Archive through January 25, 2002
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Archive through January 25, 2002
Pcakes2 | Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 01:30 pm     angelnikki, can't wait to meet you! Viva Las Vegas! |
Urgrace | Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 08:39 pm     Sure do hope you all have a great time, whether in Vegas or Boston! I'll be in Dallas for the State Bowling Tournament in May. Can't let nine other team members down. This will be my twenty-first [or 22nd] state tournament! |
Spygirl | Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 09:37 pm     Come on now! Who is ready to see this?????
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Spygirl | Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 09:38 pm     And how about this????
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Egbok | Wednesday, January 23, 2002 - 10:11 pm     You're too funny Spy! I'm seriously looking into the possibility of meeting you and some of the other TVCH'ers in Las Vegas. Plus I've been wanting to see "O" for so long now - I'd say these are two good reasons for visiting Las Vegas! Ohhh, make that three good reasons, let's not forget the cha-ching of the gambling machines. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:25 am     Egbok, be sure to check carefully in advance about seeing O. Don't know if it is still the case, but for the longest time, the show was always completely sold out. You could only buy tickets 30 days ahead of time, and you had to figure out which was the 30th day before your show date and call as soon as possible on that date. When we saw the show in May 2000, I called 30 days ahead of time and was only able to get obstructed view for $100 each. Still, it was worth it! Go if you can. If you are staying at Bellagio you can get tickets further in advance than 30 days, but if you can afford Bellagio, you already know that. |
Max | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:47 am     You can book tickets to "O" online at www.bellagio.com. That's how I did it when I went. Got them, I think 60 days in advance. We had front-row "wet" seats and it was GREAT! Tickets are expensive (those were $125 each), but I think worth it. I want to go again and sit further back. It would be a whole different experience. Forgot to say, we weren't staying at the Bellagio.  |
Twiggyish | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 11:21 am     At the www.bellagio.com site there are online games. If you register, you can win points towards free meals, etc.. I didn't go too much further into the site, but it appears you can win points for lots of other things in Vegas, by clicking on banners, etc.. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 11:21 am     Good to know, Max. I might like to go again too. Twigs, we posted at the same time. Now I will have to go check out the Bellagio site. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 12:26 pm     LOL If it doesn't charge, it might be a good way to see and do extra things for free. |
Wargod | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 04:42 pm     Wahoo! The trip is an almost sure thing for us. Vacation request have been put in, and we already have someone lined up for babysitting! My husband was planning on us going in March, but was more than happy to postpone until May. |
Spygirl | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 05:00 pm     This is EXCELLENT!!! I'm about to purchase my ticket to see the "O"...I'm thinking of Monday night the 13th...does that completely disagree with anyone?? |
Weinermr | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 05:01 pm     What is the "O"? Am I the only one that doesn't know? Is the sky blue? |
Weinermr | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 05:03 pm     And don't tell me that you haven't the Vegas idea. |
Spygirl | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 05:20 pm     Okay...just kidding about booking. We can't book until three months out, so that means we have to wait about three more weeks until the week of the 12th is up. I'm thinking that we will book the 10:30 Monday night show. I just checked on the latest date that is available right now (the 22nd of April), and they have the front row, dead center available. The tickets are $121.00 each up there. This is the single biggest expense of my trip and I want to make it worthwhile!!!! |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 05:41 pm     Weinermr, it's just O, without the "the." It is Cirque du Soleil on, above, and in water. It is mind boggling. Spygirl, as Max noted above, you might want to be higher in the audience and avoid getting wet. Another advantage of the higher seats is that you are not craning your neck to see the aerial acts. |
Weinermr | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 05:43 pm     O |
Buttercup | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 07:03 pm     Buttercup was going to post about the O but restrained herself and self-edited By the way, there is no need to thank me
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Max | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:34 pm     In the front row at "O" you only get slightly splashed. Wasn't even enough to feel damp. All seats are great. Each place you sit will give you a different perspective on the show, especially the synchronized swimming parts. The front-row seats put you about eye-level with the top of the water in the pool. There's so much going on most of the time -- in the air, under the water, in the water, around the water -- with platforms raising and lowering in the pool, that there's something different to see wherever you look. If you don't want to spend the big bucks for "O" there's always the Cirque show at Treasure Island called "Mystere". It's really good, too and good seats there top out around $85 each. All Cirque shows are wonderful! |
Spygirl | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:48 pm     I've seen Mystere -- it is terrific!!! So, Max...where do you think we'll get the broadest view of the show? |
Egbok | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:15 pm     Juju, thanks for the information about "O" - I can't afford the Bellagio but I'll keep checking this thread for Spy's update on when to order our tickets online. Also it's super that you and Max could give us an insiders point of view - sounds as if any seat in the house will be good and very well worth the cost of the ticket! I'm still working out the possibilities for the Vegas trip and I like the idea of seeing "O" with Spy & Co. (Weinermr & Buttercup, you made me laugh, very cute play on words!!) |
Max | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:21 pm     Hard to say, Spygirl. I've only seen it once from the front row, just right of center stage. One thing is for sure--even if you see a Cirque show from the last seat in the back of the highest balcony, you're gonna love it! I really think that every time you see one of their shows, it's a fresh experience. |
Whoami | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:33 pm     Have any of you stayed at the Bellagio? My sister treated me, mom and my other two sisters to a family get together in Vegas last June. She got us rooms at the Bellagio, and it was absolutly incredible to watch the Fountains from up in the room. She was so generous. She also treated us to dinner at the Stratosphere, it was a bit scary cause I'm scared of heights. But in the long run, it was really cool. She was also going to treat us to O, but when we were there, it happened to be one of the rare black out dates they have where they are actually performing out of town. She has decided she will make this be our birthday/Christmas gifts each year, and we are making it a yearly tradition. The Bellagio just blew me away, and I can't imagine staying anywhere else now. I guess a person can get spoiled pretty quickly and easily, huh? But, this next trip (probalby in July), we will make sure we go when O is in town. I'd never heard of Bellagio, the Stratoshere, or any of the other sights in Vegas. Even when we got off the plane, and sis told the cab driver where we were staying, I didn't have a clue. I wasn't even too sure I wanted to do the trip, but once we were there, I didn't want to leave. Now I can't wait to go back! |
Max | Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:47 pm     Whoami, Would your sister consider adoption? I think the only place in Vegas that might be fancier than the Bellagio is the Venetian. It's one of the top-10 rated hotels in the world. I've only stayed at Harrah's and the MGM. You have one VERY generous sister!!!! Enjoy.  |
Gail | Friday, January 25, 2002 - 04:27 am     Speaking of the Bellagio, they were showing the bathrooms for the Bellagio on the news this morning. |
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