What started as the best of intents turned into a debacle the first night (Friday) at the welcome reception held at Planet Hollywood.
What was not planned for was what happens if more people show up than
anticipated? Now, a good host usually has a general idea how many people are invited and plan around that number. If more than that amount showed interest,the appropriate action should be taken: i.e., "I'm sorry we're over booked." Or,rather than wait at the last minute hoping there would be enough "no-shows,"
have a back up plan. What was the back up plan here?
"Holy Moly Batman, we have 1,500 Seven Star players showing up and the room cannot accommodate them all! What do we do?"
Batman, being a thinker, came up with - "Let's split the group in half! We'll have an early seating and a late seating."
The top chefs of the best restaurants had booths at the opposite sides of the room. They were separated by a football field distance from each other. Each little booth offered a dish with one mouthful (taste). Each booth offered one plate. Unless one had waitress experience it was tricky trying to carry more than two plates to a table that had seating for six people. Six people with two plates equal lots of noise of clanking plates. At this point the "audience" would like to apologize to all the performers but it took us FOREVER trying to shelpp to both sides of the room to get fed and re-seated. (We were starving afterward and got some burgers to go.)
Entertainment was not entertaining. I adore all the performers but there was absolutely no one "riding sound." In a cavern such as it was, a one mic level sound check was NOT appropriate. Every performer has his or her vocal level.
It's show biz 101 folks!
Not for Robin, hey if it works for Penn and Teller its gotta work for every one. And of course, Batman agreed.
As was mentioned, no one could hear/understand George Wallace except at the "kiss off." " This is the end. That's it folks, we're finished... I hope you had a good time." Exit behind the main curtain. Hey, they had another "reception," what could he do
Suggestion to Batman for future Las Vegas receptions such as this: Highlight EACH of your properties. Host a welcome reception for those players staying at each booked hotel. I KNOW they would have done it right and given the players the feeling they were really special.
Dinner was at The Strip House, Planet Hollywood, once again. Our meal was WONDERFUL. Caesar Salad, Filet mignon, spinach with truffles, mashed potatoes,and eight layer chocolate cake. If you've not tried this place put a check mark on your "must do" list when you're in the mood for some prime beef cooked perfectly!
Our dining executive was Katy Kindsfather who was a delight! She is bright,witty and appears ready to help us plan a special event for our niece who will be turning 21 next year.
Suggestion to Batman: Give some thought to transportation if you wish to have people to gamble in the property you've taken them. We were having a great time but had to leave because the limo driver was waiting, past his shift. (Monorail tokens, taxi credits or just plain round the clock shuttle service? You can cut it off by 3 am. That's when I go to bed when in Vegas.)
Day three barbeque was great. It was nice to get warm after being in the casino refrigerator. But, it stayed warm a little too long and being in the "flash" era of my life, if found myself sweating like a horse! Brisket, steak, ribs,chicken, whole cobs of corn, salads out the kazoo, and ice cream! (I must admit that by the end of the evening I really, really wanted just to climb in with the
Dove bars.)
Suggestion to Batman: Same BBQ, just set it a an hour later than this. Or provide sprinklers or use all those staff people holding signs all day to splash water on us. The pool's right there for goodness sake.
Another suggestion for Batman: Don't tie us up all night long three nights straight. Take an example from those masters at Tahoe and New Orleans, give us options and let us pick.
Would I do it again? Maybe, unless there's a better offer, like a high end slot tourney or event some place else. I guess what I'm saying is that I was disappointed. I mean, this is VEGAS baby! I expected it to be over the top. All it was, was a short hike up the hill.
Another Review of the Seven Star Signature Event
Sounds like going around a Costco/Price Club store to try all the samples.
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On 9/14/2010 5:42 PM, Connie wrote:
The top chefs of the best restaurants had booths at the opposite sides of the room. They were separated by a football field distance from each other. Each little booth offered a dish with one mouthful (taste). Each booth offered one plate.