DBB Suite Night III

by Matt Watson on Jan 26, 2009 9:56 PM EST

In my haste to get the arena for last Wednesday's Detroit Bad Boys Suite Night, I forgot my camera. In hindsight it was the best decision I made all night because it gave me the perfect excuse to ask Garrett, who's not only a long-time DBB commenter but also the best wedding photographer in all of Ontario, if I could post his pictures from the night. Here they are:

After I finally got to the arena (I was late, as usual), Pistons communications guy Dave Wieme kicked off the night by giving us a behind-the-scenes tour of the Palace, visiting some of the bunker suites and VIP lounges that most of us only hear about.

From there we had a chance to watch the team warm up from courtside, which I'm pretty sure was the highlight of everyone's night. That's also when we met up with my good friend Natalie, who has a blog of her own I'm sure you've seen. Eventually we grabbed some dinner and headed upstairs to the suite to watch the Pistons celebrate the (alleged) death of smallball with their biggest win of the season.

This was the third time the Pistons have hosted a DBB suite night, and on behalf of everyone who made it out (Garrett, Brad, Brandon, Jan, Zach and everyone's friends and family), I'd like to thank the organization -- and Mr. Wieme in particular -- for making it happen.

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Chris & I had a blast, so thanks! And send our thanks to Dave too; he gave an excellent tour and obviously loved his job.

Next step: DBB courtside tickets giveaway.

Final frontier: Win the starting PF slot through Twitter.

by Zachatollah on Jan 26, 2009 10:33 PM EST reply actions

Thanks again for hooking us up, Matt! It was awesome! Should I auction off my “I like slam dunk shots” t-shirt on EBay?

by Garrett on Jan 26, 2009 10:34 PM EST reply actions

Priceless:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrettelliott/3226611481/

Looks like it was a night of magic, fellas!

by Mike Payne on Jan 26, 2009 10:44 PM EST reply actions

Also thanks to Natalie for showing off her camera skills and taking our group shots!

by Garrett on Jan 26, 2009 10:52 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, my pal Scott and I had a great time. Thanks again to Matt, The Pistons organization and all the group there. It was a blast.

by Brad Bice on Jan 26, 2009 11:29 PM EST reply actions

hopefully “MCIAFI” was explained to Dave Wieme… that would make it all the more funny

by Boney on Jan 26, 2009 11:33 PM EST reply actions

Wow, that’s some damn good photographing there Mr. Garrett! Seriously, great shots.

by Steve in OH on Jan 27, 2009 12:36 AM EST reply actions

Thanks again to DBB for a great night!

And great pics, Garrett. They are awesome.

by BG on Jan 27, 2009 8:01 AM EST reply actions

Great pictures!

by Fadel on Jan 27, 2009 12:28 PM EST reply actions

Garrett, excellent job with the photography. Thanks for posting the pictures, it looked like an absolute blast.

by Other Matt on Jan 27, 2009 8:25 PM EST reply actions

what do you mean by MCIAFI?

by rc2430 on Jan 28, 2009 11:18 AM EST reply actions

Thanks guys! Glad you like them!
rc2430: I think Mike Payne coined that acronym (or maybe Laughton)? When Maxiell was getting DNP-CDs someone spoke up and said it was more like DNP-MCIAFI (Michael Curry is an f’ing idiot).

by Garrett on Jan 29, 2009 1:29 AM EST reply actions