BrightestYoungThings: PHOTOS: 9 Years of Bliss

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Hats off to Will Eastman, who celebrated this past Saturday 9 years of his Bliss party at The Black Cat. 9 years! I graduated from high school 9 years ago (and that feels like an eternity ago), uh oh, I'm dating myself. And as awesome a dance party as it was, as much respect as I have for Will Eastman, who incidentally called out BYT's own Michael Garrett and brought him onstage and called him "a grumpy old man" (which was funny because when we did this post last year and accidentally called it the 9 year anniversary, Michael lambasted Will in the comments section, which made the whole thing kinda ironic), I thought the party could have been a lot more packed.

From what I saw, the thought that went off in my head, was "wow, people talk shit about the Cat for throwing dance parties on a Saturday night instead of featuring a band, and then they don't even pack the place." Annnd the reason I'm writing this, is that a while ago they banned photographers from dance parties at The Black Cat. On occasion, they let me in with my camera to shoot Will's stuff because they know Will and I have a great working relationship, but I think party photogs, and BYT in particular, goes to great lengths to promote local DJs and artists, and even The Black Cat for Christ's sake, and yet, it's a constant struggle.

Will, I'm just gonna say it man, I think there could've been 2 even 3 times the party on Saturday night with proper promotion. Regardless, I enjoy partying with you, and I love what you do, so I had a great time, but maaaybe there is room for more growth here. Just sayin.

DF09_8.22_Bliss9Years@BlackCat-110