VitaminTHICK

So this is long overdue; guilty. But it is an awesome, if not decent story, so better late than never. If you don’t have time to read this post, the cliff notes go a little something like this: 

Wednesday night I get a phone call from J NYCE, personal assistant to Funk Flex @ HOT 97, and good friend of ours. He tells me, “..get on a bus to NYC. We’re going to Viacom studios tomorrow to kick it at BET 106&Park.” I try to be a responsible 20-something and at first, reluctantly decline. He accuses me of being wack. I call the Sr. Designer at my studio, tell him I have swine flu (jokes) but that I am really sick (hope he’s not reading this post). I take off work, take the 6am down to NYC. Arrive at the studio, get shook down by a ridiculous babe (no reluctance whatsoever). They make me throw away my multipurpose tool (never go to NYC without it; knife, bottle opener, lock picking bit, scissors, toothpick = check check check — bbeeeeuuuuw into the trashcan) J NYCE meets me in the lobby. We see Roxy. Roxy is fine. Roxy is way finer in person than on TV. Shia LaBeouf rolls through. He admits to not listening to music (on a program about Top 20 Countdown show) and they have to retake that scene. Roxy still so fine. Sean Paul doesn’t speak to anyone but Roxy and is caked in so much ice my eyes tear. Leave studio. Go to 123 Burger, Shot, Beer with J NYCE and his two buddies from Bean town and his boy from Warner Bros. Head uptown to 160th and BDWY. Nap. Check email realize I still haven’t gotten a confirmation for VIP @ 40/40. Panic. Compose. Scheme. Call PR company to explain that I am a blogger/moderator from VitaminTHICK, a culture, fashion, and lifestyle blog, and will require a Red Carpet press pass. She approves without hesitation. Arrive to 40/40 by 10 to pickup pass, but have only a Cybershot camera. Don’t Panic, no need to compose myself.

I tell her, “..the blog is shot with snapshot digital cameras to create the feeling of actually being there at that place. We blog what we do- but what we really do.” (realize it is mostly true shortly thereafter). Beautiful date Melissa arrives. Tell PR admin that she is my assistant. She takes a couple shots. We go into club.

The place was poppin’ but too loud to have a conversation. Private rooms. Jay-Z. Spike Lee. Draft Picks. Hip Hop Artists. Producers. Toolbag Reality TV celebs. (another story).  

Anyways. Here are some pics I took. Melissa took the one of the toolbag dude from “I Love New York”.

Not gonna lie, it was superOFFICIAL but we finished the night downtown at Broome and Lafayette @ a spot called Cafe Select. 

Live your life. 
Til next time.

-A