Play-N-Skillz's Welcome to All-Star Affair
Plush
Seemed it was a late-arriving crowd at Plush, for the first of
Play-N-Skillz's four nights of events at the downtown ultra-lounge: The
party was scheduled to kick off at 10 p.m., but even after 11 o'clock,
there just weren't many people there--aside from the hosts and some
club-goers who'd paid their way in to the venue, at least.
But
as the night went on, so too increased the crowd--both in celebrity
clout and in size. By midnight, the relatively small nightclub space
was pretty packed.
"And it'd be ten times bigger right now if
the snow wasn't here," Play allowed during a quick aside in the VIP
section as he overlooked his party's draw.
He was pleased,
though: A number of other hip-hop luminaries who'd planned to throw
parties last night ended up canceling their events altogether. And, in
the case of Bun B and DJ Drop, each re-arranged their own night's plans
to suddenly include attending Play-N-Skillz's bash.
But it
wasn't necessarily an all-out party, per se. Some attendees were
dancing--a few more emphatically than others--while others were simply
cluttered in groups of friends, sharing conversation or, more often
than not, gossiping about the celebrities showing up in the room.
And
no entrance was bigger than that of Terrell Owens, who showed up to the
club at around 1:30 a.m., strolled in with an entourage and was
immediately recognized and welcomed over the PA system, which had been
commandeered by DJ A Bay Bay, who, after being handed a microphone
earlier in the night, never relinquished that power.
But Play was satisfied--especially given the weather.
"Look
at all the people here," he said excitedly while racing past the DJ
booth shortly before the last call for alcohol and nodding back toward
the former Dallas Cowboy wide receiver perched atop a couch in the back
right corner of the room. "Even T.O.!"
Celebs Spotted: Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens;
Dallas Cowboys Ken Hamlin, Isaiah Stanback and Andre Gurode; Houston
rappers Bun B and Slim Thug; St. Louis rapper Murphy Lee; Dallas
Maverick Roddy Beaubois; model Gloria Velez; Dallas rappers
Play-N-Skillz, Big Tuck and Inertia; DJ Drop; DJ A Bay Bay; Big Tuck.
Celebs promoted: Play-N-Skillz, the Dallas Desire, Ken Hamlin, A Bay Bay.
Drinks Slung: In the VIP section, it was all Belvedere Vodka, all the time.
Music Played: D-Town Boogie, almost on the exclusive--with some other Dirty South favorites thrown in.
Clothes Worn: Club-going attire for the attendees. Halloween-like slutty referee get-ups for the cocktail waitresses.
