After a rest in the
room, Brian and I headed out for a pre-party bite to eat, not being
sure what sort of fooodstuffs might be served at a trendy club.
After a fine mean of Tapas, we met in the lobby to be bussed to the
club. Although I had dressed down a bit from my normal investigative
attire (the first time in days I was without a tie), some were dressed
quite elegantly - I was struck by the beaty and elegance of the woman
in this dress.
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In the lobby, people prepare for the last Mission - MINI clubbing! |
After a ride through
Barcelona up the hill leading to Tibadabo, we arrived at Club
Danzetoria for the final party. The club itself was in a house set on
a very steep hill, and had about five or six levels each with dancing
and bars! Many screens around the building showed various odd things
in time to the music, including a funky dancing robot.
Inside on one of the levels MINI had set up this fine Mission MINI car. |
The club sports this stylish MINI |
Off to the side was
a matching room, in an even more Electric Blue...
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Coordinating room. |
And on the car (as
on all of the Mission MINI cars) were listed the sponsors who had made
the exhibition possible. Goodyear was of course supplying the runflats
that had let us wander Barcelona without fear, and BMG had provided a
fine soundtrack with songs from bands like Kosheen and Moby that we had
listened to over and over in the car and other areas during the course
of the investigation.
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The sponsors for the contest. |
Here Brian an Brooks
and I talked with a BMG rep about the music - I complemented her on the
fine selection.
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Team USA chatting up BMG rep. |
Dancing was rampant
throughout the complex, befitting for a club.
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One of the many rooms. |
After some time, the
organizers of the investigation got on stage to formally thank everyone.
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Starting the presentation of the awards. |
Halley was on hand,
even though he had a terrible cold, to thank the investigators for
finding his paintings.
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Halley comes to say thanks for recovering the paintings. |
Val once more
dropped by to also take a bow.
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Val also drops by. |
The first component
of the prize for the winning investigators was revealed - a glass
monolith, or "Object etched with MINI" as google would say! Inscribed
was "Mission MINI 2002", which implied perhaps another at some point...
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Some members of Germany One
receive the coveted MINI Monolith. |
More fetching monolith
shots, and other members of Germany 1. |
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A hand for a job well done! |
The lawyer, Carles
Masso showed up as well as the congratulations were winding down...
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Carles Masso drops by before heading off to the local brothel. |
There was to be one
more surprise though - as rumored, Team Germany 1 having saved the
artwork from disaster was to each receive a lease on any of the Team
Cooper S cars for one full year!
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Announement - team Germany each get a Misison MINI Cooper S for one
year! |
We all congratulated
them one more time. Then, the investigation truly over, we all
dispersed throughout the club to spend a few more hours enjoying the
music and dancing.
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Team germany with the final reward. |