The 8th Annual Umali Awards - "STRAKA DEFEATS BUCCHERI"

2008 Umali Awards

The 8th Annual Umali Awards, celebrating the Year 2008, took place on June 26, 2009 at the Green Gallery East in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The show was the usual fun gathering of friends and family. My cousin, of TimeLineMedia, documented the event.

The Top 10 DIWITTY Earners of 2008:

 
10.SWC 09.JM 08.ec 07.NK 06.AB 05.MG 04.SW 03.SB 02.SB 01.FS
Seth Warren-Crow
57 DIWITTYs
John Myers
60
Emir Cakaroz
62
Nils Knudsen
64
Anthony Brisson
68
Mary Germain
88
Steve Wetzel
100
Sarah Buccheri
189
Sarah Burgundy
253
Frank Straka
269

Straka unseats Buccheri, ending her stay atop the DIWITTY leaderboard at six years! What a dynasty!
It took only 57 DIWITTYs to make it into the Top 10, re-establishing the phenomenon known as "DIWITTY Deflation."

A "catalogue" was produced in conjunction with the 2008 Umali Awards. You can get yours now, postage paid, for $5. These are 4 1/2" by 5", 16 pages (including the covers), with a few color images. Layout was by Joe Riepenhoff and Cat Pham, and it was printed by the Green Gallery Press in an edition of 100.

Catalogue

The catalogue is filled with charts, graphs, and writing that reflects the awards.

The following categories were recognized:

How I Like My Eggs
Most Consumed Beer
Most Frequented Restaurant
Best Dining out Experience
Best Bingo
Most Famous Person Spoken To

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