Moulin Rouge 3 year anniversary party

So if you go to Paris, there is a 99% chance you will end up visiting the Moulin Rouge. If you haven't been there yet or seen the movie, the Moulin Rouge is the place with the big red windmill on the roof. Besides being located in the red light district and surrounded by sex shops, the Moulin Rouge is also known for feathers, can-can dancers, sequins, and busty women. The Moulin Rouge Paris offers dinner, and several cabaret shows in the evening, featuring the cancan, over 1,000 costumes, and 60 female dancers. Picture Broadway meets Hooters meets Las Vegas.

When the Moulin Rouge first opened 100 years ago it had a reputation for being the place where men could view young Parisian girls whose unique and amazing dance moves were as flexible as their morals. In later years, the establishment cleaned up its act (so to speak), eventually lost its reputation as a brothel, and became a fashionable music hall known for its extravagant cabaret shows, attracting a high-class clientele. Today the Moulin Rouge still showcases the infamous high kicking can-can dancers.

In the spirit of this decadent Parisian cabaret, Sway is having a Moulin Rouge themed 3 year anniversary party/opening party for the new Bubble Lounge on FRIDAY JUNE 25th. . What better way to celebrate the night than with hot girls, burlesque dancers, live entertainment, a red carpet, DJ Fresh One, French Champagne, hors d'oeuvres and the glitz and glamour of the Moulin Rouge.

Doors open at 8 with hors d'oeuvres and champagne served until 10pm.

Get on the guest list. RSVP at RSVP@SWAYSD.COM

Time: 8pm

Date: FRIDAY, JUNE 25th

champagne--- the drink of choice

When you are at a restaurant, choosing the right drink to accompany your entree can be an arduous task. Last night I went to a restaurant and it took me twice as long to pick out a drink than it did to pick out what I wanted to eat for dinner. I didn't know if I wanted wine or beer or if I wanted to try a new mixed drink or maybe play it safe with a glass of champagne. The waitress must have stopped at my table at least 5 times asking me "mam have you made a decision yet." Of course on the fifth time she asked me the question I was no where near closer to an answer than I was when she asked me the first time. I was thinking maybe I should get a beer because the Lakers' game is on and then I thought no I don't want to get bloated because it is the summer time and I have to be swim suit ready at all times. So then I thought to myself ok I will get a red wine, because it has antioxidants and red wine is good for your heart, but then I remembered I had just gotten my teeth whitened and I'm too vain to take a chance of the red wine staining my teeth. Finally I thought to myself what would Carrie Bradshaw do--- get a mixed drink. So the waitress brings out the menu of mixed drinks but I didn't have time to go through them all and analyze them so I asked her what she recommended. I could tell by this time she was sick of me so she pointed to the first drink on the list and said that the first one listed is popular. Ordered the drink and of course I hated it. Just like the second installment of Sex and the City the drink sucked. It was this mint grapefruit, ginger beer concoction and it was all wrong. The whole mint alcohol combination was horrific. Sucking on a mint, fine but drinking mint is not really my thing. When it comes to alcohol I am really picky. I don't like the drinks that taste too alcoholy or too sweet I like a combination.


Don't make the same mistake I did. 90% of the time when I go out I order champagne or sparkling wine but last night I decided to change it up and it didn't work out. No matter what champagne I order I never get that yuck taste in my mouth. You know champagne is has that refreshingly bubbly feel, and a bitter sweet taste that is not too strong. It is light and you look classy drinking it. Ok so I know what you are probably thinking, champagne is for mimosas or for the NBA championships, well not anymore. The Merk has this whole underground world of champagne. I mean pink champagne, ferrari champagne, sparkling wine with strawberries in it (Fresita), champagne cocktails (order the perSWAYsion) and a ton more. Check this out, the Sway just got this new luxury champagne called Beau Joie and it comes in a suit of copper armor.


If you are like me and think that the only difference between a 2003 bottle of Cabernet and a 2004 bottle of Cabernet is the year, can't tell the difference between Grey Goose vodka and Kettle 1 vodka, and want to go to a restaurant and order a drink that you can pronounce then order champagne or sparkling wine.





A quick recap of good drinks to order when you eat at the Merk or Sway

• Fresita- blend of Chilean sparkling wine fused with strawberries from the south of Chile



• Beau Joie- champagne in a really cool bottle that is made of a combination of pinot noir and chardonnay (coming next week June 25 to Sway at the Moulin Rouge party)



• perSWAYsion- champagne cocktail that is a combination of Chardon Rose and Peach Schnapps

champagne- your drink looks good, you look good drinking it, and if you drink enough your date will look good

people watching and Mission Beach

Ok so here is the deal, if you are looking for some good interactive people watching then Mission Beach is the place to be. Stop along any part of the two mile boardwalk lining the ocean and what you see resembles something like an ongoing circus. You have guys covered in tattoos, people with rims on their bicycles, guys skateboarding wearing thongs , I mean it is nothing less than a freak show but that's why I love it.

Rain or shine, the boardwalk is always packed with drama. I forgot to mention that I live in Mission Beach on the boardwalk so I get to see everything that goes on. People always ask me so what's it like to live on the beach, so let me give you a little taste of what goes on at the beach. So on Sunday, I was sitting out side on my porch listening to music and this girl walks by and stops by my house with these two guys. The girl and the guy are in their 20s. So the girl is in a bikini but she is clearly inebriated. So she stops and starts to pet my dogs and then I see the two guys continue to walk down the boardwalk without the girl. At that point it was obvious those guys were just along for the ride and had no intention of sticking around to make sure this girl got home safely. So the girl just keeps standing in front of my house and she clearly has no idea what is going on so I asked her where she is staying and if I could take her home. So of course she has no idea where she is staying. I go inside my house to get her a bottle of water and when I look out the window this girl collapses into the plants out front. She full on fell face forward without trying to brace herself. Then I get out my phone and ask her the number of her friends so they can come and pick her up, so of course she gives me about ten phone numbers that she has memorized and of course all of her friends that she had me call live in northern California. Finally I get a hold of one of her friends and I put the drunk girl on the phone to talk to her friend. So then I see a lifeguard pass by and stop the lifeguard and tell him that this girl is really intoxicated and when I turn around to point to her she runs around the corner with my phone still in her hand. Now I am pissed because she took not just my phone but my iphone with all my contacts and my Chanel screen. So then I start screaming she took my phone, and then the vacation renters up stairs tell my boyfriend that this girl took my phone. I then chase her around the corner, get my phone back and try to get her friend back on the phone to come pick this girl up. Meanwhile, the guy who lives behind me is leading this girl up to his apartment to clearly try to take advantage of her, what a scumbag. So then I had to grab the girl from inside his apartment and bring her downstairs away from my scumbag neighbor. By now there were about 15 people gathered outside. Finally this girl's friends came and found her and she got to safety. This is just a typical day at the beach, if you are not watching the drama then you are part of it, but at the very least it makes the day a little bit more exciting.