Thank you for your reply Scott, I understand what you mean. This site will definitely be in the mix!
]]>Thanks so much for the kind words, Michael! I, too, was saddened to hear Vegas Chatter is closing up shop. We’ve been de facto “sister sites” for some time, and I know the writer over there, etc. My site has always been a passion, not a business. Not because it couldn’t make money, but because I don’t have the time or energy to run a business (I have day job). My site, and the Caesars blog, too, were a forum to share my photography and thoughts. Having contributing writers would defeat that purpose, although I completely agree there’s a vacuum that needs filling and I hope some enterprising person will swoop in and grab up all the writers and provide a new forum for their work. I guess I’d say having contributors would be a like a book author letting others write guest chapters. There are books like that, but it’s infinitely less fun editing the work of others than doing the work. I love that Vegas fans are seeking out new sources of information, but my little hobby can’t possibly keep up with the frequency of posts of Vegas Chatter. Perhaps a combination of other sites will fill the void? Hopefully this one’s in the mix! Thanks again for leaving your note. I’ll take a vote of confidence anytime, and I’m flattered some see this as a passing of the torch. I’ll take it, but I can’t hold a torch to Vegas Chatter, at least in terms of quantity. Or whatever better metaphor works here. Candles are lame. Now, a flare…
]]>Hi Scott, long time follower of this site (and of your previous work on the old Harrahs blog). As you know, on the 31st there will be some very talented Vegas-loving writers without a place to call their internet home. Do you think you might extend your welcome to any of them who might want to be part of the Vital Vegas team? I think with some extra contributors here it might make a great fit. Was wondering if you thought the same?
]]>Thanks. Sorry to hear about Vegas Chatter. Nobody can keep up with that pace.
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