HACER, VICE, and ASR Weekend

ASR Weekend is upon us. Say what you will, I NEVER get tired of seeing tall hot skaters roam around our downtown for 3 Days twice a year for the Action, Sports, Retail Convention Downtown. There are shows, new people, parties and drink specials all over town from lame nights at smoozy places downtown to Anti-ASR Parties at Tower Bar in City Heights. Here are two events I will be hitting up, they are in walking distance (Only Seven Blocks Apart!) from each other and one right after the other. It will be fun to have a reason other than Lotus Thai and Pokez hankerings to be anywhere near the Gaslamp Area. If you've been talking shit about Gaslamp for years and plan on shunning ASR like you do every year try something new and make it out to these sure-to-be-fun/hot-skater-laden-events!! They aren't in the heart of Downtown they are off the beaten path in East Village so calm down, It's going to be interesting either way!

Luce Loft (1037 J Street in East Village) is beautiful and this is a great way to start your night off with food and pre party drinks! Proceeds go to charity and word on the street is there will be round the clock pinata beatings!! More info on the Sezio Website


Right after Hacer head over (walk off some of that alcohol, these events are seven blocks apart!) to new downtown haunt El Dorado (Sticks and Stones Feature) for the Vice Party. This will most likely be a huge hipster/skater smooze fest but could be fun as they usually throw a crazy party! Also our own Ikah Love is DJing and he has never let me down on the dance floor! I'm going to people watch and I haven't checked out El Dorado yet, this will be perfect timing. Make sure and e-mail the address on the flier to reserve your spot at this one! Live performances by Saviours and Annihilation Time (1030 Broadway&11th Ave)

El Dorado Bar, a new downtown place to drink

I'm a bit sore I never went to legendary Hong Kong before it was turned into new downtown watering hole El Dorado. The stories I heard were as good as it gets for crusty bars. But this rustic meets modern bar (Think maybe Tractor Tavern?)is no Chee-Chee's. It's been open for weeks now and as a Bankers Hill girls with very few options in the Downtown/East Village/Cortez Hills area I'll at least give it a try once!

El Dorado Bar

Get Hammered For Trees!

Cause for Drinks will be this Thursday at the Whistlestop in South Park from 5-8PM. We will be drinking to benefit Plant-It 2020. For every dollar donated, an indigenous tree will be properly planted, maintained, and protected. For every drink you buy $2 will go towards the cause. After several advanced mathematical calculations that means you are helping plant 2 trees every time you throw one back. Seriously, has your drinking ever been so productive?

Camel Crush: New Crazy Cigarette

I've gotta hand it to Camel, they are always coming out with new cigs to keep us smoking and interested. I LOVE their Turkish Silvers, glad those stuck around. The No. 9's totally blow, they quit out half way through the damn thing. I'm sure the Camel promoters will be at a bar near you with this new one, The Camel Crush. It's basically a customizable cigarette that contains a small blue menthol capsule in the filter. By squeezing the filter before or while smoking the cigarette, a small blue capsule is crushed and releases chemicals into your filter, transforming a regular cigarette into a menthol one in a matter of moments. You can go light on the flavor of full force. Too be fair, these were tested in Japan first and then Camel put their own spin on it. I have one friend who loves menthols and I don't so now maybe we can split a cig? I dunno, sounds like the novelty is gonna wear off this one pretty damn quick. I've got coupons from my good friends at Camel if you want to try these!!