Folk Art, HOPE, The Rebirth and "Cool Asian Dudes"...

Friday night; Chinatown; Soul Sessions 5 year anniversary party. Half DJ night, with four DJs in four separate areas; Half street fair, with vendors selling everything from clothing to folk art to a Don Chow Taco Truck parked at the entrance. So here's a little bit of my night in pictures...




One of my favorite booths last night was DeLaLuna Designs. Check the out here>>>www.delalunadesigns.com. One thing not on their website is the super cool flasks and one of my favorite pieces, the guitar case>>>

We saw two great live sets by The Rebirth. Check them out at: http://www.myspace.com/therebirth
There's DJ Rashida spinning something...


I really wanted to get this Basquiat bag, but it had to wait...


Then there were the "Cool Asian Dudes", aptly chosen theme for the night. One thing about the music scene in LA, especially the scene off the commercially beaten path, is that it's color blind and ageless. There were Asians, Latinos, African Americans, Caucasians and grooving to the beat and having a great time. Some were too fly for words, some looked like soccer moms on a night off from the kids. Whatever your style, you can get in where you fit it when the music is playing in LA!

These guys were so much fun! We bumped into them, literally, when we were dancing to DJ Trouble Maker's 80's/90's set (He played IESHA! Come on!). We were also trying to fix Ena's necklace that popped apart during the night. One of the guys came over and offered to help saying "I'm Asian, I can fix anything!". He fixed it, actually he redesigned the front of the necklace. LOL His friends were cool as hell too. And their dance circle? WHAAAAAAAT? They were gettin it!



I also met Chris from H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) who were at the street fair raising awareness about the crisis in Darfur. They got involved after 2 of their directors witnessed the crisis first hadn and were inspired by the two kids who would eventually become the face of the organization. They've teamed with Shepard Fairey (best known for the Obama HOPE poster) and a host of other artist to create a great movement that we all can get involved with in our own way. Check out their website at>>>http://hopecampaign.org. Donate, buy some of the cool stuff they're got, get educated and then get involved!


We ended the night at Sy Smith's afterhours "The Breakfast Club" where DJ Kim Hill was spinning the almost old school jams. We chilled and people watched. Boy was there A LOT to watch! The 12am-5am crowd is a little bit of everything and a whole lot of different. But here's the view from our perch on the couch at 155 Loft...