Wednesday, September 24, 2008 was the Opening Night Gala at Carnegie Hall for the 2008 Season. It also happened to be my 47th birthday. Some tickets opened up at the last minute. My brother in law and his wife were scheduled to attend with a party.

The host, a Wall Street big wig, was called to Washington to help save us all from the Wall Street fiscal crisis. I got the call on Sunday night asking if we wanted to go. After giving my brother in law a resounding "yes", I immediately assembled kilted formal attire.

What follows, dear reader, are photos of our evening in a luxury box at Carnegie Hall, repleat with celebrities and assorted shenanigans. The rabble are everywhere, there is no escaping us! Here is a shot of my kit for the evening. Yes, sports fans, those are opera pumps. A man in opera pumps is a man and a half. At least that's what my lovely lady wife, the Celtic Amazon Inordinately Hot Bohemian Wall Street Wonder [CAIHBWSW] says. I apologize in advance for my poor photographic skills.