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of Teslas are charged up and ready to drive us to the future.
Conventions have been the last thing to return to most cities, so for LVCC, the light at the end of the tunnel is the upcoming World of Concrete convention, the center’s first major booking in ages.
I guess for the rest of us, the future is not that certain. On the way over I passed the New York-New York Hotel & Casino, with its skyline replica of NYC. That used to be a kick, but now, at least for me, it conjures thoughts of whether that city will ever be the same after the pandemic, after so many 40th-floor residents fled for one-story ranch houses in Idaho.
The Mirage lobby is a little more relaxed this morning, and “Walking on Moonlight” is playing over the PA system. Shortcutting through the casino floor are two buddies coming in from opposite directions, synced up in stride directly in my path.
Where is everyone else? The gangly one asks.
“Justin is sleeping. No one’s seen Alex since the pool yesterday afternoon,” his friend replies.
I want to imagine that Justin is the guy who was holding court at the airport and giving his boys the “No, no, no!” motivational talk. The thought makes me smile.
No matter how bold you are, freedom will wear you out, won’t it? Especially in a town like Las Vegas. The American spirit is combustible – unstoppable – in a glorious way. And sometimes it’s also reckless, even abhorrent, but after more than a year of quarantine, being able to witness that spirit erupt in real time, in a giant release, was the real show in Vegas. Even if you are on the squeamish and tentative side, like me, it’s not hard to see the beauty in it.
In varying degrees, we each take our own gambles, and something tells me we’re going to need that pinch of Vegas in us to get through what’s ahead. Maybe we all have to blow on the dice for good luck.
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