DaveCago 2006 was a rousing success!
While one person (Chanakin) was unable to attend at the last minute, we had two late additions to our motley crew (Steve and Susan).
The entire attendee list includes Ariana, Dave, Gary, Jenny, Kelly, RW and his wife, Steve, Susan, Katie, Brian, Jen, and I.
Katie, Brian, Jen, and I headed downtown after running a couple errands and grabbing some lunch. Then we did a bit of shopping in the area and hit a great T-shirt shop called T-shirt Deli (recommended by Jenny) where we each got a shirt for Brian and Jen's wedding next June in Vegas. I also picked up a vintage remake (a bit oxymoronic, eh?) of a Donkey Kong shirt. Very nice. I wore it that day. Dave met up with us after we finished with our T shirt order.
The evening officially started at Piece and people slowly trickled in over the course of a couple hours. It got to the point that we had to steal a couple extra tables to add to the end of our already long table. The crew at Piece put up a bit of a stink about it as they had a reservation for a birthday party at those tables for a set time. However, these people didn't show up for their party until well over an hour later. Pissed us off considering how snotty they were being about it.
But, the pizza at Piece was incredible! Jenny did a great job picking out the place. I would've helped more, but, to be honest, I've never been to Wicker Park/Bucktown and had no idea what was there. But Jenny did great!
Afterwards, we headed out to a tequila bar called Salud. Unfortunately, Katie, Brian, Jen, and I had to head out shortly after we arrived at Salud. But, from the sound of things, they had a good time with multiple mojitos.
But we all had a lot of fun while we were together and I hope to meet up with a bunch of them again in the near future.
Oh, and I do have some photos...
Jenny, Ariana, and Kelly.
Katie, her tongue, and I.
I'm not sure if Dave is hiding or if he didn't realize his picture was being taken. But note the Zombie Dave shirt he wore throughout the event. Maybe even the next day.
Jen and Katie.
RW's wife, Lynne, posing with Devil Dave. The eyes truly are a peek into the soul, aren't they?
Katie trying out a glamour toss to her hair, and, if you look carefully (from right to left), Jen, Brian, and Steve.
The crew hoofing it to Salud.
I don't really know who Jesse Jane is, but Brian seemed to like her.
