NYC EVERYTHING!

So I guess I better start this off with an explanation of why I am sort of half ass skipping

the San Francisco blog……

First of all you can check my Facebook if you wanna track what the

hell went down in SF, because after days of slamming Gordon’s Citrus Vodka

and having my Sony Cybershot stolen and some bar called Blue Light I really couldn’t tell you myself!

Yet there is quite a bit of evidence on the Facebook so do your research.

The one thing I will give you about SF aside from what will be in my memoirs someday is this

email from my gracious host in SF.

(Not saying this was me, but the level of debauchery was very very high!)

Aside from this and the camera “misplacement”  I will say that San Fran is

still and always will be one of my favorite cities!  The weather, the scenery,

the food!  It really has it all, except one thing.

FASHION WEEK NYC BABY!

So on Monday after a crazy week with the friends who got me

kicked out of the University of Colorado at Boulder my Freshman year in SF

I hopped on a plane to NYC for Fashion Week to see some

of my designer friends, there lines, and of course to party it up coast to coast style!

The first stop of the week was my friend’s party/spring sneak peak

of Alexandra Cassaniti’s surf line at the Mollusk Surf Shop in Williamsburg sponsored by Foam Magazine

This was a super dope party with tons of super hot

surfer chicks and of course one of my favorite things of all free Tecate!

The party was ill as hell and had a bunch of great tunes by both DJ’s and live bands.

The highlight though had to be seeing my friend Steph hard at work!

Just when I thought the night was done at around midnight my homeboy

from SUGARCRAFT Shahed

gave me the in on a party with

tons of ladies and free vodka at Happy Endings NYC

so my friend Eric and I headed over  with a quickness!

When we arrived we were elated to find that this place was in fact an old massage parlour

turned night club!  It has 2 levels of all you can drink free vodka every Tuesday!

So if you are in the Chinatown area get out there and you may just find a couple of hotties like

I did on the dancefloor!

And one more for my girl Adriana-

After Happy Endings Eric and I decided it was almost time to call it a night,

but first we needed to score a slice at the hottest new

spot in the city Artichoke.

We did that then hopped back in our town car and headed back to get ready for the next day.

That next day I was invited to hang out with my friend and Fashonist

Mr. Ryan Wanta whom I met when I lived in Paris back in the days

when I used to really cause trouble!

We began the day with a brunch in Williamsburg at Egg.

We were met by one of our other Parisian friends Amy Carrigan who is now living in the

same area and is a puppeteer!

The food and company at Egg were def excellent!

Sadly due to ridiculous events, which may or may not be covered in this blog later

we were unable to meet back up with Amy later in this trip.

(Sorry Amy!  I partially blame that stupid tornado!)

After Egg Ryan and I went on a mad run through as many galleries as we could stand!

This was a pretty tiresome day and at the end of it all Ryan and I could do was dial in

a reservation after getting some killer city views from a friend’s penthouse in Madison Square.

Tonight was a little bit of a quieter night after walking blocks and blocks of

galleries it was time to “take a chill” and watch

Exit Through the Gift Shop.

A movie I highly recommend to anyone and everyone.

But I was exhausted from all the craziness of the last two weeks and had

dinner plans with someone the next night who I hadn’t seen in nearly 10 years!

So after a lazy day all Wednesday it was time for Ryan and I to get dressed to

the nines and meet our beautiful friend Alex, who I hadn’t seen in 10 years,

for dinner at David Burke Townhouse.

A posh little restaurant that was no doubt akin to those we were used to

from our days living in Paris!

This dinner was maybe, just maybe, the highlight of the entire 2 week

trip for me!  Because kids you don’t understand how good

it is to have great wine with amazing old friends!

I think though the food was great the best part of the meal was

dessert!

These deserts were divine!  and just the right proportions!

I hate feeling like I am forced to gorge!  Like Kate Moss once said,

“Nothing tastes better than skinny feels!”

So after eating a few of the desert items we decided to

catch a cab to Automatic Slims.

When we arrived to Automatic Slims a small little bar we were greeted by a couple of other friends

from the past:

It was so good to have even more friends sippin’ even more libations together!

After a few drinks Mr. Wanta decided it was photo shoot time with Cain

and the ladies!

First one with Angelica-

Then Ryan took up where he left of in Paris with his

photo vision of Alex and me!

Oh to be so young again!

This night was just too much fun!  After the next bar I don’t remember much, except

the TTX74 was represented to the fullest!  I ran into my friend

and my Tax Lawyer Chris Fox all the way up in NYC!

I really don’t remember much after this because we were taking Jameson shots

to the face for a good hour together!

But it is always good to see a Taylorite on “foreign” soil!

I did however make it up for a late brunch and met

Jeremy L. along with Ryan and Eric again.

This day I call the shit show! LOL

We began with brunch at a place of little consequence then

moved on to shop at Atelier NY.

Where Jeremy scored this amazing fleece-

Then we headed to the Mercer Hotel for Champagne and Margs.

The rest of the day went from here, the weather out was cray cray, and there was a tornado.

We thought we might see the infamous Mr. Briefcase, but it didn’t happen,

the day was just too hectic for plans and before you knew it

we had blown all plans all together accidentally

when Ryan and I decided it was time to

go do a wardrobe change!

We were stuck in the tunnel and time ran out

and that is when it struck me it was bed time, because I needed to return

the next day to Texas to be the best man in Mr. Dan Meehan’s wedding.

I will get into his wedding in another blog, but I will say two things about it:

1.) Most fun wedding dancing and after party and well wedding ever!

2.) I ended up in the hospital the day after the wedding!  Always good!

Anyway, to NYC!  You never cease to amaze me!  What a town you are!

I may have to take up a more permanent place there!

To all my friends that I was able to see I miss and love you all!

XOXO-

Cain!

I’m Back in the New York Groove!