It was one of those fantastic nights, the kind that can't almost can't be described in pictures... but AB tried.
What was my favorite moment? Sniffing Colin Steele's jockstrap to verify that he had indeed worn it for the past week (yes.. whoa!)? by the way it ultimately auctioned off for $250!
Drinking an apple shot out of Sarah Jenny's boob? (which I should tell you goes straight up your nose and right into your brain.. this is not for the faint of heart because man, I could FEEL the alcohol hitting points in my head.. ouch... )
Leafing through and talking about the success of Sarah's SPREAD MAGAZINE which is doing well despite the common wisdom that print is dead? (can you take your laptop to bed with you? Can you curl up with your Kindle in a hammock? Will your NY Times ever simply switch off when it's run out of batteries? I don't think so! Long Live Print!)
Rockin out with MTV and Outmusic nominee Jasper James who rocked so hard that even though we thought her song was over, it turned out that actually she had just shut down the sound system??
What about the cool Raging Stallion videos that we gave away (copies of Colin's Fist My Butt) or the new gay hockey league duffle bags we introduced?
Or how about my best friend Matt who traveled all the way from San Francisco for a visit bringing Ghiradelli chocolates of the holiday variety that we here on the east coast can't get?
Tickets to The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever and Love Child? Fantastic!
Or how about the fantastic Babeland gift bags that winners can use to get ten percent off of their next purchase?
Or the toast to our friend Darrio on his birthday? Or that my boyfriend stopped by on his way home from work to pack for a week long business trip and ran into three of his friends at our little event?
No, most important to me was the moment of silence we observed for recent victim Steven Lopez Mercado whose senseless death Puerto Rico only underscores the need for AVP to begin with. It scares the crap out of me that gay bashings are on the rise - and in New York City of all places. But this latest crime to have happen? Unthinkable. Barbaric. Some are calling it the most vicious bashing in history. Who could have ever thought that someone could outdo Matthew Shepard's torture?
But, as if restoring my own faith in humanity, at the end of the night, as people were tired and drunk, people ponied up nearly a hundred dollars more (thanks to Terrance for his $50 donation that started it) so that we could make it an even $1000 night for AVP. Yeah, all that is what I'll take away from last night. And more.
Thanks to all of our guests and guest stars for making it an incredible evening! All the pictures are posted here
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