Bikiniweeksd.com: Day 2 at Stingaree

Day 2 at StingareeI attended bikiniweeksd.com’s Day 2 at Stingaree, and had a great time.  My neighbor @2doorsdown and I showed up around 9pm, and headed up stairs to the rooftop. Ciroc Vodka was sponsoring this event, with Hpnotiq drink specials as well, and sample shots were being handed out.

The fashion show was amazing, with the models doing I think 5 or 6 sets of swimsuits, changing unbelievably fast, and getting right back out on the runway. I got some amazing photos, even while using just my iPhone:

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I by chance secured an exclusive one-on-one interview with @OnlyPrecious1 today about being one of the models in the show, and we chatted a bit about her experience. She mentioned her call time was 5pm, with them going into make-up and hair (by astyleconcierge.com), and the show didn’t start until around 10pm. That’s a lot of hair and make-up, and waiting around. She also mentioned things were going so fast, that the swimsuit changes were done at lightning speeds with someone pulling one off while pulling another on, she asked if the show was any good. I could tell it was a bit overwhelming to be a part of the show, but let her know that the show was awesome from our point of view. The girls from @AlphaMales were there as well, Kim and @crystalarue cheering her on!

Comments from event organizer Michael Lee on last night’s show:

“Last night was amazing at Stingaree nightclub. The crowd was packed and San Diego was introduced to a whole new style of bikini fashion. We want to thank Pony for adding some of the coolest kicks to hit the runway. The models had body painted tattoos by Chris with Xompany. The stage/runway on the Stingaree rooftop was so cool. The crowd looked towards the sky to see the Rock Themed Fashion Show. Tonight we expect a huge crowd at the Ivy Hotel for Day 3 of Bikini Week. There will be a professional photo shoot my Mike Regala and a pool-side fashion show. For those that want to have Bikini Week shirts, tanks, hats, and Couture beverage containers. Make sure to get your tickets now before they sell out. We are so excited and ready to rock at the Ivy Hotel, so we hope to see your there.” – bikiniweeksd.com

Check out this cool promo video from AStyleConcierge.com:

And I’ll be there tonight at the Ivy covering Day 3… stay tuned. ;-)

@DowntownRob

bikiniweeksd.com: Day 1 at Se San Diego

Bikiniweeksd.com Day 1 at Se San Diego

Bikiniweeksd.com Day 1 at Se San Diego

It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it. I expressed a desire to cover the 5 day event, a bikini fashion show at each of the awesome venues in Downtown San Diego, and was not disappointed. I attended Day 1 at Se San Diego, held at their rooftop pool area named Siren. It was industry-only night, where fashion, photographer, and press members only were allowed. Oh, and myself, disguised as press. ;-)

Dozens of photographers were snapping photos as the fashion show got under way, with each model coming out, and ending their walk in the middle of the pool, standing on a platform lined with candles.  With all the models on the platform, the designer Francisco Medavog came out and stood with them. His couture designs are sure to turn some heads. Check out more of his work at http://www.medavog.com/

Alicia Eschwege photographed attendees at the opening night of Bikini Week San Diego for Ali Vega photography, and they had a great photography area set up to transform guests into models themselves. Or try to, at least… I’m not exactly runway material I discovered. LOL

You can see the photos they took at their Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Santee-CA/AliVega-Productions/30265473725

DiscoverSD.com was also attending, here are their photos: http://pictures.discoversd.com/san-diego-events/a848.html

Hpnotiq also had the Night School For Girls girls there, and there should be photos posted soon here: http://nightschoolforgirls.com/gallery-page.php?id=678

I’ll keep you posted, as best I can, during the next few days. Day 2 is Thursday at Stingaree, the great location of our last #SDTweetup. Day 3 is Friday at the Ivy, Day 4 will be Saturday at Float in the Hard Rock Hotel, and Day 5 is Sunday at the W Hotel.

Stay tuned for more in-depth coverage of bikiniweeksd.com – I hope to see you at one or all of the events.

June tWineUp at @OBrothers Was Awesome!

I had an amazing time at the June tWineUp at @OBrothers, a new and sleek (100% certified organic) hamburger lounge in Horton Plaza! Great turnout, wonderful people, superb venue/food/wine, and an exponentially large amount of laughter throughout the night!

I want to thank everyone that made it out that night! You guys make organizing these events so much fun. ;-)

Bonus near the end: We all scurried to reserve our Facebook names, as that feature went live at 9pm! I got mine www.facebook.com/DowntownRob — Did you get yours?

@skovi and @egoddess put together an awesome video recapping people’s thoughts on Tweetups in San Diego, why they are so much fun, and the personalities that you get to meet… check this out!:

@GlobalPatriot Monday Mixer #gpmm

I attended a @GlobalPatriot Monday Mixer (#gpmm) last night, where we all get together to discuss world change, the issues at hand, and how we remove the country/political borders, support those making a difference in the world, and contribute in any way we can to further their work. The event last night was at EC Gallery in Downtown San Diego, and was a great location to enjoy some spactacular works of art, drink some great wine (from Mark’s own wine collection usually), and talk with some great friends. @skovi and @egoddess recorded a series of video interviews, and can’t wait to see the results of all those interviews, the diverse nature of the responses, and use it as a great example to further the cause of global thinking.

Here’s a great video from the last #gpmm in May at Arterra in Del Mar:

Archived Tweets for 2009-07-03

  • Contemplating the night out w/@sdlolo…I'm all smiles! Great photos taken, great company, & she is very charming in so many ways. Thx Lolo #
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  • RT @LindaEskin per KUSI: Gay Marine shot to death & burned in guard shack on Camp Pendleton. Freedom fighter, w/no freedom himself. Sick. #
  • Well look at that, earlier to bed does mean earlier to rise. :-) #
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  • RT @surfersteve Reminder: acetaminophen and alcohol = liver disease – http://is.gd/1lxfA – save someone's liver and RT. #
  • RT @andrea_owen: RT @jennyferry: Whos' up for some *free* coaching? I'm giving away 30 min challenge-buster sessions to first 10 to @/DM me. #
  • Thanks to Maria at @studio747 for arranging a media pass for me to all the bikiniweeksd.com events Thurs – Sunday. Much appreciated! :-) #
  • Thanks to Ali Vega doing some awesome photography at Se for bikiniweeksd.com last night, @sdlolo and I are in album 2 :-) http://is.gd/1lPvf #
  • Received a great client testimonial on the Wordpress design done by @nomatophobic for the award-winning http://www.prcouture.com/ :-) #
  • "Web Wizards showed great commitment and patience in transforming a broken, barely functioning blog into a beautiful, streamlined site that #
  • is both effective and pretty to look at. I receive compliments daily on the aesthetic and feel proud of what we created together." #
  • RT @sdlolo Roll Call! Where are my successful, single, sexy ladies that know how to live life & get off that couch? Get @ me! Let's network! #
  • RT @NBC739NEWSAT11: New shuttle links PB & Downtown. http://bit.ly/3Dtqz #
  • RT @HornblowerSD Think ya can drink $43 worth of champagne+food in 2.5 hours? 4th Brunch Cruise . Get $10 off code EBL12 http://tiny.cc/4SD #
  • I'm joining y'all :-) RT @lizvernengo: I love Thurfridays. I love Thurfridays even more when I'm meeting up with @abull. #
  • Finnnallllly scheduled service to replace my rear passenger window, it somehow broke below the door and wouldn't stay up, annoying. #
  • Any way to "favorite" your own photos in Flickr? My blog pulls in favorites, but not my own. Grr. May create a separate acct just for favs. #
  • So @abull called the American Idol auditions "Extreme Weather Singing", in the sun for 5-6 hrs… LOL #
  • At @pizzafusionsd with @abull and @lizvernengo breadsticks and pizza (and wine) is delish! #
  • Oh how she sweet talks me ;-) RT @sdlolo: Don't know if I can be friends with people that don't eat meat…I'm just sayin ;) #
  • http://pic.gd/736527 At Stingaree for bikiniweeksd.com with @2doorsdown #
  • http://pic.gd/3464be Modelings lining up… #
  • http://pic.gd/150951 Running the runway… #
  • http://pic.gd/289d17 Swimwear being shown off… #
  • http://pic.gd/18b040 Tons of flashes! #
  • http://pic.gd/284017 I have the cutest neighbor ever, she is @2doorsdown #
  • http://pic.gd/70d910 Models lining up… #
  • http://pic.gd/0c32f7 Private model shoot… #

Archived Tweets for 2009-07-02

Archived Tweets for 2009-07-01