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July 17, 2004

Siren Festival at Coney Island and MisShapes

Mid-July, we all headed out to Coney Island for the Siren Festival and then came back to town for a night out.

grant, me
But before getting on that early morning D train, I met up with Grizza and headed deep into the heart of Chinatown for a daring dim sum breakfast. I mean, if you're going to be spending all day in the heat, you should make sure your first meal has plenty of vitamin C(at).
dim sum ˆ grant ˆ me
fatty, sarah
On to Coney Island! Sarah and the Fatty on the boardwalk (check out the guy behind Fatty accidentally making faces at him).
coney island ˆ fatty ˆ sarah
Mah-mah-mobscene! I always swear I'm going to watch a few of the bands, but then it's always so hot and crowded that I instead opt to stand on the boardwalk and people-watch...
boardwalk ˆ coney island ˆ crowd
...while eating copious amounts of boardwalk junkfood. "Oh, hello there Mr. Corndog. Have I introduced you to my friend Funnelcake?"
coney island ˆ ice cream ˆ sign
catrinel, greg the boyfriend, sarah
When the boardwalk got too crowded, we retreated to the beach. Some guy that I think was a friend of Greg's, Sarah, Catrinel, and Greg (of the now defunct GregtheBoyfriend. Sniffle). The best thing about Coney Island (other than the Cyclone) is that there are these magical Puerto Ricans that roam the beach with ice cold sacks of beer. If you can manage to flag one down over the din, they'll sell you frosty beers for like $2 a piece! Some of you that were on the boardwalk might've heard Sarah screaming "Dos cervezas, por favor!" Actually, some of you in Manhattan might've heard her. Girl's got lungs.
beach ˆ coney island ˆ catrinel ˆ greg the boyfriend ˆ sarah
fatty
After a few beers, Karen made the mistake of turning to Dave and saying "You know, I think you're the only one of Brian's friends whose balls haven't been placed in uncomfortably close proximity to my face for a photo." (For any of you newcomers see here) and here
beach ˆ brained ˆ coney island ˆ fatty
Maybe I mispoke earlier. While inexpensive frosty beach beers are wonderful, you can probably find them at other beaches. But where else in the world will $5 enable you to shoot high-velocity paintball guns at a live human (trying his darnedest not to get hit) at a range of 25ft? Let's hear it for SHOOT THE FREAK!
boardwalk ˆ coney island ˆ shoot the freak
catrinel, fatty, sarah
A little past eight, we decided to hit the subway and head back to town.
catrinel ˆ fatty ˆ sarah
The subway ends at the ferris wheel.
coney island ˆ ferris wheel ˆ subway platform
charlene
After Coney Island I went home to do a little reading and take a nap. But I'm lucky enough to also have Grant's pictures from the night - so while I was doing nothing, here are some pics of Charlene and Grant getting their "outfits" ready over at the Grizza's apt before coming over to my place. There's only one pic of Charlene. (Looking lovely, I might add).
dressed up ˆ charlene
grant
Even better...
dressed up ˆ electroclash ˆ grant
grant
And three amazing pics of ELEKTROGRANTCLASH 2K! Great.
electroclash ˆ grant
grant
Best photo ever. No, that's not a Casio you're hearing. It's the ELEKTROGRANTCLASH Y2K theme music that this photo causes you to hear IN YOUR MIND!
best ˆ dressed up ˆ electroclash ˆ grant
grant
After they were finished getting ready, Grant and Charlene grabbed the Fatty and came down to my place for a Sparks warm-up.
105 bowery ˆ sparks ˆ grant
fatty
Awwww, look at tired Fatty. He's like an advertisement for someone that needs a Sparks' Pick-me-up.
sparks ˆ fatty
sarah, sia, tricia
We left my house and headed right around the corner to 6s and 8s for some Spin Magazine party that was going on. Here's Tricia, Sia and Sarah.
sarah ˆ sia ˆ tricia
amanda, fatty, grant
Grant, Fatty and Amanda...this might be the first unofficial photo of FiASCO.
amanda ˆ fatty ˆ grant
fatty, gabe
The basement of 6s and 8s is only lit with blacklights. Here's a picture of Fatty's shirt.
fatty ˆ gabe
And his, er, pants. He swore it was detergent.
Around 2am, we headed over to Misshapes
crowd ˆ misshapes
grant, leigh, me
Before I'd even gotten a chance to put my point on the dancefloor and prove it, Leigh hand-delivered a fistfulla scotch.
double fist ˆ misshapes ˆ scotch ˆ grant ˆ leigh ˆ me
catrinel, fatty, meredith
Meredith and Cat rub some titties while a newly revitalized Fatty (I told you Sparks works!) is all smiles in the background.
misshapes ˆ tongue ˆ catrinel ˆ fatty ˆ meredith
leigh, sarah
Leigh and Sarah.
misshapes ˆ leigh ˆ sarah
charlene, grant
Grant and Charlene.
misshapes ˆ charlene ˆ grant
catrinel, meredith
More of Meredith and Cat's dancefloor action.
mirror ˆ misshapes ˆ catrinel ˆ meredith
amanda, fatty, grant, joanna angel
Grant, Amanda, Fatty (peeking over) and Joanna. (PS - Is it me or are Grant and Joanna making the same exact face in this pic?)
misshapes ˆ amanda ˆ fatty ˆ grant ˆ joanna angel
catrinel, fatty, grant
Grant, Cat and Fatty (looking like a cola ad from the 80s).
fatty face ˆ point ˆ catrinel ˆ fatty ˆ grant
me, meredith
No nipples for you!
us ˆ me ˆ meredith
sarah
Sarah goes for the pour!
beer ˆ misshapes ˆ pour ˆ sarah
grant, leigh
The back office "secret room" at Luke and Leroy!
mirror ˆ misshapes ˆ secret room ˆ grant ˆ leigh
leigh, sarah
Leigh and Sarah taking a time out.
misshapes ˆ secret room ˆ leigh ˆ sarah
leigh
Grant took this glamour shot of Leigh taking a "time out" in the office.
misshapes ˆ smoke ˆ leigh
fatty
After saying goodbye, Grant and the Fatty took off around 3:30 to go get them some Criff Dogs on St. Mark's by Fatty's house.
food ˆ fatty
Check out the sign on the wall in there. What's up, offensive and misleading?
sign
fatty
Fatty posing in front of the brand new kosher grocery that opened up across the street from his apt.
jew ˆ street ˆ fatty
Meanwhile, back at Misshapes...
crowd ˆ misshapes
mandy, me
I ran into Mandy.
misshapes ˆ mandy ˆ me
meredith, sarah
And Sarah joined the schweaty danceparty.
dance ˆ misshapes ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
catrinel, me, meredith
Schweaty!
misshapes ˆ catrinel ˆ me ˆ meredith
greg k, leigh, me
Leigh (trying to make her sexy face but starting to laugh), Greg K, and me being a jerk and yelling about something.
misshapes ˆ greg k ˆ leigh ˆ me
catrinel, sarah
Meredith danced so hard her ass actually burst forth and split the entire ass-seam of her pants. Cat and Sarah lifted the shirt she tied around her waist and contemplated the damage.
booty ˆ misshapes ˆ catrinel ˆ sarah
leigh, me
Me and the Tins.
misshapes ˆ leigh ˆ me
5:08am: Cat and Sarah closing out the dancefloor.
afterhours ˆ dance ˆ misshapes
catrinel, meredith, sarah
Y'all look like sisters!
catrinel ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
sarah
Splitting a cab home with Sarah.
sunglasses ˆ taxi ˆ sarah
My corner. I made it home a little before 6am with just enough time to get in bed before sunrise.
street ˆ sunrise ˆ walking