"Vegas People"

[Fabulys26]

I have had a long, ongoing conversation with some of my friends about the existence of what I like to call "Vegas People". I live in a small midwestern town, where dressing up at night involves maybe putting on your jeans with no rips, and if you are REALLY fancy, you'll trade out a tee shirt for a button down, but only if it's like, your anniversary or your Mom's birthday or something. My friends express distress when I tell them about how I met this person, or that person in Vegas, and we went out and we had too much to drink, and then we ate pancakes at 5am. They are convinced I am going to be sold into the sex trade or have my kidneys stolen. I am absolutely positive that I am not. Here's why. I am a "Vegas Person". This site is dedicated to us. You know who you are. You might be a Vegas Person IF:

You have club promoters numbers in your phone, and you know just who to call for which club.
You know the opening dates for dayclubs, which makes you totally happy and you feel sad when you know they close.
Even if you don't live anywhere near Vegas, you know if a new club opens, and you read reviews so you can decide if you want to go on your next trip
You are already planning your next trip before the wheels on the plane touchdown from your last one.
You go to the gym thinking... I have ____ months until Vegas... Surely, I can get some abs before then?
You feel bad for all the people lining up in GA with no idea that there are a million better options than that mess.
You have ever spent one of the best nights of your life with complete strangers
When you buy new clothes, the first thought in your head is "but would I wear this in Vegas?"
You get totally stoked when the clubs release the lineups for the days you'll be in town, and you start weighing the pros and cons of each venue/artist.
Your eyes pop open at 9am on Saturday morning, even if you've been asleep for only 2 hours, because you know EBC is not a place to be late to.
You know exactly how many days until you'll be in Vegas again.
You have shared a towncar/limo/stretch hummer with strangers because ain't nobody got time for that cab line.

I could go on for ages. Are you a Vegas Person? How do you know? I've got 29 days til my next trip. I'm at the point where I'm texting my friends every damn day about what we'll be doing, where we'll be going, what we will wear, and to which place. It's ridiculous. I am a grown woman. But dammit if it isn't fun. Cheers to y'all, my Vegas People... I can't wait to see you in the sunshine.

[bzl]

lol yes! and it's so hard to find "vegas people". i have a lot of friends and people i know but only one or two "vegas friends". it's a completely different type of person.
- i make playlists to listen while getting ready in my room.
- i buy dresses/bikinis throughout the year with vegas in mind (and that i could only get away with in vegas anyway).
- i hope that people will bring up vegas in every conversation, and if they do, i get carried away and talk a little too passionate about it.
- i've never watched a show in vegas.
- i have a dedicated group chat full of my "vegas people" actually called "vegas family" with people i met in vegas/through JC and we talk vegas allllll year long with no judgement from anybody! )

[ponch62]

I literally just put a check in every box, well done.

I am also from the Midwest and know 100x more about daylife/nightlife in Vegas than I do about my own hometown. We leave in a week and a half and I am literally writing an e-mail to those going with me every single day breaking down the details of each part of the trip.

I used to worry about what people would think about me when I shared some of my Vegas experiences because of the laid back Midwestern attitudes. I finally got to a point I just couldn't hold it in anymore. Surprisingly people have started to want to tag along in order to become part of the next story. Great post!

[Fabulys26]

I totally agree with both of you on everything too. I have only TWO friends who I consider "vegas people"... If I can't go with them, I don't want to go. I went with another friend, who had potential, but alas, she couldn't keep up. Vegas is a marathon, not a sprint, Lol. And I have an entire wardrobe of "Vegas ONLY" clothes... People in my town would cart me off to the nearest church for reconditioning if they saw me in some of the stuff I wear there.

[sodimm]

I'm from NYC and just got back a couple days ago. People dress a little nicer here, but definitely not Vegas short dress waiting on line kind of nicer. We do have almost-Vegas type clubs in NYC and Atlantic City with bottle service and all that. Anyway, even here people's eyes practically popped out of their heads when my friends told them the times I would "appear" back at the hotel after the club by myself after they left me hours before. Bottom line, Vegas is a totally different beast no matter where you're from.

[Fabulys26]

I met a woman at a party a while back... and she was telling me about how she goes to Vegas several times a year... Told me all about all the shows, and where the best places to gamble are... Who has the best buffet. I mentioned going to XS... and SHE HAD NEVER BEEN THERE. "Oh, I don't go to the nightclubs, or to the pools... it's so hot."
I was like, "I"m sorry, I don't understand what you just said."

[ponch62]

This thread has amazing potential...

Funny cause you almost start to get annoyed by the people who tell you they went to Hoover Dam, or hiking. I didn't know those things were options!

[RayDay]

I'll add that I rarely go out at home and live in SoCal. I may go out a handful of times per year. But I have no problem raging for 72 straight hours several times per year in Vegas!

[abeezy21]

Having to constantly try to convince non Vegas people to go in for bottle service

[artedm]

[ponch62]

Having to constantly try to convince non Vegas people to go in for bottle service

I have an email saved explaining the reasons for BS. I copy and paste every time someone new joins us for Vegas.

[sodimm]

This thread has amazing potential...

Funny cause you almost start to get annoyed by the people who tell you they went to Hoover Dam, or hiking. I didn't know those things were options!

I saw the Hoover Dam from the plane as it was descending...

[sodimm]

I'm going back in February for a 40th birthday bash, definitely doing BS then as I'm planning it out. Some of the people going lasted until around 2:30AM when we last went to a club in Atlantic City a few months ago. I have a feeling I'm going to be with a full set of new people at the table by the time the night is over. Can't wait.

[fromBtoD]

This is awesome. Yes to all, except it usually takes me 2 weeks to get recover enough to get the urge to go back lol. Only time i can put my normal self on the shelf and bust out the Vegas KT! The drawback has been that it's like skiing in the Rockies - nothing will EVER compare. You try casinos in AC, maybe a club in DC, and it's like eh, this is not nearly as great as Vegas! I can't count how many times I've joked with my husband "did they open a ghostbar in DC yet", lol.

We go again in Sept and it seems sooo far away. Great post, thanks!

[1sttimeyay]

You're speaking to my soul! I used to try to explain to non "Vegas People" why I keep going back but then I realized that if they had any potential to join the crew, they wouldn't need any convincing! I'm going back in a couple of weeks with a group of girls I've never been to Vegas with (or any trips for that matter) and I literally had to sit them down to give them a pep talk because I don't think they know what they are in for....and I can't wait!