Disco Crabs

This was me last night at Happy Endings. except I'm no crab.
This is also art that I like.

Sura's bizzirthday!

It was my roomie's bizzirthday on Tuesday. Naturally we headed on down to Happy Endings. I stayed out past my bedtime, we made new amazing friends, and danced the night away. My birthday is this Saturday, who got me a present?

Ruff

Sura and I went to a new Ruff Club party, but it wasn't that great. They did play unlimited Bowie and had a nearly nekkid go-go dancer, so all was not lost. However there was no dancing to be had. We left right quick after the open bar closed.


On the way to Happy Endings, Katie stopped to take this picture with Aggy, to commemorate our first meeting. She's lovely, both of them.



And then happy endings was a blast as it always is. Loves it!

Tuesday Night is a Happy Ending

Tuesday's at Happy Endings is almost always super fun. The dj's play the beats, the kids dance, the fashion is outrageous, the booze is free for an hour, and I'll sometimes run into someone I know... like Tradon. He was on something, but Tradon knows how to kick out the jamz. As per usual my partner in crime, Katie, came out and dance-a-lanced with me.


I tried to take pictures of the cool lights and the balloons, but my point-and-shoot just doesn't have those capabilities. Makes me think I should get a new camera (is that a running theme today?)
Tonight... hanging out at Union Square? The Plumm? The Annex?

That time we stalked Daniel Vosovic

We were at Happy Endings, and Katie exclaims "Hey! Isn't that Daniel Vosovic?!" And I said "I don't know, let's find out. Quick! He's going outside!"
In the maylay Katie broke-de-broke her very expensive sandals. AND we didn't even get a really good stalker photo (which I took by pretending to "take" a picture of Katie with him in the background.)

There were also alot of balloons at Happy Endings, I don't know why, but I lurved it. Black balloons, black like my soul...

Wandering around the LES

As per usual I was in the LES for no reason other than to pursue free booze at an open bar or two. Megan, a fabulous lady who is leaving (!) to go to New Zealand, is spending her last NYC week living it up with her friend Ena, also leaving, and also fab.

We went to Happy Endings on Broome st. The outside might just be my favorite part of the whole place. Rumor has it was once a Asian massage parlor/brothel. The street front has the same awning as when it was a massage parlor, Chinese(?) characters and all. It just looks like a closed Asian shop, the only give away is a bouncer standing out front. This appeals to the part of me that adores speakeasies. So the downstairs still has their old steam rooms and a faucet on the wall from when it was a "bathhouse." The steam rooms just become kinda semi-private party rooms, or vantage point to watch people dancing on their smallish dance floor. There is a bathroom behind the steam rooms that not that many people know about, so its much less of a wait. The scene is a mix mosh of hip kids and pickup wall street types. I've never had a bad time at Happy Endings, but only once did I have a great time.
We also went to Darkroom on Ludlow. I had never been there before, the long lines on the weekend always discouraged me, especially when Max Fish is across the street, and one of the only places I like to go to despite its lack of dancing. The bouncers at Darkroom were pretty friendly, one was a little too friendly if you catch my drift... but it was still an okay time. The ceilings are pretty low, and true to its name its very dark.

I could see it getting a little claustrophobic when it reaches capacity. I bet its a fun place when it's full of people dancing, but it was just a lounge-y atmosphere with only a few people dancing. Again, I could take it or leave it. We did find some lovely and nutty gents to dance with who were particularly crazy on the dance floor, in a good way of course. Apparently their open bar ended while we were there and according to Megan and Ena, the drinks ain't cheap. I think I would be open to revisiting Darkroom again, different night, different scene.