Wednesday night wasn’t such a good night for me. I started off pissed because no girls were coming to Kiss and Fly. As I got to Kiss, the entire Knicks basketball team entered in usual hood/hats, nothing new, some tall, some short whatevs. They stayed in the back of the room while some drunk guy was on the emcee saying shit. I had a terrible night, and with no girls or table, it didn’t even make sense to stay. I just roamed around club hopping.

I jumped over to Simyone lounge, or better known as SL. Owners Eugene/Mark were there chilling out waiting for a big spender to roll through. The spender came and so did numerous other EMM group promoters who had their night off, and other promoters like myself that cannot help but to be drawn to good-looking women. I hung out with some girls at Jacob’s table, a very nice guy. Amazing promoters from back in the day (Morey and Fontaine) that brought out every single model in the city were also at SL chilling.

I left SL and absorbed my daily intake of 1Oak. Binn and I greet one another on a friendly basis now. I say, “Hello Albania” and he says, “Hello Trinidad.” Quite simple. I chilled out Jeremy and Mike’s table. Ellington was in there doing his ‘model only’ thing. By 3:30, everyone came over from everywhere else.

How does 1Oak do it? How did they set that trend where everyone comes to their venue to finish off their night?  They are doing well and continue to do so.

La Pomme is going to be hitting something off on Wednesdays soon, mark my words. You’re going to be like, “Oh damn, Troy was right, La Pomme is hot now Wednesdays even though it sucked before.” There is a reason, I can’t explain yet because it’s still under wraps, but on Nov 11 - watch out!

At 1Oak, Knicks players came through too. A tall white dude on the team was there. I guess the rest of his teammates liked Kiss and Fly and stayed.

I went to Avenue after 1Oak, and that was a jammed spot too. Actually, so to speak, Avenue and Simyone have the same vibe. Hot girls/well-dressed guys and the funky, trendy dressed models, or losers like me in a t-shirt and a jacket. Some dude bought some Cristal bottles for everyone at Avenue, so at the end of the night, all in all, at least I was ingesting some of that.

Halloween is at The Park, guys!

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Heard Simyone (or now commonly known as “SL”) on Friday was packed with models…and not just normal ones “pretty ones.” Apparently, bringing models just isn’t enough. Managers can complain that models aren’t pretty enough to be at a certain table. Then promoters compete and trash talk saying “Yeah man, he only brings out ugly models. They aren’t even hot.”

Crazy, right?

I thought a model is the ideal model of a human being that a promoter should want to bring out, but this was brought to my attention some weeks ago when I heard “model promoters” arguing about whether certain promoters should be working at certain venues. What is this world coming to?

1Oak Friday night was also good. A lot of pretty women, packed, just what owners Richie and Scott and Ronnie would want. The NYPD were outside chatting with Richie Akiva. The doorman Binn was hanging out inside, so the door was jam packed for a bit and of course security had to do their job and ensure that no one stood in front the club. All the “VIP girls” actually had to wait, and they were getting frustrated.

Is Butter now open more days as a nightclub? I’ve been hearing about people having birthdays there and the venue operating as a nightclub on nights other than Monday. For those of you who don’t know, Butter is the longest running nightclub in NYC - ten years. It’s owned by the 1Oak boys and has been the best Monday night party for years.

Outside Avenue, I felt neglected by the doorman. This time it wasn’t Wass because Wass runs the door at Marquee Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. Apparently, I’m not in whatever way attractive enough for this specific doorman because I never get in when he runs the door. When it’s Wass, it’s all good surprisingly, even though we have our differences on Saturday nights. My advice? Look sharp, carry female eye candy.

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Friday I was at Johnny Utah’s. This place isn’t your usual club party. It’s more for people who are into bars and don’t want to deal with door trouble or paying cover. It’s the in-between corporate or PR girl type of crowd looking to have a beer and a laugh instead of champagne (which we actually get at the promo tables…huh). Friday I myself was actually in awe. When the emcee came on and started hyping the crowd, the DJ hitting some hip hop music, the crowd went absolutely insane. The emcee had to fend off people fighting to ride the infamous Johnny Utah mechanical bull. That’s what you call a successful night. Now what needs to happen is to bring that same energy to Mondays at  Johnny Utah’s. Let’s see how it goes this Monday.

Right after Johnny Utah’s, I took my crew down to Citrine since the owner David R. had asked me to come check it out. He runs a corporation called the Impulse Group. They’re basically are similar to Strategic Group (Noah Tepperberg for Marquee and Avenue) but not as potent. Impulse has under its wing the nightclub Citrine, Puffy’s Tavern, and just recently Johnny Utah’s…that’s a little inside scoop for you non-clubbers. Citrine had a good-looking crowd. The doormen Spencer and Han are from the good ole’ ClimaxVIP.com (very good guys that are very serious about the nightlife business and to me, very trustworthy people). Citrine charges a cover now. That’s news to me ever, and I used to work there on Thursdays some time ago.

We stayed at Citrine only an hour and a half and then went to Simyone the new EMM group spot (Mark Birnbaum Eugene Remm-I think Simyone is the name of Eugene’s Grandfather, hence the new name of the club. Those two always have some interesting reason for naming their clubs.) Obviously, they moved Alex Julian from Tenjune and now have him running the door at the old Lotus (aka the new Simyone). A lot of hot girls and good-looking guys here, then also the average looking guys that are friends with the owners of course and spend a lot of money. All of the who’s who was there etc., the usual BS for a brand new club when opening. Ellington Keys (as I mentioned before) is the # 1 model promoter. I saw him at Simyone with all his models and his partner Isaih (not sure if that spelling is correct). These are the guys who have taken the crown of being able to bring out ONLY MODELS. The Tenjune staff came through late night to chill out at  their new home. Tyson Beckford told me he loves the spot, so I wanted to see how good it really was. Eugene Remm was spinning.

The lowdown on the Simyone layout: You walk down some stairs after getting past the doorman. There’s some winding until you reach a long room. At the end of the room, is a doorway which then forms a “T.” Walking through this second doorway you can look left and right and there is another room filled with…tables (of course). On the walls in this room are funny-enough photographs of X-Rays, and when the colorful lighting passes behind it you can actually see the X-Ray. Then, they vanish. The ceiling’s low with a lot of color, while at the same time floor is black and roof is black.

I will have more information on La Pomme for you. I think I might stay on this Thursday to try it out again. I personally hope it’s more full this Thursday, because the venue itself is phenomenal.

I was one of three promoters at Thursday night’s Grand Opening of La Pomme, which wasn’t so grand from my point of view. From the look of the photos on Guest of a Guest, the pre-event seemed like it went really well. Probably less focus was placed on the actual night time party. My girls left early. Friday, however, a colleague of mine worked La Pomme and said it was a very good-looking crowd. Who knows; I have to take another look at this place. Boom Boom Room’s also a place I still have to visit.