Party
- "That was one of the best Free Dmitry parties ever!"- "Yes, and it had that special ingredient: a Free Dmitry."
The Free Dmitry party was just excellent. We had a great turnout, a great space, celebrity guests (Dmitry, his boss, his lawyer, lots of local activists...), good sound (thanks, Fred and Patrick), good food, etc. There are endless people to thank for all this.
You can listen to the speeches from the party on Radio EFF (MP3 format).
I saw lots of friends there, many of them from the local Linux and free software community. There were also lots of reporters there, and I gave several interviews, frequently interrupted by the fact that this was a party.
Thanks to Katie, we had a birthday cake for Dmitry, whose 27th birthday was Tuesday. We all gathered round and sang "Happy Birthday" with much enthusiasm.
I also have to take a moment to praise the 21st Amendment for their service, food, hospitality, and ambience. They gave us the entire upstairs room on condition that we spend over $500 in all on food and drink (which we did). It was an excellent venue, and I'd hold Free Dmitry parties there again (which, fortunately, ought to be unnecessary now). Plus, as I mentioned before, it has "1st Amendment" in the name!
