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Despite probably being the oldest people there by, say, oh, I don't know...eight years, we still managed to outlast all those little fuckers.
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Hey, hey! Look who's back in town! Woooooo! That's right, well rested from a jaunt in Spain, the Grizza met up with Vin and I at the Chinatown blacktop park to play night frisbee with the new light-up frisbee I got.
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Actually, looking at this photo I'm going to have to take away Dennis' bonus points and award them to Vin.
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After Colin's party, I hopped on the nearby L train and headed to Williamsburg to meet up with Vin and check out a party Leah was having at her loft.
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So we were dancing at Misshapes and all of sudden I see this girl on the dancefloor that I recognize, but can't place. And then it hits me, she was the crazy drunk girl that Vin was chatting up some random night over two years ago at Pioneer Bar. She graciously posed for a reunion photo. Aw.
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Bday Vin and Sar. That's it! Happy Birthday, Vin!
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Vin started busting out moves in his la-la-leather jacket which practically...
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Vin and his main lady Aya.
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Bonnie and Amber shower Vin with magical birthday love.
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Later that night we convened at Motor City to start celebrating Vin's 28th birthday! Yay! Here's Vin and the Fatty as the "Pleather Twins."
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Vin and Dave G (The Ladies' Choice).
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I met up with Vin and then we walked over to the Fatty's apartment on the way over to do some people watching in Thompkins Square Park.
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Birthday boy.
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Awwww. Friends! Yay.
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After the Hole we went back to Pianos to check out Carlos D's birthday party. Neither of us know Carlos, but we figured the party was probably worth checking out. When we got there, it was a private deal and the doorman wouldn't let us upstairs. We were just about to leave when Carlos came downstairs, looked at us and said, "I recognize you guys from being around all the time!" and invited us upstairs. So nice! So Carlos, thanks. I will return the favor by encouraging my readers to download their very own Carlos D. Instant Messenger Buddy Icon.
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Amber (check out the butt dimples...woo!) helps Vin bundle up.
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Some people pride themselves on knowing when a party's "winding down" and leaving at the "right time." But anybody who really parties knows that those people are pussies who are just trying to come up with an excuse that sounds cooler than "If I'm going to make it to work tomorrow I really should've been in bed over an hour ago."
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Vin chatting up the ladies.
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Vin and Leigh.
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I don't have a picture of whatever Amber did next because I was too concerned with making sure I captured the "hard as nailz" stare Vin was using to intimidate Amber and throw her off her game. Chilling.
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Vin countered with the "Tiger Claw."
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...DANCE CONTEST! Woo. Here's my man Vin bringing it back to the old school hardcore show days by "picking up the change." (Check out the dudes in the background all like "Oh no, he didn't!")
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After Amber and Vin got a few drinks in them it was time for the big...
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Yeah, feel that no-name bar tequilla burn!
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After the SPIN party, I walked over to C-Tav (that's Cherry Tavern to the rest of you) to meet up with my man Vin and hoist a few Tiajauan Specials (A can of Tecate and shot of bad bar tequilla for $4!) PS - Rarely do I point it out, but I'm really good at taking pictures where you totally can't tell that I took it. Let's hear it for my freakishly long arms!)
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Feels like karate to your liver.
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Vin and Marjorie.
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Brian does the "lean in."
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Special guest star, Brian Holubek and Vin!
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Me, Amber and the Vin.
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Vin.
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Hahaha.
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The night wore on and the place started to clear out, but we all kept on dancing. I thought I was being all sneaky trying to capture picture of Vin "in action" practically by himself on the dance floor.
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And then just when I was about to snap my second photo, he came to a dead-stop, planted his feet and flipped me the double bird. So sneaky!
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"Hey, remember when we used to, uhh, do it?"
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Here's Vin. Bum shakin.
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And her friend Kristin.
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Then Vin and Liza showed up! Woo!
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Their former bass player (who's the nicest guy and I hate that I can't remember his name) Mary and Vin.
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Right as I was getting ready to call it a night, Vin called me to inform me that he was in the neighborhood and convinced me to go out with him.
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...and we all went over to HiFi for the band's afterparty (Leah used to live out in Seattle and knows the guys in the band)
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After the show we ran into Vin on the street...
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Then Vin showed up! (Vin when to college with Amy and I too. Check them out in 1997. Hahaha.)
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Afterwards, Grant and Jen Choi pussed out and went back to my apartment to crash (Grant had just got back from LA and was crashing in my spare bedroom because he still a subletter in his place) and Vin, Amber and I went on to Lit to be idiots and dance. Check out Vin's raver-face. So awesome.
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Oh, and because he was still shit-hammered and decided that it would be really funny for me to take a picture of him sneaking into my spare bedroom and waking Grant from his drunken slumber by attacking him "Evil Tiger Ninja" style. Hahah. This picture doesn't even begin to convey how "not ok" with this Grant was.
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(Dear San Loco, How come when I'm drunk I can't help but eat you even though I know you always make feel sick? Your Friend, Brian.) After dos guaco tacos, Vin asked if he could crash on my couch because it was too late to bother going all the way back out to Brooklyn.
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Thursday night we all met up at B-Side. Here's Fatty, Grant and Vin.
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On Sunday evening, Vin and I headed over to the Tribecca Grand to see...
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Tuesday night, I went with these two fucking characters over to the Continental on Bowery to see...
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...Vin and Spring.
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And then Vin and I headed over to Pianos to meet up with...
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Vin and Amber tried to sneak out unnoticed at 4am! Busted!
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Vin and Amber.
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Movie with Amber and Vin!
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...we headed to some reported band's afterparty that was taking place at some weird Chinese afterhours club that was (of all places) on my block! The party was dead and over when we got there so instead we just fucked off and took artsy pictures through the fish tank there before calling it a night.
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We ended up closing out MisShapes (around 4:45) and after briefly warming our hands by the fire...
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Vin getting jiggy solo on the dancefloor. (PS - he totally stole my Christmas sweater that I originally stole from my Dad! Ha!)
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Mandy, Vin and me.
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Mandy, Vin and Emily give one last cold lamp before we all headed west to check out some brand new party that Sarah was DJing.
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Then we bundled up (so fuuuuucking cold out)...
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And headed over to the Hole. The end.
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On Saturday night Vin, Mandy and I went over to meet a few people at Beauty Bar.
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Amber met up with us. Here's Vin wishing he had more tequila.
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The Tijuana Special: A shot of tequila and a can of Tecate for $5. (That shit was $3 back in the day).
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Wednesday night I came back into town and met up with Vin for some old school Cherry Tavern action.
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I hijacked Vin's peepers and made him all squinty!
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Met up with Vin and Amber at Lit again.
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Then Amber dragged a bartender out to come join our party.
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Take note: Dancing while taking pictures results in artsy photos.
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And so our three-person dance party began.
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Time for some "show me how tough you are" portraits. Bad-ass Vinay.
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If you look at the first pic, you'll see Vin's making the "Ahh! What are you doing to me?" face - but in the second one he's caught on and is smiling. Sooo funny.
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Fake kissing.
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Double fisting.
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Say, wha?
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Smoking.
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Pensive Vin.
a random night at lit
January 21, 2004
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Hahahaha.
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Well, um, Amber's clearly one of those people.
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You know how some people are totally egged on by the presence of a camera?
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Check out Vin's "I'm getting my nipples carressed" face. So awesome.
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Frisky?
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In the meantime, Vin and Amber had consumer a few more drinks and were starting to get a little...how you say?
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Awwww, cutest photo ever.
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Afterwards, we headed downstairs and found it even emptier than upstairs. I had my fancy camera with me from the Franz show, so I busted it out and started taking pictures of Vin and Amber.
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After the show, I went to Lit to meet up with Amber and Vin. I got there around 2:30am and between the cold weather and the late hour, the place was practically empty.
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Vin and Amber weren't up for braving the late-night trek back to their place so we all somehow managed to navigate back to my place. Check out Vin holding his head. Hahaha.
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Ten minutes later and Vin and Amber are back on the dancefloor both doing the "white man's overbite."
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I call this picture "4:23am"
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Hahahah.
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I'm not a big fan of pot, but once in a blue moon, like in the middle of an impromptu afterhours dance party, it's just what the docta ordered. (PS - Look at everones' faces in this pic. So great).
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...birthday hugging ("YAAAAAY, roommates!")...
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...birthday drinking tricks...
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Yep, Amber moved in with Vin and Marco. Get a load of this fucking group of roomies. Jesus.
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On Tuesday night I went over to Lit for Amber's birthday. Here's the birthday girl with her newfound housemate Vin.
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Then afterwards I walked all the way down to the Bloodbucket in Chinatown to meet up with (long time no see) Josh Teixeira, Vinay and Marco.
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Then we went downstairs for the commencement of birthday toasting...
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Vin and Allison with Chris Rubino! Thanks for having us Chris!
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...and taking stupid pictures...
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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So back to us. More goofing off and catching up....