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ATB @ Rich's
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 11:32AM / Standard Entry
i finally got to upload some pictures from the ATB event. For those of you who don't know who ATB is, he's ranked #4 as the top djs in the world on the dj list (http://www.thedjlist.com/.) ATB stands for Andre Tanneberger. He's up there with Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Deep Dish, Tiesto, etc.
Anyway, the event was on August 31, I know I'm a bit late with the photos. He was spinning at Rich's ( a very well known gay club that plays trance, house, club.) On Saturdays, it's a mixed crowd with more straight, less gays. I haven't been to this club for over 10 years. The last time I went was when I was under aged and had to use a fake id. haha..i think i was 17 y.o.
We got there around 11ish and hung out in the VIP section cos we got VIP tickets in advance. We were just doing our own thing, drinking, bullshitting, and enjoying the other dj spinning before ATB take over. Then suddenly, our friend pointed him out. He was sitting in another VIP section next to us. He's got his guard standing in the way so people can't just walk up to him. Hubby suggested that I should try to go up to him with 2 of my girl friends to see if we can bypass the guards and get to ATB. I didn't want to do it cos I can tell the chances are slim, but my other 2 girlfriends went up to the guard and they failed. The guy told them ATB wanted to be left alone and he doesn't like girls. OMG! I was shocked, I had no idea he was gay. Totally blew me off!! So we told hubby and a guy friend of ours to go up and they failed too. haha...I just didn't expect djs to be stuck up and all.
12:30am hit and ATB took off from upstairs to go downstair where his dj booth was. We had to walk all the way downstairs, beat the crowd and got in his face to snap these pictures.
You can see his arm here.
He looked our way cos of hubby. LOL
The crazy crowd!
Can't believe he's gay..
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MIA
Friday, Sep 7, 2007 10:14AM / Standard Entry
Man, I disappeared for a few days and when I returned....Van Ness is in da house!!
Okay, I just noticed that his name is spelled VAN NESS and not VANESS, but I like VANESS better. AnD is definitely getting big with more and more artists everyday. So when is Stephen Fung joining? Someone gotta go hook that brotha up.
My Labor Day weekend consisted of partying, eating, and partying. We celebrated hubby's and a good friend's b-day on the same day. We had like 50 of our people with us at the club~ it was crazy and busy.
I got a lot of reading and writing to catch up on people's blogs. Laterz!
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Last Day in SF
Friday, Aug 24, 2007 11:14AM / Standard Entry
We slept in on Sunday cos we stayed up late the previous night watching "Blades of Glory" at the hotel. The freaking movie was hilarious!!
We strolled along the Embaracadero, enjoying the beautiful weather and
naked guys skating. Had lunch at the most talked about Vietnamese
restaurant, The Slanted Door, inside the Ferry Building Marketplace. I
don't know why, but I keep associating slanted door with slanted eyes.
It's just weird to me. I guess it's because the restaurant is Asian and
other race always describe Asians with slanted eyes. 
After lunch, we checked out the array of specialty stores the
marketplace has to offer. The place is filled with numerous shops
catering to olive oils, jerkies, floral, chocolates, wines, cheeses,
gourmet ingredients. 
Ferry Building Marketplace clock
Human statues near the pier, constructed with all metal objects.
In the evening, we drove to Lou's lovely place to have dinner with her and Peachey. This was what's on the menu from Lou's Kitchen:
Tomato Soup
Rock Shrimp Gazpacho Salad
Roasted hen with Herbe de Provence
Sweet Corn Ristotto Cakes
Dessert: Peach's famous Tart Tartin
Wine: 2005 Francis Coppola Diamond Gold Label Chardonnay (organic grapes)
Piper Sonoma Blanc De Noir (we can do Mimosa also)
The Mimosa was GREAT!!
The protective Ebony. We had to ask for her permission before walking in front of her.
Tomato soup
Roasted hen and risotto cake
Peachey's Apple Tart
I was reluctant to leave SF, but I was getting home sick at the same time. I love SF! I will definitely return to this place in the future and do more. I was satisfy with my trip overall because I was able to do everything on my "to do list," except for Alcatraz. Perhaps, I'll leave that for next time. Au revoir SF!
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Napa, CA
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 9:17AM / Standard Entry
Visited Napa, CA on a Saturday. The first stop was Copia (The American Center for Wine Food and the Arts.) This place offers wine and cooking classes, a wine museum, wine tasting, cafe, and live music. The property wasn't too big, but they have this edible garden that included everything from Italian herbs, to fruits, veggies, and flowers. People actually picked the fruits there and consumed it on the spot, but I didn't.
Front view of Copia
Red apples
Standing under some grapevines
Grapes!
The Orange Tree
Onion
The middle finger flower
These suckers were HUGE and TALL. Bees were surrounding them all.
Next stop was Artesa Vineyards & Winery. Artesa is Napa's newest, most exciting winery. This winery is a little different from the traditional wineries because this one is particularly contemporary. Modern sculptures were everywhere; definitely edgy.
Artesa wine bottles
Entrance to Artesa
Little house on the vineyard
This fountain was situated on a raised level and leveled with the ground.
Modern sculpture on water
Another modern fountain decor
Standing in front of a sparkled shuttle or bullet
The entire day was dedicated on driving around CA. While returning to the city, the traffic was horrible. Everyone was trying to pass the toll to get to the bridge and it was a biatch.
I had to pee too. What a day!
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Lunch with AnD Friends
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 8:44AM / Standard Entry
On Friday, Lou suggested that we meet up at Cafe Bistro inside the top floor of Nordstrom. I ordered a grilled shrimp and asparagus risotto dish. hubby had crab cakes, Lou had a chicken dish, and Peachey had a club sandwich. We chatted for about 2.5 hours and took pictures.
After lunch, we wanted to visit the SF MOMA, but before that we decided to shop at Nordstrom for bit since we're there already. Peachey decided to join us so we left the mall immediately and walked to SF MOMA. The weather was beautiful and we were taking our sweet time walking and snapping pics here and there. Below are some architectural buildings in the area.
A statue tanning
XYZ Restaurant at the W Hotel
Water fall near the Yerba Buena Gardens
We finally arrived at MOMA and purchased the audio art tour. The building had 5 floors.
First floor: Contemporary modern art
Second floor: Photography
Third floor: Sculptor by Matisse
Fourth floor: You and I Horizontal exhibit
Fifth floor: The floor was blocked off for remodeling?
My favorite was definitely the first floor because I have always been a fan of modern contemporary art. Cameras weren't allowed in the museum; therefore, we only got pictures from the lobby.
The You and I Horizontal exhitbit was sick. The entire room was pitch black so we all whipped out the cameras to take pics. It feels like we're walking inside a tunnel. If you're drugged you'll definitely get a kick out of it.
After the museum, Peachey and I took our separate ways. She's got family plans and we went back to the Sony Metreon building to rest for some drinks at the cafe. The rest of the evening was history...we went shopping! HAHA...
