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)

Grand Re-opening of Subtext, Tonight!!

Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 16th, 6-10pm, Live Music from The Traditionist at 9pm




The sketchier (and therefore WAY more hip) side of Little Italy just got a whole lot cooler as Subtext moves from it's Cedar street location to 2479 Kettner and Laurel right across from The Casbah. They've teamed up with local promoting force Sezio to put on what should be a fun event. Bands (The Tradionist), art (Wonderful photography exhibit by Frank Rogozienski called 366 | 08), cool people and the belly of a plane soaring right over you into the San Diego skyline. This is going to be a great time!

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

Balboa Park December Nights 2008

31 Magical Years of San Diego's Favorite Holiday Event
San Diego's favorite kick-off to the holiday season, will take place for the 31st consecutive year on Friday, December 5, 5:00-10:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 6, noon-10:00 p.m.

In the spirit of the holidays, participating Balboa Park museums open their doors free of charge from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. both evenings. The largest free community festival in San Diego, December Nights is expected to attract more than 300,000 visitors over two days.

Balboa Park December Nights Website
Museums and Cultural Organizations Activities

Tonite: TNT at The MCASD-Dowtown, 7 PM

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND: AN ECO-CHIC FASHION SHOW

Inspired by the exhibition Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet, TNT goes green with a fashion show featuring the best in eco-friendly style from up-and-coming local designers. Grab a front-row seat to view innovative clothing designs created from sustainable, organic, and repurposed materials. Models' hair and makeup by FRESH: An Urban Hair Salon and runway music provided by Mark E. Quark. Plus, enjoy live live performances by Monsters from Mars and Doves & Desperados.

Note- TNT is:
FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH
7 PM @ MCASD DOWNTOWN
FREE ($3 DONATION WELCOME)
Very Fun!

Bringing the Party Thursday Back to Livewire

Ever since Skull Kontrol and Terrodome stopped trading off Thursdays to DJ at The Livewire it's been much less of a party there. I've been a few times, to be honest, I actually like it. There is still a small crowd, I can actually "play" pool, I can get a booth and I can get my drinks without the painful elbow wars or long wait. I just miss knowing that if I went to Livewire on Thursdays I was going to see 50-100 of my closest bar acquaintances. And dance on a bar stool. And get in a petty fight in the girls bathroom. And take someone home after 2-3 cigarettes as the bouncer screams at us to shut up and leave. But now there is hope, one of SD's fave djs is taking over the 1st and 3rd Thursday nights at Livewire and showing great music videos (accompanied by their respective music) all night long. It's called Club Vid and I went a couple weeks ago and had a blast. The music is all across the board and you can sit and hang out and laugh and discuss the videos or just kick back. Cool people turned out. I danced on a stool, got in a petty fight in the girls bathroom and took home my date after a cigarette. Check it out for yourself. Thursday Nights at Livewire might be wild again.....

Kipper's Trivia Night, Youre never going to win but you'll have a lot of fun

I've been to Kipper's Trivia night two or three times. First couple times resulted in last place. Seems my only friends who want to hit the bar on Monday night would rather get wasted than play Trivia but with categories like "How to Say 'Fuck Your Mother' Around the World", "SNL Moments" and " Gross Ass Foods From All Over" it really is a great time, losing or winning. You can have teams of up to five players, everyone puts in $2 to play and it goes all night long at The Whistlestop. It's going down tonight!! Try something new, check it out, get there early to secure a seat and whatever you do DO NOT YELL OUT THE ANSWERS. Seriously, one of my girl friends almost got punched in the face for it.

Seven Dichotomies in a Bar

Check Out: The Soda Bar

The Soda Bar used to be Chaser's but last week they had their grand opening to, from what I've heard, positive reviews. It's worth a visit for sure. The sound and stage were redone and booths were added. Check it out Wednesday for their movie night featuring:

Hotel St. George and Tape Deck Mountain free at The Whistlestop Tonight

Read this blogs past review of Tape Deck Mountain and Check Em Out Tonight!

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?