the 2008 waba gala

the waba gala 2008

the 2008 waba gala was hosted at the embassy of germany
I failed to take any "beauty shots" of the exterior because my mission was to have fun more than to document the evening
but I did bring my camera to try and capture some of the energy
not so sure I captured any energy







my wife lisa joined me for a night on the town
we carpooled with some friends; greg and cathy

the night involved some of my favorite things
people... bicycles... food... alcohol... and dancing
yes... I like dancing... I danced to one song


an assortment of people were there
people sharing at least one thing in common... THE BICYCLE

lots of great stuff being auctioned off

there was a piece of art that caught the attention of lisa and myself
it was apparently popular to more than just us
joe foley did not mess around with the countdown war
joe filled in the BUY ME NOW! line to end the battle
the battle has just begun


there were all sorts of great grabs at the table
I bid on some low priced components
scoring a some shimano rapid fire shifters and some truvativ single speed cranks
considered some bikes... but did not bid on them
there were some serious items on the shelf
lisa went ahead and threw in a cash donation to support the cause


james and danny volunteered
not sure what the volunteered to do
maybe to eat food and take up space

there were all sorts of women there
some were on the open market
others were taken
some were freshly taken off the market

I was taller than all of them!