Las Vegas 2003
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About twenty Hardlines subscribers gathered in the colorful Quark's Bar & Grill at the Hilton, consuming interesting drinks and swapping stories.  Unfortunately I neglected to bring along my camera, but luckily Tom Hanson snapped a few shots for posterity.

Las Vegas....the final frontier.  Also the site of the Fall 2003 TruServ market and yet another gathering of Hardlines subscribers.  Between the Trekkies, the Klingons, the Borg, and the Ferrengi it was tough to tell the hardliners from the rest of the riff raff.  Here, John Fix shows his solidarity with a member of the borg collective after he encouraged us to "assimilate your fermented beverage products".
Tensions rose when we were approached by a hostile Klingon who interrupted our consumption of fermented beverages.  Paul Poirier (on the left) went head to head with the Klingon and drove him back to the smoking section.  Even the Klingons have heard of this famous galactic "rabble rouser".
Later in the evening (and after several Romulan ales), the warring factions settled their differences and stood shoulder to shoulder.  Here we see John Fix and our new Klingon friend.

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