Babble-On recently hosted our “Pins and Pints” party at Uptown’s historic and funky Bryant-Lake Bowl. Delicious food (check out their menu), great craft brews, and some noisy pin-crashing were all part of the recipe – (as were a few party crashers, too, but… no matter – s’all good.)
Carol Bergeron, John Lukas, André Bergeron, Greg Geitzenaur, Becky Carlson (and some other very helpful hands) hosted and hoisted til the wee hours of the morning.
And what would a bowling party be without the classic retro bowling shirts the staff wore (courtesy of Becky’s family) and a “Wheel of Meat?”, – our specially designed (and very shiny) contest wheel, from which partygoers could buy a number for a chance to win some tasty, organic, grass fed beef from Moonstone Farms in MN. All money collected – (5 bucks a number – 40 numbers in all – 3 rounds of spinning – plus an additional cash donation from Babble-On Recording) went to benefit the Land Stewardship Project – a non profit organization dedicated to ethical, sustainable agriculture. It was our version of a Meat Raffle with a touch of Soul Food.
Congratulations to our winners, – Notably, long time Babble-On friend, Jay Kaskel and Oren Robashken of Make Visual who each walked away with a quarter of a quarter cow (known elsewhere as a sixteenth, yes? – hmmmmm).
Here are just a few of the pics…. (if you click on them you’ll get a larger version in a new window)
Home of our get-together - The Bryant Lake Bowl
Becky, our old friend Mark, Jenna and Krista
Carol Bergeron prepares for another spin of the "Wheel O Meat to benefit Moonstone Farms
John Lukas slips into one of the great retro bowling shirts we all wore that night
Jay Kaskel, one of our Wheel O Meat Winners, hangs on for the ride at our Pins n Pints Party
Jennee Schmidt appears to be learning her camera
Mark Benninghofen and Ameila Ruth share a laugh at Babble-On's Pins n Pints Party | September 2009
Many thanks to all who came by for some beer, bowling and beef. We’re honored to be tied into the stellar ad community here in Minneapolis. Also, a special thanks to longtime buddy Scott Jorgensen and Art Director Aaron Shand who created all the awesome signage (see above) and e-mail ads for our soirée. We couldn’t have done it without you.
We’ll see if we can swing it again in 2010.
