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Archive for February, 2005

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Perhaps my favorite night of our time in Vegas was Monday, when we escaped to the Strip for a bit of culture… earlier this month, Cirque de Soleil opened at the MGM Grand, so we figured, why not check it out?

We “splurged” for the cheap seats at $100 a pop. Steep, to be sure, but that still got us a decent view, cup-holders and speakers that were integrated into the headrests. Pretty cool…

This show was unlike any theatrical experience I’ve ever had—to start, there is no stage… or rather, the stage rises vertically, spins, floats and disappears, (made possible by hydraulics). The actors work above a massive empty “pit”, (an abyss into which countless actors fall), performing an astonishing combination of martial-arts, the familiar Cirque acrobatics, and even an amazing baton-twirling number.

This was all incredibly executed, but what tied all of this together into a truly magical illusion, were the lighting and visual projections… absolutely un-real.

$200 million can buy you an eye-full…

links for 2005-02-27

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Let the Sin begin

“Let the Sin begin”, posted by nedward

Got back from Nevada on Wednesday morning, having fled the pouring rain, bright neon, and the sound of slot machines. We spent about a week in Nevada, which is far too long, considering we didn’t “get married”:http://flickr.com/photos/nedward/5339593/ or lose our life’s savings… No, instead we made due with “$2 forty-ounce lagers”:http://flickr.com/photos/nedward/5324660/in/set-134364/ and the right to smoke anywhere we please.

“Lammy”, posted by nedward

It was good to be amongst scooterists again, though the rain kept us from riding except on Sunday… (when you think of desert, a constant soaking is not what pops to mind!). Morgan, aka “Mr. Pants”:http://flickr.com/photos/mrpants/, is da’ man for hooking us up with his vintage Vespa GT to ride, (even though we swapped it for his Lammy, out of comfort).

“riding”, posted by nedward

The big Ride that we went on was Sunday, out to “Red Rock Canyon”:http://www.redrockcanyon.blm.gov/… we saw red rocks, and happily rode the “scenic drive” on our one day of sunshine.

* My Flickr photoset: “Vegas Scooter Rally 2005″:http://flickr.com/photos/nedward/sets/134364/
* Presley’s Flickr photoset: “Highrollers Rally 2005″:http://www.flickr.com/photos/presley/sets/138212/
* Mr. Pant’s Flickr photoset: “Las Vegas High Roller Weekend”:http://flickr.com/photos/mrpants/sets/135876/
* More photos on “Scoot.net”:http://scoot.net/gallery/2005/02/vegas/

del.icio.us Inbox

“del.icio.us Inbox”:http://del.icio.us/inbox/nedward/ seems to be down again… has anybody heard anything about its status?

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