Forty members of the Bay Area readers of Daily Kos colluded to gather on March 1, 2019 to surprise side pocket on his 80th birthday. The least we could do for the nicest guy on the internet!
MR. HALO:
SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!
His wife, Mary, and I have been conspiring on this since NN18 of last year.
AWARDS:
ATTENDEES:
I kosmailed Magnifico to let him know that side pocket worships him and could he possibly attend. Magnifico did NOT hesitate. He purchased a flight in for that afternoon and flew out that night!
FINAL CHAPTER, DAS BOOT:
Apparently, a German tradition is the communal sharing of a large vessel of beer. Okay. You don’t have to twist any of our arms to participate. Completely appropriate during the cold and flu season! Bring it on.
THE END:
I’m looking forward to side pocket’s 90th birthday, how do we top this? Suggestions accepted below.
[More photos can be found at my Flickr album here.]