Grape Stomp 2007 - 12 Sep 2007

My fourth time attending the UIUC Horticulture Club's annual Grape Stomp was probably the least organized, at least on my end. The rest of the organization of the event was just fine, mind - there were way too many grapes, there was a nice crushing device, and the grapes were even taken out of the fridge early enough to make them bearable with bare feet this year. And the grape juice didn't make me sugar-drunk!

(Previous year's pictures are here and here. I missed 2006 for some reason, and 2003's pictures didn't turn out.)


Images
Grape Stomp Crowd
I came in a little bit late, but I got to see the whole crowd this way.
Lecturing Dad
This is what he's good at.
Frog Father
It's kindof like the Godfather... aah, forget it, bad pun.
Joyous Dad
He was really enjoying his early stomping.
Kids in a Pool
How many can we fit?
More Kids in the Pool
The answer: as many as twelve! Or so I've heard.
Stepping in Grapes
Not a bad overview shot.
Stepping in Grapes, II
The choice of light changes how it looks, doesn't it?
Grape Squeezer
The mechanical way of making juice. Oh, wait, mechanized mechanical.
After Prolonged Stomping
They become grape pulp eventually.
Foot Washing
You didn't want to put sticky feet back in your shoes.
Talking with Students
I think they were laughing about the grape juice.
Posing Students
Not for me, though. I just jump in sometimes.
Green Grape Foot
After stepping in the green grapes, this is what my foot looked like.
Red Grape Foot
And after the red grapes, my foot looked like this. There's a difference! Observe!
Messy Feet
...I really don't want to know where this picture is going to end up.
Grape Goo and Feet
Okay, I like the texture in this shot.
Foot Posing
Behold the mess!
Green Grape Stomping
As previously noted, these were less messy...
Dan the Photographer
He got the kids to look at him, for a change.
More Red Grapes
I like showing off how much stuff got stuck between your toes.
Anna's Excellent Shirt
))<>(( forever.
(Yay, Me and You and Everyone We Know!)
Nate and the Roof
Nate led me and my camera up on the roof, so I could take pictures from above.
Nate Climbing the Roof
I wish I had worn my shoes up, so I could have actually made it...
Back Down the Roof
Instead, I couldn't get enough grip to keep climbing, and I had to make a painful trip back down across gravel and sharp bits. Oops.
Scion
I really don't have many pictures of my car. Well, here's one!
Grape Fight!
These happen all the time.
Posing in the Grape Fight
Not sure what to think about that. Seems like cheating.
Reloading
Grape ammunition was at a premium.
Grape Fight Aftermath
Teera looks...messy.
The Other Side
In a Grape Fight, everybody loses.
Dan Goes In
Even grad students can walk in grapes!
Proper Posing
People actually looking at the camera and making odd facial expressions with their bloody feet. Whee!
More Grape Close-Ups
This is a mix of well-crushed grapes and new ones.
More Grape Close-Ups, II
This actually made it a bit more hazardous.
Pool Clean-Up
It didn't seem kosher (haha) to just pour them out.
Mallory Arrives
Yes, she was rather late.
Cleaning the Juicer
Mmm, grape rinds!
Juicer Bladder
This cleaned up rather quickly, all told.

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