Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Playboy's Rock the Rabbit @ SXSW 2008
The Playboy and C3 Late Night Party at SXSW is now in the books. I didn't get to come last year, so this was my first time to experience the madness. It was a truly amazing party and I think we left our mark on this year's festival. It's hard to impress jaded hipsters, but I think most of them came away with a little more respect for the house that Hef built.
The day of the party was similar to any other event day. I had to pick up Lauren Michelle Hill, Qiana Chase, Janine Habeck, and Michelle McLaughlin at the airport -- which was a wonderful way to start my work day. I scared the shit out of them once when an 18-wheeler decided to pull a U-turn across the entire four lane street, but we were fine. But that wasn't the last of my stunt driving on the night.
Shortly after I grabbed some lunch, we had our walkthrough to go over the venue set up and duties for the rest of the night. That day, I only had enough free time to get lunch with my brother and dinner with a buddy. At 9:30, I was back at the venue worrying about all of the little things that go into these types of big events. I put up the rest of the Jack Daniels posters in the last 30 minutes before the official start time for the party. I also managed to think that I lost my rental car keys about five times in that span -- see my Boston post to figure out why that's a sore subject.
I glanced outside once from the empty venue and saw that the line for our party went around the block with a good 20 minutes until it was supposed to start. We probably had over 1000 people on all of the lists combined, but I figured we'd have a mix of "early" and "late" people. It was doubtful that any of the people waiting in line at 10:30 were going to be able to last until 4AM.
The first 15 minutes of the party were great. The room started to fill up, the Jack Daniels clients seemed happy, the food was a hit, and the Playmates were about to make their entrance. Then, one of the clients dropped a bombshell: all of our recipe cards for the "Jack Rabbit" drink called for Jack, ginger ale, and lemon juice... and we had no ginger ale or lemon juice. My job immediately shifted from "make sure nothing is fucked up" to "fix massive fuck up". Ashley from plusonemusic was my partner in crime as we scrambled to get more drink ingredients.
Our first potential stop was the Whole Foods on Lamar and 5th. I went too far south, so I had to flip a bitch on Lamar where the median broke. It was pretty intense and I'm quite sure Ashley was stunned/horrified by my actions. I get that reaction from women pretty regularly. So back to Whole Foods... our party started at 11PM and Whole Foods closed at 10PM. Fuck. On to Plan B, drive around to find another grocery store ... and there are really none downtown. So I stopped at a 7-11 and found out that they don't even sell ginger ale. Fuck. We were directed to the Randalls on Exposition and I hauled ass over there. It was probably 11:45 at this point and I wasn't going to be able to have the girls that I invited hand out the 3D glasses for the MGMT music video. FUCK. At this point, it was a matter of priorities and damage control... so the ginger ale was much more important (hopefully that's the last time I will ever say/type that in my life). At Randalls, we bought every single ginger ale product that was available on the shelves -- something like 6 12-packs and 20 2-liter bottles along with 15 bottles of lime juice. We just told the guy at the register that we were really thirsty and my Randalls card (so random that I actually had it) saved Playboy $30. I'm such a good employee. You can see our loot below...
The cart full of ginger ale that Ashley and I loaded
I had to get the security guards to move the bike barricades so I could back down the alley behind our venue. Nothing was happening and I was frazzled, so I got out of the car to see if I could make something happen. Unfortunately, I forgot to put the car in park and it started rolling towards a parked Audi. I jumped back into the driver's seat just in time to put the car in park before it did any damage. They moved the bike barricades and I started backing down the narrow alley. After about 100 yarsd, some dreadlocked hipster smoking a cigarette informed me that I was backing over cones and I had to stop the rental Ford Explorer. At that point, I just started grabbing stuff from the trunk and carrying it in by hand. As I brought in the last bottles of ginger ale from the trunk of the car, the woman behind the bar said, "This is great. You know, we're also about to run out of Coke, so if you guys could make another run that would be great." I gave her the dirtiest look of all time and then just broke out. Not having ginger ale is understandable... but HOW CAN YOU RUN OUT OF COKE AT A PARTY AFTER 90 MINUTES? Not my problem.
After that ridiculous ordeal, I spotted my parents and let them calm me down with a few gulps of much-needed beer. My uncle Eliot was in town for the event (because I'm a miracle-worker) and it was obvious that he was loving life. He told me that his opening line to all of Playmates was "Hey, do you know Chris Duncan?" That's probably not a bad one except he kept approaching the few girls that hadn't worked with me before. I actually started to enjoy the party around 1:30AM. I didn't get to see The Heavy or MGMT, so that was pretty shitty. Some of the girls that I had invited flagged me down while I was making the rounds and I downed a couple more Playboy Energy drinks ... questionable decision-making but I needed some nervous energy. I spotted Carson Daly as we were standing around. The greatest part is that the few people that noticed him didn't even care. Probably because we had an amazing celebrity presence... too many for me to remember, but I know that Carson, Lance Armstrong, Elijah Wood, Pete Townshend, Ben Harper, etc. made appearances.
MOBY was on stage (around 2AM) for his DJ set and I decided to check it out. Within a few minutes, it was obvious that he was killing it. Everybody was dancing (with much intensity) and you could tell that Moby was into it as well. The LED backdrop behind him went crazy as he spun some of his songs from Play and ended with Paradise City. I have some pretty good videos of Porcelain, Paradise City, and the big finale. Justice was the headliner for the night, but I felt like Moby put on the best show. He was truly crawsome (crazy-awesome)... and that wasn't the last I saw of Moby enjoying himself.
Moby acknowledges the crowd after his set
JUSTICE went on about an hour later than planned, but all of the cool kids were still wide awake and ready for their performance. I felt a little left out since it seemed like everybody around me was on a lot of (good) drugs, but I got REALLY close to the stage and got some good pictures/videos of the French duo.
Justice performing at Playboy's Rock the Rabbit Party 2008 @ SXSW... the two best ways to describe Justice: "impossibly cool" and "French"
Xavier and Gaspard couldn't have been more French with their fitted leather jackets, facial hair (chops on one, goatee/beard on the other), and cigarette-smoking but they owned the crowd anyway. I think there were some production issues with sound levels because after the first song, Xavier flipped the bird to somebody off stage. But the show went on after that and I couldn't have been more pleased. It would have been impossible to match Moby (in my opinion) but Justice killed it anyway. By the time they wrapped up at 4AM, everybody left in the venue had a smile plastered on their face thanks to the music, alcohol, and probably a good amount of illicit drugs.
Justice opens up and try to get the sound situation sorted out
The party was over at that point, but that doesn't mean that people stopped partying. I was slumped over in a lawn chair in the room that was formerly the Playmate dressing room waiting to DD some people home. Every ounce of energy was drained from my body at that point. Two minutes after I plopped myself down, I saw Moby walk into the room with three absolutely gorgeous women I had spotted in the party. They were probably all at least six inches taller than him in their heels and I think they were scanning the room for snacks. They bailed after a few seconds and I went back to spacing out. Only a few minutes later, Moby returned alone and seemed like he was inebriated. I don't think he was hammered, but I am pretty positive he was at least legally intoxicated. He walked over to two high chairs and started dragging them out of the room. We were all out of it, but it was still a strange sight. Then somebody said, "Hey man, are you taking those chairs somewhere?" Moby's reply: ".... they're going to a better place now." He's even witty when he's fucked up. The last item of note for the night was some extremely wasted girl in what was formerly the VIP room. She called out to Traci, my co-worker, "Hey, you should come in here... THERE ARE POUNDS OF COCAINE." Not really sure who/what she was talking about, but thanks for being courteous and telling the entire world. I was so out of it at this point (4:30AM) that I couldn't even get myself to care that Justice was standing in the hall with me and Ben Harper had just gone into the back room. I'm a sad old man now. Even though I lost my powers to party, the Playboy & C3 Late Night Party @ SXSW 2008 was one of the more notable experiences of my life. We did Rock the Rabbit.
NOTE: You can check out all of the pictures on the OfficialChrisDuncan Flickr and videos on the OfficialChrisDuncan YouTube Channel. The Playboy Spring Break Week 1 Recap will be up later in the week... stay tuned.
The day of the party was similar to any other event day. I had to pick up Lauren Michelle Hill, Qiana Chase, Janine Habeck, and Michelle McLaughlin at the airport -- which was a wonderful way to start my work day. I scared the shit out of them once when an 18-wheeler decided to pull a U-turn across the entire four lane street, but we were fine. But that wasn't the last of my stunt driving on the night.
Shortly after I grabbed some lunch, we had our walkthrough to go over the venue set up and duties for the rest of the night. That day, I only had enough free time to get lunch with my brother and dinner with a buddy. At 9:30, I was back at the venue worrying about all of the little things that go into these types of big events. I put up the rest of the Jack Daniels posters in the last 30 minutes before the official start time for the party. I also managed to think that I lost my rental car keys about five times in that span -- see my Boston post to figure out why that's a sore subject.
I glanced outside once from the empty venue and saw that the line for our party went around the block with a good 20 minutes until it was supposed to start. We probably had over 1000 people on all of the lists combined, but I figured we'd have a mix of "early" and "late" people. It was doubtful that any of the people waiting in line at 10:30 were going to be able to last until 4AM.
The first 15 minutes of the party were great. The room started to fill up, the Jack Daniels clients seemed happy, the food was a hit, and the Playmates were about to make their entrance. Then, one of the clients dropped a bombshell: all of our recipe cards for the "Jack Rabbit" drink called for Jack, ginger ale, and lemon juice... and we had no ginger ale or lemon juice. My job immediately shifted from "make sure nothing is fucked up" to "fix massive fuck up". Ashley from plusonemusic was my partner in crime as we scrambled to get more drink ingredients.
Our first potential stop was the Whole Foods on Lamar and 5th. I went too far south, so I had to flip a bitch on Lamar where the median broke. It was pretty intense and I'm quite sure Ashley was stunned/horrified by my actions. I get that reaction from women pretty regularly. So back to Whole Foods... our party started at 11PM and Whole Foods closed at 10PM. Fuck. On to Plan B, drive around to find another grocery store ... and there are really none downtown. So I stopped at a 7-11 and found out that they don't even sell ginger ale. Fuck. We were directed to the Randalls on Exposition and I hauled ass over there. It was probably 11:45 at this point and I wasn't going to be able to have the girls that I invited hand out the 3D glasses for the MGMT music video. FUCK. At this point, it was a matter of priorities and damage control... so the ginger ale was much more important (hopefully that's the last time I will ever say/type that in my life). At Randalls, we bought every single ginger ale product that was available on the shelves -- something like 6 12-packs and 20 2-liter bottles along with 15 bottles of lime juice. We just told the guy at the register that we were really thirsty and my Randalls card (so random that I actually had it) saved Playboy $30. I'm such a good employee. You can see our loot below...
I had to get the security guards to move the bike barricades so I could back down the alley behind our venue. Nothing was happening and I was frazzled, so I got out of the car to see if I could make something happen. Unfortunately, I forgot to put the car in park and it started rolling towards a parked Audi. I jumped back into the driver's seat just in time to put the car in park before it did any damage. They moved the bike barricades and I started backing down the narrow alley. After about 100 yarsd, some dreadlocked hipster smoking a cigarette informed me that I was backing over cones and I had to stop the rental Ford Explorer. At that point, I just started grabbing stuff from the trunk and carrying it in by hand. As I brought in the last bottles of ginger ale from the trunk of the car, the woman behind the bar said, "This is great. You know, we're also about to run out of Coke, so if you guys could make another run that would be great." I gave her the dirtiest look of all time and then just broke out. Not having ginger ale is understandable... but HOW CAN YOU RUN OUT OF COKE AT A PARTY AFTER 90 MINUTES? Not my problem.
After that ridiculous ordeal, I spotted my parents and let them calm me down with a few gulps of much-needed beer. My uncle Eliot was in town for the event (because I'm a miracle-worker) and it was obvious that he was loving life. He told me that his opening line to all of Playmates was "Hey, do you know Chris Duncan?" That's probably not a bad one except he kept approaching the few girls that hadn't worked with me before. I actually started to enjoy the party around 1:30AM. I didn't get to see The Heavy or MGMT, so that was pretty shitty. Some of the girls that I had invited flagged me down while I was making the rounds and I downed a couple more Playboy Energy drinks ... questionable decision-making but I needed some nervous energy. I spotted Carson Daly as we were standing around. The greatest part is that the few people that noticed him didn't even care. Probably because we had an amazing celebrity presence... too many for me to remember, but I know that Carson, Lance Armstrong, Elijah Wood, Pete Townshend, Ben Harper, etc. made appearances.
MOBY was on stage (around 2AM) for his DJ set and I decided to check it out. Within a few minutes, it was obvious that he was killing it. Everybody was dancing (with much intensity) and you could tell that Moby was into it as well. The LED backdrop behind him went crazy as he spun some of his songs from Play and ended with Paradise City. I have some pretty good videos of Porcelain, Paradise City, and the big finale. Justice was the headliner for the night, but I felt like Moby put on the best show. He was truly crawsome (crazy-awesome)... and that wasn't the last I saw of Moby enjoying himself.
JUSTICE went on about an hour later than planned, but all of the cool kids were still wide awake and ready for their performance. I felt a little left out since it seemed like everybody around me was on a lot of (good) drugs, but I got REALLY close to the stage and got some good pictures/videos of the French duo.
Xavier and Gaspard couldn't have been more French with their fitted leather jackets, facial hair (chops on one, goatee/beard on the other), and cigarette-smoking but they owned the crowd anyway. I think there were some production issues with sound levels because after the first song, Xavier flipped the bird to somebody off stage. But the show went on after that and I couldn't have been more pleased. It would have been impossible to match Moby (in my opinion) but Justice killed it anyway. By the time they wrapped up at 4AM, everybody left in the venue had a smile plastered on their face thanks to the music, alcohol, and probably a good amount of illicit drugs.
The party was over at that point, but that doesn't mean that people stopped partying. I was slumped over in a lawn chair in the room that was formerly the Playmate dressing room waiting to DD some people home. Every ounce of energy was drained from my body at that point. Two minutes after I plopped myself down, I saw Moby walk into the room with three absolutely gorgeous women I had spotted in the party. They were probably all at least six inches taller than him in their heels and I think they were scanning the room for snacks. They bailed after a few seconds and I went back to spacing out. Only a few minutes later, Moby returned alone and seemed like he was inebriated. I don't think he was hammered, but I am pretty positive he was at least legally intoxicated. He walked over to two high chairs and started dragging them out of the room. We were all out of it, but it was still a strange sight. Then somebody said, "Hey man, are you taking those chairs somewhere?" Moby's reply: ".... they're going to a better place now." He's even witty when he's fucked up. The last item of note for the night was some extremely wasted girl in what was formerly the VIP room. She called out to Traci, my co-worker, "Hey, you should come in here... THERE ARE POUNDS OF COCAINE." Not really sure who/what she was talking about, but thanks for being courteous and telling the entire world. I was so out of it at this point (4:30AM) that I couldn't even get myself to care that Justice was standing in the hall with me and Ben Harper had just gone into the back room. I'm a sad old man now. Even though I lost my powers to party, the Playboy & C3 Late Night Party @ SXSW 2008 was one of the more notable experiences of my life. We did Rock the Rabbit.
NOTE: You can check out all of the pictures on the OfficialChrisDuncan Flickr and videos on the OfficialChrisDuncan YouTube Channel. The Playboy Spring Break Week 1 Recap will be up later in the week... stay tuned.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Mobile Post: En Route to Cabo
(West Village specifically) at 6:30 am. My car came at 7:30, so why on
Earth would I be out on the street at that time? The answer: Mexican
customs fucked me.
We sent down five boxes last week and three got stuck in customs. We
paid a few hundred dollars to get the tool box and other supplies
released. But for the other two boxes, they wanted us to pay 83000
pesos each (that's $8000). Fuck that.
The problem with that is the precious cargo in one of the boxes.
Unfortunately there was a pinstripe fedora in the shipment that
Jennifer Hurt was going to wear. We promised the client that she'd
look like a mobster to promote the Hitman DVD. So that forced me to
search for a new costume.
Luckily that was quite easy since I live in the West Village. Fantasy
Land is a mere 2 blocks away. Not only did I get the mafia girl
outfit, but I also picked up a few new Pyrex pieces. I <3 New York.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Playboy Spring Break Update Numero Dos
With Playboy Spring Break 2008 less than two weeks away, it is now crunch time. I've been working overtime to get all of the final details squared away. I have some important items on my to-do list such as acquiring a super soaker and fake tanning my pale body. But there really is a lot of planning and execution involved with our Playboy Spring Break events. Each week, we have a total of 4 evening events and 3 day events. You need an all-star crew to ensure success, so let me introduce you to the cast of characters:
Playboy Spring Break Staff from L to R: Chris Duncan, Lisa Kolodny, Charlie Romano, Chip Ross
Lisa "K-os" Kolodny: By our powers combined, we are COLLEGE MARKETING! To put it in laymen's terms, we do a shitload of work for Playboy. Pretty much anything that relates to a person that is old enough to look at Playboy but not actually old is our responsibility. We destroyed at CollegeFest and I suspect Spring Break will be more of the same. Lisa is pretty talented, but I think her disadvantage of having significantly less body weight will hurt her in the tequila drinking department. Plus, I've been training. You should check out Lisa's blog The Dirtay Thirtay.
Mr. Charlie Romano: Charlie is like the 6-inches-taller, skinnier, friendlier, and more patient version of me. He's more than the college marketing intern, he's the Official Chris Duncan apprentice. Soon, I will pass on the lessons of being a cranky, impatient fuck to him. For now, he is assigned all of the work that I don't want to do. Kidding. Charlie handles much of the nitty gritty that goes into our main events like CollegeFest, Super Saturday Night, and Spring Break. His idea for the proposal to Fox was good enough to get us a sponsor (Hitman DVD). He also blogs about The Rise of Charlie.
Chip Ross: I first met Chip at CollegeFest 2006. He also came to Cabo last year for Playboy Spring Break as well. Chip is in charge of a little site called Playboy U. He'll be handling the video content that will go up on Playboy U and also making sure that the bands are sufficiently drunk. That's a joke... they won't need our help getting drunk.
Rocky "Rawdog" Rakovic: Rocky is the artsy, effeminate version of me. Not really. He's the badass editorial staffer that actually at least pretends to like marketing (thanks for putting my Mark Frazier interview on the Playboy Blog, buddy). We appreciate that. The Rawdog has had numerous pieces published in Playboy Magazine. My personal favorite is the write-up of his Brazilian wax experience in the August 2006 issue (Monica Leigh cover). At least he won't have a problem getting that done for Cabo. He'll be blogging the madness from our events.
Official Chris Duncan and Rocky Rakovic... that's my drunk snarl caught at an awkward moment
Jimmy "The Muscle" Cambria: Jimmy is in charge of security at the New York office. He's worked pretty much every major Playboy event for the past few years. He's a former New York police office. I'm hoping that I'll get to hear more crazy cop stories this year. Jimmy will also be the person that gets me out of Mexican jail.
The Playboy Models: Oh yeah, we're bringing some girls with us too. The first week (March 8-11) we'll have Playmate Shannon James and Cyber Girls Jennifer Hurt, Amanda Hanshaw, and Megan Hauserman. Shannon is great -- she has dealt with C-Drunk/Piss Drunken and she still pretends to like me. Jennifer and Megan both have huge crushes on me (sarcasm), so we'll see how that plays out. I've never met Amanda before, but I'm pretty sure she'll fit in well. She can talk to Megan about being on Beauty and the Geek... so that works out. Week two (March 22-25) Playmate Lindsay Wagner and Cyber Girls Jillian Beyor, Aubrie Lemon, and Jessica Danielle will be making appearances. Lindsay is new to me, so I look forward to meeting her. Jillian was in Cabo last year and rebuffed my advances, so that's a lost cause. She was at CollegeFest with us last September and kicked ass. Jennifer and Aubrie also both came with us to Spring Break last year. They're also both Deal or No Deal models. I approve.
Some of my favorite people will be joining me in Can San Lucas this year. But I'm sure I'll be making a lot more friends when I'm down there... lady friends. If you're making the trip to Cabo either week, leave a comment and let us know!
Playboy Spring Break Staff from L to R: Chris Duncan, Lisa Kolodny, Charlie Romano, Chip Ross
Lisa "K-os" Kolodny: By our powers combined, we are COLLEGE MARKETING! To put it in laymen's terms, we do a shitload of work for Playboy. Pretty much anything that relates to a person that is old enough to look at Playboy but not actually old is our responsibility. We destroyed at CollegeFest and I suspect Spring Break will be more of the same. Lisa is pretty talented, but I think her disadvantage of having significantly less body weight will hurt her in the tequila drinking department. Plus, I've been training. You should check out Lisa's blog The Dirtay Thirtay.
Mr. Charlie Romano: Charlie is like the 6-inches-taller, skinnier, friendlier, and more patient version of me. He's more than the college marketing intern, he's the Official Chris Duncan apprentice. Soon, I will pass on the lessons of being a cranky, impatient fuck to him. For now, he is assigned all of the work that I don't want to do. Kidding. Charlie handles much of the nitty gritty that goes into our main events like CollegeFest, Super Saturday Night, and Spring Break. His idea for the proposal to Fox was good enough to get us a sponsor (Hitman DVD). He also blogs about The Rise of Charlie.
Chip Ross: I first met Chip at CollegeFest 2006. He also came to Cabo last year for Playboy Spring Break as well. Chip is in charge of a little site called Playboy U. He'll be handling the video content that will go up on Playboy U and also making sure that the bands are sufficiently drunk. That's a joke... they won't need our help getting drunk.
Rocky "Rawdog" Rakovic: Rocky is the artsy, effeminate version of me. Not really. He's the badass editorial staffer that actually at least pretends to like marketing (thanks for putting my Mark Frazier interview on the Playboy Blog, buddy). We appreciate that. The Rawdog has had numerous pieces published in Playboy Magazine. My personal favorite is the write-up of his Brazilian wax experience in the August 2006 issue (Monica Leigh cover). At least he won't have a problem getting that done for Cabo. He'll be blogging the madness from our events.
Jimmy "The Muscle" Cambria: Jimmy is in charge of security at the New York office. He's worked pretty much every major Playboy event for the past few years. He's a former New York police office. I'm hoping that I'll get to hear more crazy cop stories this year. Jimmy will also be the person that gets me out of Mexican jail.
The Playboy Models: Oh yeah, we're bringing some girls with us too. The first week (March 8-11) we'll have Playmate Shannon James and Cyber Girls Jennifer Hurt, Amanda Hanshaw, and Megan Hauserman. Shannon is great -- she has dealt with C-Drunk/Piss Drunken and she still pretends to like me. Jennifer and Megan both have huge crushes on me (sarcasm), so we'll see how that plays out. I've never met Amanda before, but I'm pretty sure she'll fit in well. She can talk to Megan about being on Beauty and the Geek... so that works out. Week two (March 22-25) Playmate Lindsay Wagner and Cyber Girls Jillian Beyor, Aubrie Lemon, and Jessica Danielle will be making appearances. Lindsay is new to me, so I look forward to meeting her. Jillian was in Cabo last year and rebuffed my advances, so that's a lost cause. She was at CollegeFest with us last September and kicked ass. Jennifer and Aubrie also both came with us to Spring Break last year. They're also both Deal or No Deal models. I approve.
Some of my favorite people will be joining me in Can San Lucas this year. But I'm sure I'll be making a lot more friends when I'm down there... lady friends. If you're making the trip to Cabo either week, leave a comment and let us know!
Monday, February 25, 2008
OCD Breakdown: I <3 Rock of Love
| Rock of Love has to be one of the best shows going right now. I like to say that my range of interests runs the gamut when it comes to television. But that's just another way of justifying the fact that I like garbage. I can call a spade a spade. Rock of Love fanatics, please place your vote for the girl that you think will win in the poll below. My pick is Ambre (explained below). |
If you want to disagree with me about Rock of Love, let me try to sway you with my reasoning. The show has the right "mix" with a solid main character, scantily clad women, easy-to-follow while ridiculous storyline, and a healthy dose of intoxication. Let me break it down:
Bret Michaels is awesome
As he appears on the show, Bret Michaels is like any guy who had a ridiculous amount of coming at him. He rolls with it, but he's even surprised with some of the affection that the women show him -- or he's an excellent actor. His gratuitous use of "hey-yo!" is also comical. I just enjoy the fact the Bret Michaels acts the same as any normal guy would if he were in the same situation. Like any other reasonable person, I assumed Bret Michaels was a douchebag based purely on appearance. But when I read the Bret Michaels Playboy.com Dirty Dozen Interview (this was before Rock of Love), I couldn't help but like the guy. The best quote is about the most orgasms he's had in one day: "It was eight, with my current girlfriend. It would be nine because I also masturbated once in there as well."
Megan Hauserman is my friend
Yeah, that's not true. We have worked together for two different events though. I think she's actually really funny on the show. She flashed some of the same smart-assed nature at CollegeFest last September. I was sitting next to her and we were bullshitting with each other. I can't even remember what I was saying to her at the time, but she interrupted me, looked me straight in the eyes, and said, "Are you hitting on me?" I'm pretty sure I wasn't -- at least not overtly. I was so shocked, I think I just walked away. I can't even remember at this point. If only I had known that wearing eye makeup, a bandanna, and a cowboy hat was the key to her heart.
Girl drama to the max
The most memorable moment so far was Aubry's hilarious exit from the show. For those of you who didn't catch that (video below), here's the rundown. She figured it would be her or Kristy Joe eliminated, decided Kristy Joe deserved it more, and then "sacrificed herself" by leaving the show. Shortly after her speech about giving the "greatest gift" to Kristy Joe, Bret revealed that she was going to be eliminated anyway.
I think Ambre will win because she's the all-around best. She's attractive, reasonably intelligent, and athletic. I think she has enough juice to win. Unfortunately, Bret cut the two oldest women -- leaving Ambre as the oldest (I think). I thought he might keep one of them around until the end for age-related drama, but decided to cut the cord. How the hell is Inna still around? Also, I think Daisy is going to be built up again (a-la her date with Bret a while back) and then eliminated. Yes, I think about Rock of Love this much. I am a truly pathetic individual.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Mystery of the Playboy Twister Mat
Nothing is more fun than a game of Twister. That's a lie. I can't think of a time I've even played Twister. But I think it could be reasonably fun. That was my thought process when deciding to bring Playboy Twister to Cabo.
We found the spinner and shipped it last month. I scoured the closet and couldn't find the mat that goes with it. The point of the story isn't that I found the mat though. We just decided to print a new one. The final will look slightly different from the first mock-up below.
The NEW PlayboyU Twister mat... minus naked women.
However, I did find the original Playboy Twister mat online while checking out the search results for "Playboy Spring Break". I really enjoyed this picture, so I felt the need to share. It is quite apparent that the old twister mat got some good mileage. Nice VHS camcorder that the guy on the left has... top of the line. Any guesses for what year this was taken? 1997?
An "adventurous" young woman gets down on the Playboy Twister mat. Yeah, I blurred her nipples. Sorry.
Playboy Spring Break 2008 won't be nearly as "hardcore". We won't have wet t-shirt contests or anything like that. It's Cabo San Lucas, you have to keep it classy. Girls won't be taking their tops off at our events, but I'll try to arrange that for other times during the week.
We found the spinner and shipped it last month. I scoured the closet and couldn't find the mat that goes with it. The point of the story isn't that I found the mat though. We just decided to print a new one. The final will look slightly different from the first mock-up below.
However, I did find the original Playboy Twister mat online while checking out the search results for "Playboy Spring Break". I really enjoyed this picture, so I felt the need to share. It is quite apparent that the old twister mat got some good mileage. Nice VHS camcorder that the guy on the left has... top of the line. Any guesses for what year this was taken? 1997?
Playboy Spring Break 2008 won't be nearly as "hardcore". We won't have wet t-shirt contests or anything like that. It's Cabo San Lucas, you have to keep it classy. Girls won't be taking their tops off at our events, but I'll try to arrange that for other times during the week.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Playboy Spring Break Update Numero Uno
As you may know, I'm getting ready for Playboy Spring Break 2008 in Cabo San Lucas. My efforts have included trying to get in shape and also getting as pale as possible in cold New York. In a mere two weeks, I will be in the middle of thousands of crazy-fucking-drunk college kids. I should be right at home.
Breann McGregor gives Official Chris Duncan some love... photograph by Chad Doering with my camera
This year, we're doing even more in Cabo than ever before. So sit back and relax as I "break it down" for you fools. People often ask me how much Corona and Cuervo it takes to master the science of Spring Break. It takes exactly 120 Mexican Coronas and 50 Cuervo shots. I figured that out last year much like the owl in the Tootsie Pop commercial. What's happening other than drinking? Casual sex... and some great Playboy events! Seriously. Next update, I'll introduce you to the cast of characters, but here's what's happening...
Location is still TBD, so don't lock it in just yet. Keep checking for updates because you won't want to miss this. I will do my best to select the finest women in Cabo to participate in the Miss Playboy Mobile competition. The winner of our event will go on to the finals in Las Vegas on April 2nd at The Palms. Sorry guys, there's no nudity in the contest or final photoshoot. I'll have my digital camera handy though...
Last year, Your Vegas killed at Cabo Wabo. So we decided it was a good idea to bring them back. Since we locked them up late last year, they signed with Universal. At the beginning of 2008, they joined The Bravery on their US tour. The young men of Your Vegas are suddenly blowing up. Those fuckers were supposed to let me play on their indoor soccer team for free, but they never set it up. Lazy bastards.
Saturday March 22 Evening @ Cabo Wabo - Beasts of Eden
Carter McLean and his band gave a fantastic performance at the Playboy offices last year. They were so good that we're bringing them to Cabo with us. Carter (who has a bad ass name... his middle name is Powers) couldn't bring a drum set to the office. He was playing on what looked like a wooden box that produced a sizeable thump. He later revealed that the instrument was called a "cajon". That's "box" in Spanish. Maybe Carter can get some use out of that espanol in Mexico.
The Mash Up concept had been floating around our office for a while, but it wasn't complete until we found David Sides. My partner in crime, Charlie Romano, sent us a link to his YouTube video and we called his management before the end of the day. We locked David in for the first week of Spring Break. The hardest part was finding a functional piano in Cabo San Lucas. We found one at Passion. If that doesn't work out, we might be screwed. Apparently, there's a piano museum in a mountain town a couple hours from Cabo San Lucas. Hopefully, we don't have to borrow from them.
Sunday March 23 & Tuesday March 25 - Paul Dateh & DJ inka one
Paul and DJ inka one just passed a million views on their extremely popular YouTube clip. Their collaboration with Beasts of Eden should be fantastic. Paul was recently in New York to perform with Public Enemy's DJ Johnny Juice. He also stopped by our office when he wasn't doing a piece with RocketBoom or meeting with Chuck D. We gave him some shirts and wristbands, so he probably likes us more.
Those are the individual events of note. We're somewhere every afternoon and night for about three days in two separate weeks. The listing of events is below. Feel free to leave any questions you may have in the comments.
This year, we're doing even more in Cabo than ever before. So sit back and relax as I "break it down" for you fools. People often ask me how much Corona and Cuervo it takes to master the science of Spring Break. It takes exactly 120 Mexican Coronas and 50 Cuervo shots. I figured that out last year much like the owl in the Tootsie Pop commercial. What's happening other than drinking? Casual sex... and some great Playboy events! Seriously. Next update, I'll introduce you to the cast of characters, but here's what's happening...
Miss Playboy Mobile Spring Break
Tuesday March 11 Afternoon @ Nikki BeachLocation is still TBD, so don't lock it in just yet. Keep checking for updates because you won't want to miss this. I will do my best to select the finest women in Cabo to participate in the Miss Playboy Mobile competition. The winner of our event will go on to the finals in Las Vegas on April 2nd at The Palms. Sorry guys, there's no nudity in the contest or final photoshoot. I'll have my digital camera handy though...
Rock the Rabbit Concerts at Cabo Wabo Cantina
Saturday March 8 Evening @ Cabo Wabo - Your VegasLast year, Your Vegas killed at Cabo Wabo. So we decided it was a good idea to bring them back. Since we locked them up late last year, they signed with Universal. At the beginning of 2008, they joined The Bravery on their US tour. The young men of Your Vegas are suddenly blowing up. Those fuckers were supposed to let me play on their indoor soccer team for free, but they never set it up. Lazy bastards.
Saturday March 22 Evening @ Cabo Wabo - Beasts of Eden
Carter McLean and his band gave a fantastic performance at the Playboy offices last year. They were so good that we're bringing them to Cabo with us. Carter (who has a bad ass name... his middle name is Powers) couldn't bring a drum set to the office. He was playing on what looked like a wooden box that produced a sizeable thump. He later revealed that the instrument was called a "cajon". That's "box" in Spanish. Maybe Carter can get some use out of that espanol in Mexico.
Rock the Rabbit Mash Up Concerts
Sunday March 9 & Tuesday March 11 - David SidesThe Mash Up concept had been floating around our office for a while, but it wasn't complete until we found David Sides. My partner in crime, Charlie Romano, sent us a link to his YouTube video and we called his management before the end of the day. We locked David in for the first week of Spring Break. The hardest part was finding a functional piano in Cabo San Lucas. We found one at Passion. If that doesn't work out, we might be screwed. Apparently, there's a piano museum in a mountain town a couple hours from Cabo San Lucas. Hopefully, we don't have to borrow from them.
Sunday March 23 & Tuesday March 25 - Paul Dateh & DJ inka one
Paul and DJ inka one just passed a million views on their extremely popular YouTube clip. Their collaboration with Beasts of Eden should be fantastic. Paul was recently in New York to perform with Public Enemy's DJ Johnny Juice. He also stopped by our office when he wasn't doing a piece with RocketBoom or meeting with Chuck D. We gave him some shirts and wristbands, so he probably likes us more.
Those are the individual events of note. We're somewhere every afternoon and night for about three days in two separate weeks. The listing of events is below. Feel free to leave any questions you may have in the comments.
Playboy Spring Break Week 1
Appearances by Playmate Shannon James and Cyber Girls Jennifer Hurt, Megan Hauserman, and Amanda Hanshaw- March 8 Evening (Cabo Wabo) - Your Vegas concert
- March 9 Afternoon (TBD) - Playmate/Cyber Girl signing with David Sides performance
- March 9 Evening (TBD) - Bar party
- March 10 Afternoon (Billygan's Beach Club) - Beach games & Playmate/Cyber Girl signing
- March 10 Evening (Zoo Bar) - Playmate/Cyber Girl appearance @ reserved tables
- March 11 Afternoon (TBD) - Miss Playboy Mobile competition
- March 11 Evening (Nowhere Bar) - Farewell party
Playboy Spring Break Week 2
Appearances by Playmate Lindsay Wagner and Cyber Girls Jessica Danielle, Jillian Beyor, and Aubrie Lemon- March 22 Evening (Cabo Wabo) - Beasts of Eden concert
- March 23 Afternoon (TBD) - Playmate/Cyber Girl signing with Paul Dateh/DJ inka one performance
- March 23 Evening (TBD) - Bar party
- March 24 Afternoon (Billygan's Beach Club) - Beach games & Playmate/Cyber Girl signing
- March 24 Evening (Zoo Bar) - Playmate/Cyber Girl appearance @ reserved tables
- March 25 Afternoon (TBD) - Paul Dateh & DJ inka one performance
- March 11 Evening (Nowhere Bar) - Farewell party
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