Y.E.L.P. Raps! Open Party @ Wave House

It was a pleasure coming out to visit my first event. Wow, it was very impressive to see how Unilocal of San Diego operates. I am from Long Beach, so after visiting a few UYE out there but never gotten a chance to visit for any super duper parties– this was a blast!
Danny W. has put a terrific event together. I got to take a picture with Snoop Dogg. I only wish that I had brought my LBC hat so I could of tricked my family and friends from Long Beach that he was really here. The food samples were to die for. I cannot get enough of those PubCakes!
Misty, where you at?

Wave House was an ideal outdoor location for a massive party of this size. Plenty of space for people to roam around freely, ample seating, and a nice amount of distance between the vendors. Towards the end of the event, the surfers on the large wave provided great entertainment.
Hip-​Hop theme: Simply genius. Fairly simple for most folks to participate. As expected, at least one person wore a giant clock necklace. While I was waiting in line for pizza, sipping a brew, and directly under a large speaker «Sound of Da Police» by KRS-​One played — it was terrific.
Pubcakes were phenomenal — cupcakes made with fine beer — truly amazing creations. This was my first experience enjoying these miniature delights. Thanks to Misty I was able to try 3: one with coconut shavings and caramel (my favorite), one with frosting made with cherry and chili, and the Wahoo wheat hefeweizen cup cake. All were outstanding.
Berkeley Pizza: Scrumptious Chicago style pizza. The young owner mentioned they’re looking to open up a restaurant in East Village with about 20 taps of microbrew in the near future — this is definitely something for which I am looking forward.
Premium tequila shots served with tequila ice cream. An uncommon pairing, yet quite pleasant and refreshing.
Moroccan spiced lamb from Kous Kous: Savory deliciousness. However, unfortunately, the burners under the plate must have been low as the lamb was a tad cold.
Unlimited Trumer Pils and Karl Straus IPA was, of course, greatly appreciated.
Pink cotton candy: Amazing. Brought me back to my childhood days, except now I got to enjoy it paired with Trumer Pils.
Metromint water: Lovely, refreshing. First time I tried it and must admit I’m a huge fan and will definitely be purchasing plenty in the future.
Plethora of other food was available; however, I was a bit full to continue to indulge in all the terrific offerings.
It was nice to see A Little Scene flip book people back at this year’s mid-​year open event. Although we partook in the flip book activity, for some reason I think I remember hearing someone say that only the first flip book per group was free and additional ones were $ 5 each. Unfortunately, by that point I spent all my monies tipping the bar tenders.
Young chap singing songs and playing guitar on the stage, who some mentioned was Danny W.‘s brother, was a real crowd pleaser. Greatly enjoyed when he sang Justin Timberlake’s «My Love.» Everyone was even more awe struck when he sung a song where he basically moaned sensual sounds quite vocally for several minutes.
Also got hooked up with a nice little red Deuce Brand watch for being one of the first 100 people to come to the party with a Unilocal app on their phone.
Overall, was a great time hanging out with everyone with plenty food and drink. Enjoyed seeing fellow Unilocalers and meeting new ones.
Special shout out to Danny Dubs for successfully putting on an awesome and massive rager and ensuring everything went smoothly. Also, more thanks for reminding us to all bring jackets, as it was slightly chilly that night.
Another thank you to Chun P. for a 2^nd successful bromance date.
Last props goes out to Disco for being hilarious and providing everyone with plenty cheer and laughs.

If it weren’t for the fact that my nipples still haven’t recovered from being frozen, I’d actually give the shindig 5-​stars.
Good times. Great folks. Free food, drinks and schwag.
Awesome job, Danny!

As always, Danny «Dub» delivers an insanely good time! I had no idea what to expect at this event, but every time I turned my head there was something else that made me smile.
I had been stalking the Deuce watches online, and was actually early to the event (for the first time in my life, seriously, ask my bf) to make sure I got my hot little hands on an awesome red watch! Thanks Deuce, I am SO stoked!
The highlights (although, there were NO lowlights – the whole night was amaze-​balls):
–The grillz, the Unilocal swag table (Beer coozies? Really? LOVE!!!), the sauteed shrimp right when you walked into the event, Berkeley pizza, the Wavehouse bartenders – shout-​out Phil… Danny’s bro rockin da mic (Thanks for reminding me that I love the song «It Wasn’t Me») Divine Pastabilities spaghetti-​stuffed sandwiches, Kous Kous lamb with cous-​cous, margaritas, cotton candy from West Coast Tavern, and let’s not forget the dessert of the night: Pubcakes by the lovely Misty!!! They were heavenly, I tried two and couldn’t decide which I liked best!
Always great seeing some of my favorite Unilocalers: Marisol, Vanessa, Jay (Happy Birthday!!!) Julie, Alisa, Steph S, Joel, Audra – nice seeing you again! Missed Ace, where were youuuu?
Loved it, so impressed, can’t wait to go back to the Wavehouse during summer – I forgot what an amazing location that is!
Danny – you outdid yourself. Kudos and thanks for being our CM!

hot pink tights are where its at.
dude…i dont claim to know about hip hop (such evidence is apparent in a photo i just saw of me throwing up star trek sign instead of «west side» LOLZ), and esp. not about the proper attire for such a theme, but apparently all was forgiven with said tights. random strangers kept coming up to me left and right to express the luuuuvvvv. i now know my default outfit if i can’t really do the Unilocal themes! when in doubt, rock the pink tights.
ok.ok…can we all agree that this event was THE BESSSST EVVVVA!!! it was, seriously. i cannot express enough how impressed and proud I was of all danny’s hard work going into this event. i got the opportunity to contribute a bit (the standups & floor mural) so i now know the amount of time and thought that goes into all the details.
btw…not too much self-​promotion but check out my website (listed on my page) to see the creation of the standups. you might be a bit shocked: D
though it was slightly windy, san diego blessed us with a great evening. it was awesome having such an open space for everyone to enjoy (thanks wave house!).
Food:
i got to sample *enough* food and was super impressed with the sandwiches in the far back. THAT was a veggie sandwich… i totally double fisted those sandwiches to try both the veggie and turkey and bacon (i think?) mmmm.
pubcakes, always a hit! i luv the super decidant one that takes like a samoa! MISTY B!!! your biz is awesome
Berkeley Pizza. finally got to taste this famous deliver-​only place. yesssssssssssssssss…
drinks:
i was a bit overwhelmed by the options! wait… we can create our own drinks with a selection of spirits and mixers? ahhh… what to get! (that clementine vodka was outstanding). and tequila samples… oooh. daaayum.
entertainment:
*break dancing was awesome to watch. esp on that really cool floor ;)
*flip books: so great the have this again! those are seriously fun mementos to hold onto!
* live music: shout out to danny’s bro! wow i didn’t know he was gonna be there and esp. not performing! that guy’s got talent
had such a great time with everyone. met a lot of «first timers» who seemed to have a great time. they were so easy to spot too… the ones with the bright eyes and disbelief at all the free goodness around them. hehehe.
yep, Unilocal rocks… just a lil bit.

I have been meaning to write a review all day but this darn hangover is killing me. I’ll get right to the point.
Alcohol and alcohol related desserts. Pubcakes and tequila icecream were my highlights. That and seeing everybody I always look forward to seeing and new ones I hope to see again.
I was comfortable because I listened to Danny and wore a big wool jacket.
I also really enjoyed the break dancers and the surfers. Sorry I can’t get more detailed than this and it’s not infused with wit. My brain hurts.
So Danny… awesome job… awesome event… I had a blast even though I will be paying for it for the rest of today.

My liver still hurts… I was in a bunch of photos… everything is still kinda blurry… I met 1000s Unilocalers… did some tequila shots… had a tiny of food… my butt hurts… and I really want to do it all over again! :)
YO YO MTV RAPS QUIZ TIME… NAME THAT RAP!
(This might be challenging for you younger Unilocalers…)
1. I’m the new fool in town
and my sound’s laid down by the Underground.
I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf
so just let me introduce myself
2. East side to the west side
Pushing phat rides, it’s no surprise
She got tricks in the stash
Stacking up the cash
3. i said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
to the hip hip hop, a you dont stop
the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
4. I like the way that they walk
And it’s chill to hear them talk
And I can always make them smile
From White Castle to the Nile
First 100 Unilocalers to answer correctly will win a Free Hug and Photo Op with CHUN P. at the next Unilocal Event.

To sum it up in a list (in no particular order) :
— I forgot to take a pic with Snoop Dogg. =(
— Strapless bras are no fun !!!
— My glasses fell in the toilet. FML!
— Don’t underestimate my dancing skills!
— I met the infamous Chris Trio aka Triple threat (in my book) .haha
— Finally met my Unilocal penpal, Christopher ! =)
— Yes I’m short! Great things come in small packages haven’t you heard?!
— Sorry for spilling your beer birthday boy, King Jay. I was too excited!
— «I’ve heard a lot of great things about you.» is all I kept hearing. Oh really?! Do tell!!!
— Ferdi –we never got to do our flip-​book =(Next time!!!
— Finally met Chuck, Yoon, Melanio, Anton, RichnCreamy, Vinh, Brian and many more awesome Unilocalers!
— Reunited and it feels so gooood!
— Converse rocks!
— It’s 3 am and I’m still buzzin’ !
— It wouldn’t be complete w/​o my partners in crime, Lisa and Amy!
— Amy: «1, 2» *flash*.haha.hilarious!
— Three drinks and I’m more than goooood !!!
— HOT PINK Vanessa. RAWRRR and your cute sidekick Melly Su!!!
— The guy I came in with is not my husband, but my bro… eew
— Did I mention strapless bras suck?!
Good company, food, entertainment, freebies, awesome venue, all in all. thee best event I have attended thus far!!! Okay. it was only my 2^nd one. but still!!! An unforgettable time!!!
Thanks to CM, Danny for making this happen! Too bad I never got to thank you with a BEAR HUG!!! Hopefully, next time!

Y.E.L.P. Raps! at the Wavehouse was CRACKINNN! Dust yo shoulders off Danny for throwing such an epic event.
So much variety with the different food vendors, I loved em all! Stood in line freezing forever for a Devine Pastabilities sandwich which was pretty tasty, I had the Pesto one. Absolutely recommend the Irish Carbomb CUPCAKE from Pubcupcakes, guilty pleasure! And J-Wok’s little sampler of kim chi, papaya salad, and egg-​roll was delicious too. But let’s not forget my favorite part — free Hard Lemonades at the open bar! Loved the different booths: Instant make-​your-​own flip book, WII booth, margarita booth — damn what’s in this? (–_​o) and wish I had more time to hop on that old school DDR!
Atmosphere was great, everyone having a good time and no better way to do it but to vibe out to TRIBE! Arrived to the event singing «Can I Kick it??» and left the event singing «Do that do that do that that that!»

The food, drink, swag and seeing friendly faces were definitely worth weather the brisk cold winds tonight! We got here early enough to snag a Deuce Brand watch limited to the first 100 people and were the second group of people to get in. We were greeted by the first food vendor serving up a delicious tray of jumbo shrimp with corn bread. You can never go wrong with butter garlic drenched shrimp.
There were multiple bars located throughout the venue so finding a drink was quite easy. We got a head start before it was open to the regular Unilocalers so we helped ourselves to wait-​free lines. Berkeley Pizza has been on my wish list of places to try — it’s pretty difficult to get delivery in downtown so it was awesome that they had a booth. I also saw some past venues’ booths as well like Quality Social with their delicious mini hot dogs and the always popular Pub Cakes. Along with the shrimp and pizza, I also loved the granola yogurt with fruit and the sandwiches from Rubicon Deli. Disappointments included the dry lamb from Kous Kous and the dry potato cakes from SoHo (although the salad and meat were delicious).
Other highlights included finally getting a massage from Chiropractique after missing out last year at Fit. Their doctors have magic hands. Hilarious rapping from the beatboxing guitar player. Making it rain at the end of the night. Thanks Wave House and Danny for hosting an awesome party.

Dude, I froze my arse off due to the strong cold winds and lack of heat lamps, but there was a quick fix to that… load up on adult beverages and shake your booty off to the hip hop beats they rocked all night!
I had a great time, I’m rockin’ the Deuce watch from showing my Unilocal app on my Crackberry upon check in. Jealous?
The food and drinks were free flowing all night with an excellent selection of cocktails. My drink of choice was the Svedka vodka with cranberry and pineapple juice; gin and juice might have matched better with the theme though! I lost count of how many I had, some spilled on me thanks to some meet and greets by fellow Unilocalers that were double fisting their cocktails and it spilled on me, oh well!
All the vendors were incredibly nice, the food was plentiful and the selection was awesome. I got to try: a mini hot dog from Quality Social, a turkey, bacon and blue cheese crumble sammich from the cute Rubicon deli boys, a vegan, alcohol-​infused cup cake from Pub Cakes (genius idea Misty!), swine from some restaurant I can’t remember the name to, shrimp from Soho restaurant and a bow tie pesto pasta sammich from Devine Pastabilities. I left there with a full, happy belly!
I felt bad not having time to play dress up for this event since I came straight from the office. I had lots of fun seeing everyone that put together some cute outfits though, including my +1 Reg! I read some other reviews of last night’s party and I dunno about those of you that hated on the peeps that dressed up, but not to your liking… they get an A for effort, at least they tried!
A big fat kudos to Danny, the other community managers and all the vendors that helped out with this huge party. The Wavehouse crew made us all feel welcome and it was big plus to have an awesome variety of cocktails at the bar with very little wait for a refill.
I had an overall great time and will continue to giggle at the Flipbook I walked away with… that was a brilliant idea!
I love me some Unilocal,thanks for showing your appreciation to the Unilocalers by throwing one helluva party! Cheers!

Yo yo yo! San Dizzle in da mother fuckin’ house! Yup, last night I just had my SD Unilocal event cherry popped! My first venture down under to SD for Unilocal.I’m no stranger to SD, actually I use to live down the street from the Wavehouse… in PB. But fortunately I was able to carpool with some LB Unilocalers to SD. Oh… and this was my first event with my Unilocaler sister Essie A!
This event was da bomb diggity shit! The music was pumpin’ and took me back to the old school days, with BEP (pre-​Fergie), **that’s the joint, thats the jam, turn that shit up and play it again**
They even had the coolest guy up on stage performing some songs that caught my attention. White boy sang Shaggy’s «it wasn’t me» and that was slammin’, which inspired me to sing this version… **ahem…clears throat**
But he caught me waiting in line
*It wasn’t me*
Tryin’ to get some free food
*It wasn’t me*
I even had some drinks in coozies
*It wasn’t me*
He caught me red handed
*It wasn’t me*
Yeah, that dude kicked ass on stage.
What I learned from this event:
— People really like pasta in a sammich! I didn’t get to try any because the lines were just too long, but I will be back down for that. Plus those guys serving pasta were awesome, they stayed way late to finish serving the Unilocalers. **5 stars**
— Flipbooks are da shizznits! **5 stars**
— Pubcakes! Pubcakes! Pubcakes! I had too many of those! **5 stars**
— Waveriding/​wavesurfing/​waverunning … whatever you call it, well, its an international sport! Those guys and gal are awesome! **5 stars**
— The tequila guy next to the pubcakes! He is a rare breed that serves tequila ice cream!!! Now thats my kinda ice cream! Where can I buy that in the gallon???
— Wii dancing kicks some major ass… and I won! I’ve got mad skillz, don’t hate!
Overall, I had a lot of fun meeting new SD Unilocalers and seeing Marisol and Wilmar again! They sometimes venture to the OC events so it’s nice to see a familar face in a sea of strangers.
Thank you Danny, seriously a great event, fo shizzle!!! Hazel, Tiffany, Christina, Gabi and Katie … the ladies of Unilocal,you guys are awesome. I heart you all. fo’sho, fo’sho!
U.N.I.T.Y.

All I know that is that somehow I walked out of an Imperial Margarine commercial and walked into a hip-​hop party themed party and never felt out of place with that imperial crown and fanfare (at least in my head).
The Unilocal Open Party is one of the best of the year. It’s nice to mix it up with new blood and show what Unilocal has got from food, drinks and music. Always a good time.
What made the night more special was that the party coincided with my birthday. Isaac Asimov and Stephen Hawking could never have made the planets align for this glorious coincidence.
Ps. Unilocal Events are neither good for kids nor Stephen Hawking. With all the fine breezies walking around, the only way for him to enable an erection is to disable his pop-​up blocker.

To make it rain or not to make it rain, that is the question.
Jesse and I arrived at the party this evening armed with a few inches of fake money, and I had contemplated making it rain like Pacman Jones in a strip club. In the end I just didn’t feel right about the fact that, after our silly indulgent stunt, Wavehouse employees would have to clean up hundreds of dirty crumpled fake bills at the end of the night. Alas, no rain; only some fake Benjamins mixed in with some legit Washingtons on the bar for tips.
I was blown away by the outfits that were on display; there were some really interesting creations that clearly took a bit of thoughtfulness and time to assemble! Honestly, I was glad to see that people in attendance generally adhered to the rap theme of the party and didn’t cross the line. I’d be lying if I said that a part of me wasn’t worried about this fun-​natured event turning «Compton Cookout”-eqsue complete with red bandanas and blue bandanas and mounds of negative press.
Great selection of complimentary alcohol, and, specifically, yay for vodka and bubbly! I can drink Svedka and Barefoot for free, no problem. Speaking of champagne… I had enough to make me rap a little bit – a pastime that usually stays within the body of my car.
I had no expectations as far as food was concerned because the food situation at my previous/​first Elite event (the «Wit T-​Shirt» event at Voyeur) was, well, both meager and disappointing. The food at tonight’s event was niiiiiiiice, top notch. I was huddled around the fire pits a lot of the evening because my dumbass self forgot my jacket, which sucked because I would have liked to spend more time sampling food and less time keeping warm!
The vendor employees and bartenders deserve a special little paragraph – really great people! Everyone was efficient and smiling and helpful. I really believe fun was had by all at this event.
Bravo and THANK YOU to Danny, the Wavehouse staff, and all the contributing vendors. Awesome event! Now I just need to get the image of Jesse wearing huge gaudy fake diamond stud earrings out of my head…

I don’t speak much in the way of hip-​hop lingo, but this Unilocal event was… off. the. hook.
I showed up 5 minutes shy of 6pm and saw the looooong line wrapping around the Wave House. I knew this was a good sign, and this event was going to be a lot bigger than I had been expecting.
Before I even got inside, I managed to flash my Unilocal app (on my iPod touch, masquerading as an iPhone) in exchange for a new watch. Awesome.
Once I was inside, things got even cooler. I went to the event directly after work, so I hoping to have some dinner. Instead, I ended up with a liquid dinner. I don’t remember how many hard lemonades and tequila shots I had, but let’s just say it was enough to make my head spin.
Okay, I exaggerated slightly. There was some food consumed, and all of it was delicious. I scarfed down the Rubicon Deli sandos and the Berkeley pizza. There’s no doubt that the PubCakes were my favorite, though. Hefeweizen in pastry form? Yes, please!
Other highlights:
–Taking home a flipbook of Heather, Danny, and me… dancing robot-​style.
–Making a fool of myself on the Wii… dancing Cotton Eye Joe-​style.
–Meeting the Long Beach Unilocalers!
–Endless gossip and good times with a list of people too long to mention.
–Getting molested. In a good way. Not too severely.
Peace out!

DAMN that was off the hook!
B-​boys break dancing, wave machine going off, free drinks and food.
My favs.
Berkley Pizza, wow!
PubCakes… Whoa baby! i had one of each! i’ll be getting these for everyones birthday party.
the pasta in the sandwich thinggy. who knew! so good!
i have to say Unilocal SD, we are a sexy bunch! we are a good looking group of people aren’t we?! I think i got whiplash from turning my head so much!

I finally got to attend an infamous Unilocal Event. At long last!
My gear:
Swag:
Quick shout out to some of my Unilocal peeps:
Danny: I didn’t get to meet you but kudos on a job well done!
Marisol C. and Ferdi E: Great finally meeting you two :) Thanks for coming up and saying hello to me… being a Unilocal event virgin, I was a little timid about approaching my peeps in person. Methinks I shoulda had me a few more drinks =p
Cheryl and Ray: What? You guys Unilocal too? Imma hunt you down on Unilocal.I thought the next time we’d meet would be at yet another Janet Jackson concert. Bahahaha!
Food sponsors: many thanks from my stomach:
Pubcakes: Fantastic! These mini cupcakes were divine. The pumpkin one… yes, I’m talking to you. Nomnomnom. To the Pubcake ladies: sorry my hubby kept coming back for thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths… he has a bottomless pit for a stomach:
Berkely Pizza: aaw, you two were so nice! The pizza pie was scrumptious and then some.
Devine Pastabilities: Never got to the head of the line. I waited for about 15 minutes and only moved about ½ inch forward in the process. Guess I’ll just have to stop by there tomorrow and just buy a torpasta instead.
JWok: You guys are cool! Lettuce wraps were scrumptious btw.
Entertainment: Jason Mraz-​ish dude: I don’t think I’ve ever heard an acoustic version of «It Wasn’t Me» before. Props to you and your Joe Dirt backup dancer:
B-​boy crew footage: will post soon
Can’t wait for my next Unilocal Event. Thanks again Danny and crew!