Day One in SF

Quick breakfast and we were off to the Concourse. There was a line forming when we arrived (about a hour before opening). Went in, tidied up, turned the lights on and did a bit of shopping and waited for the proper opening.

The fair was steady through most of the day. A lot of looking, a few actually buying...a lot of "engagement" and interesting conversations. It seemed very nice to us (first timers), though we did here some complaining from others (though complaining is an integral part of doing shows .

It was a very long day (show opened at 10am, we were there around 9am...we did not close until 7pm). 10 hours is a long time for anything...standing on concrete is is just painful.

We demurred from one dinner offer because after the day, we just couldn't bring ourselves to figure out how to over the bay bridge before bed. They had a great time without us (and did not wrap up until 1am or so)

We had dinner with my Craig Harris again and with one of my more favorite humans on earth, Brian Cassidy. Nice Irish place right off Bush Street. The drinks were good (Smithwicks and Manhattans) and the food hit the spot (around the table we had fish and chips, shepherds pie and rubens). Good drink, good food, good fun. Nice wrap to a fun day.