Thanks to you André for making the effort to join us. Aside from the smoke, the noise, the high-octane tipple and the two svelte distractions at the adjacent table, it was a great start to what I hope will become a tradition. As spring arrives, my preference would be somewhere outdoors where we can part our bikes, nosh on great street food and watch the distractions walk by. The old Wujiang Lu street market would have been great. Is there anything comparable in Shanghai since Wujiang Lu was harmonized?

thanks again to all who came: Wrangler, Felix, Ryanjpyle, Andre555, Milton, and Wrangler's two buddies -- Gail and the guy who was on the phone pretty much all evening.

stupidly, none of us thought to make a photograph. yes, the beer was good!

cheers