Some thoughts on Vegas

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

A few thoughts;
1) the 21+ thing was pretty poorly handled, regardless. ID was required to get a badge to enter the show floor... but if you're me, apparently, the badge was not enough - I was asked several times to show my license to gain admittance to the floor, despite the lanyard badge I was wearing and myriad other people flooding in around me, not being asked to verify age. In theory, I am flattered. In reality, I am annoyed. I had always presumed it was due to the number of open bars at these things.

2) The booths... I think the idea was to mirror the cabana idea at xBiz summer forum and the Miami show - the cabanas worked really well in that setting. In the club format, though, it was unfortunate that the higer-priced boxes were the most difficult to see and get to.

3) I've been to a number of shows, and so far, the Miami show was my most productive show, because it created a captive audience with no "outsiders." I knew anyone in that hotel was going to be someone I could or do work with, which made it much more effective with regard to meeting people and hashing things out for new directions.

Badge on a lanyard without a pic will never serve as proof of age. All too easy to let someone borrow your badge.

It sure smells like AVN already decided to do Palms again next year. That kills me just because i still have a case of the red ass against the hotel. But if they insist, I have to wonder if there's a better venue somewhere inside the place for doing the cabana kinda thing. I didn't make it to the Ghost Bar.

Agree on keeping people out. Even with the hotel sold out just for internext though, you'll never get a vegas property to turn away people wanting to gamble off the street. But I think they could do a better job of making sure areas of the property where the show is at do not have "normals".

[miz_wright]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

Badge on a lanyard without a pic will never serve as proof of age. All too easy to let someone borrow your badge.

Oh, agreed! The part that chapped my ass was that no one else was being asked for ID - or stopped. If I entered with a crowd, I would inevitably be stopped and ID'd whilst the others were waved through.

I mean, I know I look younger than my years, but fer serious: I know I don't look like I am under 21.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

Oh, agreed! The part that chapped my ass was that no one else was being asked for ID - or stopped. If I entered with a crowd, I would inevitably be stopped and ID'd whilst the others were waved through.

I mean, I know I look younger than my years, but fer serious: I know I don't look like I am under 21.

It's vegas, when it comes to their gaming or liquor license they'll always error on the side of caution.

Seems like every female we went in there with got carded, while we sailed right thru. But then that might be a reflection on us being dirty old men. We just tell 'em we have a lot of "nieces"...

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

Oh, agreed! The part that chapped my ass was that no one else was being asked for ID - or stopped. If I entered with a crowd, I would inevitably be stopped and ID'd whilst the others were waved through.

I mean, I know I look younger than my years, but fer serious: I know I don't look like I am under 21.

Did it ever occur to you that the guys just wanted to stop you and talk to you?
Yes, I know it's hard to believe, but men actually believe, especially with adult industry people, that this simple interaction may result in "Gee Mr Security guard/ rent a cop....yer the hottest guy I've seen here. Wanna come up to my room for a quick romp?"

It's pitiful, I know....but sadly, true. This is called: "little brain reasoning."

[miz_wright]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

It's vegas, when it comes to their gaming or liquor license they'll always error on the side of caution.

Seems like every female we went in there with got carded, while we sailed right thru. But then that might be a reflection on us being dirty old men. We just tell 'em we have a lot of "nieces"...

Possibly... I dunno. It just seems if they wanted to be cautious, they'd hit everyone. But there I go, with my crazy "logic"

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

Did it ever occur to you that the guys just wanted to stop you and talk to you?
Yes, I know it's hard to believe, but men actually believe, especially with adult industry people, that this simple interaction may result in "Gee Mr Security guard/ rent a cop....yer the hottest guy I've seen here. Wanna come up to my room for a quick romp?"

It's pitiful, I know....but sadly, true. This is called: "little brain reasoning."

... Well, no. That didn't occur to me, 'cos that's just silly. I mean, I know GonZo likes to make out like I have some crazu fanclub, but... No. I just can't buy it. I mean, I appreciate the sentiment, but it does not compute.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

... Well, no. That didn't occur to me, 'cos that's just silly. I mean, I know GonZo likes to make out like I have some crazu fanclub, but... No. I just can't buy it. I mean, I appreciate the sentiment, but it does not compute.

Wow...how can you be that good looking, been in the adult business, and NOT understand the ability of men to be this shallow?
I'm really not kidding.
I'm telling you, in the spirit of being vegas, I'd put money on my evaluation of the situation.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

Wow...how can you be that good looking, been in the adult business, and NOT understand the ability of men to be this shallow?
I'm really not kidding.
I'm telling you, in the spirit of being vegas, I'd put money on my evaluation of the situation.

You tell her EJ!

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by gonzo

You tell her EJ!

After thousands of years of the Neanderthal man walking among them, you'd think they'd eventually figure out that men REALLY Don't have "touchy feely," or "care about her feelings," or any other Dr Phil Bullshit you want to fit in there.

But no, they keep thinking men are "deep and caring."
This is why we will never let them run the world, or have their fingers on "the button."