grew up at midnight pt. 3

Evanne

Your current location?

Williamsburg, BK

Where/how will you be spending NYE (bar, club, friends house, etc)?

stopping by a house party in BK before a mexican fiesta at my friend William's in the LES. Want to see as many of my friends faces before the year ends

What is the one song that really gets you ready to go out?

                           Bad Day" R.E.M- even when it hasn't been one, I love the energy

What is your biggest guilty pleasure song of 2012?

                   I Knew You Were Trouble. Taylor Swift...but I don't feel that guilty about it.

What are your going out essentials?

cigarettes and practical shoes

What is the one song that always gets you on the dancefloor?

                                               "What's My Name" Rihanna. I'm a simple woman.

What would you spin if you were the dj?

"Highway Man" The Highway Men- This might clear the dance floor quite quickly but that only means more room for me. 

What drink will you be holding throughout the night?

Vodka Soda

Who do you wish you could kiss at midnight (celebrity or non)?
Mr. Eric Reeves

What do you do after the party (go to another location, go home and crash)?

Stick around to say hello to the first sunrise of 2013, I'm sure. And hopefully, I'll still be dancing. 

Your hangover cure?

 I plan to discover a cure for the hangover in 2013 but for now coffee. coffee. movie. prosecco. 

What are you looking forward to most in 2013?

Looking forward to spring after a long NY winter and SXSW in March with Weird Womb.

Abby

Your current location?
Atlanta Area

Where/how will you be spending NYE (bar, club, friends house, etc)? 
At home with good music, good drinks and good company

What is the one song that really gets you ready to go out? 
Audrey's Dance from the Twin Peaks soundtrack, it's just sleazy enough

What is your biggest guilty pleasure song of 2012? 
I never feel guilty about my pleasures

  What are your going out essentials? 
Red lipstick and cigarettes

What is the one song that always gets you on the dancefloor? 
Push It - Salt n Peppa

What would you spin if you were the dj? 
Blue Velvet by Lana Del Rey

What drink will you be holding throughout the night? 
Pimm's Cup with lemon and cucumber

Who do you wish you could kiss at midnight (celebrity or non)? 
My lovely girlfriend

What do you do after the party (go to another location, go home and crash)? 
Watch old movies in bed

Your hangover cure? 
A hot bath and hot tea

What are you looking forward to most in 2013? 
West coast life in PDX

Sarah

Your current location:

London, UK

Where/how will you be spending NYE (bar, club, friends house, etc)?
I'll be at a friends in East London, making homemade pasta, Snowball cocktails and chocolate pomegranate pudding. 

What is the one song that really gets you ready to go out?
We gorging ourselves, listening to Kate Bush and avoiding the chaos of London transport for the evening. 

What is your biggest guilty pleasure song of 2012?
Our guilty pleasure this year is Michael Buble, who may also be our answer to most of these questions!! Merely because he once puked in Leonardo DiCaprio's pool.

What would you spin if you were the dj?
Jamming out to the new Cat Power. Chill night.

What drink will you be holding throughout the night?
we will be drinking an excess of Prosecco

Who do you wish you could kiss at midnight (celebrity or non)?
I'll be kissing my mister at midnight. Lucky/unlucky for him

Your hangover cure?
coconut water, delivery dim sum and a full Netflix queue

What are you looking forward to most in 2013?

Most looking forward to killing it in 2013. I'll hopefully be doing some more touring with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and consulting loads of companies about how to be more sustainable. My mister will continue smashing the art world with his portraits. I'm also looking forward to my yoga championships in March. So fucking middle class! BAM. Also, hoping to see you, Patrice, in 2013 

Joanna 

Your current location: 

Edinburgh

Where/how will you be spending NYE (bar, club, friends house, etc)?

Going to a friends house where I will be one of two girls. Sadly this does not mean that I will be swimming in admirers but merely the butt of many jokes.

What is the one song that really gets you ready to go out?

Total Eclipse of The Heart - I had forgotten it existed until recently and then I remembered it is the best 

song in the world.

What are your going out essentials?

I always bring a hairbrush and mascara (even though I don't think I ever actually use the mascara). Chapstick. Gum. And a pen, you never know when you will need a pen.

What is the one song that always gets you on the dancefloor?

Int'l Players Anthem - UGK and Outkast. It is so underrated.

What would you spin if you were the dj?

Drake remix of Wildfire by sbtrkt

What drink will you be holding throughout the night?

Gin and Tonic. Then Champagne at midnight.

Who do you wish you could kiss at midnight (celebrity or non)?

A young Obama.

What do you do after the party (go to another location, crash)?

                        Sleeeeeep and then wake up and watch old family guy with my friends.

Your hangover cure?

Lots of coffee. Eating before I sleep (a little piece of cheese and a ricecake go a long way)

grew up at midnight pt. 1

Happy New Year's Eve, everyone. I decided to resurrect my NYE/New Years Day questionnaire I did a couple years back. Click here to see 2010/2011. 

Part one starting now! 

Also, look forward to a playlist I'll be posting later this evening with a combination of everyone's selections and a few of my own. 

xx

P

Tiffany

Your current location?

STL, MO

Where/how will you be spending NYE (bar, club, friends house, etc)?

A house party and then my man's band has a show later, later.

What is the one song that really gets you ready to go out?

Mr. Cheeks - Lights, Camera, Action

What is your biggest guilty pleasure song of 2012?

Mykki Blanco's Waavy and Miguel's Adorn -- although, I feel guilty about neither.

What are your going out essentials?

A good attitude. If you've been sipping on the hateraid -- stay home.

What is the one song that always gets you on the dancefloor?

Big Pun - Still Not a Player

  

What would you spin if you were the dj?

Big Freedia

What drink will you be holding throughout the night?

Jameson - neat or champagne.

Who do you wish you could kiss at midnight (celebrity or non)?

Oh, he'll be there.

What do you do after the party (go to another location, go home and crash)?

I'm 30. I go home.

Your hangover cure?

Blues City Deli or Southwest Diner

What are you looking forward to most in 2013?

Spending two weeks in a jungle hut in Guatemala.

Tori

 Your current location:

Kansas City, MO

Where/how will you be spending NYE (bar, club, friends house, etc)?

Friend's house.    

What is the one song that really gets you ready to go out?

Primadonna by Marina and the Diamonds

What is your biggest guilty pleasure song of 2012?

Crazy Kids by Ke$ha and I knew you were trouble by Taylor Swift

 What are your going out essentials?

Stila lip stain 

What is the one song that always gets you on the dancefloor?

Dancing On My Own by Robyn

What would you spin if you were the dj?

Hall & Oates, most definitely.

What drink will you be holding throughout the night?

Strongbow and cheap beer.

Who do you wish you could kiss at midnight (celebrity or non)?

Harry fucking Styles.

What do you do after the party (go to another location, go home and crash)?

Going home and passing out.

Your hangover cure?

A mix of Taco Bell, Ibuprofen, self loathing, and sleep.

What are you looking forward to most in 2013?

Traveling and seeing friends I haven't seen in awhile.

Natalie 

Your current location: 

Midwest

Where/how will you be spending NYE (bar, club, friends house, etc)?

Paris in my dreams, home in reality.

What is the one song that really gets you ready to go out?

"head over heels" -the go-go's and "hold tight" -dave, dee, dozy, beaky, mick, & titch

What is your biggest guilty pleasure song of 2012?

"coke ain't a bad word" -lil poopy

What are your going out essentials?

fully charged cell phone, ID, cash for the photo booth, my 'bitch' face, my 'having fun' face (just in case), gum/mints

What is the one song that always gets you on the dancefloor?

"kiss me deadly" -lita ford and "20th century boy" -t.rex

What would you spin if you were the dj?

"all 4 love" -color me badd and too much madonna
I'd probably throw the family matters theme song in somewhere.

What drink will you be holding throughout the night?

Water, but i haaaave to be cool, so i'll pour it in a red cup to camouflage.  champagne at midnight.

Who do you wish you could kiss at midnight (celebrity or non)?

Matthew Gray Gubler! call me.

What do you do after the party (go to another location, go home and crash)?

According to the bible (R Kelly), one is supposed to visit the hotel lobby post party, but I always head home and have a snack, OR buy a snack and head home.

Your hangover cure?If i'm not on my deathbed and must go to work: a 6" from subway with chips, followed by a water chugging contest with myself while reapplying chapstick like it's a drug.

What are you looking forward to most in 2013?

New schemes & adventures…and Leslie Knope & Ben Wyatt's wedding 

Alexis

Your current location:

Kansas

Where/how will you be spending NYE (bar, club, friends house, etc)?

I will be inviting in the new year at my house with an old love, a good friend, and sleeping babies. 

What is the one song that really gets you ready to go out?

Jack White, Cults and The Black Keys put me in the mood while I get ready.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure song of 2012?

Alicia Key's Girl On Fire

What are your going out essentials?

An outfit I can dance properly in, excitement, the right friends!

What is the one song that always gets you on the dancefloor?

Flight Facilities- Crave You will make me jump on the dance floor in a second.

What would you spin if you were the dj?

If I were a DJ I would play from all genres (stuck on Doo Wop right now) and read the crowd. I feel a lot of DJs play for themselves more than the people.

What drink will you be holding throughout the night?

 I don't hold drinks--too busy dancing! I'd sip on something fruity when I catch my breath

Who do you wish you could kiss at midnight (celebrity or non)?

I would kiss James Franco on New Years-. He's talented and has wonderful comedic timing. 

What do you do after the party (go to another location, go home and crash)?

Home

Your hangover cure?

Go home and fall into bed from muscle failure after it all. 

What are you looking forward to most in 2013?

I HUGE plans for 2013!! Sewing, some modeling, and starting my own site

part 2 soon!!