Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ucselx!mccurdy From: mccurdy@ucselx.sdsu.edu (mccurdy m) Newsgroups: comp.org.decus Subject: Re: Shows/concerts in Vegas week of Fall DECUS Message-ID: <1990Oct9.152004.11915@ucselx.sdsu.edu> Date: 9 Oct 90 15:20:04 GMT References: <1990Oct6.211855.1444@ucselx.sdsu.edu> <15849@shlump.nac.dec.com> <15881@shlump.nac.dec.com> Organization: San Diego State University Computing Services Lines: 30 In article <15881@shlump.nac.dec.com> michaud@decvax.dec.com (Jeff Michaud) writes: >> >Anyone know what shows will be in Vegas the week of Fall DECUS this >> >year? Wayne Newton, Rodney Dangerfield, ... ????? >> I really wanted to see Wayne Newton - though, no offense, as a joke - but it >> looks like he won't be performing the week that we're there. In fact, that >> whole week looks very sparse as far as "big names" goes. Anyone else ...? > > How about the week before or the week after DECUS? Seeing how hotel > rooms and food is supposed to be cheap it might be worth while to > take some vacation time while out there (since the air fare > is paid by the company). > > How's the weather in the Vegas area in mid December? Is it still > warm enough to drive over to the Hoover dam for a peak? > There are several people (Newton amoung them, I believe) playing Vegas that first week in December - I can find out this weekend. In fact, I believe he's playing the Hilton. Vegas in December gets down into the 40's at night and 50's during the day - typically. It can get colder. Too cold for the water slide park though - it's closed, darn! -mike -- Mike McCurdy * mccurdy@ucselx.sdsu.edu *