Last Gasp Holiday Party 2005

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 by Scott Beale