Deep down, Burtch Drake is an urban youth

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I don’t have much to share about last night’s Advertising Week opening gala at the Bryant Park Grill and concert at the Nokia Theater, except that I’m very hung over right now. Ron Berger’s tribute to Ken Kaess—asking for a moment of uproarious celebration rather than silence—was cool. And O. Burtch Drake grooving to Gnarls Barkley—you don’t see that every day. Here, Burtch is seen checking out the one black woman in advertising.

—Posted by Tim Nudd

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