Dean! I didn't mention your name because I never see you over here in the Challenge forum. You know what that means...

Now you have to sign up for DVC6!!!!!

So nice meeting you! :)

Wow!
 

What a great time was had by all! I wish I had gotten there a day earlier and had been able to attend some other functions for the DV Info people. Next year, a couple of days earlier!

It is not just putting faces with names, it is putting faces and personalities with the names. There are so many great people involved with this forum! Chris, Dylan, Dean, Lorinda, Hugh, Robert, Rob, Greg, and on and on! I really missed not meeting Pete, but maybe next year.

For all of you who think you know all about Dylan, he holds his liquor better than advertised and is about 4 inches taller than he looks in his movies. I thought he was about 5' 10', but is more like 6' 2". Dylan and Rob were the good looking ladies men, but from all I seen, they struck out!!!!! Haaaaaa! Way too much time spent drinking, and little spent on chasing! Rob was just great! What a great thing for him to come all the way to Las Vegas!!!!!

Lorinda was the the sweet lovely lady that I expected, and more so! It was like I had known her for years!! The kindest sweetest and most beautiful person that you would ever meet! I hope to see her again soon. Maybe in Missouri?????? Hugh, Lorinda and I sheared a burger, but not by choice!!!! It was great though, and thanks very much to them for the invite.

Chris was the true gentleman I expected and a very special person indeed. He is the driving force for this great forum, no doubt about it!!! Whatever I can do to help, I will be more than happy to do it. What a great guy!

Dean, Robert, Greg and all were so much fun to talk to, and I wish I had had more time! There is going to be next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! “Plane” talk, for hours!!!!!

The show itself was mind-boggling! By next year I hope that I know more so I can absorb more info at the show. RED was great, the Canon and Sony booths were outstanding! I saw many things I did not even know existed. It is something you have to see to believe!!!!!

I thank the Gods for getting me a room so I could enjoy this event. Next year about the same days,,,,,,,,,,book early, I will. By the way, my last cab driver said that 135,000 people attended NAB. After bumping into many attendees, I believe it.

Thanks to all,

Mike

Thanks everyone, it was so great to see and finally meet y'all. Too many to
list by now and I'd probably forget some. I got back home safe (after a 4
hour flight, 4 hour layover and another 8 hour flight) to rain and cold weather.
Oh well, what can one do...

Lorinda: can you give it away to someone who has a PSP? I don't own one
myself so have no real use for it I'm afraid.

Joe: thank you so much for everything! I will get back in touch with you very
soon.

Robert: I'm afraid I have one such picture. I'll e-mail it to you in a sec... :)

Rob, I have WAAAAAAY more than one!

Hey Ed:

That son of yours is quite the character actor. You must use his talents in an upcoming DV Challlenge. Those photos you proudly showed hit me like a child actor's portfolio.

Oh, and I've finally had the chance to use my DV Info swag pen in a real world situation! I dropped something behind my bureau and it lit the way for it's eventual rescue! I felt like James Bond! Not surprising since I obtained that very pen from DV Info's very own "Q" Branch quartermaster and armorer extraordinaire, Christopher "Major Boothroyd" Hurd.

Hey, so far I have given Chris two nicknames since NAB. Is that permitted?

As far as you know, Pete. Remember, my tally light stays off for a reason(hehe). Besides, I have a copy of your video as well since we dumped your SD card into my laptop. BTW, I am very impressed with the video quality coming out of that still camera.

-gb-

That's right, Edward! You were gathering LOTS of evidence!! LOL!! Good thing we all conducted ourselves in manners worthy of DV Info. ;) So, when do we get to see some of these photos? (Or do we want to?)

I'm sorry you, Jo and I didn't get to have a proper goodbye, Edward. You know how long I've wanted to meet you, and it was wonderful. Tell Jo I will see her next time!

Wellllllll.... what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! ;)
I think I ended up with the best "only in Las Vegas" story of the trip, at least that I know of.

OK, let us in on it! If not here, you have my email!

Mike

Lorinda, I'll certainly do that. Looking forward to seeing you all again in the future!

Hugh, that he is! I'll have to start looking in this forum more often and find some way to let him *star*.

Dylan and Mike
 

Hey Mike, Dylan is a very handsome fellow who can do alot of "networking" in whatever venue he chooses. I do not believe, for one second, that he struck out. No siree. The camera (and the girls) love him. I am sure the stories he has to tell will delight all. He da man!

;-)

Once again, I loved this trip. Makes New Jersey a bit more tolerable. At least for the time being.

Congrats to all of the DVC Fivers!

Lorinda... Don't know if I'll enter a DV Challenge because of all the other stuff I'm doing. But if I ever have the time I might.

Was great seeing everyone. Peppers is a pretty nice place. Great choice, Chris. I wonder how they get that water to burn like that in the circular fireplace. It's a miracle of physics...

Unfortunately I had to split early on the evening of the great secret meeting due to an assignment horrendously early the next morning. Had to get up at 2:30 a.m. to get to Lake Mead by 5 a.m. Was interesting seeing the guides catch bass mostly because of the characters involved.

Also, those bass boats are incredibly fast. Something like 60 to 70 mph! I'm used to being on boats that don't go much more than 16 knots because of the water conditions in Hawaii. All the while I was thinking of those film clips where the boat goes airborne and blows up on impact. Mike... unfortunately those boats aren't made to fly.

Next time around it'll be strictly for the NAB convention. There's just too much to see, and not enough time. For anyone seriously considering upgrading or buying really expensive gear, there's no place like this to get a thorough, hands-on comparative experience. And the people who know the equpiment best are right there to guide you along and answer questions.

This was only my second one but it won't be my last.

My only disappointment was not hitting the big one on that Megabucks machine. I just don't understand why it didn't pay off! :-)