MOB Ruled
By Mitch Berg
If you missed the MOB Winter Party last Saturday night at Ol’ Mexico, I feel sorry for ya.
We drew about 80 people, which is up there with the totals we drew at the legendary MOB parties three and four years ago. It didn’t seem as crowded; we had the party room at Ol’ Mex to ourselves, which left a little more elbow room that Keegans’ serpentine main room (although I’m thinking having the Summer Party at Keegans’, with cigar patio back in commission, sounds just fine to me).
As to who showed? Well, pretty much the usual who’s who of Twin Cities blogging: Chad and Brian from Fraters Libertas (along with Mrs. Elder and the three Mini-Elders), King Banaian from SCSU Scholars, Ed Morrissey (who came bearing, um, Canadian cigars – thanks, Ed!), our NARN producers Tommy and Jon, Doug Bass, John “Policy Guy” LaPlante, the Night Writer, Reverend Mother and Tiger Lily, Joe “Learned Foot” Tucci, David Strom and Margaret Martin, Nachmann from Loyal Opposition, Jessica from the late Pianomomsicle, Katie Kieffer from KatieKieffer.com, Swiftee from the late Restraining Order, Toni Backdahl from the MN Tea Party, Derek Brigham and “Lassie” and Guy Collins from Freedom Dogs, Robin from A Girl’s Gotta Vent, Sheila Kihne and Laura Hemler and their husbands, Jamie Delton (Legislative candidate in St. Paul as well as proprietor of Delton Digest), Teresa Collett (candidate for the Fourth District Congressional seat), Mr. and Mrs. D from Mister Dilettante, Andy Aplikowski from Residual Forces…
…and I’m not gonna pretend I can remember too many more! But there was a first; we had a table of five people show up who’d heard about the party at the “Kill the Bill” rally at the Capitol earlier in the day. They knew nothing about blogs, but figured it’d be a fun party to crash. Thanks!
If you wrote about the party, leave a link in the comment section!
Anyway – stay tuned for the MOB Summer Party, coming up right around State Fair time.
March 15th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Waves hand, I was the guy being pummeled by rabid Emmer supporters. They sure don’t hold their booze very well.
March 15th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Also Jim W. the new proprietor of Anti-Strib and his lovely wife the BMW. Ed posted their picture on Hot Air. He was the short guy with the big head.
March 15th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
It was a lot of fun, Mitch. A few other luminaries I saw: Brad Carlson and his lovely bride, Speed Gibson and Chris from Rocket’s Red Glare.
March 15th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Wish I could have made it, but I was stuck working.
March 15th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Damn – Would have loved to have heard ‘Learned Foot’s take on “Snorkeling” and “50 Year Old Birthday Party Tickle Fights”. He was THE go to guy on “Cleveland Steamers”. Back in the day. When he had a blog. Of his own.
Kermit wrote – “He was the short guy with the big head” – Doesn’t that pretty much describe 75% of the blogging community?
March 15th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
I have no idea what “snorkeling” is. However, I did get some chick to tell me to “f&%k off” in reaction to one of my trademark ribald (yet quite benign by my standards) bon mots. So there was that.
Good times. Good times.
March 15th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Doesn’t that pretty much describe 75% of the blogging community?
No, we average average height. Berg skews it a bit, since everyone has to literally look up to him. Or at him.
March 15th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
A Learned Foot comment with no mention of ‘teh’ Andy’s mad spellin’ skilz. Times have changed. I don’t like the world that The One inherited. Not one bit.
March 15th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Stool offered “Wish I could have made it, but I was stuck working.”
And we didn’t see any unfortunate video footage on the news when we got home…so it was a good night for everyone.
March 15th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Foot lied “I have no idea what “snorkeling” is. ”
Don’t be cute, foot…you invented it!
March 15th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
*cough* *cough*
March 15th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
I was up north at the waterskips.
http://stark-raving-sane-dont-go-in.blogspot.com/2010/03/waterskipping.html
A new fastest speed seen on my snowmobile this weekend: 115 MPH!!!
March 15th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Was Foot wearing his I Have To Poop t-shirt?
March 15th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Hi Mitch,
Sisyphus, Troy, and Forrest Wilkinson from Forest Lake attended. See my Facebook friends for his link.
Janet Beihoffer of SCSU Scholars nodded hello to me too.
Thank you for a great party. Keep up the great blog content.
Count me in for the summer party, if my schedule permits.
I should direct the 65B Republicans to some of your comment sections on the 2nd amendment.
Here’s a tidbit on my opponent, Carlos Mariani. Mariani voted only once since 2000 against any fee/tax increase (there are usually about 15) and the one fee or tax that he chose to reject in 10 years was a fee increase for hunters and fishermen. He later voted for the Wildlife and Arts Constitutional Tax Amendment.
He is philosophically for ever higher taxes even in a recession which is unsustainable and unrealistic!
Besides that bill 10 years ago, I don’t think he’s met a tax increase he doesn’t like in 10 years!
Jamie Delton
March 16th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Thanks so much for organizing it, Mitch! I enjoyed it! You always do a nice job of bringing people together.
And now True North has business cards! Who knew conservative bloggers were so professional…and fun?!
March 16th, 2010 at 8:03 am
Need a lozenge, Kevie?
March 16th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Woulda made it, but had to suffer through the horror of walking down Copacabana Beach.
March 16th, 2010 at 9:44 am
I think the “summer” MOB party shoulc be in October (as the “winter” party was in March). That way we could have it on “Fall Back” night and get the extra hour of partying back that was taken from us Saturday night.
I love these functions, and in the past I’ve tried to introduce myself to any new faces. This year there were so many friends there to catch up with that I didn’t get to meet any new ones.
March 16th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Sure Foot, I would have gotten one at the MOB party but apparently I wasn’t there. 🙂
March 16th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Oh, you were there for the best part.
March 16th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Kevin “Ninja” Ecker!
March 17th, 2010 at 11:20 am
I can’t believe I was dissed by Mitch again.
March 17th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Yup, I am the ultimate ninja.
Silent as a avalanche
Nimble as Jabba the Hutt
Fast as bureaucratic red tape
Assuming ninjas can’t use guns, deadly as a squirrel