Bachelor and Bachelorette Party madness...
We decided to have a have a joint BBQ before heading our seperate ways for the Bachelor and Bachelorette parties. The festivities started at Ed Zamora's house (even though he was away that weekend). We drank lots of Rolling Rock and ate lots of good food, and had lots of fun. After the group picture, the guys called cabs and took off to their party destination: Gastov's, a wonderful German bar that features "Das Boot".

Bachelor/Bachelorette Party people! Back Row: Nick Patterson, Nick Mark, Rob Manalo, Jason Stewart, Andrew White, Chris Gwinn, Matt Gunn, David Quigley, Shane, Sean McNee, Meri Tanner, Drew Johnson, Amy Harris, some guy, Tom Darby, Rob Williams, Trevor Peace, Jon Yi. Front Row: Doug Escola, Anya Naschak, Sandy Gunther, Brandi Skillings, Jesse Schulte, Ann Zawistoski, Thistle Parker-Hartog, Sarah Bruesewitz.

"Das Boot" is a drinking game of Germanic proportions. Basically, there is a huge glass cowboy boot filled with beer. When it is your turn, you take a drink out of the boot, flick it, and pass it to the person on you right. If you forget to flick before you pass, you have to drink again. If you set the boot down, you have to drink again. If beer splashes onto your face (which it tends to do when it's getting empty) you have to drink again. If the person who drinks immediately after you do finishes the boot, you buy the next one. A typical guy party of drinkin' and playin' darts.

Trev's on the ground before the party begins!	"Das Boot"!

The women has something a little more elaborate planned.... First Jesse Schulte (the bridesmaid in charge of the evenings debauchery) pulled out a veil decorated with camoflauge paches. Oh, but it didn't stop there! Then she pulled out the condoms and the girls went to town putting those on the veil. Next, as if that wasn't enough, she got out the plastic Hawaiian leis and I got a sign taped to me that said "Get lei'd for $1". And to top it all off, I was given a list of party goals to fulfill by the end of the evening which included such choice actions as "obtain a pair of men's underwear" and "have someone buy you a 'screaming orgasm' and act it out". (Needless to say, I did not complete the list!). Then we ventured out into downtown Minneapolis to dance!