The next best thing to driving and enjoying your early 911 ? Hanging out with the crew in the middle of winter. Luke Marano had the great idea to arrange a purely social event for the Early 911S contingent. Drinks and dinner in Philly. The event also celebrates the birth of a formal Early S Registry chapter in the Delaware Valley, thanks to the efforts of John Kolesa. After drinks at Hawthorne’s, we moved around the corner to Dante & Luigi’s for dinner. I knew almost all of the crew that turned out, but a few I met for the first time. For those I knew, it was nice to find out who puts up with them when they are not out strafing the countryside in spectacular cars. Of course, talk was mostly about cars, in between bites of good food and some spectacular tiramisu. I was surprised to see Neal from the BMW clan there as he had joined us with his SC on some of the rides. All in all, it was a great event which really helped to break up the miserable winter weather. I sense another event will take place before the winter is over…..