A Photographic Journey Through Blogger Social 2008
Last weekend was the much anticipated Blogger Social 2008 - which brought together nearly 90 marketing bloggers for two fun filled days of food, drink and merriment. Because many other people have already written up their takes on the event, I'm going to go a different route and provide you with a photo essay of my time with my blogging brethren. With 1,000+ photos in our Flickr pool, there was ... uh a lot to pick from - but these are the highlights.
But first, let me offer some gratuitous link love to all Blogger Social attendees:
Susan Bird Tim Brunelle Katie Chatfield Matt Dickman Luc Debaisieux Gianandrea Facchini Mark Goren Gavin Heaton Sean Howard CK Valeria Maltoni Drew McLellan Doug Meacham Marilyn Pratt Steve Roesler Greg Verdino CB Whittemore Steve Woodruff Paul McEnany Ann Handley David Reich Tangerine Toad Kristin Gorski Mack Collier David Armano Ryan Barrett Lori Magno Tim McHale Gene DeWitt Mario Vellandi Arun Rajagopal Joseph Jaffe Rohit Bhargava Anna Farmery Marianne Richmond Thomas Clifford Lewis Green Geoff Livingston Kris Hoet Connie Reece CeCe Lee Toby Bloomberg Seni Thomas Darryl Ohrt Joe Kutchera Paul Dunay Marshall Sponder Chris Kieff Tara Anderson Jason Falls Paul Soldera Roberta Rosenberg Saul Colt Todd Andrlik Nathan Snell Ryan Karpeles Mike Sansone Jennifer Laycock Neil Vineberg Cam Beck Mike Arauz Matthew Bailey Heather Gorringe John Rosen Cathleen Rittereiser Tamar Weinberg Rita Perea Linda Sherman Matthew McDonald Kaitlyn Wilkins Terry Starbucker
Jennifer Berk Jane Quigley John Wall Scott Monty Kevin Horne Virginia Miracle Amanda Gravel Susan Reynolds David Polinchock Shashi Bellamkonda David Berkowitz Vahe Habeshian
Uh, this post pretty much captures the good, the bad and the ugly that was Blogger Social 08.
I still can't believe how quickly Sean's shirt came off. Impressive.
Posted by: David Armano | April 10, 2008 at 03:01 PM
Fucking awesomeness. Where did that we sang photo come from?
Posted by: Paul McEnany | April 10, 2008 at 03:09 PM
ROFL!!! Love it. I thought we were out late. But Armano & Co. beat us by a couple of hours, it looks like.
Posted by: Cam Beck | April 10, 2008 at 03:10 PM
And I missed it all. Glad you all had fun and got to meet each other. Hope I can be there next time. (yes, I'm whining big time...for being too busy to sign up in time!)
Posted by: Yvonne DiVita | April 10, 2008 at 03:11 PM
LOL.
Awesome recap. Love the lorem ipsum over the infamous duo!
Let me just say that a quick strip velcro outfit is ridiculously expensive but worth it.
Sean
Posted by: Sean Howard | April 10, 2008 at 03:17 PM
@armano - no joke. Was going to blur out his who-has, but didn't have time or creative capabilities
@Paul - they're from my secret stash. Most were totally repetitive of the flickr gallery - but I'll send link.
@CamBeck - Yeah, my head hit pillow at 6:30am, I just recovered yesterday.
@Craphammer - I couldn't agree more
Posted by: Catch Up Lady | April 10, 2008 at 03:37 PM
Oh, and that pic of me shooting tequilar is EASILY the worst picture I've ever taken
Posted by: Catch Up Lady | April 10, 2008 at 03:40 PM
You noticed of course that the Catchup Thief is a faker- the straw is dry!
Fantastic meeting you! Next year I'll do the 3 AM bit with you too. Couldn't do it this time- too close to home. ;-(
Chris
Posted by: Chris Kieff | April 10, 2008 at 04:34 PM
Damn. I clearly hung out with the wrong crowd.
Posted by: Scott Monty | April 10, 2008 at 04:35 PM
@catchuplady the picture of you with lime and sour puss is nearly as bad as WTF attempt at adolescent look for prom shot. I look like a totally different person. Not in a good way either.
@scott yeah, next time hang with us. We'll get you to bed by breakfast time...
Posted by: David Armano | April 10, 2008 at 05:26 PM
@Chris - I have a similar shot, the ketchup is 3/4 the way up, I couldn't go all the way.
@Scott - how did you not peg us as the crowd to be with from the beginning?!
@armano - Your WTF and my sour puss are our alter egos.
Posted by: Catch Up Lady | April 10, 2008 at 06:14 PM
Hilarious. Just when I thought nothing new could be said about BS08, CatchUpBabe hits a home run. That's hella better than a damned Hummer made of butter, IMO.
Posted by: Mack Collier | April 10, 2008 at 07:25 PM
Pictures are really worth thousands of words although "We Came, We Sang, We Sucked" speaks volumes. Fantastic!
Posted by: Doug Meacham | April 10, 2008 at 11:25 PM
I just LOLed. Photos tell quite a story. It was awesome to meet you! Hopefully I'll see you in Boston this weekend.
Posted by: Amanda Gravel | April 10, 2008 at 11:28 PM
ummm...I think I should have spent more time with you. While i had an amazing time at BS08 I think you had an even better one :)
saul
Posted by: Saul Colt | April 11, 2008 at 09:15 AM
Kaitlyn, what a terrific story you tell here! Love it! Great meeting you at BS and BlogHer.
Posted by: C.B. Whittemore | April 16, 2008 at 12:13 PM