Archive for the ‘Nightlife’ Category

 

Last Saturday, on May 22—36 hours after my return from Kenya—my brother Alex and best-friend-since-kindergarten/SlickforceStudio-Director-of-Operations Kevin Savarese put together the best birthday ever for me, gathering the fantastic family of friends, artists, and all-around wonderful people that we’ve been fortunate enough to work and play with over the years. There really aren’t words to describe the level of happiness that comes with being right where you want to be, with the realization that so many other amazing, intelligent people have helped you get there and want to share in that journey with you.

This was more than a birthday party. It was—and is—a collective celebration of life and how far we’ve come, shared with my favorite people on earth. I am surrounded by brilliant artists and amazing friends, and watching them chase their dreams everyday is like a shot of adrenaline right in the artery of life. I am humbled by their genius and their generosity—I am most certainly one of the luckiest people on earth.

Index (left to right):

TOP IMAGE: Chaos in the stairwell! Too many people to name, see below! :p

ROW 1
1: Retoucher to the stars Joyce Park, Slickforce photographer Cherry Gardner, SHOW Magazine CEO & publisher Sean Cummings, writer/director Stephanie Jones, me, Slickforce photographer Christian Arias, SlickforceStudio intern Asha Catling.
2: Celebrity Glam Squad — Makeup artist Gaby Ramos & fashion stylist Diana Chan
3: ModelKamp superstars Johari Johnson, Shayla Kelis, Jameka Carter, Sara Lydic
4: Christian Arias & model Sara Lydic
5: Art directors Clint Davis & Von Jackson
6: SlickforceStudio’s Joyce Park & Corey Stevenson
7: Alex Saglimbeni & Diana Chan

ROW 2
1: Choreographer Kimmie Morrow and hair stylist Tony Jones
2: SlickforceStudio’s Asha Catling & Cherry Gardner
3: Christian Arias, model Shayla Kelis, Cherry Gardner
4: Von Jackson, me, Cherry Gardner, Sean Cummings
5: Clint Davis & Joyce Park
6: SlickforceStudio assistant Derek Eskridge & Von Jackson
7: Gaby helps me translate a card in Español

ROW 3
1: Taking over downtown LA
2: Derek directs the crowd
3: Diana & Cherry practice their model poses
4: Me and my Boss ladies Christian & Joyce.
5: Slickforce SuperTeam: Cherry, me, Gaby, Kevin, Diana, Christian
6: Best friends since childhood: Triple-boarded surgeon Dr. Mort Rizvi & Slickforce Director of Operations Kevin Savarese
7: Me & the best brother in the world.

Three's company

 

Thursday we celebrated LowRider GIRLS’ Editor Tanisha Brown’s birthday at Lucky Strike in downtown LA.

As one would expect with the editor of one of the biggest men’s mags on the planet, there was no shortage of beautiful women at the party. Feb 2009 Playboy Playmate Jessica Burciaga and multiple covergirl Kim Lee, both of whom I’ve known for many years, were just a few of the headliners that helped Tanisha celebrate in style! Happy Birthday, T!