Brian caught me in full polemical vigor in Orlando, so here’s my poor recompense. Despite his serious and well-founded reservations about this faux-New-Orleans (and corporate-rights-managed) bash at EDUCAUSE, Brian could not say no to his fans and friends (they are legion) and agreed to come with us to the party. Amor vincit omnia! Thanks, Brian. You bring good things to life, and that truth belongs to our community, not to any corporation.
Recompense or revenge, there it is.
You gotta admit that the beard suits me, makes me look distinguished. Too bad that frat-boy dork in the purple shirt ran into the frame like that. (And thanks for not posting any shots of the punch-up that followed.)