Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:12 AM
Rob Kinnon
Obamamania at Luna Blue's Tiki Bar!!
For those of us unable to make the pilgrimage to Washington D.C. to witness history and the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America, The Tiki Bar at The Luna Blue Hotel was the place to be! Packed to the rafters with American ex-pats, tourists and curious onlookers from around the world, The Luna Blue Hotel was positively electrified with excitement. Tony and Cheri, always the consumate hosts, worked the room and made everyone, Democrats and Republicans, from near and far feel like, at least for today, Barack Obama was everyone's President. Cheeseburgers were flying off the grill. Jorge, once again, proved his worth serving up celebratory cocktails, one after the other. Chris Bolister pulled out all the stops with a surprizingly comprehensive repertoire of our favorite patriotic tunes. Special guest "Ginger", dressed (barely) in stars and stripes, posed for pictures and worked the crowd, handing out Tony and Cheri's special concoction for the evening, "Obama's Mama's Apple Pie Slammers".
Chris "American for a Day" Bolister
Standing room only!
A packed house!
Red, White and Blue!
That's Francis up there with Steve (SteveSD)
The lovely Cheri working tirelessly.
John (In the Roo) and Mark (PlayadelSoul) showing us their "O" faces. That's "O" for Obama, dirty birdies ;)
Rob, selflessly demonstrating the correct method for enjoying an "Obama's Mama's Apple Pie Slammer". "Ginger" is there with the assist!
Erika's turn!!
Papa T, Andy (Peanut Pet Shelter) and Mark with the lovely "Ginger".
Ice Cream Joe with Janet and her daughter.
Jez with English Kate and Mayte.
Rob and Ron (diogeron)
Lynn and Tom (TomJoMO)
Wendy lends her beautiful voice to the evening's entertainment.
Laurie, James and Mark.
Rob with Brent (Maverick69) and Kathy.
Jana, taking a break.
Holly and Rob (who was apparently quite the social butterfly this evening)
Ron taking a picture of Leroy with the "No Bush" girl.
Tyra (Tyramania) and Kim (Silvergirl) coming in from the cold.
Rob (again) with Mark and Stuart (Token Limey)
Papa T after a long and successful night.
I can honestly say, the turnout for the events at The Luna Blue just keeps getting bigger and bigger. It was nice to see so many friendly faces, everyone so excited and happy. Thanks to Tony and Cheri for inviting us all in to share and celebrate our renewed hopes and dreams for our country!
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