Photos from around the web:

• David Harrold’s photos on Flickr
• ETee’s photos on Flickr
• SEvatt’s photos on Flickr
• BrightKite’s Coffee Groundz stream

And for your notes, the two beers of choice for the night were:

• Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA – as Rachel Ray would say, delish, but Sean Stoner took it to the next level with…
• Dogfish Head Raison D’Extra – 20% alcohol. Whoa. One sniff of this stuff and you knew it meant business.  Tasted fantastic, though.  Yes, it does have raisins, but it really works well.

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Upcoming free webcasts: SQL and SSDs: A Valentine's Day Love Story and Anatomy of the SQL Server Log File.

Brent Ozar

Brent specializes in performance tuning for SQL Server, VMware, and storage. He's one of the very few Microsoft Certified Masters of SQL Server, a published author, and a Microsoft MVP. He likes travel, Jeeps, Apple gear, jokes, and writing about himself in the third person. Read more and contact Brent.

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Those of you who follow me on Twitter or on BrightKite know that I’m here all the time – I’m typing this from Groundz as we speak.  I love this place for all kinds of reasons:

• They have plenty of electric outlets and free WiFi
• They have a great outdoor patio with lots of seating (AND outlets there too!)
• The morning staff are fun and friendly (can’t speak for the afternoon staff because I just grab a beer and go straight out to the patio)
• They serve surprisingly good sandwiches, plus gelato and smoothies
• They play fun music on XM, not dark or artsy stuff
• THEY HAVE A FULL BAR!  WOOHOO!  Not just Bud and vodka, but a great variety of beer and wine.

I’ll be here, and odds are there will be a ton of other interesting Tweeps here too.  I’ve met a ton of fun people on Twitter that I’ve got a lot in common with, and I know I always love getting the chance to meet them and shake their hands.  Or hug them.  Whatever.

If you like the place, follow them online to find out news like the Twitter party:

• http://twitter.com/CoffeeGroundz
• The Coffee Groundz group on Facebook
• BrightKite’s placestream for CoffeeGroundz

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Upcoming free webcasts: SQL and SSDs: A Valentine's Day Love Story and Anatomy of the SQL Server Log File.

Brent Ozar

Brent specializes in performance tuning for SQL Server, VMware, and storage. He's one of the very few Microsoft Certified Masters of SQL Server, a published author, and a Microsoft MVP. He likes travel, Jeeps, Apple gear, jokes, and writing about himself in the third person. Read more and contact Brent.

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