“Never trust a big butt and a smile” — KRS-One
The good news was that last Friday night, the 88 crew has transplanted and expanded their outstanding Silver Spring party from Jackie’s Back Room — which was covered last month — to the newly reopened Gallery Restaurant & Lounge on East-West Highway. Gallery is actually more like an entertainment complex, sporting two floors and an outdoor area that everyone seems to want to call an alley. Maybe because that’s what it is. Plus Scion’s throwing money at their events now, which means higher levels of talent and production value gets thrown back at we.
The bad news, at least for me, was that the Red Line was still feeling the effects of that morning’s fire at the DuPont Circle station. The same fire that helped me get to work painfully hungover (it was Friday morning) and nearly an hour late. It’s a complete fucking mystery to me why we had to hold for 10 minutes at a time, several times, just yards outside the Silver Spring station. Whatever; I missed all but the last bit of Chris Burns’ set in the main room, and Version Sound’s roots set in the alley. DCist’s Eric Peterson was shooting the party and projecting his photos inside the lounge area.
After Chris, came Sam “The Man” Burns and all these dancers started popping off like someone hit an “on” switch. I mean, like as soon as he dropped the needle on that first plate, it was as if mf’s received the house music bat-signal and came running. Am I lying?
Outside Space Invader from San Francisco took over form the Version crew and was raising tempo and temperature. On the screen behind him, Flash animations from Marcalamari’s laptop were manipulated live. By this guy.
It was around this time, that I ran into these ladies and their gentleman friends.
One of them gave me a business card with a toll-free number and mention of some sort of service, and that I knew what they were talking about. I guess they’re, like, masseuses?
Back inside (phew) I ran into Sapna and this remarkable handbag she brought back from the future. As you can see, it’s easily weaponized.
The night crescendos around ? o’clock. Many Jager shots, Guinness stouts and the main room’s headliner Marlon D’s sound congealed into a thick blur …
… until ending around ….?? AM, another job well done for Dave and nem.
» More photos here
Nice One. I love my Jack Daniels…shhhhh. That last pick of Fogel and I is pretty sweet.
June 17, 2008 at 3:06 pmEric Peterson’s shots - http://www.flickr.com/photos/epmd/sets/72157605663086182/
June 17, 2008 at 3:26 pmDoes anyone know where that bag came from? Besides, the future..
June 17, 2008 at 4:20 pmshe told me … from some southernish easternish asian country.
June 17, 2008 at 4:43 pmSolid again Fitsum. Wouldn’t expect otherwise though ;) Thanks for the support.
Keep pushin’!
June 17, 2008 at 4:44 pmThanks Deyv.
The bag is from Bali.
fits, when did KRS-ONE say “never trust a big butt and a smile”? i thought i was up on all of KRS’s songs. i know BBD said it in “poison”, but when did KRS shanghai it?
June 17, 2008 at 6:47 pmYeah Version Sound had a blast @ LODA. Fitsum, thanks for the highgrade photography skills, as always! you’re the best for real.
June 17, 2008 at 7:50 pmactually BBD bit off KRS.
I forgot the track but it’s on the same album as “My Philosophy”. I think that’s what the album’s called.
i think it was a digital underground song with KRS…
June 18, 2008 at 12:30 amI think those girls “drop it like its hot” professionally. Call em up and double-check.
June 18, 2008 at 3:30 pm88 posse keeps it real, for real! super sad i missed Version Sound but the bass will be pushed again & i will be there …and that track about not trusting big butts & smiles is BDP “JIMMY”
gallery in effect all summer W O R D !
June 19, 2008 at 4:14 pmAhhhhhhh!
The J The I The M The M
The Y The J The I THe M
It’s Jimeeeeeeeee
thanks for being there fitsum… as usual, the party really took off once your lens entered the room! i’m so happy to be back at gallery again - this place is THE summer time destination in the DC met. don’t snooze on it people.
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