Age, semantics, Sahara (was Re: Comments on the survey)

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>FWIW, Fantasia Fair seems to have the same demographic problem
>rapidly aging, not a lot of younger people making the trek.

I really don't think we have any trend of an increasing age,
but a very consistent trend of attracting a more mature
group. The average age over the past several years has been:

2007: 54.82
2006: 55.4
2005: 54.59
2004: 54.3

These numbers are, of course, approximate, and based on what's
reported. It's been hovering in the mid 50s for some time now.

>Maybe someone else who's been to them recently can tell us what
>the age make up is for Be All, Southern Comfort, etc.

I can answer for Fall Harvest and Pinkfest, which are the only
others I've been to in recent years.

My guess is that the average age at both is slightly, but not
significantly, younger than the average age at DLV.

I'll be seeing some FH regulars later this week, and I'll try
to remember to ask what they think the average age is.

>TV seems to be either politically incorrect, or too old-fashioned
>a term. I think this is nothing more than semantics. TG is the
>new TV.

I consider TV to be somewhat anachronistic.

TG, however, seems to be the most overloaded (multiple and
sometimes confusing meanings) of all of them.

Back in the 70s it seemed to have two fairly concise meanings,
one being an overall umbrella term for the entire community,
and another fuzzy one as a self-identity somewhere between
TV and TS.

Over the years I've heard some wildly different and even some
very bizarre meanings of the term.

>I stay at the Sahara because it's cheap.
[bobbitt]
>I'm guessing some of the disappointment will be
>from people who hadn't stayed there before and were
>expecting something a little glitzier.

My big concern on this is that there's something wrong which
we are otherwise oblivious to.

>I think turn-by-turn is valuable for first timers or others who
>haven't driven in Vegas much, and should probably be sent out,

Anybody (other than me) care to take on this project? :)

It's one of the more high-maintenance jobs there is! :)

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