OK Drew - thanks for the starters, let's see... My first was in 1997 - what a nob I was! Spent it in a haze.
1997 - Cleveland, OH
2000 - Livonia, MI
2002 - Irving, TX
2003 - Chicago, IL
2004 - Las Vegas, NV
2005 - Baltimore, MD
2006 - Orlando, FL
2007 - Denver, CO
2008 - Cincinnati, OH
2009 - Oakland, CA
2010 - Minneapolis, MN
2011 - San Diego, CA
2012 - Seattle, WA
2013 - Philadelphia, PA
So this will be my 14th NHC and my 12th in a row. Good fun, good learnings, good people. It's all good. Having a water bottle with me at most times (and drinking from it) was one lesson learned, taking power naps helps me as well. Jeff and Sue Rankert also taught me the importance of B vitimans (in the handy Propel powdered packets -easy to carry on planes). Still haven't learned how to drink less than copious amounts at the Brewing Network parties, but otherwise I am learning...