Like D$ stated to rent out Mansion on a Sat Night would of never happened .

Its the clubs fuck up on Holding the line as they did . Thats the games they play here in Miami .

Sounds true :1orglaugh

YES, I KNOW.


but why would anyone care?

i didnt know it lol


its both the club and giga/xbiz fault bottom line. giga set this shit party up, they are gonna take care of it. i want my money back plus the 500 my programmer spent

Wow, they really fucked up if it got to this point.:helpme

Have they agreed to give you a refund yet P1mpdogg?

i havent hear a word as of yet. i dont expect to hear anything until tuesday at the latest.. if nothing by then, then i will handle it my way

who do you think made money?

the club or the sponsors?



If i was a sponsor, and things were not the way they were described to me, then i would being contacting my lawyer, becuase that club made you look terrible!!

Everyone I talked to was fucking pissed off and depressed looking.

Wow, that sucks. I thought everything would have been perfecto after the whole sponsor addition thing that went down before Internext.

Man, they really messed this up :eek7

an understatement for sure!!

thats what Im starting to think.. I'm wondering if they even had to pay alien ant farm or anything. I bet they just got drinks at a discount.

gigacash knew the public was going to be here Lisa told me, but they said there would be a VIP's only area, which wasnt the case at all.

oh man someone really fucked up :1orglaugh

Not only that....


I had an all access pass.


I was told to get up off the couches (on the bottom floor), becuase they were reserved for people who bought champagne.


WHAT THE FUCK?

such a huge let-down...... I had the right attire on and still left because it was so un-organized

Can you just tell me if you met the dress code, cause it's going to be a holy war if VIP's or even ticket holders could not get in and met the dress code.

I doubt you had shorts, but please just confirm.

While I am not passing judgement on anyone...
I have just question to ask...

Who would wear shorts to a South Beach Club?

I realize many people may come from other areas of the country and may assume that there are no dress codes anywhere else- I would have to think most people would be savvy enough to realize you can't dress that way in those kind of clubs....

It's a lot like wearing a tank top and shorts in Church- it's simple protocol.

Yeah but Im not convinced it was the clubs fault. If so then why was Lisa backstage shadowing the bandmembers the whole night and not working the door to get VIP's in..


I will admit Stephen got us in just fine and took care of us, but our affiliates and VIP's are more important than us. The party is for the VIP's and ticket holders not the sponsors or general public fucking nobodys.

Wearing shorts and thinking your going to be let into a nightclub, especially in Miami, is kind of silly. Thats just not the way to use your head. I mean, its not like your in key west.

But thats small potatoes to the BS that took place there.

yeah true but if I wasnt Xbiz I wouldnt have allowed the club to say shit.

100 VIPs left out in the hurricane

Even I watch enough HBO to know better than that

no way you are getting in Mansion in shorts and a t-shirt....doesn't suprise me that some people showed up like that since they weren't told ahead of time to 'dress-the-part'. and let's be honest here :Graucho adult webmasters aren't the prettiest bunch on average! :1orglaugh

but yeah, that would suck big time going from Ft. Lauderdale to South Beach and not getting in...

I agree wearing shorts to a multi million dollar club isnt too bright. However in hindsight the tix shouldhave said " Proper Attire Required" or something.

Kbizzle said it perfectly . Miami tries to act Upscale .

Guys I hate it too .. But I really didnt have that bad of a time . Everyone I invited I got in . Yes alien ant farm got paid a ton to play .
I booked social burn to open up which rocked the house . Its a tough call to make . Like I say I go to mansion every weekend so it was no different thn usual for me . I had a table right on the floor and had drink tickets a few bottles of vodka waiting for us and we were rockin out . I just dont see why they didnt honor the passes though . I know a few of the security there which helps of course .

that looks like English, but I am damned if I know what you just said

Seems to be a chronic problem. Went to Internext shows in FL 2002 and Vegas 2003. Got invites to all the parties I wanted to go too, some VIP too. What I found is that most were over booked and poorly organized. There are always exceptions like the boat pre-show party was fantastic in FL 2002. Hustler had their act together in Vegas 2003 for their party at the Mandalay Bay. Everyone wanted to go to the hot events and it?s hard for sponsors to say no.

Had a VIP pass for the Players Ball Vegas and couldn?t get in. Looked like a mob scene. There were guys selling tickets in the hallway that had nothing to do with the sponsors or Internext. Gave up and was leaving, on the way out I brought the situation up to a rep from one of the sponsors. He said thank you by escorting me right in.

It seems like the sponsors might need a bit more experience on the events?? You have to have your own people on site and in control. Think I remember the same bitching for the last two shows.

Sorry you got fucked over Trey.

Well, it's especially bad when you have a VIP status card and you can't even get in.

That's a serious fuck up that can be resolved after the 1st complaint. If the bouncers are idiots, the person responsible for the party should resolve the situation ASAP. It's their responsibility, not the guests.

A lot of people who attended have never been to Miami - If I had a VIP pass I expect to get in with a wife beater with fresh sweat stains on it

It's VERY simple to throw a Private party at a popular club and not allow public in... all they need to do is put a few of their own ppl at the doors to overlook and make sure who is getting in and who's not. Just have some of your own ppl manage the front and bouncers.

Here's my experience at the party:

First, getting in. The asshole bouncer wouldn't allow my gf in cuz she didn't have ID, and wouldnt even accept cash. Finally I kept harassing him and told him 'Look, do I need to bring the band outside to talk to you?' and he just said 'ok, ok go in'.

Second, "VIP" access??? Paying 11$ per drink, and having to spend $500 minimum on two bottles in order to be allowed to keep your seat in the VIP section is ridiculous! Even after spending $600 on 2 bottles and one round of shots, they told us others wanted the table and we'd have ot buy more to stay. We left....

AAF was cool, so was Social Work or whatever their names were. NWWL was the biggest joke I've ever seen...my opinion is there was no nudity because at that hour they were letting in the general public :2 cents:

We left at 2:30 and went back to the hotel, jumped in the outside jacuzzi. Much better idea :thumbsup

PS: Thanks to Datinggold who hooked us up with the VIP passes, even though they didn't seem to actually bestow any VIP status. You guys definately seemed to get screwed on this deal......

Sounds to me like you are a VIP there on a regular basis so you had extra considerations.

For the first hour I was there, it was a blast. The place was empty and I could talk in the back room.

Then I danced on a platform for a while and had a great time.

When I got down off my go-go box, the place was so packed, I couldn't handle it. I felt bad for the people who showed up at (normal clubbing time) and had to deal with so much.

Most people that rode with me on the bus back never got into the event.

I am so glad I don't work in the nightclub business anymore.

Varius
Im glad you like social Burn They are personal freinds of mine and totally showed up at the last minute and wanted to rock out .

Brad M . Yes I go to the South Beach clubs alot and like I stated everyone I invited I made sure to get em in. They started shit with me at mansion too so I took a few webmasters over to crobar 3rd level VIP so they wouldnt have to stand In line .
I did what I had to do to accomodate my Guests . If I gave someone a vip pass I also gave em my Cell # . I guess someone should of gave evryone the heads up on how South Beach is before going to the party.
I host and promote parties and put shit together . But I was only a sponsor for this party .

Terry, how I am reading it is:

"I wish I hadn't put cash into this mess. I could have just invited a small group myself and got them in the clubs. They totally fucked everything up and I was stuck cleaning up a mess and doing my part to keep MY guests happy."

Tell me if I am wrong but that's how I am reading your replies. Of course you're saying it in a politically correct manner. :)

That sucks Kevin and Lensman were denied at first. And the others with problems.

I just hope people don't get made at the sponsors and the XBiz/Giga team for attempting to throw a big event, it's a great thing to do for people that takes lot's of blood sweat and tears. After throwing an event, you look at the boards to get a measure of the party and no one measures their heart for trying. And boards aren't alway a good measure of the night. For the people that didn't get hassled, sounds like it was a blast.

It's tough to do in Miami. They try that upscale routine and long lines.

Anyway, I wasn't there, just wanted to give respect to the sponsors and promoters for doing something that most people would never be able to do, throw a big party in Miami on a Saturday night. At least it wasn't outside and rained out. I've had the rain issue twice and had big money performers play in front of a smaller webmaster crowd due to the move indoors. Miami is just a tough place to throw a party, period.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

what a quote.

Actually I"ve heard Social Burn's music before, 2 or 3 of the songs they played were quite familar....was looking for themor AAF to come upstairs and drink, but guess they just hung out in the back...

Brad thats just how I do it . If im a sponser of a party Im going to get to the Venue early and make sure things get done right . I had my promotions guy at mansion at load in at 3pm . I showed up at 6pm . I throw huge parties all the time so I know how hectic shit can get . I walked around alot (just to see how people were doing) and everyone I saw upstairs seemed to be having a blast . I was there till 5am and I really dont think it was that bad of a party . My only suggestion is if your sponsor of party try and get to the venue before it opens so your all set up in your own area . Believe me me and Lisa were putting out fires all night with the bouncers etc...Wasnt an easy night but My guests were happy in the end and thats all that mattered to me .

Im sorry for jumping the gun and blaming the sponsors. The thing was such a big mess, it was hard to think with it being that fucked up, that some of the sponsors didnt use the whole deal to make money from the general public.

I know it costs money to throw an event. I cant imagine how much money the sponsors had to put in on the "limo" shuttle service.

I mean, It would be kind of a genius idea, to be able to have set it up so you could have profited from the event at the same time.

Ive heard alot of talk about how costly these "events" can be, and are they worth the business you would get from it.

Im probably talking out my ass. Im going to sleep now.