Sunday Bloggin'

C.R. AVERY UPDATE: I had FUN. It was an awesome show. That's the first time I've really enjoyed a live band in quite a while.

On Friday I went to a little event at the Sunset called On the Cusp, a quadruple birthday party for Jason and 3 other DJs. I was in the room from 4pm until 8am, first doing setup, then working concession, then doing security at the gate, then partying it up, and then cleaning afterwards. It was a long night. But incredibly rewarding and fun. And very reaffirming as to why I put my time into that space. I don't know what anyone who doesn't go there with me thinks goes on there, but oftentimes it is just kind of a regular party/club feeling, with people rolling in their drunk or high and just dancing and sitting around until the wee hours of the morning. And then there's events like last nights. Jay brought in fire dancers, belly dancers, fortune readers, not to mention an awesome line-up of DJs. There was a table set up at the back of the room with a big piece of poster paper that turned into a giant communal art piece, which I will try and get some pictures of. And people. Lots of smiling, happy people, dancing and having fun and just loving each other. It was a celebration of music, creativity, and humanity. And that is where I see the value in these silly raves.

Last night I went with Jason and Laughlin to see Cloverfield. It was pretty damn cheesy at times, but ultimately pretty damned entertaining. It was like a cross between Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds and the Blair Witch Project, but infinitely better than both. Afterwards we hit up Whitebird Lounge, which I'd never been to before, for some drinks, and then rolled into Hush VIP style and partied it up there. I ripped my favorite pair of jeans giving this crazy woman a dip, so I had a giant hole in my crotch for most of the night. Which is something you don't really want at Hush. Afterwards I ended up at Sunset again. So I'm tired. Ramble ramble ramble.