Spent the other night schmoozing at the holiday party of our friendly local wader manufacturer. Good fun and 3 drink tickets were had by all. The event was held in their soon-to-be (fall 2012) new digs. More like an empty warehouse than a world headquarters at this point. Rumors were squelched; there’ll be no retail outlet in the new building (if you believe the Big Cheese himself). A few loud sighs of relief were heard to emanate from us fly shop guys. Surreal moment of the night – being called a “hipster” by the Big Cheese’s wife. A nattily dressed Turd Ferguson was spotted working the crowd, perhaps drumming up funding for his next cable special, “I Catch More Fish in a Day than You’ll Catch in Your Life.”