Firstly, I’ve consolidated some of my blogging from Asian Avenue and Black Planet from 2002 and 2003 onto this site so if you look really far back, you’ll see some really old content.
Secondly, I’ve been catching up on stuff for the month of January. At least I didn’t leave it to June this time!
Tuesday, the 18th of January was a particularly hard day, alot of travelling and bouncing around from the early morning onward. Lots of meetings, too including a good meeting with my friend Ali Solehdin of Idelix, and then Lorraine Murphy’s conversation series event entitled Getting “Hi” in Vancouver.
The Getting “Hi” Event was okay. I really feel that Jesters is an overrated venue and that one should aspire to minimize activities that go on there. It’s a dark, dingy room, after all. Brock Tully spoke on being nice to one and other but the real nugget I got was that once someone decides to say hi or be friendly with no strings or hope that the other person will reciprocate, something happens but I forgot so I guess I didn’t get the point. Either way, it’s a good plan of course there’s the situation, you’re walking down Robson Street, you spot a cute member of the opposite sex who smiles at you. Do you go over and introduce yourself? In most cases, I won’t – so something for me to work on.
Anyhow, after a long and engaging day, I went to see the invaders down at the Media Club. The Media Club is kinda dingy and was really empty at the time of the event but I think that’s because people are sick of Tsunami Relief Events. It was good to sit front row center while the boys played, it really woke me up and allowed me to go out and work some more…
Some clips from the Invaders:
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Shine does 80′s Night on Thursday. The evening is called White Lies. On the 20th, I wasn’t really in any mood for anything but sitting at home but I got a call from Mel at Shine and she was having a technical emergency so why not, come down, help a woman in distress out and say hi to the gang. I recall stumbling home at 5am but got to see some UM members down at the club which is always nice to see.
A clip of Mel teasing her hair before the start of the night:
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I’m glad that Megan McKay now works at the Buffalo Club. She deserved to be treated better and they’re a good, tight-knit group. The venue is great for live music and I’m really looking forward to the Speed Dating event on the 13th of February.
Some clips of Megan being hazed:
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This was a really good topic but sadly, I was double booked. My mentee from Leaders of Tomorrow, Terence, was scheduled to meet me down at Jester’s for the YEA event. I had a chance to go say hi, at least, and I had dinner at the kids’ work table in Science World with Karam of Lang Michener. Karam’s a really great guy, always fun loving and a good personality. I feel like family anytime we hang out, it’s great!
My first impression of of YEA is that the group is really young. I didn’t meet anyone that I recognized so I basically hung out solo until Terence arrived (I got there early with the thought that I could snag a seat but the place was uber-packed). I had a brief chat with the local chair to get more information and had the feeling that I was at the wrong place. Firstly, I’m no longer in my first five years of business. I’m now in my 12th. Secondly, I guess I’m no longer classified as young, being 29 and all. Oh well, pretty soon I’ll be walking with a cane, I’m sure.
Being that the group was so young, everybody was intimidated by one and other. I prompted Terence to introduce himself to Chip, who was very receptive to the idea. In disucssion, I mentioned to Chip that I was a venture capitalist. Funnily, Chip decided to make Venture Capital the focal point of his presentation. Very cute, very charming.
Speaking with Chip was definitely the highlight. I enjoyed learning about the ups and downs, his work with Westbeach (especially being fired by the company he started, kinda reminds me of Mark Blumes from Mark’s Work Wearhouse… actually, it’s all really fitting considering that Mark came asking me for money a few years ago to do something, so maybe I spoke too soon and there is hope of me financing something of yours in the future, Chip)….
Jester’s wasn’t the optimal place for the event. Alot of people solely interested in Chip showed up so the room had at least 60 attendees and was very hot. Secondly, no natural light.
Some clips from Chip’s speech:
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Thanks to Lisa, I actually remembered this event. Funny how one who promotes events can forget so easily. I guess I’ve become too dependant on all things digital and, well, I can’t live without my PDA.
Anyhow, Fidgital did a big album remix party at the Buffalo Club on the 27th. They always do a good job entertaining but it always seem that they’re really last minute with their events. Paddi Rice from Executive Search Dating, whom I saw earlier that day, decided to join me at the venue for a drink. We chatted for a while, No Luck Club opened up with their unique scratch-machine business and then Fidgital finally played. Some good pictures (better than what my cellphone can take) are up at: http://www.fidgital.fuzzythumb.com.
Some clips of the event:
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