In preparation for what promised to be the “party of the year” at Live Arts, I began lubricating a little early at X.
Lilith is/was right - X seems jam packed with hotties lately. Table after table filled with nothing but gorgeous women. From my vantage point leaning up against the front window, I overlooked a vast sea of wondrous beauty. Nary a douche to be seen among them.
I also had a great view of the performance art piece that went on in front of X. I never would’ve thought that such a small woman could expel so much so forcefully. I’ll assume she just had a bit too much to drink, and it wasn’t the fine food at X that caused her discomfort (the home-made chips with aioli dipping sauce we had was excellent, and neither of my Hefe’s had any trace of skunkiness).
After that, it was off to Live Arts for the main event!
Wow. Holy shit. The party lived up to its billing. The space was turned into a fantasyland. And speaking of fantasies - sha nay nay’s costume alone was worth the price of admission! Sorry for staring (and drooling), couldn’t really help myself, and didn’t really want to. 
Plenty of booze was on hand, and a more than adequate number of bars (and bartenders) to handle the huge crowd. Even the food was pretty good (waffles, fruit and chicken wing-thingies).
The dance floor was always packed - the music was a bit too “disco-ey” for my taste, but it seemed to play well with the majority of the party goers.
All in all, a great night. I’m glad I went and will most definately go to the next one. Even got to meet a couple of villains (dijonbray and a beautiful lurker - it seems every gorgeous woman I know reads this site; well done L and T!)
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you beat us to the punch and you even did the more… impressive oy..
did the hot ladies inspire you?
what could be more inspirational than hot ladies?
I’ll second Oy’s comments on Sha Nay Nay’s costume - she looked gorgeous. I LOVED the ruffled boyshorts!
Was this a Cvillain get together by accident? I spotted Lilith(or so I’m willing to speculate) and a couple of others… you were there of course Thor, who else? Yes loved the ruffles Nay-Nay, but didn’t get to see you swing from the chandelier… too bad, must have been munching on waffles.
i was there. i missed the waffles, though they certainly smelled good from the fourth-floor bar while they were being made. the chandelier-swinging? priceless. all in all, a fantastic evening.
Present, but I didn’t meet anyone. Do you guys really exist?
Anyone think else the DJ sucked the energy out of the party during the first hour when he played an assortment of craptacular wedding music?
All in all a great event. Although truth be told I enjoyed last year’s more.
Question: Is there a silent majority of Cvillain readers who like drinking, going out, etc., but can think of few things less enjoyable than DJs and dancing?
I count myself among them, and I suspect I am not alone.
Pillory me if you will!
No, I respect your POV, Dave. We just have to spread our drunken talents around. I can dance and beerbong, but darts and bowling? RUN.
It was a pleasure to meet you Oy, too bad our beautiful lurker is “too cool” to comment around here.
Im with you Dave. DJ’s and dancing totally suck.
Thats why I no longer own an iPod. I always imagined the thing to be infested with thousands of little robotic nano-dj’s (ick… all those teeny tiny metallic sideburns), and when I walked with it on, I’d invariably fall into cadence with the rhythm of the tunes and well… let me tell you… thats just a little to much like dancing for my taste. Made me feel dirty. So I sold it and used the money for a down payment on a segway… Yay! No more repetitive motion for me!
/ just teasin’, to each his own!
naw Dave. I love DJ’s and dancing. C-ville needs MORE of this. Bars with loud music tempting me to dance yet no room to dance are too numerous. More dancing.
the Gala had too much everything. Or maybe it had the right amount, because everytime I turned around someone was complaining about the music. “They’re playing too much techno.” “They’re playing a buncha old music.” blahblah. Old rich people don’t want to hear techno. Young hipsters don’t want to hear wedding pop music. What is a DJ to do? I know: play nothing but Amy Winehouse.
Dave - I’m definitely in your camp. With the exception of weddings, I pretty much try to avoid dancing at all costs. It distracts me from drinking. I go out to bars to hang out and laugh over cocktails, which is made dramatically more difficult when you can’t actually hear what your friends are saying.
But then again, I’ve never denied being lame.
It’s all about balance people. Sometimes, you have to get drunk and dance. Sometimes you have to get drunk and chat. Every time, you have to get drunk.
in my estimation, the number of hot guys at the Gala outnumbered the hot girls. The guys had their shirts off and were wearing cool outfits. The rich ladies were looking hot, but the after-party girls were hardly dressed.
It’s all about balance people. Sometimes, you have to get drunk and dance. Sometimes you have to get drunk and chat. Every time, you have to get drunk.
Tim - if you ever start a religion, I wanna be your pope. I’ll even supply my own funny hat.
in my estimation, the number of hot guys at the Gala outnumbered the hot girls.
I *did* look pretty damn hot, yep.
The guys had their shirts off and were wearing cool outfits.
Oh - you mean the guys working the party. Damn. Never mind.
They wouldn’t let me swing from the chandelier cuz I was a little drunky.
SamanthaSnacks What is a DJ to do? I know: play nothing but Amy Winehouse.
*furiously scribbling down notes*
Glad to hear most people enjoyed themselves. I was one of the costumed hosts and had a great time myself. I did have a number of guests approach me to complain about the music but not after the rhythm changed around midnight (I think the DJ played Daft Punk’s “One More Time”).
So, um… who was the dj? What did he play. All Amy Winehouse?
If you all don’t mind me asking.
Steve Richmond DJ’ed. The early music was a stuff that was a bit older, not really energetic. Later in the night the music took a decidedly more techno/house sound. Kind of surprised…I thought he did a terrific job at 80’s prom earlier this year.
Yeah, I usually regard Steve Richmond as the best DJ in Cville, but uhhh, that night wasn’t so hot. He DJ’d the last night at Atomic, and that was fucking banging. Perhaps Patrick Kritzer will be best DJ in my book now, that mother fucker keeps it ril.
That and the guy who DJ’s Throw-back Thursdays on 91.9, that’s probably the best show on the local air-waves these days.
I thought DJ Stroud did a terrific job at last year’s Gala Afterparty.
the guy who does Throwback Thursdays is the guy who co-hosts Collision Course with me….DJ Illustrious is his name…..He is a great guy and a great friend as well….And he has skills too….His crew The Legion of Boom have produced of few of the beats the Beetnix use
XSV
No, he didn’t play all Amy Winehouse. I didn’t hear any Amy, in fact, but I was floating toward the food level.
What makes a good DJ to me?
1. If it’s a mixed dance night (like the Gala, with oldies and youngies and all-in-between), then I like for the mix to be every other song is a different genre, but all hot dance hits. That way if you (the partier) hate something, you don’t have to worry about sitting through a whole 30-minute set of it. Motown followed by Moby followed by Mos Def. I know the snobs hate this “wedding reception” style, but so what? There are other people at the party besides you. A good DJ will plan out the lineup and will know how to skillfully lead you into dancing to some country song you would normally hate.
2. If it’s a night with a theme–like 80’s night at Jabberwocky–then stick to the 80’s. Do not play 70’s or 90’s. Know your shit. Play the hits from the assigned genre. And don’t lie to yourself about what people want to hear versus what YOU the DJ wanna hear. Do some research. And if you can’t stand Duran Duran, then let someone else DJ on 80’s night. There are plenty of laptop DJ’s out there just waiting for your gig.
3. Oh my fuckin god do not do that stupid “you-know-the-chorus-so-I’m-gonna-turn-down-the-volume-for-a-few-seconds-so-yall-can-shout-part-of-it” thing. If someone “accidentally” bumps the DJ table after you’ve done this, it’s me, and it’s not an accident.
what a lot of fun for our shindig get such close scrutiny and rave reviews (and from friends who clearly know the territory). it was great having you all over and i’m glad you had fun. we sure did. i enjoyed your coverage and we’ll use many of your suggestions to help make next year’s edition (on november 8, 2008) still better. now if we only had a good solution for getting lipstick off of the chandeliers or beer out of…..well, everything.
xo,
john gibson
live arts