I've attended every Yearly Kos/Netroots Nation convention since the first one in Las Vegas in 2006 at the Riveria Hotel right through to our return last year, in 2010. We've grown so much that we were able to upgrade drastically to the Rio Hotel.
Every single convention was the highlight of my year, something I anticipated with excitement and was simply exhausted at the end of each one due to FUN 3+ PARTIES A NIGHT overload.
Many of you know I'm known for my massive photo diary recaps of these conventions. I'm going to provide a summary of those below to entice you to register NOW and make your airline and hotel arrangements NOW.
PHOTO CITY BELOW:
Yearly Kos 2006, Las Vegas
Ha. I only took 7 photos. But when I got home and wanted to relive my experience. I realized I needed to take many more photos and share them.
The misguided Warner campaign threw a LAVISH party for us at the top of the Stratosphere with chocolate fountains, sushi bars, ice sculptures, hi-tech carnival rides and much, much more.
The other notable photo from my camera is this one; we were at the Hard Rock Cafe (I think) at another party thrown for us and who walks in but Yearly Kos panelists Joseph Wilson and Larry C. Johnson. I had to go for a photo op.
Larry C. Johnson, teacherken, Joseph Wilson and myself, navajo (teacherken prefers the version where I crop LC Johnson OUT)
See here's the thing. FAMOUS, famous people show up at our conventions, it's awesome.
Yearly Kos 2007, Chicago
The Presidential Panel Debate
Markos and the Teamsters...the GOP's worst nightmare; as observed by Malacandra
Markos
John Dean rushing to his booksigning
Wonkette
Georgia10 now using her real name Georgia Logothetis
Elfling and Hunter
Digby and Christy Hardin Smith
Bill in Portland Maine and the C&J's kiddie pool on the C&J Patio
Bill in Portland Maine and his famous rum and coke
cskendrick and jerome à paris
teacherken always gets annoyed when I post this photo of his terrific smashed pilser performance art
OMG! It's hunky Scott Kleeb!! And me, navajo
The one and only jotter
Cedwyn, flying, as usual
Son of OPOL & OPOL, getting close to flying
Mrs. Seneca Doane and Seneca Doane
ClammyC
DrStephenB
Elfling and OrangeClouds now using her real name Jill Richardson
Brillig and Mik
These are just a few photos, my entire photo set of 243 pics is at Flickr.
Netroots Nation 2008, Austin
My NetrootsNation08 Recap EXTREMELY PHOTO HEAVY! 118 photos, a must see. Here are just a few:
I arrive at 5pm to see everyone meeting in the lobby for drinks
We begin with the Cheers & Jeers meetup in the lobby to go to dinner
Common Sense Mainer and Bill in Portland Maine taking a head count to call in to the restaurant
Cheers & Jeers, Party of 40 arriving at the restaurant
Jerome à Paris and Bill in Portland Maine (Bill seemed particularly crotchety this trip)
Common Sense Mainer and Timroff shrugging their shoulders
Burnt Orange reception and the Cedar Door
This guy cracked me up. He has produced playing cards that feature many republicans that are gay. He was selling packets like crazy. I particularly like the Larry Craig card. It was reported that someone put a sign on a men’s bathroom door: “Larry Craig Caucus.” LOL. There are photos of the sign in the comments of the original diary linked above , highlarious!
And speaking of republicans; I loved this guy’s shirt
It was 50 million degrees outside of the Burnt Orange event so we left and back at the hotel we see Darcy Burner arriving as she runs into Markos and Ari. Ari is going to be one handsome dude
Scout Finch now going by her real name Jennifer Bruenjes
Markos and Susan Gardner
Howard Dean arrives and gives a rousing speech at noon after his rally at Crawford earlier that day, he said about a 100 folks turned out there.
Laura Clawson
Joan McCarter
JeffLieber and Land of Enchantment
teacherken and his high school speakers
trashablanca and clammyc
Elfling, Hunter and offspring
Elisa and ct
Howard Dean's Keynote
dday aka David Dayen
Myself :: navajo, I led the American Indian Caucus that day
Markos, ct, Laura Clawson and Nate Silver aka poblano
nyceve blogging
And at the candidates event that night PASSED HORS D’OEUVRES!!
exmearden :: RIP
Elisa, could she be any prettier?
Free margaritas from Markos!
A command performance of the infamous chocolate fountain
Conga line!
FUCK IT! WE'LL DO IT LIVE!
Al Giordano :: The Field
Lefty Coaster
theKK, thereisnospoon and Dante Atkins
OMG!!!!!!!! IT’S SURPRISE APPEARANCE BY AL GORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JeffLieber sees the photos I posted of him in his diary, he is sitting right next to me
Moody Loner :: Gamer Extraordinaire
Netroots for the Troops
Cedwyn dreaming as usual
Obama’s video address to us
Spawn of OPOL, OPOL, malacandra and??
Gavin Newsom
Van Jones, Expect to hear more from this amazing speaker, he just got back from an Artic trip with Jimmy Carter and many other dignitaries. (I wrote this in 2008)
The one and only jotter
vcmvo2 and dadanation :: RESCUE RANGERS!
These are just a few photos, my entire photo set of 426 pics is at Flickr.
Netroots Nation 2009, Pittsburgh
See my original diary
200+ Photos of Netroots Nation 2009, below is a small sample:
I had the pleasure of flying with Shayera and Robert Cruickshank aka eugene aka Robert in Monterey (that's me in the middle) from the West Coast to Pittsburgh
I met earicicle and dweb8231, one of the official photographers for NN09 at the early check-in to get our NN09 credentials.
Land of Enchantment, someone is delighted to be here...
Don Siegelman there in the blue shirt
jotter, cskendrick and clammyc
jotter and sidepocket
TexMex
Arjun Jaikumar, casperr and Adam B
ct not singing opera at the moment
Laura Clawson and Arjun Jaikumar
Oh. It's just the Big Dog
One Pissed Off Liberal speaking to Markos
Markos stopped by our California caucus to give us the recent results of his California poll.
Deoliver47 and Texas Mom
Kath25
Lobby of the Westin on Friday night during the hootenanny
Who knew that jotter could jump in and play snorfbat's washtub bass!?!
Lobby of the Westin on Friday night during the hootenanny
Jane Hamsher and Howard Dean there in the center
Is Duncan slightly smiling here? Atrios
Bruin Kid
RLMiller NRDC Action Fund Scholarship recipient
Dante Atkins, Joan McCarter and thereisnospoon
Steven Singiser
Jed Lewison
Gina Cooper
FaithG and Susan Gardner (daughter and mom)
Marcy Wheeler, one of my heroes
"Meteor with a Star" h/t Malacandra for that title, It's Meteor Blades posing with the famous Star Quilt
The Daily Kos booth where you can find Front Pagers, tee shirts and stickers!
DemfromCT
Ben Masel :: RIP
fbihop and Yobachi Boswell of blackperspective.net
I don't know how Markos and crew can out do the party they gave last year but they did
Spiritual Rez at the Altar Bar
Markos saluting me...nice.
Markos and Elisa dance very well together
Sam Seder
Baratunde Thurston
Lee Camp
Markos and Katie Halper
David Cross reading Markos' hate mail
Pam Spaulding of Pam's House Blend and Michelangelo Signorile of signorile.com
jotter and Shanna Ingalsbee talking hard hat smack to each other
These are just a few photos, my entire photo set of 279 pics is at Flickr.
Netroots Nation 2010, Las Vegas
I thought it was wise this year to do a daily diary rather than suffer the brain damage doing one massive photo diary after I arrive home. The links below contain many more photos.
Annual Cheers & Jeers Dinner NN10
NN10: Thursday, Day 1 Photo Diary
NN10: Friday Day 2 Photo Jackpot!
NN10: Saturday, Day 3 Photo City
Here's a sampling:
Bill in Portland Maine and Common Sense Mainer could not attend so we had a dinner for them and vicki and I blew up the boys, so to speak so they could be present. rfall then set up a connection for us so we could live blog the event. Read the comment thread for that. We laughed our heads off.
Land of Enchantment and jnhobbs
SanDiegoDem and Common Sense Mainer, sorta
vicki and I trying to get the boys to the buffet
aha aha (Mrs. jotter) and the one and only jotter
Vicki says it looks like I'm giving birth to Bill's head.........
Julie Gulden
McMom placing a smacker on her Billy Boy
rfall, the master mind behind connecting us to the internet, there was no wifi in the restaurants
side pocket don't need no stinking wine glass...
Devilstower
vicki hugging clammy c hello
SanDiegoDem getting her clammy c hug
Jerome à Paris
Raven Brooks being interviewed by Mark Thompson of Sirius Left 146
Markos being interviewed
The Community Quilt table with its Star Quilt Project and Food for America Quilt Project, Ann, Linkage and Sara R
Opening Keynote Crowd, largest attendance ever at YearlyKos/Netroots Nation to date
jotter hits it big!
karaoke night!
Daily Kos Front Pagers meet and great area
Building a Community Panel with Sara R, TexDem, Meteor Blades, Nurse Kelly and Sandy on Signal
Shanikka meeting her hero Meteor Blades and I'm certain MB would say, "likewise"
NN10 Poker Tournament
My tip jar from the Friday night diary... lol !
Tips for my favorite Bad-ass (268+ / 0-)
Meteor Blades!
San Francisco Bay Area Kossacks :: Native American Netroots
by navajo on Sat Jul 24, 2010 at 11:11:14 AM PDT
Mark Thompson and friends
Tia Rachel tweeting
L-R: Brillig, Joan, (Nolan's wife) Nolan, spedwybabs and TexDem, the master planner of Netroots For the Troops
TexDem putting his third pallet down
At the suggestion of Meteor Blades a group of bloggers carried indiemcemopants down to the dance floor and Nurse Kelley took him for a spin around the dance floor
Awww, I love this pic. That's my friend Austin on the big screen
Shockwave
Floja Roja
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
My entire set of Las Vegas photos is at Flickr:
Cheers & Jeers Dinner 70 photos
NN10: Thursday, Day 1 108 photos
NN10: Friday, Day 2 68 photos
NN10: Saturday, Day 3 150 photos
Now if this doesn't entice you to REGISTER NOW, BOOK YOUR FLIGHT AND RESERVE A ROOM, I don't know what will. I guarantee we're gonna have fun, you don't want to miss it!