The village idiot of Las Vegas has a chat with his father..

I've been in my dad's ear for quite a while. He's not the only ear that I've been in, but he's the ear getting the most attention nowadays. Well, he finally told me that he was ready to make a trip out to Las Vegas and visit me. That made me happy:) Now, my goal is to bring a group of other people to visit when he comes. Thinking the 2nd weekend in February? I will have a definitive date for those interested, soon! Anyways, my dad asked me what we were going to do in Las Vegas. I told him that I had some ideas and places that I wanted to show him. He wanted me to be more specific, so I told him this:

"The first thing we're going to do? That's easy, I'm going to pick you up at the airport. Then you know what we're going to do after that? That's another easy one! We're going to drive directly to Chinatown. No Stop! No passing Go! Once we arrive at our destiny, we're going to have lunch/dinner with a couple of my Asian friends. After lunch is over, we're going to discuss possible growth strategies for Asian consumers. Now all of this is going to happen before we bother checking you into a resort. So don't worry about being entertained. I've got that covered." When he asked me what the plan was, I thought it best to be as descriptive, yet decisive as possible. "OK, sounds like it could be fun. I'll check my schedule and will find a time that works." When he told me he was finally game for a visit? It made me smile:)

Once I've got a time locked-up with the old man, I'm going to contact a number of people I know and see if they're interested in traveling to Las Vegas. In a perfect world, I'd have my father and about four or five other groups sitting at the table with me discussing how a solid consumer strategy for Asians might be ascertained. For those of you I've contacted already? The correct itinerary will be coming soon. For those of you I haven't called? Well, get ready to hear from me...Again!

I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having...Call it the village idiot thought of the day. "I was chatting with my best buddy from Texas today. He told me how much he enjoyed reading the blog. Now, he's heard my pitch about about a number of ideas, and I didn't think he was quite getting it, but today? Well, we both agreed that I was on the right track to launching something. Not quite sure what that something is, but the genuine belief is I'm getting closer to figuring it out!"