But it wasn't my fault. They had those lethal bottles of vodka on the table at the weekly Friday night party at Baddies, a bar on Greenwich Avenue. One month old, it's hosted by the so-called blackFun Collective, the adorable 24-year-old hosts Gregory Dinwoodie and Rachel Landry, along with DJs Marc-Alan Gray and Kieren Taylor.
Gregory moved to New York a few years ago from Miami, where he also worked the party circuit He's finishing his BA at CUNY where he's a film major. He's tall and thin with a hank of hair artfully framing his face. He dresses natty, usually wearing a striped tie.They also play great music. I love Calvin Harris, so I was jazzed to hear "Acceptable in the 80s" when I entered the room.
I needed some kind of fun fast. "Here's a drink. I'm going to put some special stuff in it to make it strong," Gregory told me, pouring the vodka into an oversized cocktail glass over the rocks. "I'm watching you!
No knock out drops!" I warned him.
I was the lady in red, despite the blackis-back dress code. Soon enough, I cleared the dance floor and grabbed the dark-haired darling around the waist. For a 6-foot-2 or so guy, he was light. I let loose a shriek when he returned the favor and threw me into the air.Were the calisthenics the reason I had a bruise the size of a hard-boiled egg on my left arm the following morning?
"You have to go to the Ruff Club tonight," Gregory told us. Not only was it Fashion Week, but it was also the last week of the long-running LES party at The Annex, which is apparently closing. We cabbed it down and there was a huge crowd of cuties out front. "No, no more," the bouncer said, frowning at the line at the door. RIP Ruff Club.We went back to Baddies to cause even more trouble.
