"Come back Nikki! Come Back..." -NBA Draft Party Held At Nikki Beach

Okay so like maybe say 3 weeks ago I was personally requested to come attend an NBA draft party event over at the Miami themed spot Nikki Beach (Midtown) hosted weekly by the Collective. Which BTW was a venue called VUE at one time that I myself threw a Sunday weekly event there some years ago. But anyways, back to this. So I call up the gang and we ALL decided that's a perfect night to come out to peep the scene. We could support the Block's own DJ Trauma, & at the same time talk about all the "high-end" NBA groupies that come out to get rookie love! Besides, I had to be there to film either way right? The event ran from 9pm-4am so you can just imagine all the footage I shot! So much so, that I was able to make not one but TWO videos from all the B-roll/cutting room flr. stuff (that's director talk). Well after weeks of beating 'round the bush, I FINALLY had a night of "nothingness" where I could find the time to edit the shots. I ALWAYS start with the music selection to get inspiration, and then edit shots around the lyrics...pay close attention!

"Flashing Lights" Paparazzi Pics (Pt.120)

Yeah I'm late on this one by a week, but I've decided to post it anyway cause basically it's no use wasting the footage. And I'm thinking "Hey, SOMEBODY may be interested in seeing it right?" Well,here's some of the performances for the Okayplayer /Frank 151 Holiday Jam last week (@ B.B. King). Sorry I have NO footage of the Jim Jones fight out front, but I don't think that'll be hard for you to find. Google it or something. Here' what ya missed.

"Flashing Lights" -Paparazzi Pics (Pt. 75)

As you'll soon realize, I managed to make it over to the Vibe magazine's XV (15th) Anniversary event which was held at this reformed church on the west side of town. But wait let me start from the top. Monday night Fader hosted this event which boasted of a performance by Estelle (whom I saw in concert already), the Jill Scott thing at Wingate Park seemed iffy due to the down pour, so I jumped on the opportunity. Besides my "wingman" English bloke Adam "Adam West" is good friends with her (Estelle) so he insisted we go cheer her on. Dialed up BK newbie Tiara Chameleon, who just joined the RL family, to join us for some hang time and it was on. So now between her working for Rugby and Adam schelping for Purple Label, I was with a walking Ralph Lauren ad (lol)! The line to get in was long, yet it moved really quick. So A+ to them on that. Also kudos to the good looking turn out of people. I'm not sure if that was by design but, it was literally "a GOOD look!" Only down fall was the music selection being played till the acts got on (the worst) and the open bar was some wack watered down Ale (now come on Fader, I was looking to get faded). More on the Vibe jumpy was a lil' better but not much. D-Nice did a excellent job on the music as always. Naughty, Dougie Fresh, Estelle (again), Swiss Beats, Brand Nubians, and T.I. all took their turns on stage hyping the crowd up. But the real show was the "fashion" in the general crowd. Cause it was a black tie affair folks came out dipped. ALOT of well dress gay dudes, and women kiling it. Adam and I was the minority of hetero's dressed appropriately, so he (especially with his Brit accent) was scoring three pointers all night!. "I wouldn't mind seeing your sexy knickers on the floor of my new flat." was the winning line. But we somehow managed to still go home alone (?) So the moral of the story is "No matter how many points you score, it's winning the GAME that counts." (*Btw peep T.I. politely slap off the hand of some chick grabbing his tie, without blinking an eye.)