Last Gasp

Last night was underground comic and book publisher Last Gasp’s annual “Burritos, Beer & Cheer” holiday party, which they have been hosting for over 30 years now. This legendary party is also a fundraiser for the Martin de Porres House of Hospitality, who’s volunteers feed thousands of people a week, without any kind of government funding.

As always, Baba Ron Turner and the gang threw another great party. Here are a few photos that I shot of the scene. The quote of the night came from a guy on his cell phone who I walked by as I was leaving: “Dude, this is an awesome party! I just spilled my beer on Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s shoes”.

Photos from Last Gasp’s Holiday Party

Check out The Last Gasp Story for the history of how this wonderful organization came into existence.

UPDATE: Rudy Rucker was there as well and has a great write-up with photos on his blog.

photo credit: Scott Beale

filed under Art, Comics, Events, Humor, San Francisco Bay Area

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sfmike December 17, 2005 at 8:40 pm

Really lovely photos. I actually felt envious that I hadn’t been invited which is unusual when I look at most party pictures.

Scott December 19, 2005 at 6:46 am

Awesome pics! Sorry I didn’t meet you there. While our pics of the acutal party were hampered by merry making, we were lucky enough to wander around for a couple hours before the party snapping shots of the Hall of Oblivion.

http://flickr.com/photos/bookmans/sets/1607292/

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