The Charlie Gibson Night.

Scripps Howard News Service / Scripps Howard Foundation Wire has been way too good to me/us. Case and point: The National Press Foundation's annual fundraising awards dinner held at the Washington Hilton in Dupont Circle. What? What's that you say? Free drinks, free three-course meal and more free drinks and dancing. We were usually the only ones dancing such the life of the party, the band begged us not to leave. AND we were able to meet Charlie Gibson.

FYI: Networking is much easier after everyone has parkaken in the open bar.