When we got there around 3:00, the Press Room was packed -- our usual area had people eating and drinking, and the jazz people had just started to pack up. Soooo... the session got off to a slow start.

Ernie Pigeon was the first to show up and the three of us tried to secure as much of the area as soon as it was available. And it's a good think others were later than usual, because it was closer to 4:00 before we could snag a spare table (not the usual one, as the 3-table row was occupied) and at least sit down and have a place for our beers. Then the occupants of the usual set of tables that we reconfigure finished their meals and departed and we could get officially set up and get the bar music shut off.

Ended up having a decent turnout and session, just got off to a late start. Nice to have Tony Giblin and Eamon Coyne join us.

More tomorrow.

Linn