Vegas Baby...It's like...well. Hrmm

2009-10-31 · letter vlog · Hank · 2:23 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria, Pop culture) · mode: Personal update · tags: on location, self promotion

In a quick Saturday video from Las Vegas, where he is for a friend's short-notice wedding, Hank explains what he dislikes about Las Vegas, announces a Nerdfighter gathering there on Sunday and recommends Molly Lewis's Lady Gaga ukulele cover.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Saturday video from Las Vegas: a friend's wedding moved up because her Air Force fiancé must go to Iraq

• ★★ Hank is in Las Vegas on short notice for a friend's wedding, moved up a year because her Air Force fiancé has to go to Iraq. — 00:00:00

00:00:29 — What Hank dislikes about Las Vegas: gambling, water use in the desert, nightclub culture with separate lines for 'pretty girls'

• ★★★ Hank says he doesn't like many things about Las Vegas; he really hates gambling, finds it too stressful and doesn't understand its appeal. — 00:00:29
• ★★ Hank says he is not a fan of creating lots of reasons to use water in a desert, nor of the city's general culture. — 00:00:29
• ★★ Hank describes passing a nightclub with two lines, a short one for scantily dressed 'pretty girls' picked by a doorman and a long one for everyone else. (playful) — 00:00:29

00:00:58 — Las Vegas Nerdfighter gathering at S&K Music on Sunday 5-7, arranged by Dr. Noise (Bill Martin); CDs and a surprise; Hank will probably visit LA, SF, San Diego and Phoenix soon

• ★★★ Hank announces a Las Vegas Nerdfighter gathering at S&K Music on Sunday (1 November 2009) from 5 to 7, in a venue found by Dr. Noise (Bill Martin); address and map are in the sidebar. — 00:01:27 · Nerdfighteria
• ★★ Hank says he will bring copies of So Jokes and the DFTBA compilation album to the gathering, and everyone who comes gets a special surprise. — 00:01:27
• ★★ Hank says he will probably be in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego or Phoenix soon, so people there need not drive far to see him this once. (hedged) — 00:01:27 · Los Angeles

00:01:56 — Favourite Halloween thing so far: Molly Lewis as Lady Gaga singing Poker Face on ukulele; sign-off

• ★★ Hank's favourite Halloween thing so far: Molly Lewis (SweetAfton23) dressed as Lady Gaga and sang Poker Face on a ukulele; he points viewers to the video. — 00:01:56

Threads in this video

• told · Hank goes to Las Vegas for a friend's short-notice wedding (2009) — Hank is in Las Vegas on very short notice for a friend's wedding, moved up because her Air Force fiancé has to go to Iraq. (00:00:00)
• asked · Hank invites Las Vegas-area Nerdfighters to a gathering at S&K Music on Sunday (November 2009) — Hank invites Nerdfighters in or around Las Vegas to a gathering at S&K Music on Sunday from 5 to 7. (00:01:27)
• proposed · Tour de Hank: Hank's tour of shows and Nerdfighter gatherings (2009) — Hank says he will probably be in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego or Phoenix sometime soon. (00:01:27)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• Tour de Hank: Hank's tour of shows and Nerdfighter gatherings (2009) — last documented in 2009; last: looked back, 2009-12-02 (said on 2009-12-03, implied)

Mentioned

Central: Las Vegas · Molly Lewis

Also: People: Lady Gaga

Works: DFTBA Volume One · Poker Face · So Jokes

Organizations: S&K Music · United States Air Force

Groups: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Places: Iraq · Los Angeles · Phoenix, Arizona · San Diego · San Francisco

Events: Halloween (holiday)

Only in the description or credits: Bill Martin · Las Vegas Strip

Also centred on Las Vegas: TINY BALLS! Nerds Do Vegas.

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