Willapalooza in Las Vegas

Oct 31, 2007 Print This Post

.:mood:. Tired
.:itunes:. Gloryhound by Daniel Amos

My friend Will is getting married in a few months. Because of this, we took a little trip to Las Vegas this past weekend.

Vegas is a very interesting town. The first thing you notice is how much it is like an adult Disney world in a couple ways: it’s a playground and it’s a fascade (the closer you get to the buildings, the more you discover they are more like a set). Anyhoo, here are a few pictures from the time. I was going to write about the whole trip, but Dave gives an exhaustive rundown here.

For those of you don’t know Will, he’s the hot chick on the right. On the left is Dan.

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Here’s the whole crew minus one. Mike Koch was not in the picture.
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This is Dave, who served as our host all week:

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In Vegas, even the bathrooms have cup-holders:
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This is my favorite shot of the weekend. And, yes, it is of myself:

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New York, New York (in Las Vegas):
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While I was in town, I visited Central Christian Church. I got to hang out with their Operations guy and see what they were up to. Seems like they are growing like crazy and doing some cool things in the city. The service I went to met in a High School on the west side of town.
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Remember the reality show about the club that was starting in Vegas? Well, here it is: closed down and for sale.
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Check out my cool hat:
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And later that night my other cool hat (that’s Jon on the left):

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On the way home, I got to sit in First Class. Kachow:
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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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