By: Scoop Stanton
Our friend Dan Ruttenberg has a charity called Poker Players Who Care. He wanted to throw a shindig to thank the people who participated. Usually he has something for Saint Patrick’s Day, but this year he wanted to do something completely different! Ane he certainly did!
Dan held the event in McLean, VA at two venues! First the Star Hill Biergarten on the 11th floor of one of the Capital One buildings, then the Star Hill Brewery downstairs in the same building! The theme is everyone wear something red, white and blue!
The weather was perfect and we came out deep! Since I knew I was going to be there and there would be live music playing and I’ll be doing 75 Radio, I decided to get a hotel room! Before the 11th, Dan asked me if I was coming and if I was going to do the radio show! Of course! I try not to miss a Ruttenberg event and I’ll do the show even if my next wife is giving birth!
Everyone was dressed in red, white and blue! Dan’s sneakers actually lit up! One lady you see pictured above was dressed as Lord Fairfax’s wife! Then it was showtime! And of course there were “This is 75 Radio” moments. Both Mike and Danila were out sick, and Ed was MIA! But we have Dan coming on! We walk to my hotel room. Dan tells no one and has no clue what he’s going to say! We stop at the hotel bar for a quick one! Dan is perfect for 75 Radio! Dan comes on and kills! Meanwhile his phone is blowing up because he told no one! The segment ends and he heads back out before the search party is deployed.
I finish the show and walk back over to the Starr Hill Brewery where the party is still full tilt with the country band twinging away. After last call, the patriots went out to another place, and this old man walked back to his room. Alone!
One of the best parts of the day was the people looking at us. You have a large bunch of people wearing red white and blue, having a good time with a ton of good-looking women. We weren’t a rock and roll band, a wrestling organization, or even a political organization. Not one MAGA hat and not one word of politics spoken. They couldn’t figure us out! When people asked me what’s going on with the colors, I replied: “It’s Saint America Day!” It’s something Dan came up with. I love it. The word “saint” is held with reverence and respect. “Saint’ means something important. Then America. The nation we live in and the nation we love. “Saint America Day” also confuses people even more!
Once again, I want to thank Dan for being a great guest on the radio, his hospitality and his friendship! I can’t recall one time I had a less than amazing time with Dan! I got a feeling he will be on the radio again and again!
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