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Been busy

April 21st, 2005 by Dave

I haven’t posted much lately for a few reasons:
1. A huge amount of work stuff, between new corporate archives, new opportunities, and an incredible amount of media relations re: Wynn LV.
2. I’m grinding through chapter 9 “Wise guys and One-Armed Bandits” of Roll the Bones.
3. I just bought a townhouse, and I’m spending a lot of time working on it. So far this week, with the help of friends, I have removed the popcorn ceiling, taken off about half of the wallpaper, and pulled up half the carpet. I might post pictures when I’m done.
Related to this point, if you know anyone in Las Vegas who installs laminate flooring, contact me.

Lots of news, though. Once all this settles down, I’ll be comfortably posting at least once a day again.

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2 Responses

  1. Hunter

    Mind if I ask what the WLV stuff is all about?

    Have you been on property?

  2. Dave

    I’ve been around the property, but haven’t been in the building–not since very early in construction, anyway. Even so, I’ve been asked to do a lot of media interviews, mostly to discuss the impact the new resort will have and to assess its historical importance.

    With an event like this, coupled with the Centennial, there is a lot of media focus on Las Vegas, and I guess "experts" are at a premium, because my phone has been ringing off the hook.

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