By Joe Klein

The last weekend of summer was another wild one for NEW MEDIA CREATIVE team members JOE KLEIN and BRETT BUMETER at the second annual BLOGWORLD AND NEW MEDIA EXPO in Las Vegas.  We  spent  the weekend  working, networking, schmoozing,  partying and, of course, a bit of very late night gambling! I drove the 90 miles north from Lauighlin, Nevada and Brett flew the 2500 miles west from Charlotte, North Carolina. We both arrived in Vegas about the same time Friday afternoon. After checking  in to our hotels, settling in, checking email and Twitter, we grabbed some dinner. Then it was off to the first hot party of the Expo, the TECHSET bash at Mirage’s Bare Pool. Hosted by TechSet founders STEPHANIE AGRESTA and BRIAN SOLIS, this was definitely the scene to make Friday night, and the very long walk from the Mirage parking garage to the bare pool was well worth it. We hung out and partied with dozens of old and new friends.

After a couple hours of schmoozing and a little boozing with scores of fellow new media movers and groovers,  I left Brett to party on and was off and running to meet up with my friend, DAVE COURVOISER, who is the nighttime news anchor on the Las Vegas CBS station, KLAS-TV. Dave had invited me to stop by the station’s new high-def studio and watch the late night newscast. Of course I couldn’t resist the opportunity for a couple of posterity photos on the news set!

After the newscast, Dave and I chatted for a while, and then I was off again for a bit of late night Vegas clubbing and a small bit of  sleep. Not much work got done today, but definitely a fun and memorable first evening, for me at least. Hey, maybe a future in mainstream television news awaits this old dogg!

All about the exploits of New Media Creative at the next two days of the Expo to follow. Stay tuned……