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1992: my super sweet sixteen

Posted on April 29, 2008 by vashtie | Leave a comment | BLOG

TUESDAY night i celebrated my 16th with my friends and family. it was amazing. i chose a new path of “no stress” and finally enjoyed my birthday party! the DJ’s were great; NEIL ARMSTRONG, CIPHA SOUNDS, JUS SKE and IRON LYON. unfortunately, timing was behind and we couldn’t squeeze in the performances of KID CUDI, SOLOMON CORTES or DASHAUN EVISU. although, i’m making it happen for PROM 1992!!!

*my manager asked me how i was getting to the party and i said “a cab or ELLE’s honda”. he replied, “V, come on. you have to show up looking right”. he insisted on a black SUV with a driver. it was fun and and we had jokes on the way to the venue!

*VIOLETTE is looking out for the big brothas!

*ELLE-a fitzgerald. held me down all night.

*MIMI VALDES (LATINA MAGAZINE) and KASEEM came out to celebrate with me. i love her!

*OSCAR and I in our famous pose. he danced all night and i heard when he got too hot he took his ascot off and put it on his head. it probably looked fresh.

*JOEY…

*MARC JACOBS.

*D DOT

*RAULA and me.

*my COUSIN JANELLE. she lives in the BRONX and we barely see each other. so glad she came.

*S DOT and HARRY.

*PHOENIX and VICKI!

*the dress was made for me by my friend SHANNON STOKES. he’s amazing.

*CIPHA was spinning hot fiyah.

*RETRO KIDZ

*POLO DONS.

*me and ANDREW, LUKES big brother.

*Q TIP and CAPRICORN.

*my old boss came to hang. this is our tough guy pose!

*JOHNNY and…wait. is that a fresh tattoo? in french? oh lord.

*people were having a good time.

*JOSH and NATE. i met these guys upstate when i was in albany in 1992, no lie!

*KID CUDI!

*birthday cake was off the chain.

*PAPER MAGAZINE TV came to interview OSCAR and I.

*CIPHA and MISS INFO…she’s so dope. i was happy to see her at 1992.

*DEREK ROCHE and SHYVONNE.

*taking a break.

*NEIL did in insane set.

*ROBE’RE

*the smile of the happiest 16year old brat you’ll ever meet.

*JAE. she got me canvas, paint and paintbrushes for my birthday. i was so siked.

*JUS SKE kept the crowd coming for more.

*STEPHEN and DREW.

*YVES and MICHELLE.

*KEL! thanks for my lovely gifts

*THE CROWD.

thanks to everyone who came out and celebrated my birth, which was SIXTEEN YEARS AGO. i was born in 1992, see!

birthday party at THE WYNN – Las Vegas

Posted on April 27, 2008 by vashtie | Leave a comment | BLOG

*RAUL is the perfect date. not only does he help get me dressed, he also touches up my hair for a night of dancing! stay away girls (and boys) he’s mine!

*the family.

*it’s always helpful to hold on to someone when walking in heels. at least, for me.

*step and repeat…

*i lost my mind…

*shoes and dress by MARC by MARC…thanks to JOEY!

*delicious cupcakes.

*RAY ROMULUS came by. remember him from DEF JAM? well, he’s moved on to bigger and better things. he just produced that song “DAMAGED” for DANITY KANE.

*TRIGGER HAPPY came out!

*my brother OKI.

*ELLEs tatty…”be a good little girl”, says her grandma.

*i think they made a baby while this photo was being taken.

*booty popping in a hand stand.

*cheesey pose with bottle in hand.

*SAMMY and me.

*OSCAR took a nap.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

OSCAR, RAUL, and DANIELLE. this trip would never have been as fun as it was without you all. we could have slept in the dessert and we still would have made it the best fun ever.

to ROB, MYESHIA and IMANI. we had a blast!

to SAMANTHA and the FRUITION family…thanks for the gift certificate and robbing me of my las vegas virginity (i enjoyed it). when you come to NYC, it’s on and popping (as the kids say).

also thanks to RO FRANGIE of THE WYNN HOTEL – the party was amazing and my stay was unbelievable. can’t wait for next time.

LAS VEGAS – DAY 1 & 2

Posted on April 27, 2008 by vashtie | Leave a comment | BLOG

*photo by NEEK http://www.wheresneek.com/Vashtieandfriends.html

day one continued into the night. ROSINE FRANGIE gave us tickets to see LA REVE which was an insane show…done on water!

*RAUL and O bought me champers to celebrate my birf’.

*the boys.

*our great friend SAMANTHA of FRUITION came through with her homegirls AMELIAN and VASHA (yeah, so similar to mine. everytime people said her name i thought they were talking to me.

*we went out to TRYST and had the most unbelievable time. the girls were fun and would dance on every flat surface possible. they tried to get me to dance on a pole, but that’s never happening. there were mad dudes kicking it to trannies and we weren’t sure if they knew they were undercover dudes…so weird.

*SAMANTHA and crew were so much fun, making our VEGAS trip super cozy!

*hilarious. this poor guy got attacked from the back and just went with it.

*”I WANNA WEAR UGGS IN THIS CLUB”.

*brooklyn in the house.

*ELLE and camera. after we went out we had DENNY’S and we overloaded on too much food…ick.

*breakfast in the AM.

*the pool. since i had a suite we had access to the private pool, but it was kinda lame…like some other exclusive things. we headed to the other pool which was like a block long.

*ELLE-ington

*interesting.

*we ventured out of the hotel to visit FRUITION! you need to check the spot out. it was great.

*racks of gems.

*PASTEL and OSCAR. peep the JEREMY SCOTT dress on the little lady.

*FRUITION FAM…my first buyers of VIOLETTE!

*O and CHRIS JULIAN.

*the crew! check out FRUITIONLV.COM
*shopping at UNDFTD.

*ELLE had a brief visit by her uncle and cousin. he was great.

*FUROSHIA!!! as RAUL would say.

*went to the KANYE show and it was great. ELLE ran into KANYE and talked to him for a while.

*fans took pics with him.

*the show was actually pretty wild.

WYNN x VA$HTIE x LAS VEGAS!!!

Posted on April 25, 2008 by vashtie | Leave a comment | BLOG

bday dinner CHINATOWN BRASSERIE

Posted on April 25, 2008 by vashtie | Leave a comment | BLOG

*”FLIM” as my mama says and a card from ELLE. awww, thanks home skillet!
ok, i realize there are a lot of posts of my birthday…and i’ve also had to ask the question, “vashtie, are you that annoying girl that insists birthdays last a whole week”? i mean, not really…it just so happens that getting older sucks and you have to numb the pain with celebrations! anyways, some friends surprised me with an amazing (yet pricey) dinner. good thing the birthday king doesn’t have to pay!

*ANGELO unwinding from a hard day. he kept me laughing with his inapropriate humor!

*me love you long time.

*family style eating! us kids who grew up poor had no manners and ate as much as possible.

*PLAIN PAT, MIMISICLE, ELLE, OSCAR (not pictures: RAUL, STEPHEN LARA and KARL).

*ANGELO, DREW, JAVON, and ROB’ERE.

*um, i guess so?

*S DOT and ELLE really hooked it up. love you both!!!

LAS VEGAS – DAY 1

Posted on April 25, 2008 by vashtie | Leave a comment | BLOG

*be blown away by my SWEET SUITE! given to little ol’ me for my birthday!

*RAUL voguing with a wig on…so funny.

*ELLE and ME after the birthday dinner…on no sleep.

*OSCARS cookie boots. i need these in my life!

*at the airport. come on, who’s aunt’s name is BUTCHIE?!

*NEVADA!!!

*ROB’ERE and MOI.

*CAR SERVICE!!! holler.

*this kid was in a hurry!

*LIMO, hahaha. i wanted it to have a pool in the back.

*limos are so prom 99.

*my TV!!!

iD: 1992 Feature

Posted on April 22, 2008 by fishbucket | Leave a comment | PRESS

TRILLS TV interview with ME ;)

Posted on April 21, 2008 by vashtie | Leave a comment | BLOG

i’m a fairy godmother…

Posted on April 21, 2008 by vashtie | 1 Comment | BLOG

indeed. i met my bestie, LUZ TELLO, when we were at THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS. she was from SF and i thought she was the coolest and funniest thing ever. she was one of the few girlfriends i had and she really understood me and my weird self (i love her for that). she also gives the best advice, no joke.

(throwback pic from the days of art school when we ate ramen noodles everyday and lived in the SVA dorms that were haunted and infested with roaches…the good ol’ days).

recently LUZ moved back to SF and had a baby and asked me to be the god-mama. over the weekend i went to visit SF for her double baptism of my god-baby AMAYA OLIVIA her cousin ANIAH YVONNE. did i mention how much i love SF and BERKLEY. it’s soooo cozy and chill there. if i had to move to cali, it would be there!

*VIP jet blue seats! row 1, holler. i flew with ERIK. he and his twin brother KARL JUSTIN are the god-fathers. they live in nyc, but are from out there too. me and ERIK had some good jokes on the plane!