As Fab! as your girl is - it takes a lot (besides a holiday) to get me out on a Monday night. But when you’re talking about Common coming to Boston for free? Uh- yeah your girl is there!
Now I don’t know what was up with the promotions for this team switching it from District to Venu at the last minute. I mean I’m glad that they were able to accommodate more people, but that should have been a given…I also thought it was shady that they raised the price for guys after they moved the Venu and especially after 12 p.m. Missed you Chris!!
Fab! Friend Jax and BostonFab!
Anyways I rushed over there after work to get there around 10:45 p.m. – there was a line, but it went relatively quickly compared to some events at Venu – you know they gotta check bags for weapons, pat you down… we did get to see Common enter the club through the front door. Uh- what kind of VIP treatment are you giving my man?
Since I was in my down jacket I decided to do coat check – usually I’m a stasher, but the second room wasn’t open. It was like $4 a piece = $8!! They are sooo nuts with that. But I had to give it to ‘em since I figured I didn’t pay to get in, but I certainly didn’t want to stop at the bar after that.
Geespin was on the 1’s and 2’s and I headed to the dance floor where he was taking pictures with anyone and everyone. My boo was sooo nice! He would let people take them over if they were bad, do funny pictures, compliment people andseemed half-way genuine while doing it. After that Geespin got into some more tunes, but I was a lil’ curious as to why he didn’t play more Common. He played like 3 songs. Ugh.
I let my Fab! Friend Jax get the pic...we don't like to show affection in public ;)
The crowd waiting for a picture
Then outta no where!! Common comes to the stage and performs 4 of his oldies! I was super happy that I was in the front so I got some good shots, but I kinda wanted him to perform something new. I thought this was an introduction to his new album? And why does my boo always have to look straight into the crowd? I mean look down. I’m right here for you! *Sigh…;)
Common performing
After his short performance there was more dancing and a bunch of random people took over the VIP space where the stage was and by 12:45 he was out. Geespin played his single “Universal Mind Control” the title track, but other than that…I got no new music. Man.
So this listening party was kinda what you paid for -$8 in coat check. But I was glad for another opportunity for me and my boo to connect.
Shout outs to my party hustlers that were in the building Greg , Era, Liz (I saw you walking across the stage on my man’s coat tails- LOVE the new doo!), Akrobatik, DJ Nomadik, Rob, MJ, Sammy aka “Mr. West”
Stay Fab!
Now I don’t know what was up with the promotions for this team switching it from District to Venu at the last minute. I mean I’m glad that they were able to accommodate more people, but that should have been a given…I also thought it was shady that they raised the price for guys after they moved the Venu and especially after 12 p.m. Missed you Chris!!
Fab! Friend Jax and BostonFab!Anyways I rushed over there after work to get there around 10:45 p.m. – there was a line, but it went relatively quickly compared to some events at Venu – you know they gotta check bags for weapons, pat you down… we did get to see Common enter the club through the front door. Uh- what kind of VIP treatment are you giving my man?
Since I was in my down jacket I decided to do coat check – usually I’m a stasher, but the second room wasn’t open. It was like $4 a piece = $8!! They are sooo nuts with that. But I had to give it to ‘em since I figured I didn’t pay to get in, but I certainly didn’t want to stop at the bar after that.
Geespin was on the 1’s and 2’s and I headed to the dance floor where he was taking pictures with anyone and everyone. My boo was sooo nice! He would let people take them over if they were bad, do funny pictures, compliment people andseemed half-way genuine while doing it. After that Geespin got into some more tunes, but I was a lil’ curious as to why he didn’t play more Common. He played like 3 songs. Ugh.
I let my Fab! Friend Jax get the pic...we don't like to show affection in public ;)
The crowd waiting for a pictureThen outta no where!! Common comes to the stage and performs 4 of his oldies! I was super happy that I was in the front so I got some good shots, but I kinda wanted him to perform something new. I thought this was an introduction to his new album? And why does my boo always have to look straight into the crowd? I mean look down. I’m right here for you! *Sigh…;)
Common performingAfter his short performance there was more dancing and a bunch of random people took over the VIP space where the stage was and by 12:45 he was out. Geespin played his single “Universal Mind Control” the title track, but other than that…I got no new music. Man.
So this listening party was kinda what you paid for -$8 in coat check. But I was glad for another opportunity for me and my boo to connect.
Shout outs to my party hustlers that were in the building Greg , Era, Liz (I saw you walking across the stage on my man’s coat tails- LOVE the new doo!), Akrobatik, DJ Nomadik, Rob, MJ, Sammy aka “Mr. West”
Stay Fab!
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