I've got a good story for you fellas, and it's all because of your Red Hook gathering:
My wife knows I've been a BIG cobra fan for ages, and caters to my need to visit Park Place every so often to check out the Superformances there. Unbeknownst to me why (it's her birthday), my wife chose for us to eat lunch at the brewery and take the tour on Saturday. We show up yesterday around 12:15, and lo, there are about a dozen Cobras in the front parking lot! I damn near had a coronary on the spot! For the next 45 minutes the wife and I hung out, drank beers, and admired the collection while waiting for the tour to start. That's when she drops the bomb: she admits that she's really keen on Cobras, planned on coming to the brewery after hearing about this gathering on Citysearch, and that we should aim to purchase one later this year after we move to Woodinville!
Needless to say, I'm one incredibly happy guy. For something like this to happen (on her birthday no less) is unreal. Man, I love my wife!
sidenote: Brent Mills has been working with my wife over the past several months, so I strongly suspect his "Cobra influence" helped here.
Thanks for having this get-together guys! We're looking forward to joining your NW ranks soon!