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Thomas Paine Birthday Celebration 2015
"The Headstrong Evening Club", Castle Green, Pasadena, California
![Ellen Snortland](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_c2db82b6c6a045e0bcf10fae56879328.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_c2db82b6c6a045e0bcf10fae56879328.jpg)
Ellen Snortland
... as Mercy Otis Warren.
![The Headstrong Table](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_308b42ab59da49a7856dad03bb625130.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_308b42ab59da49a7856dad03bb625130.jpg)
The Headstrong Table
![Madam de Bonneville](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_91096847ea2b476296e005680dc09739.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_91096847ea2b476296e005680dc09739.jpg)
Madam de Bonneville
... opens the meeting.
![Ian Ruskin](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_eae5ab1bab8b433aa1715744dee4561d.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_eae5ab1bab8b433aa1715744dee4561d.jpg)
Ian Ruskin
... as Thomas Paine.
![A full house](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_747915c42adf4e018f0a950cc5518848.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_747915c42adf4e018f0a950cc5518848.jpg)
A full house
![Mr. Paine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_1059e46480d64051b0c47f88871ed18e.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_1059e46480d64051b0c47f88871ed18e.jpg)
Mr. Paine
... is amused.
![Dale Reynolds](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_29b90712c67943048561f9f2203ebaf8.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_29b90712c67943048561f9f2203ebaf8.jpg)
Dale Reynolds
... as Thomas Jefferson.
![Margaret Downey](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_8a34a7428e6d42e2859e0b05e6227487.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_8a34a7428e6d42e2859e0b05e6227487.jpg)
Margaret Downey
winner of Headstrong “Best Arguer” Contest
![An Audience](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_d9358f1524b84d04bb0a5218bfd7eb6f.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_d9358f1524b84d04bb0a5218bfd7eb6f.jpg)
An Audience
... full of great questions.
![And now](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_7f21763286004a81b051cfcd45bd26f9.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_7f21763286004a81b051cfcd45bd26f9.jpg)
And now
... a toast to Paine.
![Jefferson Black](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_147e2e2ac6384b05aa0042ac4888c7c5.jpg/v1/fill/w_95,h_142,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_147e2e2ac6384b05aa0042ac4888c7c5.jpg)
Jefferson Black
... as “The Greeter”.
![The vote](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_f6630e150720473992b9f80e0b1c0e0f.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_f6630e150720473992b9f80e0b1c0e0f.jpg)
The vote
... for Best Arguer.
![The Lineup](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_2b1d2d07dfcf4bc1baca482ed78dd6f4.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_2b1d2d07dfcf4bc1baca482ed78dd6f4.jpg)
The Lineup
![A few words](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4faee4_5bacc8dabbcf4b6884f1980e6a26129d.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4faee4_5bacc8dabbcf4b6884f1980e6a26129d.jpg)
A few words
... before we cut the cake.
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