[BC] Re: NAB???

[Glen Kippel]

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:41 PM, <Xmitters at aol.com> wrote:

>
> NAB is becoming a zoo that I have a fading tolerance for. Other people are
> not attending for a whole laundry list of valid reasons. I would rather
> look at
> some alternative  solutions for presenting the NAB show, or parts of it,
> rather than see it die altogether because of drooping attendance.
>
> I have a truly rabid dislike for LV. Of course this year, now that LV is
> not
> making their usual killing, good accommodations can easily be found. I
> Could
> not care less about gambling; I go to the show for business. As for LV
> itself,
> it can go sink in the mud for all I care.  If I want a vacation, I'll take
> one.
>
> Yes, this is my opinion only. Some agree, others disagree. YMMV. That's OK.
>
> ----------------

Uh -- there are some on this list, like Bill, who might dispute your
assessment of LV.  I had heard, for instance, that LV has one of the highest
number of churches per capita than `most any city in the US.  It's not all
bad.  As for gambling, I have only missed one LV NAB convention since 1987
and have never so much as put a nickel in a slot machine.  Like you, I go
for business.

As for the the convention, I have a limited amount of time that I can spend
there, and mainly confine myself to the North Hall.  I am very glad that
they put the radio and most of the audio booths there.  I haven't been to
the South Hall in years.

Declining attendance?  Maybe station budgets have affected it somewhat, but
still draws around 100,000 people.  Until they can get some sort of Virtual
Reality thng going on the internet, I guess I'll continue to go, if even
just for a day.