[Andy]

I'm going to be at the Menswear Convention (called MAGIC) in Las Vegas thanks to Tommy John underwear!

I'll be in the Tommy John booth (DE 2814) August 25 and 26.

There is a special offer for Ask Andy members on Andy's Recommendations Page

Hope to see some of you there!

I'm sure I'll have time for the buffet at the Bellagio and a little shopping at the Forum shops!!

 

[jyook]

The Bellagio buffet has gone downhill IMHO... Go to the Wynn buffet instead... Much much better... It's like what the Bellagio used to be...

 

[The Continental Fop]

Is there anything in the world as elegant and classy as a buffet? Perhaps only one: those postcards you can buy on the strip that have boobies and "I Lost My Shirt In Vegas".

 

[Acct2000]

Don't kid yourself that your post was any more elegant and/or classy than the buffets you deride.

 

[The Continental Fop]

Actually, defending the classiness of Vegas buffets is much classier than comparing them to postcards with boobies. So you've got that going for you.

 

[pkincy]

Don't forget the new Barney's in the Palazzo. The fabulous summer sale is over but they regularly carry Kiton, Battistoni, and their own label by Caruso. I think it has transcended anything else we have in LV.

I do like the Zegna store but much of the rest of it is pretty continually overpriced.

And anyone that is deriding the buffets in the better hotels on the strip these days doesn't have a clue what they are like. Unfortunately the price/value relationship has been shot to hell but the food is excellent.

Perry

PS: I understand there was an Andy sighting at Carroll & Co on Saturday. Sorry I missed you. I was in BH this weekend also.

 

[The Continental Fop]

I keep forgetting that this forum is essentially the online version of a Rotary Club in Orlando. My bad.

 

[Andy]

...PS: I understand there was an Andy sighting at Carroll & Co on Saturday. Sorry I missed you. I was in BH this weekend also.

pkincy:

Oh no! Next time you're in town let me know.

 

[TMMKC]

Have a great time in Vegas, Andy! I agree about the buffet at The Bellagio, though that is still one fo my favorite casinos for gambling. Skip the buffet at Wynn and order the Eggs Benedict in their coffee shop...some of the best I've ever had. The Bloody Marys aren't too shabby either! Sit outside and enjoy the pool view.

I'm heading to Vegas in September for a little business and some R&R with Mrs. TMMKC. I always get nervous when she has my AmEx in the Forum Shops!

 

[Acct2000]

C Fop, what a pity we are not up to your elite standards. I'm sorry, but I'll have to wait until lunch to be able to wipe my face on my shirt sleeve.

Egad. What world do you live in that makes you so superior? LOL

 

[The Continental Fop]

Dunno. I guess a world where pear-shaped guys in french cuffs, ascots, and velveteen opera pumps line up at Vegas strip buffets to see who's got the highest Flussbench score.

In all seriousness, it really is my bad here. I should keep to the trad section. It's not nice to make fun of people just because they believe that Vegas strip buffets = living large, although on this point we all agree, just not in the same way.

Egad. What world do you live in that makes you so superior? LOL

 

[johnm]

And here I thought this would be a thread about Penn & Teller

 

[TMMKC]

And here I thought this would be a thread about Penn & Teller

+1 :biggrin2:...best response yet

IMO, you either love Las Vegas or you hate it. There's no gray area at all. That told, I'm of the opinion that everyone needs to go to Vegas at least once in their lifetime before rendering any judgements. Most find that the reason people love Vegas is because of what it isn't. As T.S. Eliot wrote, "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." Vegas is a clean break from the mundane.

Warts and all, it's a Disneyland for Adults!

 

[Acct2000]

I agree that people don't dress that well in Las Vegas. I just don't see any reason to say that the buffets, etc. in general deserve to be maligned.

I see your point; a little tact would serve to make people think a bit more about what you say.

 

[johnm]

I just don't see any reason to say that the buffets, etc. in general deserve to be maligned.

I wouldn't put it quite the way the other gentleman did but as a foodie I have to admit that I have a very negative view of buffets as well. To me they seem to represent everything thats wrong with food in the US. A meal out should be something to be enjoyed and savored but with the buffet we trade in a prepared meal for a fast serving of heat lamp food. We trade in a good cut of meat or a unique dish for huge portions. We do away with the idea of trying new stuff to stock them with popular things like roast beef. To be honest I'm really not that fond of every unhygienic person in the restaurant coming that close to what I will later be eating. It is the stereotypical fat american gorging themselves on huge amount of low quality food that I think of. I've not yet been to vegas (and I would like to see it) so maybe the buffets there are different than what I've experienced so far but I would go in expecting to see joe bob trying to eat as many rubbery old crab legs as he could for his $6.95. Its hard for me to not think poorly of buffets.

Perhaps that sheds some light on where the buffet dislike comes from for many of us. If you're enjoying your dining experience, who cares what I think anyway?

 

[TMMKC]

I agree that people don't dress that well in Las Vegas.

...which I've always felt made it somewhat ironic that MAGIC is always held there! Of course, it's a huge show and there are only so many conventions locales in the U.S. that would accomodate it.

If Vegas were to disappear tomorrow, the worldwide fanny-pack industry would collapse!

 

[M6Classic]

Dunno. I guess a world where pear-shaped guys in french cuffs, ascots, and velveteen opera pumps line up at Vegas strip buffets to see who's got the highest Flussbench score.

In all seriousness, it really is my bad here. I should keep to the trad section. It's not nice to make fun of people just because they believe that Vegas strip buffets = living large, although on this point we all agree, just not in the same way.

Okay, I'll bite. What is one's Flussbench score?

Buzz

 

[The Continental Fop]

It's a benchmark test to determine how Flussery your outfit is.

For example, wearing brown calf bluchers with a navy suit and pinpoint collar dress shirt nets the wearer a cool 72, but brown suede wingtips, grey flannel trousers, idiosyncratic tweed jacket, spread collar, and tie and socks that on first glance look like something a clown would wear but to the 2 guys the wearer will encounter in his whole life who even know who Flusser is will register immediately and approvingly as subtly echoing some minor color buried deep in the tweed's yarn? That's good for a Flussbench score of 98.

If you want 100, you need a Slingblade bowl cut parted in the middle.

Okay, I'll bite. What is one's Flussbench score?

Buzz

 

[M6Classic]

It's a benchmark test to determine how Flussery your outfit is.

For example, wearing brown calf bluchers with a navy suit and pinpoint collar dress shirt nets the wearer a cool 72, but brown suede wingtips, grey flannel trousers, idiosyncratic tweed jacket, spread collar, and tie and socks that on first glance look like something a clown would wear but to the 2 guys the wearer will encounter in his whole life who even know who Flusser is will register immediately and approvingly as subtly echoing some minor color buried deep in the tweed's yarn? That's good for a Flussbench score of 98.

If you want 100, you need a Slingblade bowl cut parted in the middle.

Serves me right for asking.

Buzz

 

[Andy]

Sorry I mentioned the buffets!!

But if I wear --

... brown suede wingtips, grey flannel trousers, idiosyncratic tweed jacket, spread collar, and tie and socks that on first glance look like something a clown would wear but to the 2 guys the wearer will encounter in his whole life who even know who Flusser is will register immediately and approvingly as subtly echoing some minor color buried deep in the tweed's yarn? That's good for a Flussbench score of 98.
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Can I still go to the buffet? Shows?

I once lost ca $6 in Las Vegas and thought "that was dumb, I could have bought some socks!!" Never gambled much (except with this website) after that!