Once again, Luis packed the house...

Deep thanks to all who came to celebrate Luis on his birthday memorial in NYC. I'm guessing about a hundred people showed up to remember Luis, with friends and family traveling from all over to attend, (California, Florida, even London.) It really was an incredible evening. Your love was felt and won't be forgotten.

Mike Stewart of Beauty Bar was invaluable and a complete pro at setting up the event. Without him, the night would not have run so smoothly, and I can't thank him enough.

For those who were unable to attend, there's some video of the memorial that took place at Beauty Bar in New York on October 20th, 2006. I apologize that the video is shaky and that it's very dark and difficult to see much, but at least you can get a sense of what it was like to be there...

Photos

(click photos below to see attendees speaking at the microphone)

thanks to Sonya Gropman for the pics

 

Speeches

(in Quicktime video format)

Mike Stewart (1)

Tom de la Reguera

Robert Burke Warren

Steve Buscemi (1)

Dave McQuale

Anthony Correa (and Isabella)

Byron Guthrie

Molly Griffith

William Murchu

Mike Stewart (2)

Steve Buscemi (2)

 

 

Memorial cards

(click for larger image)

 

 

Oh, and here's a scan of Luis' passport. I was passing it around at the memorial and it generated a lot of smiles:

 

 

 

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