Geek out: Horseback and schwag hoes at the Valleyschwag Hoedown

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Geek out: Horseback and schwag hoes at the Valleyschwag Hoedown

Valleywag usually doesn't run party pics more than a day after the event, but this weekend's bash was way too fun (you should have been there!) to pass up. Valleyschwag, the corporate-goodies-of-the-month-club run by the web developers at Rubyred Labs, hosted a hoedown at its office in San Fran's SOMA district. The dazzling shots above and below are by I-can't-believe-he's-not-pro photographer Scott Beale.

Ted Grubb - Valleywag
Desperate for his costume's finishing touch, Rubyred's Ted Grubb ripped this mustache off a passing hobo.

Om and Scoble - Valleywag
It's next summer's superhero hit: GigaOM and Scobleizer, the blogger duo. With their piles of VC funding combined, they're just two gym memberships away from Batman and Robin.

Valleyschwag team - Valleywag
The Valleyschwag team. (Don't even think about it. She's 17.)

Kevin Rose - Valleywag
Digg.com founder Kevin Rose couldn't make it, so he sent this convincing wax figure in his stead.

Can-can dancers - Valleywag
These ladies were deemed too salacious and were asked to stop their heathen dance.

Cowboys - Valleywag
Around 1 AM, some real cowboys walked in and kicked Valleyschwagger Jonathan Grubb's ass back to the dude ranch.

The main event was the schwag fashion show, MC'd by video blogger Irina Slutsky.

Cowgirl - Valleywag
She just met the guy who fits in this hat.

Ring spinning - Valleywag
Consider the talent competition over.

eBay China - Valleywag
The back reads, "eBay China. We haven't landed anyone in jail yet."

Vincent Lauria - Valleywag
When Meetro's Vincent Lauria feels hot, his clothes had better get the fuck out of the way.

Nick Douglas - Valleywag
Whore.

Thor and Chris - Valleywag
"Thor Muller, I wish I could quit you."

Macki - Valleywag
"They can't haves it! It's mine, my precious!"

Horseback riders - Valleywag
This is why we got the Brokeback jokes out of the way.

Chris Messina - Valleywag
Blogger Chris Messina is having so much fun talking about this party with his chat room friends.

Etched Powerbook - Valleywag
The infamous etched Powerbook that made the world's geeks so transparently jealous this week.

Scoble points - Valleywag
Robert Scoble wants you to work for PodTech.

Valleyschwag Hoedown [Laughing Squid]

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