Comments on: Red-White-and-Blue Las Vegas

By: G.D.Anderson

G.D.Anderson — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:09:36 +0000

To Bill #7.
You are not 100% correct.
We log on because Jean & Brad are just like us.
The tips Jean prints and comments about personal health and wealth make Las Vegas a much more fun place to visit.
Don’t change a thing.
Look us up at the Palms if you have time Sept. 17 – 20
June & Gil Anderson (San Antonio)

By: Jerry McEwen

Jerry McEwen — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:45:31 +0000

We were in Las Vegas and scheduled to fly home on the morning of September 11, 2001. We were witnessed the terrible attacks on the TV in our room at NY-NY. We called Delta and they advised us to come on to the airport. We checked out, turned our rental car in and their van dropped us at the airport. It was closed and we could see harried passengers trying to claim their luggage and get out. We caught a van back to NY-NY and they put us back in the same room we just left. We stayed five more days in Vegas until the planes began flying again and we could get home. The impressive thing is how the casinos responded to the tragedy. All their marquees had “GOD BLESS AMERICA” in big, bold letters. Excalibur put large TVs in the casino, and held a patriotic sing along out front, attended by patrons, cocktail waitresses, dealers, and others. Firemen and police uniforms began to be draped over the wall by the Statue of Liberty at NY-NY. It was an amazing time.

By: BILL

BILL — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:45:48 +0000

Jean…
People log on to your site for FRUGAL TIPS, Video Poker (&slots) information not personal information or what’s going on in the city.

please

(don’t get mad or upset – fix it.)

By: Steve Kallis

Steve Kallis — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:37:02 +0000

Wonderful comments.

I remember our trip to Vegas right after 9/11. My wife Joey and I were on the first flight out of Detroit to Vegas. We were scared but refused to let others rule our lives. We had the first row in first class and remember crying and praying, with the flight attendant, when we took off. When we landed in Vegas the airport was empty, with maybe three planes unloading. Vegas was quiet but the monument of tee shirts at New York, was beautiful. Vegas and the people of Vegas were sadden but refused to stop living. We were glad we kept our trip plans.

God Bless America

By: Jerry McEwen

Jerry McEwen — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:43:12 +0000

On Sept 11, 2001, my wife and I were in Las Vegas, planning to fly home to Alabama on an early flight. We awoke early, turned on the TV, and watched as the second plane hit the second tower. We knew immediately that America was under attack. I called our airline to ask what we should do, and they said we should come on to the airport. We checked out, turned our rental car in, and their bus dropped us off at the terminal. By that time, the airport had closed and guards were at the doors as frantic passengers tried to claim their luggage and leave. I immediately found a van going to the strip and we returned to NY-NY. They took us back in and put us back in the same room for two more nights. We later moved over to Excalibur for three more nights. They put big-screen TVs in the casinos so we could keep up with the news as we played. We kept up with every detail, including the Pentagon, as I spent three years there in my Air Force career. Every casino replaced their big marquee signs with “GOD BLESS AMERICA” in big letters. Excalibur held a patriotic rally outside on the ramps at their front entrance. Cocktail waitresses, dealers, guards, and players came out and sang patriotic songs and chanted “USA”. Finally, after five extra days, we were able to book a flight home. We will never forget that experience and our extra five days in beautiful, patriotic Las Vegas!

By: Sue bunce

Sue bunce — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:20:51 +0000

Hi Jean. Being from the Uk we were not directly in the horrors of that day , but always feel for all Americans. One of the reasons I love America is the patriotic spirit you can see from the smallest town the smallest to the largest city . Thanks for your words. I must say I had a little weep when I read them. Sue UK

By: Gerda Sisson

Gerda Sisson — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:09:26 +0000

We had visited Las Vegas several times a year for many years before September 11th , 2001 and again had made reservations for the first week in October 2001 to fly from Atlanta to Las Vegas . I remember so well just how quiet it was in and around airports , both in Atlanta and Las Vegas , planes were maybe half full , but the most eery feeling was on the Las Vegas Strip . Never before and never since had there been so few people in Las Vegas . Guess everyone was suddenly afraid to fly . We stood on top of the crosswalks between the Tropicana and the Excalabur looking north down the Strip and there was none of the usual activity . That is one of our many Las Vegas trips we will always remember .

By: GURUPERF

GURUPERF — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:04:34 +0000

Jean, touching, poignant words – and as appropriate today as they were then.

By: Virginia Vega

Virginia Vega — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:11:50 +0000

You are just wonderful….You say just the right things…Bless you!!