I've had a sinus infection for days and didn't feel great but I sucked it up, threw on a suit, and did the best I could to keep my energy up.
Anthony joined me and was kind enough to shoot a number of the photos.
On a side note, since the event was at Casino Del Sol Resort I had the chance to do a little slot machine play. I won enough through the night to pay for whatever I spent playing slots, Anthony's drinks, my soda, and a stop at a McDonald's drive thru to feed Anthony at the end of the night. I had the same amount of money in my wallet as I did when we left. Three cheers for being a non-loser.
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| Calm before the storm/runway is filled with fashion |
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| Casino Del Sol Resort ballroom |
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| Anthony gets his first drink of the night |
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| Jesse and Tina are a little blue. (Standing by a blue light will do that) |
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| Kind of an odd menu this year: Meat (I had beef), no starch really to go with it, a meet and cheese station, and Panini sandwiches. |
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| Greg, one of the emcees of this year's event |
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| Alex, Tina, and a surprise photo bombing guest |
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| Rascal yells at his beer. I have a feeling he does this a lot. |
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| Alex, Leslie, Greg all decided that orange was the color of the night |
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| Jennifer, Melanie |
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| Leslie, Alex, Erica, Stella, Lindsey |
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| Stella and Greg workin' the mics |
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| Here's Liz McCusker. It's a running joke between her and I that every time I see her I formally introduce myself. I suppose you had to be there to get the impact of the humor. |
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| Celebrity runway walk with kids from Tu Nudito |
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| Two princesses struttin' their stuff |
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| Yup, there's the jackass who writes this blog and Carolina. My hair looks fabulous. |
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| My co-worker Tina Jennings and a little cutie take their turn on the runway |
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| Roxanna Green and a young lady dressed as an angel |
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| My co-worker Alex with a ladybug and a bumblebee |
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| Tucson restaurant icon Mr. An takes a young lady down the runway |
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| Leslie Lois and a princess |
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| KGUN 9 news anchor Stella Inger with a princess and a prince |
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| Second trip down just for fun |
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| Public relations guru Matt Russell conducts the live auction |
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| Rhonda, Rhonda's daughter and Terri sat behind me and didn't see me shoot this photo. I can be sneaky when I want to. |
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| This guy was the "Faux" Tony Bennett and what made it pretty funny is that he had to read the lyrics of the songs he was singing from a little card in his hand. |
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| The real runway models take center stage |
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| Beautiful dress |
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| The fabulous Shelley GoodStein |
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| Another beautiful dress |
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| Usually this look stays in the bedroom but it must be making it's way onto the streets |
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| This guy must have the craziest bed head after a night of sleeping if his hair is this interesting when it's styled |
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| Cute outfit, I liked the shoes |
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| Outside, I find Anthony and Alex checking to see if the doors of this Volvo were unlocked. They weren't very sneaky and I'm guessing they would not make very good car thieves. |
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| The Volvo's registration expired in 2014. Oopsie. |
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| Leslie and Lindsey take a shot at their runway walk. Could be confused with their zombie walk. |
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| Lindsey and Erica tried to runway walk. As you can tell by the laughter they won't be heading to New York Fashion Week. |