i missed ROCK THE BELLS despite the super off the hook line up. i’m just not an outdoor festival kind of gal and slept on asking people for tickets.

oh well. SATURDAY night we celebrated in style. AJ CALLOWAY was also there celebrating his borthday…CHRIS ROCK, RZA, BOKEEM WOODBINE and more were in the building.

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it’s been so long since i did a party-party at SANTOS, it was like DE JA VU.

*DAMON, JASMINE, JOHN PAUL, SCOTT WILLIAMS AKA YOUNG SCOOZLE, ELLE CLAY, BILLY DODSON.

*the usual (SANTOS) suspects. i feel like we are bonded for life after spending every single friday with them at SANTOS for almost 2 years.

*MELO X on the decks

*AMARIS and JAMEL

*hey girl, it has been a while!

*THE BLACK SNOWBALL – a term coined by ELLE CLAY which describes the hairstyle of when a black girl balls up her own hair and not a hair piece into a make-shift bun to create a comfortable and casual look. it’s a look that white girls are commonly known for, but in the black community is not usually deemed fashionable or cute.

*DANAI EWAN and JASMINE SOLANO

on thursday, we celebrated GREG KUBIE’s new job over BLOODY MARY’s and OYSTERS at CITY CRAB’s HAPPY HOUR. it was my first HAPPY HOUR ever and basically it just means a certain portion of the menu and cocktails are half off (which is awesome).

i bloody love a BLOODY MARY! blimey, bullocks and god save the queen. i’m particular about them also, i like super spicy ones and CITY CRAB has an amazing one.

CONGRATS to GREG!

*MUSSELS rule too.

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afterwards, i stopped by to see my friend RAY ROMULUS of THE STEREOTYPES who was at the record listening for a group he works with – FAR EAST MOVEMENT.

*RAY ROM

oh my gosh. i can’t believe my baby is turning FO’ YEARS OLD! 1992 the party turned 4 years old this year and we celebrated the right way with DJ SOUL (one of the original DJ’s) at CV RIVINGTON.

i can remember the moment of conception. OSCAR and i sitting on a NOLITA bench late one night, doing what we do best – gabbing and collaborating creatively on ideas. we were rambling on about how wack parties had become in the city. whether it was an album release party for a big record label. streetwear brand or a fashion week party, they were all the same. they all gave the same energy of those condescending questions, “who are you?” “what are you wearing?” and “who do you know?”. we knew most of these people putting these parties on and even though we were invited, we could see how other people could feel inferior.

we wanted to create a space where all kinds of people would come and dance, have a great time and feel welcomed. what kind of music would we play? without question, it would be music from the era that still haunted OSCAR and i – the late 80′s/early 90′s. then OSCAR said, “1992″ and she was born – baby hair pumping with a blow pop to boot!

in 2006, there were no parties dedicated to playing music from that era. it was before the “RETRO” craze when OSCAR was the only one i knew wearing CAZAL and MCM. now – they’re a dime a dozen, but as JOHNNY OSBOURNE said: “its the only 90′s party that matters”! BULLET.

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1st 1992 PARTY in 2006:

1st 1992 YOUTUBE flyer:

1st 1992 flyer:

more 1992 flashbacks coming soon!
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*you want to see how many times it took to nail this photo…

“excuse me dude…”

“come on lady”

*SABEL BOO saying “child please”

*ELLE tipping some out for AALIYAH

*HOE-TANG

*SLIM THUG! haven’t seen you since…

*ELLE THUG and SLIM THUG

*LUKE

*MILES and JAMEL

*SKITTLES. i have to stay away from these bad boys. i once at so many until the insides of my cheeks were shredded.

*ELLE and JOHN PAUL. they’re just good friends, but they pose like they been hitched for years.