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    I think it must have been Doctorfest that we went to. The name alone should have been enough to give us a head's up. Why not something creative like "Conjuctivepallooza"? Not to bash the parties, but the opening night party was even snoozier.

    I think our only hope is the OWA party. I'm just having a difficult time deciding between pumps, wedges, or heels. (This drag thing is new to me, so bear with me.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post
    I think it must have been Doctorfest that we went to. The name alone should have been enough to give us a head's up. Why not something creative like "Conjuctivepallooza"? Not to bash the parties, but the opening night party was even snoozier.

    I think our only hope is the OWA party. I'm just having a difficult time deciding between pumps, wedges, or heels. (This drag thing is new to me, so bear with me.)
    It's Vegas...I'd go with the pumps. You know...comfort.

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    Just booked my trip. Can't wait to see all the optiboard friends, and make some new ones also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by obxeyeguy View Post
    Just booked my trip. Can't wait to see all the optiboard friends, and make some new ones also.
    I'm still recovering from last year!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post
    I'm still recovering from last year!!
    Nothing we do can beat the blackjack language lesson, or the model with the "ripped" pants. Maybe we should just go to the show this year. :-)

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    Hey, am I at the right place? My flight just landed, I drove my car to the hotel, and the only people checking in were pediatricians. Something's really weird about this. Last year, every time I turned around I'd run into someone I knew.

    It is tomorrow isn't it??
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    Johns...the show isn't until next week. It's September 6-8 with CE beginning on the 5th.

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    Oh man!! What am I going to do in Vegas...for a whole week??
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    I can't be sure If I'm sensing sarcasm at all here, but if not, sounds you just got yourself a vacation sir!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SV View Post
    I can't be sure If I'm sensing sarcasm at all here, but if not, sounds you just got yourself a vacation sir!
    Sarcasm? Who would joke about something like this!! This is serious stuff!

    Now, I'm going to have to sit around here, doing absolutely nothing, possibly trying to crash a pediatrician convention, and then re-book a hotel for next week! Maybe if I can sneak into the convention, I can score enough baby food samples to hold me over until my optical friends arrive to bail me out.

    I haven't even mentioned how much this is going to cost me! I work hard for a living,and had to "borrow" the money from the proceeds of my son's summer job. I'm sure he won't mind, but he really was looking forward to buying braces for the rest of his teeth. (Up to now, he could only afford to pay for one molar and a bicuspid) Oh well, maybe I can parlay what I have left into something big, and everything will be alright.
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    Johns. So sorry to hear that you made arrangements a week early. Where are you coming in from?

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    Quote Originally Posted by acar View Post
    Johns. So sorry to hear that you made arrangements a week early. Where are you coming in from?
    See post #34
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    John you almost made to bring me 1 week earlier in Vegas! Unfortunately my secretary hold me and gave me a call when i was in the Airport!!!
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    Well played, well played

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    Johns, go anchor us some seats at our usual meeting place. ( There's a couch over by the pool table you can crash on.) We need to reserve some extra room, I got a couple of corporate cards joining us so we can stick them...eerrr, uumm...Allow them to pay for some of our beverages/food.

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    Quote Originally Posted by optical24/7 View Post
    Johns, go anchor us some seats at our usual meeting place. ( There's a couch over by the pool table you can crash on.) We need to reserve some extra room, I got a couple of corporate cards joining us so we can stick them...eerrr, uumm...Allow them to pay for some of our beverages/food.

    I've already got a tab started!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post
    I've already got a tab started!
    On my way...

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    I am meeting some friends at the Palazzo, Double Helix bar, on Wednesday night from about 6:30 to 8:30. Casual type of thing, a little business, a lot of warm friends. Your welcome to find us.

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    Any Wednesday PM parties? Mr. JH and I found one last year that was in a really cool place, but the people there were really lame. What's the word?

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    If it was me, I would fully study the optical properties of electro-chromic glass used in the co-ed restroom stalls in the TAO night club. But that's me just being a science geek. You can look for me, I will be there with my slide rule and a pair of binoculars.
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    Oh man!! What am I going to do in Vegas...for a whole week??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post
    I've already got a tab started!
    Keep that tab open until me and JH get there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by obxeyeguy View Post
    Keep that tab open until me and JH get there.
    I assumed you were still here from last year!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post
    Oh man!! What am I going to do in Vegas...for a whole week??
    Just tell the conserge he'll see that you get a calagoue of whatever you want, gambling, fishing, golf, women, whatever.

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