Micro-Blogging My First Vegas

I’m sitting in JFK, on my way to my first JCK Las Vegas Show, and something that a designer said last week while on a market appointment is really hitting home.

I was viewing her new line and asked if I could schedule an appointment to see the pieces that she was waiting to debut at the show. I guess I was a bit over excited because she said “Wow, I’m jealous. I wish this was my first Vegas. I mean after a while you just kind of go on autopilot at these big shows and I wish that I could approach it with your enthusiam.”

Maybe it’s just the fact that the show bears the name of the magazine, or that so many people that I would never see have reached out to make sure that we meet while in Vegas. Whatever the reason, I’m amped for this show!

Bacilio…


 * has come to the end of his first Vegas adventure! On the way to the airport now and back home to New York

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just arrived at the John Hardy Event at the Margaux Lawn

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thinks everyone should own a piece of Kristin Hanson Fine Jewelry. Her new crab claw necklaces are hot

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is on his way to the Wynn’s Sunset Terrace for the Badgley Mischka Launch Cocktail Party

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is probably the only person in Vegas who didn’t realize that Christina Aguilera would be performing at this party

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has arrived at Pure for the Stephen Webster Cocktail Party

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just had a great stop and chat about pearls with Reena Ahluwalia. Lots of pearl talk today

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just met Kristie Mastrangioli of the American Gem Society. How cool is this? She recognized me from the Style360 blog

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thinks everyone should own a piece of Kristin Hanson Fine Jewelry. Her new crab claw necklaces are hot

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loves, loves, loves the pearls at Tara & Sons, Inc

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is here to tell you that Mimi So wins for best window display at Couture

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thinks that Bellagio has the best brunch in town

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is now leaving the JCK Luxury party at Blush

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just had beluga lentils with chorizo and lechon. Delicious

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just arrived for dinner at Table 10

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is at the JCK Welcome Reception and Fashion Show

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can’t believe that he just saw a Rhythm and Hue performance. David Garibaldi is amazing

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is at the Frederick Goldman / Conde Nast Fab Four Beatles Event at Tao

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was so happy to meet Teresa Chang during the ELLE Jewelry Cocktail Party at Pinot Brasserie

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is talking trends with the other editors

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is leaving the WJA Diva Press Conference with Diva Danielle Max. By the way Erica Courtney won

 * is meeting with the CEO of the American Gem Trade Association about the 25th Anniversary of the Spectrum Awards

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just finished up at the Gitanjali ribbon cutting

 * is setting up his camera for the JCK keynote presentation

 * is headed to Tao for the Niche Media party

 * is on his way to the Simmons Jewelry Reception, as in Russell Simmons

 * just arrived at the Overseas Diamonds / isee2 2008 Symposium Event

 * is covering Helena Krodel’s presentation on “What Customers Really Want” and 2008 holiday purchasing for the retailer 

 * is taping Robert Weldon’s How to Photograph Jewelry for Your Website educational forum

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is taking behind the scenes photos at the JCK Luxury designer issue cover shoot about  

 * is on his way to Pinot Brasserie for the JCK staff dinner about  

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 just had lunch with Seal

 * is taping a panel discussion on Demystifying How to Turn Trends into Transactions

 * is introducing Kate Peterson and Roxanne Lucas presenters of the Teach Your Staff to Step Up to or Turn-Over the Fashion Driven Sale panel discussion 

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is having a fab time at the K.Brunini Spirit Animals Debut Dinner at Wing Lei in the Wynn 

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just arrived at the Couture opening reception. Seal is going to be performing! Yes, Seal

 * is having a drink at Social House with Heather

 * just ran into Jeanne Johngren while picking up his press badge at Couture. Fun surprises like that are what Vegas is all about 

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finally met Khatchig Jingirian today! He’s very tall and his jewelry is awesome 

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 has got to hand it to Sylva & Cie. They have the most awesome window display at Luxury so far

 * is up and at ‘em! The Luxury floor opens at 10am and I’m going to hit it hard. So much jewelry, so little time

 * just saw a pirate ship go up in flames! Ah, Vegas, let me count the ways 

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has finally gotten settled and is off to find some chow in Sin City  

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has landed in Vegas and is playing the hurry up and wait game with his luggage 

 * is Vegas bound! I’m about to board my flight at JFK 

Follow me on Twitter

And to help you all see what the life of an editor is like at these kinds of big trade shows, I’ve decided to micro-blog the whole trip. The section above will post my most recent Twitter status updates which I will send via text message periodically throughout the week that I will be in Vegas. This will allow you to “Follow Me” step by step through my first Vegas. Neat huh?

Note: It seems that Twitter is having server issues, see what happens when you try to show off with new pieces of technology? Hopefully they will get their end resolved soon, keep checking back!

Moving On: If you have a Twitter account, or a Facebook or MySpace or LinkedIn profile for that matter, feel free to reach out to me, I’d love to hear from you. 

And if you don’t know what any of the aforementioned social networking sites are, look into them, they’re a great way to connect with other industry players and build awareness of your brands.

See you in Vegas!

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