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CES Final Thoughts

Tue, Jan 10, 2006

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Man I’m tired. Seven days is a long time to spend in Las Vegas. This was definitely the most productive trip to Vegas yet! Some notable highlights:

  • Met and conversed with Diggnation hosts Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose.
  • Attended the Microsoft Keynote. Bill Gates and Justin Timberlake were both there.
  • Attended the Google Keynote address where Larry Page was accompanied by Robin Williams who proceeded to do standup comedy for about 30 minutes.
  • Was so close to Dan Marino all three of us could have slapped him in his dumb face. Note to self, never hire a celebrity for guest appearances without prepping him with information about the event.
  • The Mrs. won a Samsung A900 cellphone. Retail Value: $450.00.
  • Jimmie spent a night in the Luxor. I’ll let you ask him about that though. Keyword: Microsoft….
  • I saw Chris Pirillo. He’s fat.

There is so much more to talk about. Buy me a cup of coffee and I’ll tell you all about it. The Mrs. and I got SO much bling that the CES non-trad bag is completely full. Don’t worry, I’ll share the wealth.

Notes for Next Year:

  • Register as press…always!
  • Arrive one day early for press pre-party
  • Stay on the strip!! Bus fare adds up quickly.
  • Purchase Crocs a.k.a. Best Shoe Ever!
  • Shorten your stay as much as possible. The final day of CES is negotiable, most booths are being torn down anyway. It might be a good idea to catch an afternoon flight out.
  • Now, back to reality. Financial Aid on Friday! Let’s get together and have coffee or something. Time to fly. Later.

4 Comments For This Post

  1. Chris Pirillo Says:

    …I’m fat?

  2. tim_c@n't_r3id Says:

    Jealousy is oozing from every orifice in my festered excuse for a body. Definitely — Polar Bear - Friday - after the checks are in the bank - I wanna hear it all! (Except for the part about Dan Marino)

  3. Jeff Purcell Says:

    Chris: Allow me to rephrase. You seemed to have gained weight since the last time I had seen you on TV.

  4. arwen Says:

    uh jeff you forgot to add this to your list for next year:

    Take Arwen and Tim (less airfare for the hookers back to lewiston)

    Yeah Marci for winning a uber cellphone!!

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