Subject: dlvorg Web, Kenny, etc. ...
From: Annie (annie)
Date: Sun Sep 24 2000 - 01:17:13 CDT
In this mailing:
Web form feedback
Web, IP, Texas, Rita, etc.
Possible snag in the works
Tentative schedule
Activity and event suggestions
Web Sites
Administrivia
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Web form feedback:
Wow, that was fast! :)
>>Please also look for anything important that has been left out of the
>>form and should be asked.
>Don't you want to ask if they were a new-comer or returner?
Good point. Very good point. I'll add that. Thanks.
(Note: This was added last Tuesday evening.)
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Web, IP, Texas, Rita, etc.
>Regarding the registration form, it generally looks very good. I think
>you have a good idea.
Thanks. I'm hoping it will be more convenient than the e-mail method.
>On the question of asking if someone has a car, you combine that with
>asking them if they are willing to drive. You might want to separate
>those questions. Some people may have a car, but be staying way out in
>the boondocks, where they aren't in a position to drive others.
Uh, I figure if they don't have a car, they won't be giving others
rides, and if they have a car but wanna keep it to themselves, we don't
really need to know about it. :) One person last year did say she could
give rides "in an emergency" but preferred to drive alone, for whatever
reason.
>Have we definitely decided on the Imperial Palace as the "official" DLV
>2001 hotel?
No. I just put it in there as a place holder, assuming we will have one
official or strongly suggested hotel this coming year. Overall, this
has probably been the most popular hotel throughout DLV history. (I've
stayed there, but not during DLV.)
>I don't have an opinion because I've never been there. Is
>it easy to get in and out of by car? (I generally think that most Strip
>hotels are horrible to get in and out of,
Their parking is easy if you know the sneak routes either via Audrie St.
from Flamingo or via the Harrah's tunnel from the Strip. If you wanna
valet, there is a circle drive off the strip. That circle drive can be a
real bear for parking or picking up somebody though. The doormen and
security tend to chase you off when you sit for more than about two
seconds waiting for somebody to come out.
>but the Rivieria is pretty
>easy, IMHO.)
Actually, I think the Riviera is one of the worst for getting to the
self-park lot, from the Strip that is. You have to cut thru the next-
door motel lot, or else drive around all the way behind. The second
parking structure (eastmost) is a major hike to the casino.
>> Looking at their website (www.texasstation.com) it doesn't mention
>> anything about outdoor shows. Thinking about their property, I don't
>> know where it would be. Maybe it was where the parking garage is now.
>> They did mention several upcoming acts in the Armadillo Lounge. :)
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>It used to be out in back on a big concrete area (parking lot?). The
>concerts were co-sponsored by a local radion station that played a lot
>of calssic rock. They would set up a stage, hundreds of chairs, all
>ringed by tents where they sold refreshments and souvenirs.
Well, maybe they have enough lot space to pull those off still ...
>> I hate to see the DI go as well. That was the place I heard Rita Rudner
>> tell the blonde wig joke. :)
>
>Please repeat the blonde wig joke!!! I don't know it!
Ok, for the benefit of those not on IRC, where they have heard me tell
it thousands of times ...
It's a one liner, goes something like this ...
"I tried on a blonde wig once ... {long pregnant pause} ...
I couldn't do math for a month!"
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Possible snag in the works:
From the _Las_Vegas_Sun_ ...
>Kenny Kerr, longtime star and host of a female impersonator show at
>Jackie Gaughan's Plaza hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas, is fighting a
>legal battle with the current landlord of the Plaza Theater over the
>cancellation of his show.
>The Kenny Kerr show, which has played at the Plaza since August 1998,
>ends its run Saturday. Mike Nolan, the Plaza's general manager, said he
>isn't aware of the show's next venue.
That's the bottom line, if anybody wants to read the full story ...
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/gaming/2000/sep/22/510806071.html
This may or may not be of any major concern to us, since Kenny has
changed venues and revamped the show countless times since they opened
at the Silver Slipper back in 19{mumble}. I'm sure by the end of the
year they will have settled in a new home with a fresh show. Saturday is
LV's big show nite, so it's almost certain Kenny will be playing, just
not at the Plaza.
People who saw Kenny during DLV2000 said the show appeared to have
slipped a bit, and was not well-attended. Back in 1999, I thought it was
a very strong show, and it played to a mostly-full house. I know (IMAO,
that is) the Plaza has slipped quite a bit over the past several years,
so this may be a good thing for Kenny.
Kenny's show has appeared at the Silver Slipper, Frontier, Sahara,
Stardust, Continental, Debbie Reynolds, and the Plaza. I've been told
it's the oldest still-playing FI show in the country. Kenny is the
longest-running Las Vegas headliner. (Folies, yes, I spelled it
correctly this time, Tina, is the undisputed longest-running production
show in Las Vegas.)
I first saw the show many years ago when it was a fill-in show at the
Stardust while they were changing their feature production show from
Lido to Enter The Night (also now closed). Their longtime venue, the
Silver Slipper, had been recently razed as the Desert Inn Rd underpass
was constructed.
It's not at all unusual for a show to change venue in Las Vegas. For
example, Siegfried and Roy began at the Tropicana, IIRC, moved to the
Frontier for a while, before finally landing at the Mirage.
Anyway, let's keep on top of this. We should know where and when Kenny
will be playing within a few months at most.
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Tentative schedule:
Asterisks (***) denote suggested/nonfirm items.
Wednesday: 5:00pm Dinner Someplace casual
May 2 8:00pm Pre-DLV thingy LV Lounge?
Thursday: Morn
May 3 Aft
Eve
After Keys ***
Friday: Morn
May 4 Aft
Late aft Din-din Buffet
Eve Welcome Goodtimes
2 AM Late Night Gambling ***
Saturday: Aft
May 5 Eve Kenny Kerr Show {new venue}
Midnite RHPS Paradise 6
After Barhopping
Sunday: Aft Dam tour
May 6 Eve 10 PM Folies Bergere ***
After Limo Tour of Strip ***
Monday: Morn
May 7 Aft
Eve Bibi get-together
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Activity and event suggestions:
Those not already on schedule.
Please feel free to suggest others, and to suggest times and specifics for
any of these, either on the main DLV list or the DLVORG list.
In no particular order, what has been suggested.
* Official group photo(s)
* Golf (Michelle's personal fave :)
* Shopping
* Mary Kay open house
* Sight Seeing
* Liberace Museum
* Strat tower
* Casino Hopping
* Comedy club
* pedicures
* massages
* shopping for shoes
* dancing
* costume parties
* live music
* gaming supply stores
* Jewelry shopping
* Caesar's shopping mall.
* Star Trek ride at the Hilton.
* neon sign junkyard.
* Mock wedding
* Monday Night Football - cheerleaders
* Makeovers
* Wig shopping
* Late Night Gambling
* Grand Canyon
* Trip to Rhyolite
* SO get-together
* "straight" dance club
* Symphony concert
* Rock concert
* Group breakfast
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Web Sites:
DLV main page http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/
Michelle Jenkins http://www.idis.com/mpj
Tina http://home.att.net/~tinatawdre/
annie http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/
Julie http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Park/9289/
Rickie's Place http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/rick121
Margeth http://www.geekbabe.com/margeth/
Melissa's Magic Realm http://www.geocities.com/melissa_t17
The Cactus Rose Club http://www.geocities.com/crc_az
Debbie Sage http://intermind.net/~sage/
Vicki's Little Page http://hometown.aol.com/vickits44/myhomepage/index.html
Mindy http://www.fortunecity.com/village/freedom/785/
Bea http://BeatrizZ.tripod.com/
Lorraine http://members.tgforum.com/lorraineadams
Julie Anne http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Chelsea/8576/
Any others? If so, send them in (just hit REPLY).
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