Not like...

...next door like the place next to your place. Like, Next Door the spot at 43 N Hotel Street in the heart of Chinatown. It's made a huge impact in this little town since it first opened and a major impact in my little world. Just a quick nosing around and i found that a lot lot LOT of memories have already been created and archived since its opening in 2005. Some of the best underground hip hop acts I've ever seen and even some major ones like Blackaliscous and Kool Herc. Matt Costa TWICE. Local people that I can't get enough of like Paula Fuga and the delicious Makana. Stuff like Cinema Paradise. Skate video premieres. Make outs. Private parties. Public parties. Urban Pacific. Smart bar. Discussions. Acid Wash.... I mean DAMN. Hard to even believe it's just TWO years old. Well, we're obviously going to join in the celebration all through this weekend.






So ya, come join the celebration. Tonight is a special fashion show by Dan and there's stuff happening all weekend.


Thank you for existing. Serious.
Love, Christa

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Oooopsies!!

Woah I just noticed it's already almost 2pm and no daily update from me. I spent all morning at the HAB training sesh (yes, it was amazing thanks!) and all of my lunch lurking Amy kellner's summer of okayness. Oopsies!

Well! It's not like there isn't anything of note tonight. You already know the deal right. RIGHT? Thursday. THURSDAY! It's totally Thursday. That's the day before Friday. Check with the green hornets at DoSomethingTonight for a list of every possible thing if you're looking for do-able options. I think I'm gonna get cozy with Netflix before the weekend. It's been too long. My poor poor poor stale queue. It hasn't moved since last month. I actually had to downgrade my membership from the 4 per month (i.e. LOSER!) to the 2 per month (i.e. a little bit of a life). Rad.


WAIT! one more thing! Thanks for introducing yourself to me a Valerie Joseph, Shelly. It's rad that you read me even tho we hadn't met before. That means the world to me. To the other people that do that too-- never stop! It matters.

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Just when you think...

...your Monday is gonna suck and you're all tired and feeling guilty for sleeping more than going out over the weekend and your day was long and it's not going to be over anytime soon and you're stuck in traffic trying to keep an appointment and the guy in front of you won't get out of the right turn only lane then BAAAAAAAAAAAAM! AMAZINGLY EPIC MONDAY NIGHT just comes out of nowhere.

I'm talking about last night. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT THE!!!!!!!?!
I love you, life. Thank you so much for... um, existing?

EPIC meal with Marilyn and Echo at Benihana's much?!


Not expecting to see The Shins then seeing them anyway much??


Knowing who Ratatat is, liking their stuff, having BAMP work their ass off to get us a show to see them, then getting BLOWN AWAY by their live show with the rest of the coolest people on Oahu much?


Um ya. WHAT THE!!! the blog is done people. EPIC Monday. Thanks for that.

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One of the Seven Wonders....

...of the town, Miss Jeela Ongley and Ten are celebrating tonight. As are the rest of us. There's one heck of a lineup:
Paula Fuga
The Spacifics
Creed Chameleon
Giinko Marischino
Tassho Pearce
G-Spot
DJ Skid
Redeye Jedi (b-boys)
E.T. - SoulShifters, Circle of Fire
BassX
45 Revolver
NoMasterBacks
Siq Records
Kids Klub
VJ Clintone
Seeko
Jamal Kilowattz the Mongoose
B-boy Reunion
Enemy Anomaly
Angstwoebots
Kavet the Catalyst

Not to mention the circa '97 slideshow at 8pm. How amazing that these folks are going to take us back to that time with them. It's a journey I know I'll be taking for the first time, as I didn't 'necessarily' find my home here until like 6 years after that. This is going to be one special night people. See you there.

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Listen You Do!

Ok ok ok maybe you don't. All I'm saying is there were HELLA people out last night. Such that I got this instant rush of energy that carried me effortlessly from Hanohano's pau hana to Mercury bar to Bar 35 to Next Door before I finally gave in to the lack of downtime I've been experiencing lately.
Good job, Honolulu!
Not like the Hanohano room was at capacity a mere hour after kicking off had anything to do with me posting the photos of how rad it is, or mentioning that I'm going there. Same with the funfunfuncrazydanceawesomeness 80s gig at Next Door on Wednesdays. I didn't see hoards of familiar faces so I'm totally assuming it's just a coincidence. BUT! There have been a few of you introducing yourself and admitting you lurk, which means the world to me. Truly. YOU GUYS. I just want to say thanks. I'm not trying to step on any toes in this town. It's a lovely place with lovely people and it all deserves to be shared. The fact that anyone beyond my crew can be entertained by the things I talk about and show is one of the reasons I haven't stopped and probably never will.

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