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Posted At : August 3, 2009 06:01 PM | Posted By : D McKee
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Actually, the headline misstates what was a very collegial -- if occasionally dissenting -- exchange of views between Union Gaming Group's Bill Lerner and Yr. Humble Blogger on Jon Ralston's Face to Face show. It was only my second-ever gig as a talking head -- and it shows. (Note to self: Consider Botox injections to paralyze overactive facial muscles.)
The ostensible subject of discussion was newly bankrupt Station Casinos, but it ranged as far afield as Singapore and Macao. Actually, we probably could have taped an entire week's worth of shows without exhausting the topic(s).
Lerner was a perfect gentleman, despite all the snarky things I've written about him in S&G (assuming he even reads it, which I doubt). I could certainly learn a thing or two from his poised on-air demeanor. I also found that, if you're in the middle seat on Face to Face, you need to "cheat" a little to your right and downstage or else you'll be masked in all the wide shots. And, as Ira David Sternberg taught me, don't ever look at the camera.
My ex cathedra pronouncements were, however, overshadowed by my alarmingly jowly appearance. When the video is posted, you will see that I look every one of my 200 lbs. -- and quite a few more! Since the episode isn't available on the Las Vegas Sun Web site yet, here's a preview:
Oh, my brain and mouth parted company on at least one occasion. I thought I said MGM Mirage would probably offload The Mirage for "one and a half billion to two billion dollars." What emerged, though, was "a half-billion to two billion dollars." So Jim Murren, wherever you are, I do not think you'd part with The Mirage for a (comparatively) measly $500 million ... just so we're good on that.
At least the high-angle shot at the end missed my bald spot. Thank God for small favors. The rebroadcast is starting; time to find out if I still know how to operate a VCR.
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"ex cathedra - (Latin) literally "from the chair"; when someone speaks ex cathedra, (s)he appears confidently and with expertise."
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- Especially from the center chair! :)
"The ability to effectively communicate and control an audio distribution system with the advent of streaming and or syncing of digital audio sources will require that you gain information and have total control over all elements of the system in real time. At any giving point you will need the ability to restructure the entire audio system (crossover points, EG settings, amplifier gain, impedance matching of speakers, and packet routing) on the fly. This includes the source components, pre amplification, and amplification stages, as well as the speakers." this can be a problem, especially if you're dealing with 12:00 12:00 12:00, etc.
:)