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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)

vashtie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:06:22 +0000

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)

vashtie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:36:42 +0000

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 ! ! !

*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 +++

vashtie — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:49:47 +0000

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.

++++++++++

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!

vashtie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:04:11 +0000

*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!!!

vashtie — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:18:47 +0000

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.

vashtie — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:05:02 +0000

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!!!

vashtie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:29:48 +0000

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

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

vashtie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:53:51 +0000

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

vashtie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:36:23 +0000

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

*DANTE.

*ice sculpture…

*adorable baby named BEATRICE…it must have been an all ages show.

*SABELS granny on the cover of the paper for protesting!!! go GRANNY SABEL!

*JASMINE SOLANO.

*MEL D. COLE photographer extraordinaire…

past episode with SANTI WHITE

party pics: 3/13 OPEN with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA…

vashtie — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:17:04 +0000

special guest DJ – KAMRON of YOUNG BLACK TEENAGERS! please tell me you remember them! see below. he also played JAMAL on HOUSE PARTY 2.

*”i was JOAN OF ARC in my former life”…

*same-sies.

*AMAYA!

*BIKER DUDE STEEZ…

*i finally got my SANTOS shirt! YESSSSSS!!!

party pics: 2/6 OPEN at SANTOS with Q TIP, VA$HTIE and RICH! — special guests LIL PENNY, TRACY MORGAN, KID CAPRI and more!

vashtie — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:08:10 +0000

dag, it’s FEBRUARY already?! time is seriously flying. anyways, we partied it up at SANTOS again on FRIDAY night. if you don’t know, the OPEN party is Q TIP, ME and RICH…and it might be the best thing to happen to NYC since 1992

i met up with my good friend LIL’ PENNY – that’s right, you may remember him from the NIKE commercials back in the day. see below…

*me and PENNY. it’s been a minute since we last chilled, dude kind of bowed out of the public eye. he showed up with two bodyguards, i promise you.

*me, PENNY and ELLE.

*OSCAR and PENNY. paparazzi was up in there.

*VIP wrist band.

*he bought 2 bottles, no lie.

*SABEL, OSCAR and ELLE in a “sangwich”.

*the ensemble for the evening…

*this sign is hilarious.

*Q TIP and legendary KID CAPRI!

*OSCAR brought these fake comp tickets to my attention that were given to GABBY our cashier. when they were given to her she was like “what is this”. dude was like, “the door guy gave this to me”. she’s like, “this are NOT the tickets we use”. nice try mang.

*TRACY MORGAN!!! you have no idea how much i love him. he is the cats pajamas. seriously. right before we all rolled out to SANTOS i made everyone watch some of his stand-up on youtube. i didn’t want to meet him because you know when you meet people you look up to, you don’t want them to say something wack and let you down (we’re all human and no one is perfect, which is why i always suggest not idolizing people). anyways, he was so nice.

*Q TIP announced LIL PENNY’s presence in the DJ booth.

*SABEL and TAI.

*BILLY, GREG “THE MACK”, SCOTT and YOUNG SCOOZLE.

*bathroom break.

*ROB’ERE, ME and ELLE.

*JOHN, JUSTIN, PAUL and CHRISTIAN.

*SIMON, AJ CALLOWAY and KRUCIAL.

party pics: 1/30 OPEN with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA at SANTOS!!!

vashtie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:29:53 +0000

every friday we’re in there like swimwear. it was a cold night, but it didn’t stop a line from forming around the block like usual…

*DAVE came out for a little bit, haven’t seen him in a long time!

*me, CONSEQUENCE and OSCAR.

*half of DAVE’s “hand some” knuckle tatties.

*KENNY, PHILLIP and COREY.

*me and CARLINE.

*champy.

*JASON, TERRENCE, CHRISTEN and LEKEITH.

*DAVID (CHROMEO) and ALAIN (A TRAK) MACKLOVITCH.

*despite this photo, NAPPING is not typical at the OPEN PARTY.

*SHAYNE and OSCAR.

*my “stomp-a-hoe” boots and ELLE’s “mary poppins” boots.

*BBOY CIRCLE in full effect, where real dancers DANCE and don’t just do gymnastics all night. i mean, yeah…power moves are dope, but i like to watch people really dance.

*RICH MEDINA and AJ CALLOWAY.

*YOUNG SCOOZLE and GHETTO DAVE.

party pics: 1/23 OPEN at SANTOS with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA!

vashtie — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:14:59 +0000

although, i was feeling better that day…i shouldn’t have gone out. SANTOS was packed more than normal. wasn’t sure if it was because the weather had warmed up a bit or maybe everyone heard that JAY-Z and DIDDY were in the building. must be the latter, because there was a sea of motionless onlookers who stared obsessively at the DJ booth. didn’t snap too many pictures because i took refuge in a stairwell. happy birthday to DJ SURE SHOT who came out with miss RADIO ROSE!

*O’NEAL MCKNIGHT and DAWN (Danity Kane)

*Q TIP and PUFF (he was literally on the mic all night long)

*GRAND PUBA with the 411

*YOUNG SCOOZLE and BILLY DEE.

party pics: OPEN with Q TIP and RICH MEDINA at SANTOS 1/2

vashtie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:21:20 +0000

TRACY MORGAN came through and i watched him walk past me. i didn’t say a word. i felt like a kid watching SANTA CLAUS walk past me. i’m so sad i didn’t say a word to him. he’s one of the funniest people ever!!!

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*RICH MEDINA, Q TIP and ME.

*ELLE CLAY and GREG…the side effects of coming to a crazed party (someone spilling red wine).

*S DOT.

*Q TIP

*OSCAR!

*JANICZA took this and i have no idea what was going on in the polaroid, but i look nuts.

*ERIN and ALLISON…

*forget heels, you need “stomp-a-hoe” boots in the club.

party pics: OPEN PARTY at SANTOS 12/26 with Q-TIP – GRANDMASTER FLASH – RALPH MCDANIELS – FUNKMASTER FLEX -RICH MEDINA

vashtie — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:52:26 +0000

*Q TIP, RICH MEDINA and RALPH MCDANIELS.

*GRANDMASTER FLASH.

*FUNKMASTER FLEX.

*NYRI, CAIT and GRACE.

OPEN: party pics Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA. Special Guest 88 Keys 11/14

vashtie — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:24:59 +0000

*HARRY and ELLE during their traditional mating dance at SANTOS every friday.

*happy birthday SKY! thumbs down to a double shot of patron after a night of whiskey, indeed!

OPEN PARTY PICS with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA!

vashtie — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:50:38 +0000

every friday night in NYC at SANTOS PARTY HOUSE, it goes down. by “it” i mean, the best thing to happen to new york city (since 1992). finally a place to go on the weekends for locals (and visitors). NO DRESS CODE, NO VIP, NO BOTTLE SERVICE…basically, no wackness.

*wait, that’s not even as packed as it gets.

*legends all night…POS and TIP

*OSCAR (repping 1992 and VIOLETTE) with SHAYNE.

*JAVON and ELLE (repping VIOLETTE too)!

*SOLANGE.

*TIP is no joke on the ones and twos.

*ALLISON, DIANE and ERIN

*MICK JAGGER came through with designer girlfriend L’WREN SCOTT after her show during fashion week. it was really crazy to see him there, because 1. it’s mick jagger and 2. it was like weekend at bernies the movie.

*A-RON the downtown don and JR.

*YOUNG SCOOZLES and MORDECHAI looking like zombies. you would too if you partied here.

*throwing up the VIOLETTE sign!