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I was in Vegas once, about five years ago, and had an absolute blast!  Just walking around and taking in all the sights is enough excitement to fill a whole week!

My recommendations, from what I can remember.....

- At least walk into as many hotels on the strip as you can.  Each one has a unique character and charm to it.  It is almost like walking from one world to another.  I especially liked Caeser's and Paris.  They both have the overhead "sky" that changes to imitate the appearence of being outside.  I know a new, very nice hotel was recently constructed....but I can't recall the name

- Watch Ocean's 11 (either version) to get you in the mood

- This one is fun - as your plane arrives in Vegas, be sure to keep an eye on the window.  As we flew over vegas, our plane dipped one wing as it turned to face the landing strip, this provided an amazing view of the strip.  Especially if you fly in at night, the lights along the strip are breathtaking.

- Don't wonder too far from the strip....the surrounding area deteriorates quickly!

- As fas as shows go, book way ahead of time if you want to catch the best acts. We didn't, so we watched a few smaller acts.  Still a ton of fun.

- Be prepared for LINES of smut peddlers outside the hotels on the street. These guys just line up and hand out "Censored" pornography.  Just a heads up not to grab for the free "newspapers" if you are offered one.

By the way, may I ask what hotel you are planning on staying in?

I'll see if I can recall any other tips for  you....

Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway....definetly a requirement for road trip music.

I'm a big queen fan, but I can't think of any good singles to throw on a cd.  I'd like to use some lesser known songs (Bohemian Rhapsody is AWESOME, but overplayer).  Maybe Fat-Bottom Girls?  

I'll check out some Abba songs....haven't listened to much aside from dancing queen.

Anna, those are definetly some classics ....I'm thinking about wipeout for when we hit the beachfront.  Beach Boys 409 as well.

Thanks for all the imput guys!

Hey guys and gals,
   A bunch of my friends and I are heading down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina tomorrow.  Its about a 9 hour car ride, so we are officially calling it a road trip.  To pass the time, we agreed that each of us would make a cd with some good 'road trip/beach' music.  I've put together about half of what I think sounds good.....but was hoping you guys might be able to lend some advice. 

Know any good 'road trip-esque' songs that I can put on this cd?  All genres are fair game....anything that will sound good cruising down the highway.  Thanks in advance guys.

Oh yea, and the winner gets all his drinks paid for at the club the first night.  So, if you guys have some good songs for me, I'll raise a few glasses in your honor 

LOL.  Don't even get me started on Math.  The Calvin and Hobbes Cartoon (One of my all-time favorites by the way) reminded me of a "Philosophy of Mathematics" class I took a few semesters ago.

It's bad enough doing calc proofs, but imagine trying to prove that 1 + 1 = 2  or just imagine proving the number 2 period.

I hate math.....sigh..........bring on the biochem

Gee....I can't wait for Michael Bay to ruin this.      

Well one thing is for sure, we can expect WAY TOO MANY broad, sweeping, panaramic shots.

Escape from L.A.

I guess I won't be getting many replies to my previous post for awhile.  I had the date June 28th burned so deep into my mind, I nearly forgot that they staggered the release dates like that.  Well, I look forward to talking to everyone about it as soon you see it!  It is definetly worth the wait!

[DON'T READ THE CRITICS' REVIEWS]

I caught Superman Returns last night and walked out with very mixed feelings.  I don't want to give anything away (and a word to all DON'T READ THE CRITICS' REVIEWS - nearly all of them give some main plot points away).  There were a few things that caught me entirely by surprise and I thought the general tone of the movie was on a much grander scale than I would have expected. 

Anyone else that saw this and have any opinions?  I'd really like to discuss some of the more *Spoilerific* details. 


My thoughts - Totally awesome aside from a few minor gripings.  They really put in some great tidbits for the fanboys (Great Caesar's Ghost!).  I loved that it was made to be a direct sequel to Superman 2 and that many references were made to the first two films. 

All in all I would give it 3 out of 

I know that this is probably WAY too early to predict.....but any guesses on when book 7 will be released? 

I'm evil, I shouldn't support any more speculation and anticipation for the release date......

We are approaching the one year anniversary release date for book 6 (July 16th I believe).  Personally, I don't think we will see it before August of 2007.  Hopefully the longer wait will correlate to a thicker book 

[CERTAINLY]

Last I had heard.......and this was months ago, so don't quote me and get upset...........was that Tom Cruise was the leading candidate for the role of Tony Stark.  I CERTAINLY hope that this is just a rumor.

Here's hoping that Favreau goes Superman style and picks up an unknown actor to play Stark.

Rounders

(playing off of The Italian Job)...

Donald Sutherland

This is my first ebay auction as a seller, so go easy on me  .  I hope to have several other auctions up and running soon.

Thanks a ton guys,
Aaron

Not quite busting at the seams, but you knew what to expect, huh?

I didn't think that or Dan's auto would have been inside

I too was wondering if Artbox would include these two, particularly the quad card. 

I remember that the POA Hotboxes often had double of some inserts.  It seems like Artbox took time to carefully arrange the packs in the GOFU Hotbox.  Accolades for that.  This is wonderful.

Have any of you guys fallen into this game?

I just purchased a copy last night and am currently in the process of installing everything right now.  I'm pretty excited and just thought I'd see if anyone else plays/played?

I have to admit, I broke my personal promise to not get involved with online games with monthy fees.  However, I was able to pick up City of Heroes for 19.99$ with the first month included free, so I found a roundabout justification.

There may not be as many thick cards as before, but there were still 50 insert cards, a base set, box toppers etc to squash in

True.....I do certainly believe you figured it was a hot box as soon as you opened your case.  I'll tell you what, I'll never question your patience Sara - how were you able to wait until the weekend to open this up?

Thanks for posting a pack by pack breakdown Sara!  Though not anywhere near as exciting as opening a Hot Box myself, it gave me a good feel for the excitement of it all.

I like how Artbox structured each pack to contain similiar chase cards.  So that all of the foils were in one pack, etc.  I can't imagine opening one pack that contains all of those autos together.  Must be pretty cool.

HOOOORRAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!

What a great Saturday morning surpise to wake up and find this fantastic news!  I'm so happy for you Sara!  I can't imagine how elated you must be?!!!?

Tell me, did you faint?
 

Considering that this set doesn't appear to have unusually thick prop cards, how 'full' did the box look before you opened it?

Oh and one really important thing.  You simply must stay in your seat when the film ends.  Sit through all the credits, right to the very, very end.  You won't be disappointed 

Thanks for the Heads up!

I haven't seen this film yet, but I have been muddling through all the mixed reviews.  Though I did hear awhile back that after Patrick Steward read through the script for the first time, he proclaimed it the best plot by far of the three films.

However, I am a little disconserted considering some of your comments.  I still can't understand why studios will put in little details for the 'fanboys' but then miss out on the big time realizations - such as a Russian Colossus.  The deletion of his nationality destroys the character as far as I'm concerned.  Going into movies such as this, I just always hope that the studios don't sacrifice TOO much for the sake of the average, uninformed moviegoer.

I have kept up with the trailers pretty well and have mixed feelings.  I really did not like the discourse between Storm and Wolverine in the scene where she just B and moans toward him.  The scene is just filled with Storm complaining and crying (ie: not being a very effective leader) and then the rest of the xmen team just standing around and watching.  Now I've never been a big fan of Storm, and admittedly, Wolverine is the epitome of a loner and really does not follow the 'teamwork' mentality.  So I can understand the utility of this scene.  But just the way it ends...

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In the scene where Wolverine rips the head off of the Sentinal....
Why does Storm keep yelling at Wolverine (she says his name at least 8 times in about 2 min).  She spends so much time worrying about him, that she neglects instructions for the other team members.  So Wolverine throws out a bad ass combo with Colossus - fastball special style - and how does Storm respond?  She complains that Wolverine needs to learn teamwork.  Did I miss something here?  I always thought the fastball special was the epitome of teamwork?? 




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Ok, dont mean to sound like I'm ranting and raving.  But these small trailers are all I have to go on as far as my impressions.  I'm sure once I catch the full movie I'll be able to make a much less caustic criticism 

I think if Artbox would like to boost dealer interest, then including a few hotboxes would really serve them well.  I know, I know, the HP products continually sell out, but with all the upcoming sets planned, the inclusion of hotboxes might just guarentee the product interest remains.

Heres to hoping that there are a few hotboxes floating around and that they are all within our members cases!  

I was wondering about the rarity of the Potter Family card as well.  I couldn't seem to find any information around the web on this one.  But the front of the pack seemed to proclaim that it is a relatively rare card.  I doubt we will get numbers on this one, but I thought that some of you may have purchased enough packs to get a sense for rarity.

The first pack I opened contained a Potter Family card, so opening the three others I had purchased was quite anti-climatic (aside from the delicious chocolate that is  )

Any thoughts?