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D.C. Blogger Happy Hour: Success!
By Chris Mottram | July 28, 2007
Some of the gang, left to right: Gheorghe the Blog, Awful Announcing, Miss Chatter, Littles, Jamie Mottram, Unsilent Majority.
Awkward moments: Check. Drunkenness: Check. Discussion of the proper way to credit other blogs within a post: Double check!
We didn’t have as much fun as these guys (you really MUST watch that), but it was indeed a good night at Buffalo Billiards last evening for the fourth meeting of the D.C. area sports bloggers, and there’s more info on the night, photos, and who was in attendance after the jump.
Naturally, Unsilent Majority was the first blogger to make it from his swanky dwelling in Georgetown (he’ll be sure to remind you he lives in the city, not some shitty suburb like NoVA), to the bar. Not long thereafter, T.J. from Gheorghe: The Blog arrived, followed by the Brothers Mottram, who walked about 10 city blocks in the rain, even though the bar was about six blocks from the metro. We’re easily confused.
The others then filtered in, and just as it is in my memory, they showed up in no particular order: Dan from Red Sox Monster (he’s a solid wing man, although he’d be a better one if he wasn’t engaged), Ryan Wilson from FanHaus, Miss Chatter from Just a Nats Fan, Brian from Awful Announcing (and his friend who looks somewhat like John Smoltz), Littles from The Dude Abides, Kyle from Information Leafblower and probably several others that I’m forgetting because I was, well, kinda drunk.
Oh, and word is that regional celebrity Agent Steinz stopped by for a bit, but I think I was too busy trying to become one of the first bloggers in history to get a girl’s phone number to notice. Yes, I told her we were all there for a blogger happy hour. She was impressed, no doubt.
Unsilent Majority aka Derrick Thomas and myself in a warm embrace
So now that you have a picture of the high caliber of people we’re talking about here, let me paint the rest of the night for you. Jamie watched himself on a 48 inch TV above the bar, while reading the words he was saying in closed caption. Surprisingly, no other patrons noticed that they were in the presence of a Blog Show co-host.
From there, there were a series of other events that went a little something like this: Excessive beer drinking (or scotch in Unsilent Majority’s case), Littles and Unsilent Majority spilling drinks on each other … on purpose, Littles and I developing the nickname “Vanilla Face” for Jamie, Brian’s friend telling us behind Brian’s back how blogging has taken over Brian’s life (sorry dude), Miss Chatter allowing me to play with her iPhone (it really is that cool), $200 tabs, and some other stuff that I better just keep to myself.
That about sums ‘er all up. Hopefully next time you can make it, you know, if you didn’t this time.
Check out more photos (big thanks to Miss Chatter for these).
Topics: Blog Stuffs, Irrelevance |
23 Responses to “D.C. Blogger Happy Hour: Success!”
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July 28th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
that’s a sweet beer spot on my shirt!
sloppy ass drunk
July 28th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I still don’t understand what compelled you two to spill beer on each other. Not so much because it stains your shirt, but because you wasted beer.
July 28th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Looks like you and UM are doing more than just hugging.
I guess proper technique for administering a colonoscopy was also discussed.
You crazy D.C. boys.
July 28th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
i’m dying
July 28th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Honest to god, Narion. Or Norion. What the hell kind of name is that?
Good times, guys. Thanks for including me in the crazy DC sports bloggers world… and showing me what a man looks like after consuming six hours worth of Scotch.
July 28th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Vanilla Face? That is so gully.
July 28th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
The more I think about it, the more I think her name really has to be “Marion” and I just heard her wrong.
July 28th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
cameras are the devil
July 28th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
We sure did get hyphy my brothers. And yes, it has taken over my life. Is that so wrong?
July 28th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
And sister….sorry.
July 29th, 2007 at 9:16 am
“Frank, I know you had an awesome time…I think the entire town knows you had an awesome time.”
Now that was a good happy hour.
July 29th, 2007 at 9:46 am
You might know AA by his alter-ego, Keak Da Sneak.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:20 am
Can’t believe I wasn’t cool enough to be invited to a blogger happy hour. My life in a nutshell, I guess.
July 29th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Sweater vests are just way too hip for bloggers, hence the lack of an invite. Sorry, man.
July 29th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
$200 bar tab? I could walk out on that so fast.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I am disappointed with no mentions of any possible diaper games.
July 30th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
http://www.djais.com/
Here is my suggestion for your next get together. “GOING TO BELMAR in my car!, yes we are B E L M A R!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgNcaBObl6g
July 30th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
MacG, click on the very first link in this post.
July 30th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
did littles wet his pants? hottttt.
July 30th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Heh heh it was a blast! 289, we missed you (and MDG)! Yes, it’s taken me this long to recover.
July 31st, 2007 at 1:10 am
Have to say, for a group of sports bloggers, you look relatively healthy (and tan). There’s even a woman! The irony of holding happy hour in a basement bar, however, is not lost.
July 31st, 2007 at 1:59 am
Tan? Do you see my legs???
July 31st, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Those are legs? I thought that you were wearing tapered pants.