I procrastinated my ass into another late start Friday night, thinking fuck it, I only live a few blocks away … Around 11:50PM, I finally found the totally badass House of Sweden and a great wave of youngish well-dressed zombies staggering away from it, totally hammerated off open bar vodka, yelling “It’s not worth it! Don’t bother” at all of us waiting to get in. The line — which was still forming behind me — moved pretty fast tho, with security barely pretending to check IDs, and no embassy nametaggarts prompting us for the recommended $10 donation. All the signs of a dead or dying party, until you got inside and saw the hundreds of mostly 20-to-40 something World Bank/IMF/Embassy Row types to the left, right, front and back of you. All of them rocking ass to the music and booze.
The music came from downstairs where Double o7 was running ting, despite being constantly harassed for songs and spare invites to the fabled afterparty. Around 12:45 AM, D tried to taper the party out, switching from the deep house he’s known from to funkier latin flavor. Didn’t really work. No one really wanted to stop dancing, to leave, or anything, so Double o7 grabbed his mic and got straightforward with the people.
PLUS
some additional snaps by the evening’s official (whipper) snapper Dakota Fine
where are all the photos of me coaxing the Thor avator to dance and be naked? HMM??? besides waiting in line to get in this was a great party and wonderful chance for me to see my co workers drunk and seducing each other ( and me). Sick all day Saturday. Wonderful. älskar svensk ambassaden
February 4, 2008 at 12:32 pmThat last picture, with the silver and the gold gradients, is amazing.
February 4, 2008 at 12:56 pmit was a good time for sure. glad I missed the line. for once, coming late works out for me.
February 4, 2008 at 1:49 pmThe country of Sweden is more fun to party in than the house of Sweden.
February 6, 2008 at 3:07 am
Text from friends reads: “I am at the House of Sweden party. The place is suffocatingly packed and there’s a 4-day line to get a drink. Are you gonna come or what?” And then I realized why I stay away from the Hirshhorn after-dark events.
February 4, 2008 at 10:40 am