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Trips
8/23/2006 11:18:00 PM
We have just returned from a trip to Atlantic City with the radio station. Every year, DJ Times has their annual expo at the Atlantic City Convention Center. They provided the whole station with tickets, so we decided to take a trip to the expo.

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The DJ Times expo is primarily targeted at the mobile and club DJ audience, but there is also a lot of radio activity at the event. Kris was invited to speak at the radio panel, but due to time constraints he didn't say much.

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I caught quite a few good pictures at the expo. We ended up spending most of the day on the boardwalk. The Blue Angels were performing above the boardwalk for most of the day. We got some great pictures.

Personally, I think that the Tropicana is the nicest casino. "The Quarter" is wonderful. We ate lunch at the restaurant "Cuba Libre". Although it might sound simplistic, we both ate Cuban sandwiches. They really did a good job with them. They were excellent.

After lunch we visited a few other casinos, bought Jessawick a new hat, and then returned to the expo for the radio panel. After the panel, we made dinner reservations and went to the beach for a bit.

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We had dinner at "Red Square" within "The Quarter" at Tropicana. It was exceptional. We had calamari and Russian sangria. Jessawick ordered the Roquefort filet mignon. I had the kulebakya (Russian-style salmon). Both dishes were beyond good. They were the best food that we have ever had. The desert (Strawberry Romanoff) was amazing also. Wonderful place. Exceptional food and atmosphere.

We made a quick trip to Caesar's Palace, then returned home for the night.
News
8/17/2005 10:20:00 AM
So, I decided to take some time off this month.  I am taking off a few Mondays, just because three day weekends are one extra day of weekend.

This week, I thought we would have some fun.  We went to Atlantic City for a bit.  There are some pictures in the album already..

The casinos have taken an interesting turn... They have almost completely abolished regular coin-spewing slot machines.  They all use this paper card-based system.  It really isn't half as much fun.  We ended up spending most of our time on the boardwalk because of it.  I'm sure it allows for all kinds of convenience on the part of the casino management; but if it ruins it for the patron, why do it?

However, I am likely biased.  The 10,000 grannies didn't seem to mind very much.

Oh, here's a little pic from the boardwalk.  Nothing says religious piety like a strobing and flashing Jesus...