| Something
tremendous is happening downtown this month! The city's largest
and most beloved online singles site, www.HoustonConnect.com,
is hosting the first annual Downtown Extravaganza on Saturday,
April 30th. The party starts with a Zydeco Pool Party, complete
with live music, at the Marriott Residence Inn (904 Dallas) from
1:00-4:00PM. Afterwards, guests can get "prettied-up" in
their hotel suites for an unforgettable night on the town. Hotel
suites are available to patrons of this VIP Extravaganza for
a special rate of $79 which includes lodging for up to 3 adults,
4 metro tokens, a complimentary bottle of champagne and a hot
breakfast on Sunday morning, $79 is a steal of a deal. Tickets
to the event are only $25 and ALL HOUSTONIANS are invited. See
details at www.houstonconnect.com/Event_Downtown_4-30-05.asp.
The Extravaganza "Crawl" will start at 8:00PM at 6° Lounge for an exclusive www.HoustonConnect.com party and stops
will be made at M Bar, Opus, Slainte and the Ruby Room. Each
venue will roll out the red carpet and the Extravaganza attendees
will get the VIP treatment. A night on the town with hundreds
(maybe thousands) of sexy singles, it doesn't get better than
this.
More BIG news downtown is Service Industry Night at 6° (911
Franklin) on Wednesdays, peeps in the Industry (includes retail,
salons, gyms, hospitality, entertainment etc.) get treated to
$4 U-Call-Its and $2 Domestics. If you provide a service for
a living, well then, it is YOUR turn to be served, at 6° ! Hey,
all you kiddos that work in the Galleria, we know the mall closes
at 9:00, and 6° is open until 2AM, so come and kick back after
work. Award-winning bartender, Julian, hosts the night along
with the irresistible bartendress, Nell, while DJ Soul Tower
606 heats things up from the DJ booth and the Queen's tail is
parked on a couch or at the bar holding court every Wednesday.
All that's missing is YOU and your cool posse. Drink, Chill and
Repeat every chance you get, at 6° Lounge.
Slainte puts LIFE back into happy hour with CPR Fridays. Revive
your weekend as Slainte Irish Pub resuscitates the great drink
prices of $1 well drinks and $1 domestic draft beers EVERY Friday
from 5-7 at 509 Main. Come see Main Street's Dynamic Duo of Kristen
and Jeff at the bar. ONE dollar wells and domestic drafts are
just what the doctor ordered. Call the Event Nurse at Slainte
at 713-222-1033 to book your party on any Friday. The last Friday
of each month, Charlie Wemyss performs live at Slainte. He's
great. He's so great Slainte provides a complimentary delicious
happy hour buffet on the nights Charlie is here from 5-7PM. This
month's big bash will be on Friday, April 29th. Doors open at
4:00, party gets underway at 5:00. Don't forget Slainte's domestic
draft beer special of just $1.00 on all home game days. Walk
down Texas, from Minute Maid take a right on Main and enjoy cheap
beer.
Three dates left to amuse your Palette with the Wednesday Art
and Wine series at the Sam [Bar]. The Sam is pairing contemporary
art and wines. Enjoy conversations with the artist and wine connoisseurs
Patrick Davila and Michael Scherzberg. Join them April 20th,
May 4th and 18th from 6:30 -8:30PM. For more information, call
832-200-8800 or log on to www.samhoustonhotel.com. The Sam Houston
Hotel is located at 1117 Prairie Street. The Queen will be staying
there to celebrate her birthday next month, so expect an in-depth
report on the fabulous service and amenities offered at the Sam
Houston Hotel. I can't wait!
Yahoo and Hotmail have a new kid on the block to contend with.
Gmail is an experimental web mail from our friends at Google.
It is built on the idea that you should never have to delete
mail and you should always be able to find the message you want
to refer back to.
The user
can search to find the exact message they are seeking, no matter
when it was sent or received. Gmail
gives you 1,000
megabytes of free storage so you'll never need to delete another
message to make room to receive more mail. Each message is grouped
with all its replies and they are displayed as a conversation,
so it makes for a good reference for all those "he said,
she said" emails. Best of all, there are no pop-up ads.
I'm one of the lucky beta-testers for it, so I guess you could
call me a 'master-beta.' I think it's the mack-daddy of email
systems. Learn more at www.gmail.com.
Suede Lounge on Saturdays is the place to be. Rain or shine,
the place is packed. They rotate some of Houston's best DJs and
Go Go dancers every Saturday. Suede Saturdays are hosted by Joe
Applewhite and Ryan Echiverri. When any promotion or event is
sponsored by www.vinylPimp.com, that's a guarantee it will be
a huge success. Next time you're near Main and Prairie downtown,
stop in. Hours are 5:00PM-2:00AM, Dress code is enforced and
the club is 21 and up only.
Angela Carrasco
of www.houstonpartyratings.com send me a fun link called "Walk the drunk home." This
is hours of entertainment, especially during a hum-drum work
day. The object
of the game is to keep the little guy walking without falling
over, by moving your mouse left and right. You can't see your
cursor which makes it more difficult. The record is 82 meters.
Test your skill. My best score is only 17 meters, but I'll continue
to practice. www.wagenschenke.ch.
Chris Lawless, General Manger at 6° Lounge sent me this one.
It made me laugh out loud and brought tears to my eyes. Click
here for a good laugh www.glumbert.com/media/dancewhiteboy.html.
I love funny sites, send me more.
NEWS
IN THE BIZ: There's an 'Italian Stallion' of a bartender
who is available to bartend for private home parties or catered
events. He's as authentic as they come, right down to his Italian
accent. You can contact me for his resume, see him in action
for yourself on a Friday or Saturday at 6° (he's Davide, the
Italian dude) or email him at tyxi356@yahoo.com. I got an email
from my friend, Maria Fuentes who I hold in high esteem, and
she was bragging on Avanti Limousine, so it must be a pretty
spectacular service they offer. Check them out at www.avantilimos.com.
I'm an Action Limo Groupie, myself and have always used that
company, but somebody let me know how Avanti is, please. Seabrook
Beach Club just finished putting in a $100,000 Cancun-style,
heated, swim-up pool bar. Bikini Season is here and SBC will
host Hawaiian Tropics Bikini contests every Saturday in April.
Seabrook Beach Club is located at 3345 NASA Rd. One. Friday April
22nd is a nice day for a White Wedding at Numbers when Houston
welcomes Billy Idol to the stage. Numbers is at 300 Westheimer.
How old is Billy Idol these days, like 60? Still, it will be
a good show, I'm sure. Look for a big announcement from me, about
me, in one of next month's newsletter (no, I am NOT pregnant
and I am NOT getting married. Ever.)
BOOZE
NEWS: Castle Brands has joined the list of suppliers who have shown
their support for the Museum of
the American Cocktail.
The Museum, located in New Orleans, is the perfect place to celebrate
the spirit of the cocktail. Castle Brands is hosting a seminar
entitled "Tomorrow's Classics" Creating Your Own Cocktails,
presented by George Delgado, one of the country's premier cocktail
innovators. The seminar will be held on July 17th and 18th at
The Omni Royal Orleans Hotel. For more information on the seminar
or the Museum, visit www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org. Castle
Brands is an international producer and marketer of premium spirits
focused primarily in vodka, rum, Irish whiskey and liqueur. Currently,
the Castle Brands group includes Boru Vodka, Gosling's Rum, Sea
Wynde Rum, Knappogue Castle Irish Single Malt Whiskey, Clontarf
Irish Whiskey, Celtic Crossing Liqueur, Brady's Irish Cream,
and Pallini Limoncello.
Twisted
Entertainment proudly presents Seduction Saturdays every Saturday
beginning April 9th at Blue Torch
Lounge located in
Downtown Houston on 809 Congress with DJ Krysiz and DJ Herbie
1 behind the decks spinning Mainstream Dance, Latin, & Hip-Hop.
It's a $5.00 cover for ages 21 and up featuring $2 Domestic Drafts,
$3 House Wells and $3 Domestic Bottles. For more scoop, call
713-228-3409 or email djkrysiz@needletwister.com.
I recently tagged along with a bachelorette party to 6° Lounge
and M Bar (402 Main) and it was unforgettable. Event Coordinator,
Khomie was a gracious host and the Go-Go dancers were kind enough
to share the stage with Neeli, the bride-to-be. I love M Bar
and it's one of the nicest clubs downtown. The music was great,
it was DJ Surain, one of my favorite DJs in town. M Bar wasn't
overcrowded and the people were beautiful and friendly. If you
want to go somewhere distinguished, go here. Your first impression
should make you love it for life. |
