come one, come all…and celebrate PEGLEG’S new private line launch with OPENING CEREMONY (who recently did a private line with CHLOE SEVIGNY – “big tings agwan”). 1992 are your hosts for the evening. it’s 5$ entry, but there will be…
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party: 1992 x PEGLEG x OPENING CEREMONY LAUNCH PARTY – thursday 3/19 at SANTOS – music by SHAYNE CALORE and DANCES WITH WHITE GIRLS! FREE DRINKS…
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life: 3/14 NIKE iD ROYALE DESIGN TOURNAMENT
last week SKY informed me about a NIKE iD Design Tournament that he was supposed to be participating in, but would not be able to due to a last minute trip to LA LA. instead, he asked me to fill…
school girl crush: “ZACK MORRIS”
oh ZACK. you and that giant vcr sized cell phone stole my heart away. you were always too cool for school and too quick for MR. BELDING! “ZACK MORRIS” aka MARK PAUL GOSSELAAR
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life: SPRITE GREEN experience
a couple weeks ago, SPRITE GREEN invited me to “experience” their new drink. i knew nothing of it going in, but was eager to learn. they sent a black SUV to pick me and the manager up – already i…
party pics: 3/13 OPEN with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA…
special guest DJ – KAMRON of YOUNG BLACK TEENAGERS! please tell me you remember them! see below. he also played JAMAL on HOUSE PARTY 2. *”i was JOAN OF ARC in my former life”… *same-sies. *AMAYA! *BIKER DUDE STEEZ… *i…
(old) event pics: 10/30/08 ME and AJ CALLOWAY host ANTILIA’s CARNIVAL
“Special events company, Antilia, Inc., and the Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Development Company announce a sneak peak for Carnival 2009 at Antilia Carnival, featuring Wyclef Jean live and hosted by AJ Calloway and Vashtie Kola, on Thursday October 30th, 2008.”…
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party pics: 3/12 THE RECESSION SPECIAL – loft party for A-RON THE DON’S BORNDAY!
wow, i’ve been knowing A-RON for more than a decade now! he’s been holding it down on the downtown scene for a minute – hate him or love him, he’s someone who’s really created his own lane. last night he…
life: my fairy god-daughter AMAYA visits me…
it’s been so long since i’ve been able to squeeze the life out of a cute kid, and boy did i miss it. LUZ and little miss AMAYA came out to visit NYC with family and i got to see…
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party pics: 3/6 OPEN with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA! – Guest DJ SPINDERELLA!!!
*JONATHAN MANNION. *RICH and SPINDERELLA. *ELLE and SKY G. *GUNS N ROSES, ELLE, BILLY and ME. *IMANI and ROB’ERE – HAPPY BIRTHDAY! since i have to be at the club early, it can get a little boring. i try and…
party pics: 3/5 LTD and ETNIES party!
LTD and ETNIES collaborated on a cool event that brought the all kinds of people under one roof. it took place at the ETNIES showroom and was sponsored by BELVEDERE and SPRITE GREEN. SPRITE GREEN is a new soda that…
life: INTERVIEW with VANDAL ARTS and MEETING with JONATHAN MANNION (legend)
*my old business card from when i worked at DEF JAM… __________ later, i had a meeting with legendary photographer JONATHAN MANNION. this man is a master assassin! he shoots to kill!!! anyways, we were talking about a photoshoot…and going…
interview: LTD MAGAZINE x CLAW x LANIE (HELLZBELLZ) x ME
first of all, i am so honored to be in the same category as CLAW and LANIE of HELLZ BELZ. these women really changed the game in huge ways, so being put in the same category as them is very…
special delivery: package from FRUITION and POLO COUNTRY BOOTS via OSCAR!
SKY came back from VEGAS with a package in tow just for me. it was made by my dear friends over at FRUITION! it was chock full of all the things i like: vintage flannel, vintage polo, oversized FRUITION tees…
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party: BLACK TANG (music of Black Flag & Wu Tang) by IRAK and aNYthing (A-RON is bizack)
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life: Lunch at LURE and The Stephen Sprouse exhibit at DEITCH!
*LURE, located in SOHO, is a seafood lovers dream. a couple people i know designed it and it’s meant to feel like the deck of a yacht! so dope. it’s amazing food and a big change from what i knew…
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life: BOXING MATCH IN BRIGHTON BEACH, BK
randomly, i was asked to attend a boxing match in brooklyn. it would be my first live match witnessed after years of watching it as a kid with my pops. we made our way to BRIGHTON BEACH, BROOKLYN…in a Greek…
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party pics: 2/27 OPEN with Q TIP, RICH MEDINA and ME! — OSCAR and OMARS 32nd Birthday!!!
this past friday night was a bit warmer, thank the lord. it was also a special night since we were celebrating the 2nd installation of OSCAR (and OMARS) 32nd birthday. SADAT X, CRAZY LEGS (ROCK STEADY), MISS INFO, CIPHA SOUNDS…
party pics: 2/13 OPEN PARTY with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA!
these are a bit late, because i forgot my camera and LUCIA had to document the night for me…special thanks to her for sending these 🙂 *optical illusion… *STEREOTYPES, producers. *SCOOZLE, BILLY, RACHEL, ELLE and GREG. *TREMAINE, HADARRAH and SCOOZLE.…
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muse: CLAYTON PATTERSON – Photographer and NYC Legend!
dude has been photographing and videotaping the downtown scene before it became plagued with chain stores and high rise condominiums. before it was safe to have lunch or walk your doggy in THOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, because the homeless and junkies…
party pics: 2/25 IRAK and aNYthing “Black Flag and Wu Tang Party” music by SEMEN SPERM
*pre-party, ME and ELLE watching the NIKE RECESS FEDERATION league game, as YOUNG SCOOZLE dropped tre-bombs on ’em! ———— later, on ESSEX STREET at LUMPINAR, it was the beginning of what may be the resurgence of real-deal-holyfield downtown NYC parties…
happy birthday: OSCAR!!!
my dear, sweet, lovely cousin OSCAR. words cannot explain how much i love this guy. we met in like 2001 and have been tighter than an Ed Hardy t shirt. he started dressing “90’s” way before anyone else was, years…
party pics: 2/20 OPEN at SANTOS with Q TIP, ME and RICH MEDINA
*JUN JUN and POGGY *HARRY MCNALLY. *SABEL and AMARIS. *TAZ ARNOLD, ME and ALI. *LOUIS and JOEY. *MORDECHAI and YOUNG SCOOZLE *TAZ be styling on em! *DRAKE and ROB’ERE. *styles upon styles.
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party pics: 2/18 IRAK PARTY + ERIN WASSON x RVCA AFTERPARTY + 105 RIV with DJ AM and DJ ELI
sorry, i’ve been a bit behind on the globbing. last week OSCAR and I attended 3 parties in one night, luckily they were within a block of each other! MET OSCAR at MCDONALDS on DELANCEY… WE WENT TO MASON DIXON…
fashion week | HOOD BY AIR & HBA CLASSICS FW09
my family SHAYNE and RAUL are seriously ripping the fashion game to shreds. take a hood sensibility paired with an understanding of being fashion forward and you have HOOD BY AIR! they’re more fashion side is HOOD BY AIR, but…
life: BOWLING in WILLIAMSBURG – GUTTER!
it’s also been a minute since i last bowled. my new nickname is VASHTIE “GUTTERBALL”, i’m not so good in the lanes 🙁 *me and ELLE’s footwear face-off. clearly my homeless man boot wins! *ANDREW and STEPHEN BARR.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUPE FIASCO!
our good friend LUPE celebrated his birthday yesterday (not today, the WIKIPEDIA is wrong). he turns the big 2-7. ELLE and I caught up with him for a moment and gave him a birthday hug. had we been prepared, we…
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life: GO ICE SKATING!
yay, i wanted to go ice skating all winter and finally did it this past weekend. haven’t been since i was like 11. around the same time i wanted to be like the MIGHT DUCKS. anyways, i didn’t fall because…
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press: VIBE MAGAZINE x ME – “31 Most Stylish People Under 31”
when i was interviewed for this a couple months ago, i had no idea what it would really end up being like. not only am i featured as the 23rd most stylish person by VIBE MAGAZINE in a list of…
special delivery: LIL PENNY LETTER + JASON MARKK PRODUCTS!
yay for physical mail, that doesn’t consist of bills and jury summons (oy vey)! i got a special messengered package from my dude LIL PENNY. it consisted of a handwritten note and his own chocolates in the shape of coins…
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life: NEW YORK CITY CLUBS with OSCAR, ELLE, SABEL, RAUL and CHUCK INGLISH
last night CHUCK INGLISH was in town and we all got together to hang out. he played me THE COOL KIDS about-to-be finished album and i almost died…it’s seriously retarded! anyways, there weren’t many parties and we ended up going…
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party pics: 2/7 1992 x TUBWAY at MR. BLACKS
 shoutout to DJ NITA, LADY FAG and ONE HALF NELSON for inviting OSCAR and I to host for the second time at MR. BLACKS. saturday night, we went to midtown to celebrate a night with PALMS OUT SOUND and a…
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, my little chickadees!
*by ESPO. valentines day is one of my favoritest holidays (next to halloween). this is the day that you show extra love and attention to the ones closest to you…and just another holiday that corporations can suck more money out…
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short film: “FORCE 1TD” by RANDY KRALLMAN
he’s the homie that is probably most well known for the E*TRADE BABY COMMERCIALS (which he is the voice of) and the STARBURST BERRIES & CREAM hilarity. you have to watch this short he made. you will fall in love…
cute kid: BABY AFRAID OF SNORING
as if being harvested in a womb for nine months, only to be born abruptly into a cold world, wasn’t enough to scare the life out of you. this poor little baby is trying to sleep in his new world…
lunch break from JURY DUTY (ugh)…
first of all, THANK YOU to all of you who commented and gave me some super rad advice. i’m still waiting in a big room to be called for duty. i’m keeping the faith like BILLY JOEL and i hope…
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what the eff: JURY DUTY (for me!)
i’m conflicted about the whole JURY DUTY thing. part of me is excited to be on a JURY, like in movies. i imagine a lawyer giving his best defense to us as we think deeply about ‘the case’. then another…
travel: HELLO BROOKLYN…in search of west indian food!
SATURDAY afternoon we planned to take a trip to BROOKLYN to purchase some classic TRINIDADIAN food and by “purchase” i mean stocking up on food like it’s Y2K. you just can’t find these amazing meals in MANHATTAN 🙁 just for…
