By: Jeff Meade

So who wasn't there?

It seemed like everyone who had ever played music or danced to it in Emmett's Place, the Northeast's venerable Irish pub, was on hand for the big farewell bash. The joint was so crowded, people had to enter in shifts. At one point, an entire drum set needed to be assembled out on the sidewalk.

We could tell you more, but far better to show.

• Here are the photos.
• Check out a video sampler of the evening's activities.
• Here's Paddy's Well.
• Paul Reese presents his musical ode to Emmett's.