Sergio, Si*Se and Sunsets (7/8/08)

I've been trying for the last two years to get my Costa Rican friend, Oliver, to get his a$$ to NYC but he is still playing hard to get. However, this time he at least sent me the next best thing... his BFF, Sergio, who I first met during my visit to CR in 2007. Sergio's first night in town, we wasted no time grabbing dinner at one of my NYC faves, Miracle Grill (catfish tacos!), and then hitting up the Beige party at Bowery Bar a notoriously fabulous, Tuesday night spot for the boys. Joining us for dinner and debauchery were Julie and Melissa (who was in town for work a boondoggle) as well as some of the new friends we made during NYC Pride a few weeks ago. We drank and ogled the hundreds of hot hots for a few hours and then called it a night before trouble crossed our path.

Wednesday night after work Sergio, Julie and some other members of my tribe gathered on Pier 54 to catch Si*Se as part of the Hudson River Rocks free summer concert series. As expected lead singer, Carole C, looked hot and the band rocked it. We stayed for a few Yerba Buena songs, which was definitely enough to get my attention. They have an extremely unique sound (African-rooted Latin) and a wild lead singer, CuCu Diamantes, who at one point took a seat to shoot Patron while a lip-syncing midget took center stage. And you should have seen the slinky, tinfoil-ish dress she was wearing - whoa! The music by both bands was great and the setting couldn't have been better as we were treated to a blistering sunset over the Hudson.



My crew isn't satisfied with just one party in a night so we made our way uptown 30 blocks to Pier 84 for Sunset Thursdays hosted by Flawless Media. One might think that P.D. O'Hurley's is a suspect place to host an Ibiza-inspired event but it turns out the pub actually has the largest patio on the west side! Selectors for the night were local house faves, Down Deep, and Trent Cantrelle from LA. The weather was incredible, the music jackin and the crowd full of smiling faces...especially when Jilly, Sai, Sergio and I danced in the nearby fountain. We rocked it out until midnight and then made a quick getaway back to Chelsea to catch some zzz's (it is a school night, ya know!). Sergio, Si*Se and the sunset - it doesn't get much better than that! Lots of love to Sergio for such an awesome few days!