Alternate title of this post: Why I Love Twitter
I had one of those crazy and very uniquely "LA moments" on Saturday. As I was doing my usual morning perusal of Twitter, I saw that one of my favorite bands, Best Coast, posted this:
Who is coming to party tonight at space 15 twenty?! Record release/launch of BC for UO.
Bobb + @Juan_Vigoda DJ! 7-10PM.
Um...okay, I'll come party with you, Best Coast! They have a highly anticipated new record coming out May 15 (which you can listen to in its entirety here). The first single, The Only Place, is a love letter to California and officially my summer anthem of 2012. I love it. Equally exciting is that lead singer Bethany Cosentino is releasing her first clothing line for Urban Outfitters this month. Get. It. Girl.
In addition to being a big fan of her music, I also have a straight up friend crush on Bethany. She just seems so fun and hilarious. Plus she loves cats (like me). Plus she's Italian (like me). Plus she loves LA (like me). We're basically a friend match made in heaven. So when she essentially just invited me (and all her other Twitter/Facebook fans) to a party to celebrate these two very cool occasions at a venue 5 minutes away from my apartment...how I could I NOT attend this?!
I immediately RSVP'd for myself and a guest and went about my day. I hadn't received any confirmation about my RSVP, so I thought the guest list was already full and made other plans. Then, as fate would have it, I received a confirmation email around 6:30 (the event started at 7:00). I quickly canceled my dinner plans and started going through my phone to find a plus one. I landed on my sweet friend Molly and an hour later, we were ready to party with Best Coast.
It was at Space 15 Twenty, which was very cool. When we arrived, there were only about 30ish people there. As Bethany was mingling with people, Molly and I were trying to determine if all the other attendees at this semi-intimate gathering were her close friends or if they too had been invited via social media. Hard to tell. We got a drink to help ease the potentially awkward situation of being the only Twitter invitees there, and when we returned to the party, there were more people and some definite fans asking for photos and what not. (whew!) We then made some new buddies as we waited for a chance to say hi and congrats to the woman of the hour.
Then she did a raffle drawing (which I sadly did not win)...
....and then Bobb Bruno (the other half of Best Coast slash the awesome DJ for the event) played Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" and they danced a bit (yet another reason I legitimately want to be her friend)...
... and then we got to meet her! (I love Bobb in the background of this photo...ha).
She was just as nice and cool and funny as I thought she'd be. I love that she wanted to share this very exciting celebration with her fans.
So, if you're reading this Bethany, thanks for the fun party! I'm excited for your new music and clothes. Annndd.... let's hang out? Maybe?
:-)
xoxo,
Annie.
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