hubby Dave with his traveling bar all set up...ready to play mixologist!
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Dave & I
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After a great evening of fun and friendship hanging out with the gang, consuming a few, er um, spirits....around 100 am Kat discovers the hotel roundabout; (and the hotel hallways!) while piloting her rental scooter....woo-hoo, around and around we go! Yee Haw!!
Too much fun! ....and no damage was inflicted nor incurred...well except Lisa and I couldn't stop laughing...

Greg & Jay promised they'd pimp my ride when I finally get one of these...they'll make a great bull bar/brush guard since I seemed to have a wee bit of trouble stopping in time...:mbrasd: and then put some mud tires on it!
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[VX KAT]

The only down side to this fun time....an IDIOT :mado: cab driver slammed into Lex Kat on the freeway in Vegas, while we were stopped dead in rush hour traffic! Smacked us pretty dang hard as he was accelerating coming up behind us! Both Dave & I could see him coming in our mirrors and nothing we could do! IDIOT!

Had to wait IN THE CENTER DIVIDER/BeRM with the 2 vehicles half way blocking the #1 lane, until the special Taxi Cab unit of the police dept, the regular police, and the Taxi company's insurance adjustor arrived. Then the police blocked all 5 lanes and escorted us across to the other berm where it was safer.

I got a bit twisted up from the impact and was fairly sore in my back and my right arm. Had my seat belt on thankfully cuz he really popped us hard.

The good news, the cabby got cited by the police and got fired from his job due to the severity of the judgement error and the citation. At least it was a taxi company with insurance.

No, it can't be something easy...no, it's a white pearl paint...I know from my last pearl car that got swiped (by another idiot) it's extremely hard to paint match it with the right amount of mica, hue, and light reflection....oh joy...this should be fun over the next few weeks...:rollo:
Also, I think the rear quarter panel has a slight crease, right in front of the gas filler door. You can see the difference in the spacing where the fender and quarter panel meet... :mado::mado::mado:

paging Luna-X.....:smack::o

p.s... Yes, I thought, hey, since we're driving 250 miles, why not throw the super bumper on the Lexus for the trip, hey, it can't hurt right?
T4B & JAMAS.....notice anything ironic in these pics....???

p.s.s...Hey Eric.., at least my Nittos are still balanced !! hehe


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[jhigareda]

Glad you guys r okay. Sad to hear of the accident. Wish I would have attended and met some cool peeps. Maybe next year...

[VXjunky]

ditto that

[JAMAS]

T4B & JAMAS.....notice anything ironic in these pics....???

Glad you guys are ok. Make sure you document any of your soreness with a trip to the doctor. If those aches turn into problems later, you want to be able to charge it back to the insurance company.

As for the Spare bumper....At least you don't have to worry about sending it back on top of everything else.:)

[Luna X]

Hey Sue,

Glad all the human body parts are ok... but can't say so much for the GX body parts.. ;)

Lookin' at the pics, you will need to make sure you go to a full service body-shop that has a frame machine... The lower part of that lt quarter will need to be pulled out. And by doing so, will relieve the pressure that is causing that buckle just below the gas filler door.

That color shouldn't be a problem...

[VX crazy]

What a great time seeing everyone, too short of a time, but great way to get me by til Moab! Sue I do hope you get checked out as you seemed dizzy saturday night LOL! I think I have to turn in my party card, I obviously can NOT party like I used too......but had way more fun remembering everything!

[Anita]

Mike and I had a blast! To celebrate our anniversary we splurged on a tower suite with bar, big screen tv's everywhere (including one that popped out of a cabinet at the foot of the bed), dining area and a bathroom as big as a normal room. It was a pleasure to finally meet VXKAT and her hubby Dave and Greg (Orion). Seeing Lisa and Jay always reminds me of just how fond I am of my long-time friends.

We did meet a Las Vegas (Henderson) VXer. Chas711usa (Charles) who is an original owner of a 2001 Ironman. He still has a warranty!!!! It was a too brief encounter but I was glad to have met a fellow VXer nonetheless.

The Mirage was a great place to stay - and I think we need to do this again next year!!!

[vt_maverick]

Sorry to hear about the damage Sue, clearly you needed one of these:

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/CIMG4388.JPG

Tom tried to tell you, but somehow I just don't think it would look right on a Lex. ;)

Looks like a great time, I always find myself wishing I lived further west when I read threads like this, Moab, etc... :sigh:

[VX KAT]

Actually, that's exactly what someone said as soon as we got together...but I can't recall who it was...maybe Jay??...:laugho: Yeah, we had a good laugh about it. Said I was goin' order one up from T4B!

I've been waiting for Tom to weigh in on it. The irony that I put the bumper on just that morning as a "oh, why not, just throw it on for the trip"....and then the dude completely misses it...was just amazing. When I got out of the truck and walked back there, I fully expected to see the superbumper smashed into his radiator, and was so surprised to see he completely MISSED it!! He swerved to the left at the last moment when he realized, DUH! there was a 2 1/2 ton truck in front of him!

[tom4bren]

Sorry I'm so late joining in.

Yesterday was a holiday & today I've been neck deep in getting orders in for a quick trip to St Louis, MO tomorrow (I leave right after my interview).

The damage to your Lex looks just like what I did to the back end of the Escape. However, I'll bet he didn't try my big finish by driving on 2 wheels & landing on top of a van.

Looks like 'Idiot Cabby' would've missed even the larger size bumper like I got.

Glad Y'all are OK & that it was still drive-able so it didn't totally ruin your weekend. I heard you were kinda dizzy afterward ... how could you tell?

[VX KAT]

I heard you were kinda dizzy afterward ... how could you tell?
Ouch.....:rollo:

[tom4bren]

Lemme help Ya out:

:slap:

[tom4bren]

I tell ya that Lisa is just plain obsessed with my, um, um.....she's always grabbing them.....member Moab '10???
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSC_5996.JPG


Do I see a line forming behind you at the Beatles Shop???

[BigSwede]

LOL, what a sweet smile Lisa has on her face...you could crop that photo and you'd never know what she is grabbing...