Jen Choi and Lauren kicked the night off with some great music from their iTunes libraries.

 

  

In a classic example of how Jamie's Ball connects the
   universe, Mark (a producer on the film I'm editing)
chills with his girlfriend Elyse (a co-worker of Niki's.)

 

Niki with Julie, Jenn, and Heide  - the Albany crew.   Jen enthusiastically works the door, while Evan
admires the subtle genius of our bouncer, Tiny. 
No lie, his name is Tiny.

 

Special Guest MC, Mark H Rooney welcomes
 the crowd.  Jesus walks with him!		  

Jimmy (with Rick and Isaac) signals his excitement.

 

The fabulous Eidshaug sisters - Elizabeth, Niki and Amanda.   Mark hands off the mic to me to begin the Prize
Giveaway, while Evan nonchalantly videos the
whole thing.

 

I pull my best Pat Sajak and start listing
the donated prizes.		  

Debra is the first winner of the night.  Okay,  actually,
her friend Sara was the real winner, but was too
shy to come up and claim her prize.  Now her
name's on the Internet.  Good choice, Sara.

 

DJ seems like a good guy and all, but when he
won twice, I thought the crowd might riot. 

 

I ran into Deb at a mutual friend's party after losing
touch with her for three years.  She rallied through
the crap weather to support and old friend and what
did it get her?  A free dinner at Assenzio!  Raise
that roof, Deb!

 

No one appreciates being a winner like Jimmy.

  

Jill, my physical therapist,  scoops up the Virgin
Records CD and DVD collection.  She's only known
me for a couple months and, not only came out
in the rain, but brought a bunch of her friends. 
Thanks, Jill!

 

Newlyweds Bill and Becky walks away with the
Kaiju Big Battel Prize Pak.  The couple that Battels
together, stays together!

  

I don't think anyone's ever been as excited about
winning a prize at the Ball as Christina (with Julie,
on the left) was about winning the Focus
Features DVD Collection.  Get down, girl. 
Go on, get down.

 

The tension in the crowd was palpable as we got down
to the last few prizes

  

In your eyes, the light, the heat…

 

Suzanne told me that she and her fiancé Jim had
just talked about getting satellite radio.   He was
especially psyched to be able to listen to
Howard Stern again.

  

Last year people freaked out over the I-Pod mini, so
this year I wanted to up the ante.  Hmm, how about
an iPod Nano?  No, wait.   How about TWO iPod
Nanos?  Oh yeah!  Big thanks to Tekserve.

 

Luciana waits excitedly for the lucky winner, while
Elizabeth  tries the In-Law Jedi mind trick on me.

  

Fellow "Groomsmen" alum Ben is big pimpin with
his new Nano!

 

Once all the prizes were handed out,  Special Guest
 DJ Fucci got right to work rocking the house.

  

Jen thinks twice about getting down with Mark H.

 

Colleen has started the tradition of the annual Jamie's
Ball spanking.  This year's was, by far, the best.		  

I love this shot!  Jen contemplates being next.

 

Niki and Kim comfort me after my spanking.

  

Tim V. all up in da hizzouse.

 

This was just supposed to be a goofy, playful pose
with Kristin, Mark H and Jen.  I had no idea how
close I came to fundamentally altering my friendship
with Jen.  Sorry, Ev. 		  Luis, Me, Suj and Tara.  Luis and Suj both sang
in the B.U. Dear Abbeys, the a cappella group I
co-founded.  Thanks for repping the Abbey
alums, guys!

 

Harvey (aka H-Bomb) is an old karaoke friend from
my days at The Raccoon Lodge on the UES.

  

Becky shows off her amazing…new Kaiju Big Battel
t-shirt.  Thanks, Beck.

 

Anne and Rob (on either side of me) donated the
Kaiju stuff.  Here's us and Christian pulling our
baddest Kaiju challenge look.		  

Elizabeth and Adam, cold chillin.

 

Kim and Niki   Amanda with her boyfriend, Rich.  Okay, homeboy
served  TWO tours of duty in Iraq but can't make
it through ONE Jamie's Ball!

 

I see you, baby!  Shakin' that *ss!

  

Me and The Wife.  Eat your hearts out, fellas.

17 meets 33.  Ouch.
 
 
 

This year's Ball was the real deal. Check out our sponsor logos from Bacardi and Brooklyn Brewery!
 
Carrie, Ceylon, Jen & Evan   Jen looks on as Ceylon reminds everyone why they
call me "The Uniballer"
 
It just wouldn't be a party if Carrie and Jen didn't break
out a jazz-square 		  Here's me disavowing any ties to those
crazy chicks.
 
Brian Battjer (of ikeepadiary fame) and I give props
to my ball. Too bad it got cut off. Doh!		   Guest MCs Sid and Buddy
 
Nobody parties like Evan and Brian's always up
for a little dirty-grind with a friend's wife.		   Natalie proves why black lace shirts and bright
flashes don't (or do) mix.
 
David Fateman (aka The Fatty) shows a guy from
Pennslyvania (sorry, dude, I forgot your name) how
we ROKK in NYC. 		  Ben, Elizabeth and Adam, who is totally caught
checking…something out.
 
My in-laws!! (Amanda, Cathy, Ron, Niki, Elizabeth) 
Did I marry into a good gene-pool or what? 		  Kim (who designed most of this site) and Niki.
 
Early on people were trickling in steadily   …then all of a sudden there were, like, 300 people
in the room.
 
Elizabeth and Luciana work the door, while Adam
provides backup.  The best thing about having family
work the door at a charity event, is that every time
someone asks for change, they get the stink-eye! 		  DJ Cheyenne and DJ Juca volunteered their
time to keep the party pumping.
 
"Gentlemen!  Step away from the sister-in-law!"   Sid, Buddy and my ass. Check out Buddy
channeling Rodney Dangerfield!!
 
Candy and Sid chat with Merideth, while
Buddy pulls a classic pimp-check. 		  I throw up my baddest gang sign, only to have
Sid and Buddy double-team me with the
"devil horns / small penis" combination. 
Cold, boys.  Cold.
 
Nobody rocks the black-leather boots like Candy   Me and the wife
 
Sid and Buddy running the prize giveaway   Here's Niki with college friends Ricky, John and Jimmy
 
I freakin' love this picture.  Carrie's in the background
playing Waldo, while Charlene gives her best
"Oh no he didn't!"		  

Either Jesus just walked into the back of the
room or SOMEBODY won some loot!
 
Of all the donated prizes this year, I think the
"Most Unexpectedly Random Prize" award was the
Delux 120 Piece Stanley Tool Set.  My friend Paul
works for Stanley and just happened to have a
sample kit in his trunk and next thing you
know - Booyah! We got a prize giveaway!		   Next up were copies of The Big Bang and Nerve's
Guide to Sex Etiquette written by my friends Emma
Taylor and Lorelie Sharkey (aka Em and Lo).  The guy
who won them didn't understand that they were the
authors and was all confused when they wanted to
sign his books.
 
I thought the Tivo would be the hot prize of the
night, but people FREAKED OUT about the
 mini I-Pod.  After a brief controversy involving
an "alleged" duplicate winning ticket,
the prize went to…		   …Avid genius and all-around suave dude Matt Snyder
 
You better lose yourself, in the
moment, you own it…		   Merideth and The Fatty get their disco freak on
atop the glowing, purple dance floor.
 
What's better: the undeniable hot-ness of Teresa
and the Eidshaug sisters, or Mark Tracy's
unbridled, lustful yearning?  You decide.		   Years ago in a bar on the Jersey Shore, I drunkenly
stripped down to my white tanktop and did a little
sex-dance with Teresa to "Living La Vida Loca." 
Apparently it had quite an effect on her, as she has
given me the nickname "Jim Bob" and constantly
wants me to show my "wife-beater" in public.
This night was no exception.

 

 
Me with Jen, Carrie and Evan  

Jean Lane totally busted offering alcohol to a
17 year-old.

* The deal with that picture (yes, it's real) is that
my old roommate Mark Tracy got a hold of one
of my high school yearbook photos and had it
turned into this sign.   I walked into the first Ball
and there it was, sitting over the bar for everyone
to see.  I was given strict instructions that it
must appear at every future ball.
 
Brian dancin' all up on Jen Choi.  Jen having none of it.
   Errrbody in da club gettin tipsy!
 
Christian and his freakishly long tongue. Check out Kim!  
She's all, "Look who I married!"

 

   I love this picture!  Just a candid shot of me with 
Andrew, Jinx, Colleen and her friend - until you 
notice Colleen secretly pointing at my package!  
Well done, Colleen.
                     
Brian, Kurt and me.  Kurt came down from Boston,
where he sang with the B.U. Dear Abbeys, the a
cappella group Bri and I co-founded.
   I'm just trying to move away from Jumah's
giant hulk hand.
 
Jen and Jimmy Bieber model last winters warmest
fashions - which they needed considering it was the
coldest night in fifty years!
    The brave rally crew at the end of the night.
 
 
 
My parents (far right) and Niki's parents  (far left) started the evening by taking  us all to dinner.   Me,
Niki, Teresa, Adam, Elizabeth and Brian.		 Jen Choi busts some serious moves to "Beat It" to the 
delight of Jacob, Michael and every other guy in the room.
Niki and me, and our folks. Christian and Kim, Teresa, Niki and me