On Thursday, I headed back up to LA for the
Ludwig Spring 2009 Debut Mixer events. I was one of the select few that were invited to the exclusive private pre-party concert in the Hollywood Hills featuring their first signed athlete/musician,
Otto Ehling. Thanks Chris Josel (I've known this guy since 2nd grade)!
Twee (Cockstar) accompanied me to the private event. We both didn't know what the expect, but we were pleasantly surprised when we arrived to this massive house in the Hills. Thanks for coming with me Sister! We meet up with 5DTV and got a chance to interview Otto after his performance.
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Jay (5&A Dime) put it best when he explained,
"George Ehling's passion is in mosaic artwork and he has been working on their home over the last forty years. Almost every inch of his home is covered in mosaics and is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen."
Private concert for a select group of 30 with an amazing view...
This is actually the backside of the Hollywood Hills with a spectacular view overlooking Universal Studios.
Irene x Christina admiring the custom work.
They had some weird stuff here...
Harrison Ford use to live next door, thats how Otto Ehling connected with Willard Ford (owner of Ludwig).
Otto's father George use to be a wrestler in Europe. I guess Jack Welch was a wrestler to before GE... HAHA!
I'm don't ever typically listen to classical music, but watching Otto, 20 years old, perform was absolutely incredible. I felt very privileged to be able to see a musician of his caliber this up close and personal. Just wait till you see the 5DTV clip of his performance... It should be coming out soon.
Twee x TK x Otto x Garvin (5DTV) x Jay
Afterwards it was off to the Ludwig showroom in Downtown LA.
Mark (
NineGrand) x Derrik (NineGrand) x ???
Twee x Chachy
Thanks for the drinks Mylan (Ludwig)!
Jeff (Stussy) x Ben (Clae)
Brandon (
Acrylick) x Garvin x Matt
We hung out at the showroom for a while, enjoyed some free drinks, and socialized with friends. But since we were so hungry we decided to cut out early to get some food.
I've heard so much about this
Kogi truck that's been traveling around LA. You can follow them on
twitter to see where they're at. The way they've managed to market these Korean x Mexican fused tacos and burritos is genius. I've been waiting to try it... Luckily they were just down the street from the showroom.
When we got to the spot, there was a huge line with tons of people eagerly waiting to see what the buzz was all about.
Short Rib Kogi Tacos = $2 ea.
Check out the pure joy on Vince's face from his Kogi Short Rib Burrito! HAHA
Vince x Chachy x Twee. It was super tasty! Hopefully the Kogi truck will want to hit up SD one day, in the mean time, if you're in LA go find out where they're at. Its worth it!
Next we headed to Usual Suspect's Thursday event Area where Dennis (Crooks & Castles) was celebrating his birthday.
Crooks in the building! Dennis (Founder) x Chris (Marketing Director)
Red Bull Vodkas!
Dennis x Bam (Hellz) x TK... Happy birthday Dennis!
Dana x Diz Gilbrant. If you haven't heard, Diz just dropped a new mixtape entitled "Soon You'll Understand" with Crooks & Castles. Download the entire album
here.
Have a wonderful week everyone! Its time to be productive...
I still don't understand what the Dream means when he says, "We beat it up like gorillas!" but I like it for some reason. So much that I actually made that jpeg above in photoshop just now. Random I know, but I'm listening to his album right now and just being bored at home... I really need to be doing my taxes!
Misa Campo! Oh yeah, and some dude... HAHA!
I hate you Rishi! ;)
Special Guest: DJ Class
Helen Ly!
Here's that guy again... HAHA!
P.S. I love Dennis Trills!
Afterwards we headed to the WESC store near Melrose for an in store party. I didn't have my camera so I didn't take any photos but we meet up with Ben (Clae) and Jeff (Stussy). It was chill... We both ended up getting really sleepy so we headed back to the condo to take a nap (not together)... HAHA. 
Default: Melissa Reyes x Toe-Knee Nguyen
Partners in Crime: Toe-Knee Nguyen x Mark Villa
We meet up with a few different groups of friends and tried heading to Le Deux. We had an 11 to 4 ratio, but there were tons of people outside trying to get in and we didn't want to deal with the hassle, so we headed to LAX.
Chachy x Christine
Why did you have to get Patron shots BFF aka Sheryl?
I still have your present Helen! I'll bring it next time...
Another Patron shot!?
Misa Campo was suppose to be my date for my 25th birthday but she couldn't make it down to SD... =( You still owe me Misa! HAHA
My favorites: Melissa x Chachy x Sammie
Flying Squirrels!
Alyson x Sheryl x Melissa x TK x Ibay... Alyson and I are twins!!!
The place was pretty packed. It was a fun night of drinking and dancing!
Happy Easter! Sunday morning Melissa and I headed out to Midori Sushi for all you can eat, while Chachy was at Church! Yes, I said all you can eat Sushi! We made sure we got our moneys worth but scarfing down 7 different rolls. It was so good, but I could hardly walk afterwards!
Hi!
Bon voyage LA! You've been good to me, but its time for me to get some work done, but don't worry I'll be back soon! ;)
The Grilled Rib Eye was mouth wateringly delicious!
Everyone is making a funny face in this picture... HAHA
Crackin'!
Mark x Jodi
TK x Tina (MITT)
Chachy x Ro... Come party with us Ro! We miss you!
Myron (21XL) also came a bit late, but we were all so happy to see him! ;)
I don't know what's going on in this photo...
Happy Birthday Crazy Guy!!!
Chachy and I left Brea at 12:30AM headed back to Hollywood. We didn't know where to go since it was so late, so we decided to visit a few friends at Highlands.
Sasha Singleton x Alexia Lei
It was then off to Thai Patio our usual Friday late night spot for some drunken noodles. There was a bunch of commotion there with drunk idiots trying to fight each other... It made for an entertaining dinner.
It was a chill night...
Private concert for a select group of 30 with an amazing view...
This is actually the backside of the Hollywood Hills with a spectacular view overlooking Universal Studios.
Irene x Christina admiring the custom work.
They had some weird stuff here...
Harrison Ford use to live next door, thats how Otto Ehling connected with Willard Ford (owner of Ludwig).
Otto's father George use to be a wrestler in Europe. I guess Jack Welch was a wrestler to before GE... HAHA!
I'm don't ever typically listen to classical music, but watching Otto, 20 years old, perform was absolutely incredible. I felt very privileged to be able to see a musician of his caliber this up close and personal. Just wait till you see the 5DTV clip of his performance... It should be coming out soon.
Twee x TK x Otto x Garvin (5DTV) x Jay
Afterwards it was off to the Ludwig showroom in Downtown LA.
Mark (NineGrand) x Derrik (NineGrand) x ???
Twee x Chachy
Thanks for the drinks Mylan (Ludwig)!
Jeff (Stussy) x Ben (Clae)
Brandon (Acrylick) x Garvin x Matt
We hung out at the showroom for a while, enjoyed some free drinks, and socialized with friends. But since we were so hungry we decided to cut out early to get some food. 
Short Rib Kogi Tacos = $2 ea.
Check out the pure joy on Vince's face from his Kogi Short Rib Burrito! HAHA
Vince x Chachy x Twee. It was super tasty! Hopefully the Kogi truck will want to hit up SD one day, in the mean time, if you're in LA go find out where they're at. Its worth it!
Next we headed to Usual Suspect's Thursday event Area where Dennis (Crooks & Castles) was celebrating his birthday.
Crooks in the building! Dennis (Founder) x Chris (Marketing Director)
Red Bull Vodkas!
Dennis x Bam (Hellz) x TK... Happy birthday Dennis!
Dana x Diz Gilbrant. If you haven't heard, Diz just dropped a new mixtape entitled "Soon You'll Understand" with Crooks & Castles. Download the entire album here.
Have a wonderful week everyone! Its time to be productive...
