Thursday night. Last day of the Crystal Diamond Reward Trip. We put a wrap on this shindig by reserving a fleet of seven helicopters to fly our group up and down the strip.
Movie fans might have favorite movies with helicopters in them: Die Hard; Blue Thunder; Black Hawk Down.
Mine is Apocalypse Now. (Movie geeks will recognize my allusion to the movie in this post's title.) Big ol' Hueys flying in formation over the Mikong Delta, giant speakers strapped to them blasting out Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," Robert Duvall gone mad. It's a heckuva scene. It's always made me want to ride in a chopper and see if it really makes you feel like an avenging angel thumping through the air.
Answer: it does.
Riding in a helicopter made me want to quit my job and immediately go to flight school so I could fly choppers all day.
What a rush. And based on the reactions of the distributors in my group, they thought so, too. Over the headset, I could hear them exclaim as we banked, "This is awesome!" (Someone else said "This is scary," but by scary, I think they meant awesome.)
Seeing the bright lights of Vegas from above was serene: we hovered away from the chaos and noise that fills the space below. All we had was the heartbeat thump of the rotors and the eye-popping neon before us.
We journeyed to the end of the strip, banked, and flew back on the other side. The glass panels of the chopper's sides and nose afforded fantastic views for all, and I was sad that the journey was coming to an end, but extremely grateful to have had such a wonderful experience.
I suppose that sentiment sums up my experience here at the Crystal Diamond Retreat. I hope to attend more in the future and bring it to life for you via blog.
Or, better yet, after you set some serious sales records this year, you will qualify for the next trip so you can experience all this firsthand rather than reading my postings about it. I look forward to meeting you at our next Reward Trip.
Thanks for joining me on this whirlwind tour. I'll be signing out now, but I'll be adding more photos next week from the helicopter trip and some miscellanous shots that I haven't posted yet. So, check back a few more times if you have the time.
Until then, adieu, adieu, to you and you and you...
Chris
