Taking a page from Eddie's book, this song seemed appropriate for the recap of last night's events.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMWzYip6R30

What a great event. I am so glad I was able to make the NYC GTG. I got back home this morning after a whirlwind trip, where I spent about 23 hours on the ground in NYC. I landed Saturday morning and after checking into the hotel and a quick trip to the Boutique (hi Lindsey and Chad), I headed to the Village to meet the gang for lunch. Sidekick arranged for two tables of ten to have the Bo Ssam special at Momofuku Ssam, which was an entire pork shoulder served with rice, oysters, and condiments in lettuce leaves.
We started out with the pork buns, which are fantastic.



Then they brought out the main meal, which was excellent.





It was great to spend time with everyone before the bigger event.







After spending the rest of the afternoon looking at incredible pieces at an AD, it was time for the main event.

Ill let the organizers relay the details, but it was a fantastic party. There were large prints of the calendar images on the walls, the video link from Down Under, and a room full of the best people I know.
Paddy, Eng, RobNY



Cap



Random crowd shots.







Bo and Kevin



Mike111 and his better half.



Micah



Eddie and Stephanie Sanchez



Aurelio being the Buddahlicious MC



Paddy, expressing his appreciation for the organizers and everyone who made it such a big night for the Mulliganeers.



Strap King getting the auction going.



Mike2zero participating via Iphone.





I heard they were redoing Tron, maybe Chad can be the lead?



The winner.



A little gift for our gracious host, Eng.



Then it was off to dinner next door.

Farhad and Cap



Micah and Larry



Everyone else



A shot of some of the Chicago folks (sorry Retto, I think you were still at dinner at this point). I did not get the waiver from Neeraj, so the photo has been edited to avoid legal repercussion.



The calendar and special surprise are amazing. Eng, Martin and Arif I cannot thank you enough.

I dont want to leave anyone out, but I wanted to give a shout out to my friends that I got to hang with yesterday.

Cap, Eddie, Micah, Nick, Gary, Valerie, Neil, Socko, Kevin, Terry, always a pleasure. Ill see all of you in Nashville.

Eddie, awesome seeing you and your lovely wife. I hope to see you in Nashville too.

Greg, great to finally meet the man who outfitted my dog in Risti style.

Rob, keep planning that Western GTG.

Steve, it was great to talk bikes with you. Your Alaska ride sounds like an amazing trip.

Mike, good to see you again. Good pickup on the 232.

Mike 111, Guilio, Lou, Ly, Jose and everyone else, it was a blast.

And of course, Paddy. Always a pleasure to see you and Mikki. Lets get together soon.

Until the next one.

Ralph

Addo and Retto. Always good to see you. Addo, I'll e-mail you when that wine comes in.

Looks like everyone had a great time! Too bad for us that didn't make it, but with reports like yours, we can feel as if we were there! Thanks!

Shella

My simple collection:

PAM 51
PAM 183
PAM 000 - Goodbye for now. I'll see you (or a brother of yours) again soon...
PAM 318

And a special "Thank You" to Eng , I appreciate all the time and effort you
put into this, it was a fantastic evening

Not only did I miss the opportunity to meet a bunch of the guys I converse with on a daily basis about life and Panerai . . . I also missed the chance to meet Larry "Mr. Day-Date" K!!!!

Oh man - I am really depressed now. I look forward to making up for lost time in the future.

Michael M.

...although no one else there knew me
as "Mr. Day Date"

LOL!!!!!

Great post ralph...

Not my style Pal

Even though Neeraj said any guy who wears a hat that isn't a ski cap is shady.

That pic at the end cracked me up, haha, at least you didn't have to use Kanye

Glad you guys had a great time!

Kevin

Indianapolis, IN

it was a pleasure meeting you. we'll break bread (or maybe another pork shoulder, oyster, kimchee, over lettuce) again soon.

Cheers,
Lou - SoCal

mike2zero
Beaverton, Oregon

Ill be sure to be at the next one!

DAVIE IS SO RIGHT!

n/t

You meet the nicest people at a Panerai GTG


"Life's an adventure, you might as well wear a Panerai"
Steve in NJ
270,243,26,249

cheers
niellaccio
daniele from italy

Niellaccio: Sounds good!!
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There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can count, and those who can't. -Warren Buffett

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St. Michael - Patron Saint of Police Officers

Until next time... all the best!
A.

You know you're from NYC when... you can get into a 4-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can't find Wisconsin on a map ~

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Have a great day

Cheers from the Nation's Capital

David



As for me and my house we will serve the Lord Joshua 24:15

Cheers!!



"PAM"...Love at the first sight
Thai Paneristi

Looks like a cracka GTG. Great to see old and new faces.

It's a bugger to miss this one. Hopefully can make it someday.

Thanks for sharing mate

And it's always my pleasure to hang with you my friend.

I'm glad we shared a table and got to pull from the same pork!
And I know it's only a matter of time before we're chilling again.

Here or there, it's all the same to me Brudah!!!
Let's just make it happen.

Rock on Ralph!!

"SharkMan" Sanchez
McKinney, Texas

"It's all about the Patina, Baby!"

P U R A V I D A !


(stolen from Micah)

The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by wanting more ~ fortune cookie

Two things are infinite : the universe and human stupidity ; and Im not sure about the universe . ~ Albert Einstein

The person who forgets the language of gratitude , can never be on speaking terms with happiness .
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1. Valentino Rossi - World Champion
2. Jorge Lorenzo - 245
3. Casey Stoner - 220

Next Race: Spain - Valencia - Nov. 8th
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We must have the right view of eternity to know the real value of time

What a way to start the day with that breakfast..

"Did you eat yet?"

love the recap and all the shots.

You should have pulled V along too !

Thanks for the post.

Of course it looked like a fantastic GTG.

Best,
Jonas

PAM 190,240,270,& 288 .

Thanks for sharing!!!



"Silver & gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up & walk."

Great to see you again my friend.

All the best,
Neil

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Truly one for the books.

Saludos,
Gene
"Success and Nothing Less!"

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mike111 NYC