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Two days until St. Patrick's Day. I can hardly wait! Tonight is
the Sexy Kilt contest at Brian O'Neills at 5555 Morningside,
in Rice Village. I'll be there to judge all the hunks in skirts.
Some girls have all the luck! Come out to watch the fun. Last
year's winner, Sean Kearns, is coming back to defend his title.
This man has got some really nice calves, ladies. He's a cutie-pie.
Extra special good luck to Trey Warren, who will represent
Slainte and Julian Ritchey who will represent 6° Lounge.
May the best man win. You can see photos from last year's competition
at www.brianoneills.com. Matt is my favorite bartender at Brian
O'Neill's, so say hello to him. Tell him I said that, and ask
him what the verse for "second" is. He'll laugh because
that's a standing joke with us. Long story.
The
40th annual Griff's week-long St. Patty's Day festival kicked-off
on
March 10th with the St. Pat's Queen contest. There were
eight contestants and 36 judges. Odd ratio, isn't it? Mindy
Balfour was the darling representative for Brian O'Neill's
and Celise Keller was the gorgeous contestant from Slainte.
Neither of them placed in the top three. I'm appalled by
that fact. Smells like "rigged" to me. On a brighter
note, congratulations to the winner. Sorry, I forgot her name.
Next
topic There is a phenomenal trend in
the monthly after-hours parties hosted by Spoiled Boyz
and Beyond Entertainment. With the most
recent being just last weekend at the Grasshopper, March is lucky
enough to play host to a second party. This one will be one of
the biggest parties of the year and it will be held at M Bar.
Rise-up, bang the drums, lift those dancing feet, and seek SALVATION!
Celebrate Easter Morning with a dance party of the highest magnitude.
Late night Saturday, March 26th, BEYOND Entertainment's Spoiled
Boyz produce SALVATION After-Hours at M Bar, located at 402 Main
Street.
Miami's talented Remix Artist/DJ ALYSON CALAGNA will be
providing the rhythms. Live life-raising performance
by Dance Music Icon
DYNASTY. There will be an amazing laser light show and reconfigured
sound. Doors open 3:30AM-10:00AM. Advance tickets available
at M2M Fashion on Montrose for $30. A portion of the door
proceeds benefit local HIV/AIDS service organizations.
This will be
my first time to help promote and be part of these world-renown
events by Spoiled Boyz. Join me in the wee hours and dance,
dance, dance.
If
you're an Aggie, there will be a Jud Johnson show at
Texas A&M on March 23rd, which could attract a crowd of as many
as 1,000 people. I can understand why, because I've heard his
CD and Jud Johnson is a talented Houston-based songwriter.
He mixes jam band, rock & roll, jazz, and acoustic music
all in one song set. I'd compare him to the likes of Dave Matthews
and John Mayer (only Jud is FAR better looking than either
of those guys.) This group of musicians blows your mind with
the funky beats of the saxophone to the roaring melodies of
the lead guitar and onto the soothing comfort of the lyrics.
This new young songwriter is surely on his way to the top of
the music world. To inquire about booking Jud Johnson, you
can email music@judjohnson.com. Also, visit www.judjohnson.com.
On St. Pat's Day, promoters from www.vinylpimp.com are doing
the Dirty Leprechaun Party at Hush which will include beads,
green beer and several other surprises. Hush is on I-10,
before Barker Cypress, past Highway 6, at 15625 Katy Freeway.
You may also know those www.vinylpimp.com bad boys from hosting
YEARS of successful promotions and parties around town. They
are also the brains behind the after-hours promotions at
Pink Monkey. In the old Rehab spot, Pink Monkey is 18 and
up. Doors open at 10PM and remain open until the last person
leaves. There is a very strict dress code there, so no gangsters
need apply to get in. It's a clean, safe, after-hours party
where house and hip hop are equally played.
I haven't mentioned the Red Lion Pub in a while and it is
still one of my very most favorite places, so stop by and say
hello
to them on St. Patty's Day. They'll be celebrating with 20-ounce
pints of Harp and Guinness priced at only $4.00, an Irish
food menu, including Real Irish Back Bacon (their food is
INCREDIBLE!) and of course, Irish Music. Visit their site
at www.redlionhouston.com.
Well,
it's just not one of my newsletters unless I talk about my
three favorite digs, Slainte Irish Pub, the Ruby Room and
6° Lounge (Spec's is probably #4, ha ha ha.) Where will
I be on the 17th? At Slainte, of course, all (and I do mean
ALL)
day and night. Appearing on St. Pat's is Charlie Wemyss. He
has been playing live music since 1996 and he attracts a fun
crowd of people from 21 up to their 50's in age. His repertoire
consists of Classic Rock (Allman Brothers, Eagles, etc.,) Texas
Country (Pat Green, Robert Earl Keene, etc.,) College Music
(Pat McGee, Jupiter Coyote, Widespread Panic) and General Folk
Music (Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, etc.) Charlie has played
at the following venues: The Harp, Little Woodrow's (Midtown),
and Cahill's. He has performed at Slainte four times, so far,
and has gained quite a bit of notoriety in town, so he will
be one to watch and you will see more of him in the future.
Charlie is a permanent fixture on the last Friday of the month
at Slainte, 509 Main. Also on the 17th, Slainte will play host
to the Bayou City Bagpipers at 4:30 and the McTeggart Irish
Dancers at 5:00. DJ Tommy will be in the Ruby Room upstairs.
It's our goal to not only top 2004's St. Patrick's Day as the
best place to be this year, but we plan to top Super Bowl 2004
with this year's festivities. We are talking BIG!
6° Lounge
at 911 Franklin Street is hot for happy hour. Doors are open
Tuesday
through Friday from 5-11PM with specials including
$2 domestics, $3 wells and $1 off calls. Remember, 6: offers
Houston's longest and happiest happy hour in town, so book
a party with me soon, just drop me an email at kim@sixdl.com and
I can help you organize a memorable event. 6° Lounge will
open their doors this Thursday beginning at 5:00PM and showcase
an "Irish for a day" theme featuring cool dance vibes
from DJ Soul Tower 606. Try Julian Ritchey's award-winning
Banana Splitini, which is now featured on the brunch menu at
the Sam Houston Hotel. If you are a subscriber to my newsletter,
you will receive an invite to the Houston Launch party of Fito's
Salsa at 6° Lounge. If you cannot wait until then to try
it, you can pick some up at Spec's or at www.fitosalsa.com.
Got
Art? On March 19th, from 6:00 until 9:00, before the public
is allowed in, all-new and almighty Allan Rodewald art will
be unveiled in the first Art Reception hosted by 6°.
If you are a subscriber to this newsletter or to www.sixdl.com,
you should have already received your VIP invitation via
email. If you need to be put on the list to get in without
an invite, shoot me an email. The infamous Allan Rodewald
is going to be displaying his art at 6° Lounge. Yes,
the same guy who gets flown all around the world to produce
his
art for various businesses and art lovers alike. Yes, the
same guy who did all the artwork in downtown's 500,000-gallon
aquatic wonderland, The Aquarium. With the recent rekindling
of Rodewald's abstract art, everyone is talking about Allan's
flare. For a sneak preview check out www.allanrodewald.com,
but to see the real deal you will have to witness it for
yourself at 6: Lounge. If you think Rodewald's 7 foot by
70 foot mural at City Hall is impressive, just wait until
you see what he has brought to 6: Lounge.
Good things
come in threes. Thursday, March 24th at 6:00, Ruby Room will
play
host to TRIFECTA, a night of art, music
and
fashion featuring the work of three local artists, and after
the art show, see Engage 3.0, Houston's "second coming" of
the Engines of Elk line. Designer, Tyler Brockington was
recently featured on Channel 2 news and in 002 Magazine.
See more of what is so hot about his line at www.enginesofelk.com.
Trifecta, a combination of canvas, body and soul will prove
to be the most exciting Art Reception at the Ruby Room, to
date. Artists At Large and Fresh Image will present a visual
art show featuring the work of Micah, Mara and Kimberlee.
View the art and sip on complimentary champagne from 6-7PM
while Micah paints live on canvas, Mara and Kimberlee body
paint models, and the Engines of Elk gear up for their fashion
show at 9PM. Queen of Clubs subscribers will receive the
email invitation this week.
St. Pete's Dancing Marlin at 300
Main Street joins in the party and has driven the snakes
out of West Texas and will
be serving
up their very own St. Patrick's Day special appetizer of
rattlesnake. Well, that's one way to drive the snakes out
of Ireland. This once-a-year treat is paired with green
beer for a hearty Irish meal. Wash those snakes down with live
entertainment beginning at 10PM in the Oyster Bar from
Kosmic
Latte. St. Pete's is open from 11AM to 2AM. For more information,
call 713-227-1511.
The Flying
Saucer Draught Emporium at 705 Main Street features a festive
pub
environment for the beer
connoisseur, with
several television screens to catch your favorite sporting
events. Every Monday is "Pint Night," with more
than 80 different beers available for $2.50. On Tuesdays,
they feature $2.00 well drinks. Wednesday is Brewery Night,
beginning at 7PM. Patrons can purchase the beer of the day
and keep the pint glass. They'll have a collector's item
pint glass on St. Patrick's Day too, and it will go on sale
on the 16th at 7PM. Say hi to Jake Rainey, the foxy manager,
while you're there. What's going on there for St. Pat's,
you ask? The Flying Saucer will open their doors at 11AM
on March 17th and feature food and drink specials throughout
the entire day. There will be colorful costumed characters,
the Flying Saucer Beer Goddess girls, live music from The
Handsomes and a Fender guitar raffle drawing at 10PM.
If you
make through St. Patty's weekend and still have energy
left to go out and party on Monday, then Monday nights play
host to Industry Night at the Copa Room. The promotion
is
presented by George Mendoza of www.nightfunctions.com.
It's 21 and up, has drink specials, the DJ plays Old School
House
and there is no cover charge. Copa Room is at 2416 Brazos,
near Red Door, Casa Manhattan, the Dog House Tavern and
EVERYONE'S favorite store, Spec's Liquor Warehouse. The Queen
thinks
George is a cool dude.
Houston Networking News is hosting a
Power Networking Night at Jet Lounge at 1515 Pease on March
22nd, beginning at 5:30PM.
Admission is $10 prepaid or $15 at the door. HNN is famous
for hosting power networking events. See more about the
place and the organization at www.houstonnetworkingnews.com and www.jetloungehouston.com. Planned
Parenthood Young Leaders with host Cocktails for a Cause
on Wednesday, March 23rd from 6-8PM at Absinthe Brasserie
at 609 Richmond Avenue. Your $10 admission includes two
drinks and appetizers. Bring your friends to this event. If
you
have questions or wish to make a donation for this fundraiser,
please call 713-831-6505 or email anneliese.davis@pphset.org.
Look
for NEWS IN THE BIZ and BOOZE NEWS features to return in
the April 1st issue. Room didn't permit in this edition
due to all the St. Patty's Day information about events
and gatherings. Here's a great gift suggestion for your favorite
Irish Lass. Yvonne's Floral Delights (281-252-3233 www.y-f-d.com)
has a gorgeous arrangement for just $45 available for delivery.
Don't miss the next Sundown at the Social on Sunday April
3rd. To be included on my VIP guest list for Sundown, I
need
your emailed list of names in your group sent to me by
March 31st at 5PM. I want to remind everyone that drinking
and
driving don't mix, so play it safe this St. Patrick's Day
and have a designated driver or call a cab. I mean it,
leprechauns aren't even lucky enough to avoid a DWI or worse,
so why
would you be? Finally, click on this link below and help
Tania and Josh raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society. It's a worthy cause, and kudos to the duo for
doing their part to make a difference.
http://www.active.com/donations/fundraise_public.cfm?key=TaniaandJosh |
