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party pics: SANTOS/THE OPEN PARTY with QTIP, VA$HTIE & RICH MEDINA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUNG SCOOZLE aka SCOTT (september 18th, 2009)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by vashtie | 13 Comments | BLOG

all photos by ELLE CLAY.

*OSCAR and me.

*MR. and MRS.

*LIZZY, LALA, GREG and SCOTT.

*OSCAR, RAUL and ME.

*GREG, SHAQ and SCOTT.

*RAULA.

party pics: OPEN AT SANTOS WITH QTIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE! (september 4th, 2009)

Posted on September 8, 2009 by vashtie | 6 Comments | BLOG

back again at my weekly jumpoff at SANTOS, the OPEN party was live and direct. special birthday shoutout to JAMES VIRAG at SANTOS!!!

*CHAMPY BOTTLES makes us act a fool…like rap videos circa ’99.

*see…

*earlier i had a meeting with CHIKE and DAME DASH and “STANKY CHAMBRAY” (as ELLE calls my shirt) had the ill pitstains from sweat…so, i gave it a night off. i know, i know…TMI.

*H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y J A M E S ! ! !

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*it’s funny having a table at a club and then people post up with their backsides all up in your face. you just have to make the most of your surroundings…

*my LONDON homies were in town. i’ll be there for an art show that i’m part of at the top of OCTOBER, more news to come.

*this pin says ” NEVER FORGIVE”. it’s pretty ill, you can interpret it as you want.

*KOOL HERC! goodness gracious. i was all giggles when i saw him. he’s such a legend. it’s like seeing HE-MAN come to life or something.

*CHIKE and COODIE…COODIE and CHIKE (directors).

*SABEL and DEEMEHLOW, doing the bogle.

*LUCIA.

*this big guy was all tuckered out…

+++ HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE NEXT WEEK!!! +++

party pics: 8/14 THE OPEN PARTY AT SANTOS with QTIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE +++ happy birthday to JAE PONDER +++

Posted on August 16, 2009 by vashtie | 4 Comments | BLOG

the night began with dinner at 5 POINTS on Great Jones, in celebration fo JAE’S 24th BIRTHDAY!

*ELLE CLAY and JAE PONDER.

*a teeny teacup for espresso.

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then we headed to SANTOS for the weekly jumpoff.

*cheers! slainte! chin chin!

*we had surprise guest inspection people come through, it was bugged out.

*SPAM! he’s the sweetest and he has a cat named “skeletor”.

*BEVY and ELLE.

*JAE, BEVY, ELLE and DWAYNE WADE.

*JAE’s first experience with QTIP, he walks around with a bottle of PATRON for birthday toasting. there’s no way around it…minutes later your chest is blazing hip hop and r&b.

*YOUNG SCOOZLE and BILLY DEE

*SANTOS is a little naughty, but at least honest and to the point!

party pics: OPEN PARTY AT SANTOS WITH QTIP, RICH MEDINA & VA$HTIE – performances by MELANIE FIONA and RICH HIL!

Posted on July 27, 2009 by vashtie | 7 Comments | BLOG

*Q TIP taking over the drums of RICH HIL’s band, ELECTRIC LIMO LAND.

*RICH HIL and ELECTRIC LIMO LAND.

*MELANIE FIONA.

*my FRIDAY night checklist always includes earplugs. ain’t nothing cute about waking up and having your ears ring.

*i managed to get a solo photo without the boys interrupting.

*SAINT.

*COLIN MUNROE! he’ll be performing soon, also.

*TONY TOUCH!

*STEVE STEVERSON made it out, for the first time in almost a year!

*MEL D. COLE

*RIO and OSCAR. i always think RIO should have purple hair, because JEM’s boyfriend RIO (on the cartoon) had purple hair.

*ME and ELLE-INGTON

*RICH MEDINA, RICH MEDINA!

*GABY! she don’t take no mess at the booth.

*ELLE and AVIVA KLEIN

*OSCAR and ANGIE DUTCHES.

PERFORMANCE BY MELANIE FIONA

THE OPEN PARTY WITH Q TIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE – 7/24 special performance by MELANIE FIONA from va$htie on Vimeo.

PERFORMANCE BY RICH HIL & ELECTRIC LIMO LAND

THE OPEN PARTY WITH Q TIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE – 7/24 special performance by RICH HIL from va$htie on Vimeo.

another great night.

party pics: 7/3 OPEN PARTY at SANTOS with QTIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE…pre-independence day celebration!!!

Posted on July 6, 2009 by vashtie | 6 Comments | BLOG

while new yorkers fled the city for a change of scenery, us real new yorkers (aka, the ones who had no where to go) stayed and painted the town red…white and blue!

*HARRY MCNALLY and me being very patriotic.

*GREG and ELLE, she left early to go down south and be with her family.

*CARLOS, FRIEND and OSCAR…

*DAN ROTH, my old friend from ALBANY that i’ve known since i was 12.

*YOUNG SCOOZLE and SHAWN/ OLD MONEY

*striking a pose while AVIVA looks on in embaressment for me.

*AUSSIE LUKE came by and randomly started dancing with this girl who absolutely loved him!

party pics: OPEN PARTY at SANTOS with QTIP, RICH MEDINA & VA$HTIE – special guests; THE RZA, RAEKWON THE CHEF, SHAWN MARION and GABRIELLE UNION.

Posted on June 14, 2009 by vashtie | 15 Comments | BLOG

friday night was jam packed as usual! the music and the crowd was on point. we had some very special guests…SHAWN MARION (SCOOZLE and ELLE had to let me know who he was), GABRIELLE UNION, THE RZA (i screamed when i saw him) and RAEKWON THE CHEF.

*yes, food from FRANK – so amazing.

*home sweet home…

*mel d. cole.

*SABEL and I went to the same yard sale where this girl was selling all her old labels for dumb cheap. she ended up finding these super dope CHANEL combat boots for 10$!!! worn only once! i was so jealous, but they were 2 sizes too small for me anyway. right at the moment, i seriously considered binding my feet.

*OSCAR! we got beef. i ain’t seen you in MAD LONG.

*every friday night is an episode of CHEERS.

*ELLE and GABRI (ELLE).

*FERRIS and FRIENDS

*AVIVA!!! she’s the best ever…

*SHAWN, YOUNG SCOOZLE and CHRIS.

*THE RZA!!! i always thought if i was inducted in to the WU, my name would be “CROUCHING CURRY, HIDDEN ROTI”.

*we always tip!

*RAEKWON was the nicest. he patted me on the back like a proud parent after i introduced myself to him. a tear came to my eye…

*my fone…the word “douche” is hilarious.

*leather daddy.

*WILDCAT and SABEL getting into the groove.

*YOUNG SCOOZLE and TONY TOCA.

*YOUNG VAUGHN!

invite: THE OPEN PARTY with QTIP, RICH MEDINA & VA$HTIE!!!

Posted on June 11, 2009 by vashtie | 7 Comments | invite

every single FRIDAY!!! we even started doing little performances of friends. so far we’ve had; CHESTER FRENCH, THEOPHILUS LONDON, CURT@!N$, JADE and AMANDA DIVA…many more to come

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party pics: 3/27 OPEN at SANTOS with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA!!!

Posted on March 29, 2009 by vashtie | 17 Comments | BLOG

the pre-party happened at PATRICKS sick loft in soho. ERIN invited us, and i was suprised to run into some familiar bros.

*the elevator up.

*naughty art.

*ERIN looked lovely as always.

OFF TO SANTOS!!! i heard JANET JACKSON was there, but i had no chance to see the icon myself.

*CURT@!N$ and ME.

*ELLE next to a stranger…when i originally took this i thought he was eating a hotdog. eh, it’s not a hotdog – i was just fantasizing about food again

*SABEL.

*THEOPHILUS LONDON…he’s trinidadian!!!

*SANTOS understands you!

*in the “batch-room”, thats how my mama pronounces bathroom with her accent

*DREA from CHICAGO (and HE SAY SHE SAY) was in the building, all the way from CHI-TOWN.

*AMANDA DIVA and DREA

*tee hee.

party pics: Dante Fried Chicken x SANTOS

Posted on March 29, 2009 by vashtie | 3 Comments | BLOG

if you don’t know, DANTE of DFC is an amazing chef that fries up FRIED NUGGETZ for dat ass! not only is he just adorable, he makes killer food and last week sunday he invited all his talented friends to DJ and perform while his food was passed out. he also does a cooking show with friends and the most recent episode was shot with our new bud THEOPHILUS LONDON (and not too long SANTOGOLD, but soon to be 1992).

for all my euro friends, you can check him on tour with THEOPHILUS soon! your mouth needs to experience this