Hey dudes & dudettes…
The answer to your summer transportation needs…. let me help!
I started to go through all my old pictures to prove that this Chrome GT BMX I’m raffling off on Thursday at Plan B (339 E. 10th St.) is in fact mine. The raffle of the bike is my friend Juans amazing idea! (Thank you School Boy!!!!)
I did find a few bike pics but I went into the party pics and found a ton of classics (from the days of Wednesdays @ Stereo & Thursdays @ 323). Anyways, I got this beautiful Chrome GT when I lived in Philadelphia post 9/11. I went to a city-wide yard sale in Metuchen, New Jersey with my girl Lauren Durgin. I was beyond broke back then so even the thought of paying $50 for an old BMX I would have to hook up was out of the question. Turns out, we went back to the house at the end of the sale around dusk and the bike was in the garbage. I took it back to Philly, put new tires, rims, pedals & handles on it and the thing was brand spankin’ new. Not sure how many miles I put on this thing but it’s been over many a bridge when I used to live in Brooklyn and ride to the city. It’s been sitting in the basement of my building for the last 3 years. It’s time to say goodbye, I’m growing up. But, I’m going to miss this baby.
Here’s a vintage photo of my girl Alanna Blonde Cottontail riding it through the LES:
So this Thursday May 7th, please come support HEY GIRL HEY at Plan B! We’re celebrating Kalyn’s Birthday too! And my friend Juan had the great idea for the raffle, sooooo if you want to try and win my very own vintage BMX bike, tickets are $5 at the first ever Hey Girl Hey raffle & NYC party! Get hype, you’ll need it for summer!
Now…. here’s some classic pics from 2006….
The wild days of Stereo…our Wednesday party was called Whip It for a reason. I promoted here with every cool kid in NYC… MisShapes, Aron the Don, LOLA, Sophia Lamar and a ton of others I’m forgetting. The summer of 2006 in NYC was epic because of this party. Memories!!
This is the kinda place where sparklers and fireworks in the club was the norm. They basically paid us weekly to come in and destroy the club. I can’t even believe what we got away with! Pictured here: Artist, Dash Snow, Actress, Mizuo Peck & super photographer, The Cobra Snake.
Chris Foster & Pork is half naked behind me. Glow sticks wrapped around my head, still at Stereo.
Me & Harry from Peg Leg.
How many people do you know in this pic?
This was around the time that Paloma and I became BFFs!
Maggie Horn was holding down Stereo real big. We bonded super, like glue.
Now here is a classic photo of my girl Ann Marie & myself. We went to Pratt together and now, shes a BIG time designer at Nike. This was a fashion week party that I DJed for Parisian super brand - Colette. It was so amazing that D&G dressed me in vintage D&G! Notice Heron Preston & Busy P behind us. We don’t even care.
I wasn’t about to post this but then I realized it’s Japhet w/ no hair! He’s the outrageously talented drummer for The Death Set & Santigold!
Here is a classic of Shayne of Hood by Air voguing in the basement of Happy Valley (RIP)
Nate the Great NSK driving one of his classic cars.
Can’t really even wrap my brain around this one. Yes, that’s me shotgunning a blunt into Bun B’s mouth in the basement of Southpaw in Brooklyn. Big up to Matt so Real!
Blu Jemz, Geology, Bijules & Rox
Thats all for now!!! Til I return to 2006…..
xoxo
Roxy