38 Hour Party People (8/7/08)

I'm not sure how or why the party gods decided this weekend would be the true test of my ability to Make Party™ but the results are in and let's just say I've assured myself a spot in party heaven for my tireless devotion. 4 days, 8 parties and 38 hours logged...all on the sober-ish tip. It all started on Pier 84 after work on Thursday night with a sunset, a rain storm and a dancing cop... and ended Sunday with a mustache glass and a flying, communist chicken. Sometimes I amaze even myself!

Party 1: Stadenco & John Dill @ Sunset Thursdays (Pier 84). There was sun, there was rain and there was also an on-duty police officer doing the cabbage patch. That's all I'll say about that.

Party 2: Adam Freeland @ Hiro. I heard break beats and Swamy talk about drinking piss.

Party 3: All Points West Festival @ Liberty State Park, NJ. There was a great ferry ride, there was (more) rain, there was (more) sun, there was a black plastic cinch sack jumper on Joel, there was beer (although you had to drink them in beer jail and could only have five per person), there was an amazing view of the Statue of Liberty and NYC skyline, there was a RIDICULOUS performance by mash-up DJ, Girl Talk (don't miss the video below), there was lots of love during Underworld and lots of sadness during Radiohead. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed Radiohead's live performance but have decided I don't like to listen to sad music in public.

Party 4: Steve Lawler @ Cielo. The drums are back, b*tch! Every time Steve comes to town I head out with Lloyd to check him out and I'm never disappointed (see last year's boat cruise). Some tribal haters were glad to see the drums go a few years ago but then started hating on him for playing electro. Personally I've enjoyed all of Steve's incarnations over the year but I'm happy to report he was bringing the booty-rumbling baselines last weekend and Cielo was a rockin!

Party 5: Grace's 3rd Birthday Dance Party @ Liar's Pad. Yes, you read correctly. A 3-year old had a dance party and one of NYC's best underground electronic DJ's was on the decks. I haven't seen that many first pumps since PVD in the park! Grace got a bunch of birthday gifts including her first REAL record player and records from Joel, Nancy and Colleen and her first We Came to Make Party™ t-shirt from me. Awesome.

Party 6: Classic Rock BBQ @ Park Avenue Lounge Rooftop. After last year's R&BBQ, Spoony and Dave decided to mix things up and hit us with some Classic Rock this time around. The PAL is always a good time especially when you actually get to see the light of day!

Party 7: The Meth Rocket BBQ. Much love to Kendra & Deanna for their hospitality at this large and in-charge Bushwick rooftop with full DJ set-up and lots of cool peeps. The evening's tech-noise was provided by locals Kendra (whose classics set was the highlight!), Stefny, RJ Valeo, Eric Coultier and Montrealian, Pheek [Archipel]. It was pretty wicked to sit on a couch with friends kickin it to outdoor summer beats.

Party 8: Sean & Colleen's Going Away Red Party @ The Porch. You knew I'd save the best for last. The bad news is we were saying goodbye to two of my favorite nerds in the world... the good news is we are really good at Making (Going Away) Party™. So many hysterical things happened throughout the day not the least of which was the mustache glass which everyone put over their upper lip to create a hilarious series of photos (see below). Even a rubber chicken and a real chameleon got in on the mustache action! Speaking of rubber chickens, the one in question also tried to take flight off the 2nd floor balcony however his parachute failed to function properly (ahem, Sean!). Apparently my motor skills were also not functioning properly as I tried unsuccessfully to throw Mr. Chicken 'Stache back up to Lisa for additional flight attempts (ahem, Me!). There was also a FREE TIBET protest, couture socks by Dill, the highly anticipated second appearance by Moon Beam (the gay dog marionette), a serious make-out session, a hot straddle photo shoot and a party long pants-on, dance-on with Karen. I'd be remiss not to mention the boys on the decks who kept my a$$ movin all day - Stadenco, Lloyd Alvarez, Eric Andrew and John Dill - love you guys! Miss Nine also graced us with her presence although her looks and her beats weren't as SMOKIN HOT as everyone had promised. Don't get me wrong, I'd still... oh never mind! And last but not least... smoochie smoochie to Jen, John and Lisa.

Girl Talk @ All Points West (INSANE!!)

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Pictures from All Points West, Grace's Birthday Party and BK BBQs:


Pictures from Sean & Colleen's Going Away Red Party:

Crazy But Lazy (8/6/08)

I'm feeling lazy and not in the mood to detail my debauchery from the last few weeks but I'll still give you the highlights:

--2 going away parties
--3 extra delicious dinners with friends: Korean BBQ, Ethiopian and Italian
--1 extreme karaoke session
--1 Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) DJ set @ Hiro
--1 weekday afternoon visit to the roof of the Hotel Gansevoort
--5 fun hours with Dandy Jack @ The Bunker
--1 day at the nude beach
--1 hang out session with the work girlies that ended in laughs and digits
--12 lazy hours spent doing nothing on a Sunday
--2 hours of r&r aboard a schooner on the Hudson River
--1 visit by the crazy mo*fo wabbit from Paris
--1 boozy MILFY birthday brunch
--1 Booka Shade bonanza
--1 new marionette named Moon Beam (the gay dog)
--1 grape thrown off the chest of a certain someone on the mezzanine at Irving Plaza
--3 hours of catching up with my Peru boys (+ Gaby!)
--1 Kim Stolz (America's Next Top Model) spotting @ Stiletto