[tijlover]

And are they still censoring the stand-up comics in Sin-Less city? I hear they still are!

[crabtrees]

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior

This is news to me. I don't hate them and I don't of anyone else (besides you) who does.

I live in California, and I am one of these weekenders. I read tons of CA hate in this forum, admittedly it might be from the same handful of people, but it's there. Makes no difference to me, I'm just stating what I see. Frankly, as I get older I'm getting more and more over this state and the residence. Great place to grow up, not so great to grow old.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by crabtrees

The locals around Vegas hate the California weekenders, but the city's survival is completely dependent on them. The level of hate people have for CA shocks me. It reminds me of my Grandma and her hate for anything that isn't her religion, her color, her political party or from her neighborhood in Kansas. The more California money that gets spent in Nevada, the better. I've known many people from Southern California who cruise out to LV for a weekend of clubbing and pool lounging, and frankly they do it because there isn't a great music/club scene in the LA area, and it takes FOREVER to get anywhere in LA. Las Vegas has an exceptional club scene. Toss in some nice hotel rooms and a nice pool and it's very enticing for people to 'get away' for a weekend. Living in LA is like living in a swarm of bees, so you gotta get away several times a year. I think Los Angeles and Orange County combined have 15 million people. Those two counties have 5 times more people living there than the entire state of Nevada. Perspective.

And we'd like for them to keep living in "SoCal", but keep spending their money in Las Vegas.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by tijlover

And are they still censoring the stand-up comics in Sin-Less city? I hear they still are!

Uh, when did "they" ever do that? Apparently you never saw Red Foxx, or Cheech and Chong. But then I haven't been to see a comedian in a while.

I imagine they censor themselves so not to lose their bread and butter, but some just don't give a s***.

[Buzz123]

I don't hate Californians, but I did for a while when they were ruining our city. Most of them are too laid back to be anything but nice folks. And, of all the ones I've worked with, most are very ambitious and work hard.

[Tek_Freek]

Anyone think the pay-to-park for locals will impact the numbers going to shows?

[BBMW]

It would be interesting to see MGMs internal numbers on this. Not just shows, but F&B revenues, gaming numbers, etc. They're obviously getting parking revenue they weren't getting before, but I'd love to know if they're losing revenue elsewhere.