In retrospect, 2007 brought a lot of gifts to me, Patrick, my partner, being number one. Number two is the fact that I am blessed with a wonderful family and friends. Number three; it seems that there are a lot of people out there that like the Hunter’s Nightclubs. To all of you, thank you, very much for your support and making our businesses so successful this last year. Number four; Hunter’s newest location opened in San Jose, California. I promise to continue in making the Hunter’s Nightclubs better and better in 2008.

Included in the pictures is a photographic tribute to a dear friend of mine, Bill Emrich who passed this last year. Some of his many accomplishments during the ‘70’s included performing as Vera Vinyl at Chicago’s “Dugan’s Bistro”, our answer to Studio 54, as well as doing performance art at Chicago’s “The Snake Pit”, a punk rock bar. He was THE top fashion photographer in New York during the ‘80’s were he partied with the “A” list of designers and artists. During the late ‘90’s when I met him, he was owner of “Blink”, an ultra chic men’s fashion and accessories store on Arenas Road in Palm Springs. Bill had an exceptional eye for fashion and style, a true talent. I miss him terribly. But I guess that is what the song on News Years Eve, Auld Lang Syne, means.