Can you judge a place by its toilets?I've been in my fair share and gee having gleaming spacious ones makes a difference (this also applies for residential long-drops). Everyone knows that if you attract and impress the AYF (Attractive Young Females) you'll have a winning venue. Why then are bars opening up with pokey un-user friendly bathrooms; many established ones keeping them only just above health and safety standards. For a long time the ones at Bar3 took the cake, but it looks as if they've just been super-seeded by a new Ponsonby establishment about to open up called Prohibition. I hear fittings are gold plated, and there's even a wash-room attendant.Read my full weekly review online (click here). |
Issue #110 lucky devils are:Melissa Misson, Will Graham and their dates will be partying with me in super style at the Les Mills 40th birthday party.Darren Fowler won the Erotica Expo prize pack. Katie Laing drank the Derelict @ Denim party bar tab. Bianca Fallon got the tickets to the L'Oreal hair awards. Stephanie Chorba will be picking a free funky T from Mr Vintage this week. Hannah Gower, Ashley Pryde, Dale Bushby and John Campbell won Mint double tickets. David Miller enjoyed the Easy Tiger bar tab. Tania McDonald and Sylvia Lum got a $50 bar tab for Bungalow8 this Thursday. Stephanie Archer and Julie Taylor won Shake double passes for Coherent this Saturday. |
Cool things to win this week are:1 x Night at the luxurious Quadrant Hotel. Enjoy a welcome drink on arrival, 1pm check out and comp car park, along with a stupendous night with your someone special. They are also doing a one-off $99 Les Mills party special for this Saturday. Email reservations@thequadrant.com quoting “Les Mills” to get the deal. To win the prize put “Quadrant Hotel” in the subject box and email me.1 x VIP double ticket to Rhythm & Vines on NYE. The international acts are massive, likes of Franz Ferdinand, Carl Cox and Eric Morillo. It'll be a festival like NZ's never seen before. Get your friends together and get organised now. Type “Rhythm & Vines” as the header for your email entry. Check out www.rhythmandvines.co.nz for more info. This prize will run for 1 more week. 2 x Double passes to Club Couture pres. Mid Winter Dreams at Flight Lounge this Friday. Funky club tunes to warm up these polar nights. The place will be full by 11 and packed by 12, don't be late. Put “Mid-Winter Dreams” as the header for an email and send it my way. 2 x $50 bar tabs for Bungalow8 NEXT Thursday for Cocktails & Decks. It's a fun evening for all where you can have a spin early on if you're keen, and drink properly made cocktails. Recent new décor means this place is ideal for most activities. Put “Cocktails & Decks” as the headline for an email back to me to go in the draw. 1 x Mr Vintage t’shirt. You get to go into their Falcon St store in Parnell and select any t’shirt you like. Their garments are very funky and service is always with a smile. Put “Mr Vintage” as the header of your email when you mail me back. Check out www.mrvintage.co.nz. 2 x Double passes to Show Me Love dance party at Bungalow8 NEXT Friday night. The night features the man Mobin Master, the producer of the biggest house track in years “Show Me Love”. If I was going to be in town, this would be my only port of call. Type “Show Me Love” as the header for an email back to me to go in the draw. 2 x Double passes to Shake dance party at Coherent next Saturday on August 9th. I've been the last 2 weekends to Coherent now and can't get enough. Party techno at it's best. Write “Shake @ Coherent” as the header for your email entry to be in to win. 1 x $50 bar-tab for Easy Tiger this Friday. It’s a very funky bar that’s hard to find, just off Mahuhu Cres, down a wee alleyway (Dockside Lane), in a construction zone, out the front of The Vector Arena. Write “Easy Tiger” as the heading for an email and send it to me if you’d like to prowl along. Include your phone number too please. 1 x Erotica prize pack. The huge raunchy expo is back, starting on August 22nd at the ASB Showgrounds. The pack includes a double pass to the expo, 2 Erotica branded lanyards and 2 very sexy containers of shower gel. Put “Erotica Expo” in the subject line of an email and send the entry my way to possibly win. 1 x Double ticket to Southside Comedy on NEXT Saturday at the Telstra Clear Events Centre. Mike Loader, Andrew Clay, Irene Pink and The Improv Bandits create a hilarious night out especially for you. Write “Southside Comedy” as the header for your email entry and send it back. |
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Wednesday August 6thBig WednesdayThe Classic, 321 Queen St, Auckland Central Tickets $10 on the door (Students 2 for 1). Or book on (09) 373 4321 (Advised). 8 – 10.30pm The last few of these have sold-out, so don't turn up with 5min to spare, prepare. Tonight there are 10 comedians, of various styles and experience, performing for our laughing pleasure. And/Or NZ Bar Awards After Party Crow Bar, 26 Wyndham St, Auckland Central No Charge. 11.30pm - Very Late A wild party created by wild people. You can just imagine the fun that will be going down. |
Thursday August 7thShimmerBungalow8, Cnr Market St & Customs St West, Auckland Central No Charge, 8pm – Late Come have a drink and see me and my friends mix back2back from 8 – 11pm. Corey K, Ryan Benade & Keenan take over from there. Funky house and vocal electro all night with many many surprises. 2 for 1 cocktails and tasty tapas deals all night. |
Friday August 8thClub Couture pres. Mid-Winter DreamsFlight Lounge, Fort Lane, Auckland Central Entry $10. 10pm – 6am It features Karn Hall, Grant Marshall, Dougal Swift and Jarrod Phillips and if that wasn't enough the place will be themed-out. Funky beats from go to woe. Come early I'll be there from 9pm. And/Or NZ World DMC Champs Zen Bar, 17 Albert St, Auckland Central Entry $20. 10pm – 4am I've always admired the scratch DJ, something I never came close to mastering. Tonight you can see the best in NZ compete for supremacy as the winner moves on to bigger and better things. |
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Saturday August 9thLes Mills 40th Birthday PartySkyCity Convention Centre, Federal St, Auckland Central Tickets $35 from any Les Mills reception. 8pm – 1am I can't believe this enormously successful franchise has been around this long. I've been involved for 10 years, come celebrate with me and 1000 others. Slip on your mini skirt, or throw on your flares, you can't go wrong if you wear something tie-died, paisley or polka dot. A big event filled with bouncey people. And/Or Pasha Power Pasha, Shed 22, Princes Wharf, Auckland Central No Charge. 8Pm – Late. RSVP to info@thenourishgroup.co.nz These parties are always a stylish success. RSVP, put on you best party attire and rock along for a night of good-times. |
Sunday August 10thTea DanceDorothy's Sister Bar, 265 Ponsonby Rd, 3 Lamps, Ponsonby No Charge. 2 – 9pm DJ Mauri plays uplifting house at this magical spot that just won “Best Emerging Business” in the recent Ponsonby News Entrepreneur Awards. Very colourful and fun; come in any state. And/Or The Starving Artist Fund Fair '08 Artspace, Level 1, 300 K' Rd, Newton No Charge. 2 – 5pm All the fun of a fair, and it's indoors. This charity fair raises money for a deserving fledgling artist to assist them in moving towards their dream and possibly stardom. |
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Monday August 11thHumour In Business AwardsThe Classic, 321 Queen St, Auckland Central Tickets $50 from (09) 428 3836. 7 – 10pm I am all for this. These awards celebrate the contribution of humour to wellbeing and productivity in the workplace. How businesses have fun at work and affect business relationships, outcomes or productivity as a result of this humour. We all need more laughs. |
Tuesday August 12thTalk By Nandor Tanczos On SustainabilityLibrary B10, Auckland University, Auckland Central No Charge. 5 – 6.30pm. More info. Email greensoncampus@gmail.com Former Green Party MP and recent Greens' Environment Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos will speak about how the world’s love affair with economic growth impacts on our environment. A great character who means well and has a sterling message. And/Or Soul Power Verona, 169 K' Rd, Newton No Charge. 7 – 10pm Funky atmospheric cafe with damn tasty tucker. Tonight you can hear some of the best soul, funk and jazz around. |
Wednesday August 13thHappy Hour: Intro To Classical MusicAuckland Town Hall, 303 Queen St, Auckland Central No Charge. 6.30 – 7.30pm. Bookings on www.apo.co.nz I've always appreciated classical music, but never really understood it. This is an informal affair and an excellent introduction, giving insight into the workings of a professional symphony orchestra. An entertaining and enlightening 1 hour concert experience for the entire family. And/Or Miss Hawaiian Tropic NZ Safari Lounge, 116 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby No Charge. 8 – 11pm See the hotties compete over 3 rounds for their place in the grand final later in the year. |
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Cool Events To Watch Out For On The Horizon:August 14th, NKB Art Gallery Grand OpeningAugust 15th, Red Bull Soundclash, Shed 2 August 15th, Cori Gonzalez Comedian, The Classic August 15th, Show Me Love Dance Party, Bungalow8 August 16th, Oxygen Dance Party, Powerstation August 16th, MTV Snow Jam, Terrace Downs, Methven August 17th, Sentimental Sound System, Chapel Bar August 20th, Andrea Bocelli, Vector Arena August 22nd, Mike King & Brendhan Lovegrove, The Classic August 22nd, Singles Soiree, Swashbucklers August 23rd, Salvation's 5th Birthday, Galatos August 23rd, Timbaland, Vector Arena August 23rd, Fevah Dance Party, The Colosseum, Tauranga August 27th, Dinner & A Movie, Toto Restaurant August 29th, SpyBar's 10th Birthday Weekend Party (begins) August 30th, Seventease Party, Traffic Bar August 30th, Whitianga Scallop Festival August 30th, Incline Events pres. James Lawson, Space Bar August 30th, The King St Great Race Ball, University Of Waikato August 31st, Bill Bailey Comedian, ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre August 31st, The Hospitality Show 2008, ASB Showgrounds August 31st, Skin & Steel Expo, North Shore Events Centre Sept 1st, 1st Day Of Spring Sept 6th, Sharp Great Northern Day, Ellerslie Racecourse Sept 6th, Mint dance party, Seba Sept 7th, Father's Day Sept 7th, Judas Priest, Vector Arena Sept 13th, Day – Night Thriller, Taupo Sept 13th, Warriors v Freeformation Hard Dance Party, The Studio Sept 14th, The Auckland Spring Wedding Show, Aotea Centre Sept 14th, 7th Annual Miss Indianz Contest, Auckland Town Hall Sept 16th, Air NZ Fashion Week (begins), Auckland Sept 18th, Breakers v Wollongong, North Shore Events Centre Sept 19th, Loud Shirt Day, All over NZ Sept 20th, Slinky: Fantasy World Tour Sept 20th, Speedshow, ASB Showgrounds |