Drake Party 2008

Alumni should wear Drake clothing and bring any cool Drake (esp. Relays) paraphernalia you may have lying around. I have several Drake stickers/tattoos that can be applied for the evening so everyone can be "Drake For A Day".

An important reason to come (and wear BLUE) is yours truly received the Young Alumni Loyalty Award from Drake last May.

We will also celebrate Zach Johnson's (Drake '98) victory at the Masters last year

You will also have a chance to visit my "Alumni Room" which pays tribute to Drake. It is definitely unique!

I will fire up the grill for a cookout around 18:30 or 19:00, so bring your favourite grilling entree. My brother-in-law Barry, a great cook, will don the chef's hat for the evening. I will set out snacks and provide drinks too. As always, bring along other foods/beverages that may add a little 'style' to the party. If you don't know what to bring, but want to help out, I will set up a "piggy bank" for you to make a voluntary and anonymous contribution. So when in doubt, just "pay the pig".

I have air hockey, table hockey, foosball, shuffleboard, board/card games...and a pinball machine available for play too (Big Ups to Bob Kulseth for his electronic wizardry!!). General socializing will be available too of course....

A special treat for children: Each year at Drake, Relays week kicks off with "street painting", where school organizations paint a street on campus highlighting the theme of that year's Relays. We will do the next best thing: Weather permitting, we'll have "driveway chalking". I'll buy chalk and the kids can show off their artistry on my driveway. Of course any artwork must have a Drake theme to it :)

If you are coming, please let me know so I can plan accordingly...the earlier the better. Invite other interested partiers, well-behaved children, Drake alumni, and/or any of the several million Drake wanna-bes. Park on the south side of 57th (side of street my house is on).

The University also wants a photo of everyone basking in the glory of all things Drake...just like last year's group below, so bring your best smile too!

As always, I reserve the right to "flog" (or "cane" if you're from Eastern Hemisphere), folks involved in deep discussions on