Well, I finally uploaded some photos from Vegas for y’all…
here they are, with apologies for the less than stellar quality of my picture taking!
Friday morning started out with a breakfast with
Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico:
After that was over, it was time for the Plame panel
and Jerome a Paris’ Energy panel:
Not that you can really tell from this picture, but the panel included Larry Johnson, Joe Wilson, Dan Froomkin, Jane Hamsher, Murray Waas, Christy Hardin Smith, and Emptywheel
Bill Richardson (Governor of New Mexico and Secretary of Energy under Bill Clinton)
surrounded by the Energize America team:
from left to right: Mark Sumner (devilstower, who by the way, has a log cabin too),
Jérôme Guillet (Jerome a Paris), George Karayannis (Doolittle Sothere),
and Adam Siegel (A Siegel).
BooMan and Larry Johnson finally met in person:
Some photos from the BooMan/MyLeftWing/EuroTrib party:
Rosee, BooMan, CabinGirl, Shermanesqe, and SanDiegoDem.
Clammyc.
Is there anyone who doesn’t recognize Maryscott and her husband Adam?
NYBri, candidate for NY State Senate and
an unidentified blogger…
Janet Strange, BooMan, SanDiegoDem, Shermanesque, and boran2.
Of course, it wasn’t all politicians, panels, and parties.
Did you know that the ceiling of the lobby at the Bellagio is full of Chihuly glass?
(Thanks for telling me, maryb2004!)
I even went shopping at the Chihuly gift shop,
but I just couldn’t decide which of these pieces would
look the best at Chez Cabin. Maybe next trip?
They also have an awesome model train set up at the Bellagio.
I had to take some picture for the CabinBoys to see:
Yes, that’s a fountain of water shooting across the air.
And did you know that Wayne Newtown cuts hair at the Riviera barbershop?
We even saw him leaving work in his red El Dorado convertible one afternoon…
So, does anybody else have some Vegas photos to share?
hairs cut for his photo ops! It’s so damned nice he didn’t show up with Einstein hair. I know the whole I.Q. thing runs in his family but then when you throw the hair on top it’s just too much for me.
Hey I’m glad you got to the Bellagio and saw the Chihuly. But no purchase? come on! If you reconsider, I’m sure you can call and have a piece delivered to chez cabin 🙂
And I’m glad I finally got to see the Wayne Newton hairdresser. LOL
Well, I did take the photos so you could see which pieces might maje a good Christmas present. I’m sure you can just call and have them ship me one already gift-wrapped. 🙂
maje = make.
That blue piece would look great in your bookcases? Shall I go with that one?
You’ll be sure to tell me if it doesn’t arrive, right? Sometimes you can’t trust the mail. 🙂
There’s a lovely Chihuly on eBay at the moment; bids are only up to a few grand so get in there now while prices are low, low, low!
great pics CabinGirl. And great meeting you too.
I forgot about that pic of me. That’s what a few glasses of wine can do to your memory…..
It was great to meet you out there!
Thanks, Cabin Girl! I wish I was there with you. And the photos almost make me think I was.
I love seeing all these photos! It’s still a bit surreal to me, being home, yet seeing where I was. So happy to see these all. Thanks CG!! 🙂
We definitely have the hottest lefty bloggers. Looks like a lot of fun!
It was a lot of fun. I wish everybody could have been there!
I think someone needs to dare Wayne to have an eyebrow “accident” 🙂
Great pix, CabinGirl! I am beyond sad that I couldn’t make it up there, the panels were stacked with great speakers and the networking alone would’ve made the trip worth it.
We missed you Manny!
We missed everyone.
I was soooo looking forward to you being mean to me in real life, guess I’ll have to deal with your niceties until the next meetup 🙂
You’re so sweet. I’ll try not to be too nice 🙂
You would really have enjoyed it. There’s an amazing energy being with 1000 other people who are focused on the same things you are.
We all wished you were there.
I have some special photos that I took just for you…are you hosting the lounge tomorrow night?
should I put a Parental Advisory tag on the diary prior to your posting? 😀
I tossed and turned all night on Thursday and was thisclose to saying F-it, filling up my gas tank and heading up there. I’m glad I didn’t as Friday evening was the time my truck battery decided it had had enough of the desert heat (better than the alternator, which was the original assumption). I’m just glad it happened at my complex and not while I was crossing Hoover Dam.
Great photos CabinGirl!!! So glad you all had a great time! I wish I could have been there – maybe next time were in DC CELEBRATING THE REMOVAL OF THE WAR CRIMINALS FROM OFFICE… or protesting this illegal occupation. 🙂
Hey, where’s Tom Jones!? It’s not unusual…. 🙂
Many of my interior shots just sucked. Here’s a Vegas sunrise from my window.
hmmmm. That’s the same view I had from MY window.
For purposes of clarity, Mary and I had completely different windows that just happen to have had the same view. 😉
because you thought that we thought that that that…….that’s really shallow Boran! You just called me shallow and a conspiracy theorist! How dare you! 😉
It’s not like I was implying anything. It was just an observation 😉
Thanks so much for all the photos, CG! But how come I can’t see anyone’s feet? 😉
Glad you had a good time and that you’re home safe and sound.
I might have one for you for Friday…can’t post everything at once, you know?
It was great to chat with you on Jerome’s phone that night – I just wish you had been at the party with all of us!
And nice haircut there Booman ;o)
So….what, no pictures of MaryB? Shucks
CG respected my request to maintain blogger anonymity. Since I’m a hated corporate lawyer and all.
You’ll just have to come to the Midwest meetup in Chicago to meet me in person 🙂
Hated is perhaps too strong a term. 😉
Perhaps.
Perhaps not.
Only a truly misguided person could hate you.
There are many misguided people in this little world we share.
But thanks for the vote of confidence Boran2!
Ahh…the old carrot and stick trick eh?
What’s up Doc? ;o)
Awesome! I so wish I had the time and money to be there and in DC right now.
I finally got my pictures downloaded and found that I have a couple to add.
I think this one is my favorite. When we first arrived, we weren’t quite sure where to go. As we wandered the halls at the Riviera, we turned a corner and came upon a scene like this one — boy, no mistaking that we were in the right place!
Also, here’s a photo of Mark Warner’s now-infamous chocolate fountain in all its yummy splendor.
And now, back to sleep — ahhh, sleep…
I love the picture of everyone with their laptops…and what Vegas diary Could be complete without the chocolate fountain?
Thanks for posting these!