Diva Las Vegas 2016 survey report, part 2 ...

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This posting is from: Diva Las Vegas
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This is the second report from the 2016 DLV survey, consisting of the
written comments and suggestions. Minimal editing.

Further comments and suggestions are welcome.
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Restroom comments:

I'm still a bit nervous each time I walk into a public bathroom.
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Not incident but I saw girls standing to go at the Off Strip.
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I am always a bit apprehensive when going to the ladies bathroom.
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Activity suggestions:

Keep working on having a schedule with "fresh" activities.
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We need to pick less expensive places for lunch. My partner and I ate at
Gold Coast Buffett on Monday and rated it second only to Bellagio and it
cost less than $20 for both of us, half the Belliago cost. Harrah's was
the worst, I rated it less than enjoyable and only my partner and one
other who was local attended. We all agreed it should be avoided in the
future Rio was not much better.
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Organize car pool-match drivers and riders, share cab or uber to
different events. Not worth it for me to drive out to Las Vegas Motor
Speedway by my self. Also don't like to drive and navigate at night.
Willing to share a cab but could not find anyone.
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VOICE LESSONS! VOICE LESSONS! VOICE LESSONS! Only a few have got the
voice down good. Most don't seem to even try. I know this would be
demand and great attendance even if you had to charge for it.
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Yes, RAO's at Ceasars. Toby Keith at Harrah's. Grotto Italian downtown.
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I like the movie idea, but Tuesday at 10 PM was to late for me. Party
pooper. I went to a movie during the day and it was fine. High roller,
but that probably gets old for some people. Bowling
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Instead of ballroom dancing, try basic country line dancing 1 or 2 step
lessons.
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Black jack tornamentt
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A good Seafood Restaurant.
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New venue suggestions:

Sergios-italian-gardens-restaurant I
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Lawry's Prime Rib
Belagio Buffee
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Gold Coast Buffet, good food, low price and accessible from the strip by
free shuttle from Linq, Harrah's, and Bally's.

Divas Show
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Dining Out - Nove Italiano, Palms.
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If karaoke is an activity in demand, maybe consider the bar & brewpub at
Super 8-Ellis Island Casino on Koval & Flamingo. It has been voted Best
of Vegas off & on for years (beers are dirt cheap too).
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Had great steak dinner at Binions steak house on 24th floor...classy and
old school but reasonable price
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We should have a workshop on how to take good TG pictures. If you look
at Flickr or Facebook you can spot the t-girl with your eyes closed. If
we don't have any pro photographers with us we could hire a pro to give
us some hints and practice on this.
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Celin Dion show at the Cesare's Palace with a possible group discount.
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I went to a movie at the Orleans during the day.

I did go to the show on Tuesday, but another one on a different day
would be good.
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Why did you not use the Flamingo buffet this year?
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Yes, Blueberry hill for breakfast. Don't know if I would want to go
dressed though.
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Bootleg bistro by ooutlet mall good food and mood music
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Rio-Village Seafood Buffet. Over priced, very limited selection and very
poor quality. Would not recommend this seafood buffet.
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Yes, ate at the Deli at the Mirage
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General comments:

We must find a way to keep a certain person from wearing a mask at
mainstream activities. Not sure why she sees the need to put it on in a
public venue.
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I usually stay at Bally's, but decided to try the Flamingo this year. I
found it very noisy, and congested, with no place to escape to. Will
probably go back to Bally's next year.
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Thank you to the volunteers that make this a great event. I wish I
could have stayed the whole week, but I feel like I was able to make the
most of the time I spent with everyone. For that, I am grateful!
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1. Text and e-mail DLV activity reminder did not work.

2. Text messages and photos sent from Flamingo Hotel room (Spa Tower)
were lost.
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And that girl in the mask someone needs to say something Looks real
creepy in public like we're some kind of a circus sideshow
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Extend thanks to those who spent time and effort to benefit us all as a
group Thank You so very much.
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Thanks to all for one of the best times of my life.
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There was a question in regard to whether or not I knew the trip to
Studios was a sanctioned event. I felt there also should have been a
question regarding whether those who did attend had a good time and
whether they would attend again in the future. The single question made
if appear that the creator of the question had a slanted view of the
subject. All other questions regarding ones feelings of an event also
asked whether or not those who attended enjoyed it while this did not.
I would suggest in the future if an event is questioned then a follow up
question should be included to see if it met the expectations of the
attendee just like all other events.
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During the Limo drive my wife was a guest. Two of the guests were
definitely drunk throughout the drive and behaved inappropriately.

Two events involving lunches were missed because I was not informed of a
change of host and venue and one, despite searching the Rio casino
buffet events I could not find the party.
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It was my first year and we underestimated our costs and had a tight
schedule. Next year we will be up to speed. It was a great trip.
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DLV continues to get better every year!
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You really need better check-in. We never got to check in and thusly
never got badges and didn't feel like full members of the group. At the
Thursday banquet it said there was check-in but nobody knew anything
about it. Like wise, we would of liked to go on the limo ride and the
car museum but nobody knew anything about them or even who to go to to
find out more.
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No longer in business. Location boarded up; phone # not in service.

Bare Essentials Lingerie 4029 W Sahara 702-247-4711
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Several times while I was in a womens restroom I would hear one of our
"girls" standing to use the bath room and all of the girls should be
educated on this practice.
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I am worried that DLV is losing touch with attendees under 40 who are
spending more time at Wildside instead. I also heard several people
express concern about the dates and how it overlapped with Easter
weekend.
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Just about the funnest week of my life.
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Yes, first please revert and slide the schedule back to Sunday-Friday.
Saturday was much too expensive and crowded. Lots of younger obnoxious
hipsta types carrying their beer and acting like they owned the town.

Please keep the lunch down in price and central locations. I was going
to go to Rio but I couldn't get a ride, could'nt find the shuttle, and
was not going to pay 20 for a cab, 20 for lunch, and 20 for a cab back.
That's a $60 dollar lunch.

Overall this is the best TG event on the planet but please keep the
lunch cost down.

Also keep up with the new different events. This is what keeps Diva
special.

The Linq for the big dinner party was phenomenal food. The servers were
good too.
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Yes, don't start day after Easter. Rush from the plane to the hotel,
wait in line to check in, move bags up, hurry to get dressed. Barely
made it that night.

Also almost missed the limo tour. Cab from the restaurant to Caesar was
stuck in traffic and did not know where in Caesar to meet.
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This was a very, very comfortable experience for a first timer with very
limited prior public exposure. It far exceeded my expectations and was
a lot of fun even though I was seriously under the weather.

Thank you for organizing such a wonderful event for our community.
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Being new to Diva, I did feel that there were a lot of groups already
formed and it is hard to meet new people. People were friendly to me
but most went back to their group. Not complaining because I understand
people are comfortable with people they already know. I met a lot of
first timers and hung around them. Thanks for putting on Diva. I had a
good time.
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Could not find dance lesson gave up
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it seems that DLV does the same events, year after year.
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I was only able to attend a short while. I hope to attend all days next
time.
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re "difficulty finding the group": Explore the Linq: I ate dinner by
myself at the bar in the Chayo Mexican Kitchen (when Nora's fizzled out)
from 7:45 to 9:15, expecting others to begin arriving about 9:00, but I
saw no one from DLV.
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I used valet parking extensively for the first time this year and that
was the cost I included for local transportation. I found it very
convenient and never had an issue with the attendants or the process.
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Great year this year. Late and barely made it to Bahama.

Girls were much more friendly-er this year.

Move the wig show back to the bar. It was impossible to see what was
going on when you had it at Bahama.
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That mask needs to go! Looks bloody ridiculous!
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Great week ' Thanks all
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Stayed at Flamingo Hotel-Spa Tower

Activity reminder did not work for me.

Both e-mail and phone text did not work.

Missed orientation for new members at Bahama Breeze.

Digital clock in room was damaged and was set 1 hour late. Unable to
reset clock.

Also had problems texting from my phone. Messages and photos that were
sent, were not received.
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I wanted to use my debit card to pay for my meal at an event and I was
initially met with hostility.

I was told that the venue would do cash only and when I insisted that i
only used debit card I was told that the venue would only do 1 check per
table and it was suggested to me that wanted to use my debit card i
could pay for the whole table and then get cash from everyone else at
the table.

when i did not like that idea i was then told to "play the game and go
to a casino atm and get cash or eat someplace else".

I did not want to use the casino atm on general principle because the
casino atms gouge people on the fees.

I have money, I had plenty of money, but I have principles, i have a
preferred method of paying for things, I feel that carrying cash is
dangerous and risky.

I felt like I was being bullied by certain organizers into using a
payment method I was uncomfortable with.

on a positive note though, that same organizer did talk to management
and was able to accomodate me, the management said that I could pay for
my meal with debit if I ate at the bar and I enjoyed that very much...

I appreciate that this organizer took the effort to accomodate me, but
she still seemed really standoffish about it and I suspect she does not
like me very much. I have attempted to engage her in conversation in
previous years and she has always been standoffish to me and I don't
know why.
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Much more more
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Second attempt computer froze up first time if duplicate sorry.

Crowd was far more friendly this year. Last year seemed like everyone
was in a bad mood and complained about everything and everything. Less
complaining and more happy and friendly this year.

Missed several events. Just too tired. You can only do this for 2-3 days
and you start to wear out.
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Great new events this year (Wayne Newton, Pin ball, Off Strip Bistro)
and great bring-back of old events (Limo, Eritic Heritage).

Of all my recent years this one was best by far.

On the down side the start on Monday was very tight for arriving and
barely making it. The ending on Saturday was kind of a peter out. Please
don't schedule this right after Easter again. I like to be able to come
a day early and unpack liesurely and ease into things.
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Enjoyed Wig seminar at Bahama Breeze but the Make-up portion seemed
uninformative and would have preferred an actual makeup professional
rather than someone who puts on makeup because its a daily thing for her
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During the discussion at the Erotic Heritage Museum, it seemed like
regardless of what topics were broached, discussion eventually
gravitated back to a single topic: Politics. An important topic to be
sure, but after awhile felt like a "broken record".

Also,one of the questions brought up by Dr. V. had to do with the age of
DLV participants, with the answer being that maybe attendees skewed
towards the mature end of the scale due to economic reasons. I'm
thinking it's at least partly due to "generational reasons". How many
people adopt the same social activities of their parents? Maybe the
reason younger people don't attend is the same reason we did different
things than what our parents did.
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I had to aanswer yes to had trouble getting ride even though had car
would not start had to call dealers road service to get started
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You don't realize how much you spend on drinks until you really think of
it. With tip, drinks are maybe $10 dollars or more each most places now.
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(Following moved from restroom comments):

Planned to go to the Center for Social meeting. Cab driver took me to a
strip mall on Maryland Blvd. Returned to Flamingo
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(Following moved from activity suggestions):

Your cigare smoker was at it again can something be done about this
PLEASE
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I would have gone to a few other activities but I was locked out of the
activity site and my scanner wouldn't work on the back of my nametag. I
inquired by email, but got an unsatisfactory answer (a simple listing of
the activities and where and when would have sufficed) so I did not go
to anything further than the Bahama Breeze
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Was going to go to lunch w. Ginger at Rio, but didn't know where shuttle
was to leave
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I had trouble ALMOST missing events. Late to pin ball and then barely
made it to change and then to Bahama. Almost late to the limo ride.
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How about this. A sign-in table at the Flamingo. No, not an office or
suite or anything that costs money. Just have the sign-in lady sit at a
table out in the Flamingo lobby for one hour a day down by the CluB
Cappucino and the beer bar.
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No cell fone, and my hotel wifi worked sporadically, both of which
limited communication.

Main issue for me, as an out of towner from Australia, was how transport
to various events.. Id rather we meet somewhere as a group for transport
purposes. Good example was wayne Newton tour listed for 9pm-I arrived at
Katies Coffee at 8.15 to be told group had already GONE! Hmmmm
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schedule DLV 2017 After taxes are due, by then we need a vacation, not a
convention.
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Why was there no tour of Amy's store this year? Also why was there no
English Tea this year?
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Got lost driving to the GLBT center ended up at the airport
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What can we do to attract younger people? I found the event to be a
little uptight, geared towards older people. Perhaps the nightly dinners
could be set up for a certain interest or age group, as opposed to the
preference for food type or location. That way you could connect with
similar people with similar interests. I like to go to clubs and bars,
but found most of the crowd to be late 50s and 60ish; and more
interested in quiet dinners, than clubbing. The event was much more
quiet than what I would have liked.
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maybe extend events through the weekend as a resident of Las Vegas
difficult to attend daytime activities during the work week
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Keep up the good work.
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We also need to recommend transportation by Uber and Lyft it was
incredibly inexpensive and fast, $15 + tip from Rio to airport for
example!
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Thanks to all volunteers for hard work and a great event


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[VivianChen]

Wow...the sense of entitlement...

[annie]

> Wow...the sense of entitlement...

Say what?