Sam Turns 27

Happy Birthday, Dude

Sam accepts Jake's gift Celebrating Sam's birthday is always an exciting event, and tonight was no different. At The Scratcher, Sam's friends met up and celebrated Sam with various libations.

Sam tried to start out easy, with a Harp, but once the whole gang was there there was no stopping him, Joe, Tony, Will, and Pak made him do shots of scotch. Jake arrived to give Sam a delicious gift. Then Sam's older brother Sean arrived, to rile things up a littlel more. Sean browbeat Sam into a few more shots, prompting Sam to take refuge at the bar with glasses of water, in a brief act of surrender.

But when Jen complained about Danny's affectation of some sort of British accent, Sam deemed Jen too sober. Jen challenged Sam to a shot. Sam agreed, refusing to let her get away with it.

(Photo sequence by photographer Pak Fung Wong)

After chugging the painful scotch, Jen decided to head for some sustenance. Danny suggested A Salt and Battery for fish and chips. Amy joined in on the cod and chips. Danny also sprung for a deep fried Mars bar. Filled up the greasy goodness, the trio made their way back on East 5th Street, intending on checking on the festivities at The Scratcher.

Coincidentally enough, a gaggle of people were walking towards them, including a guy with another guy on his back. It was Sean, with little birthday boy brother Sam on his back. She needed a picture of this moment, so Jen took out her camera. Sam made sure his feelings about the moment were clear.

Sean and Sam coming Sean and Sam going

Happy Birthday, Sam.

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on May 6, 2003 12:25 AM

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Very cool design! Useful information. Go on!

Emillio Sackbaws

You are a wanker ya cheezy smug cunt im gonna find you and rip your fucking balls off your body give me a reason not to make you watch me shag your mum ya shite weasle. I'm no done yet be expecting more of this you fucking tramp. Oh my god do you have a home you junkie bastard ive seen you on the streets taking a shite and wipeing with a street curb and making young kids lick the leftovers. Yours sincerly Love your biggest fan

mom son

Sorry, I couldn't congatulate you earlier =(

HAPPPY DAY OF YOUR BIRTH, DUDE! =)

New York Hotels

Sam, Happy Birthday!

Justin Case

Sounds like it was a fun party, sorry I couln't be there. Happy Birthday Sam.

Eric

haha the middle fingers are a classic :)

Jen

I have to admit, whenever I'm around drunken people, especially drunken Koreans, I'm reminded of the Bright Sun First Year Dinner in 1998, where Jae passed out stone cold after too much soju. I had perhaps 32 shots, Jae and Jay had upwards of 40 I'm sure. What a night, especially when topped off with pushing Jae on a luggage cart into an apartment in a white glove building on the Upper East Side after Jay threw up across the street. I love my friends.