A “Satellite Party” at Bloomingdale’s
By Dino-Ray Ramos
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 10:16 pm in Accessories, Bloomingdale's, Celebrities, Clothing, Designers, Entertainment, Events, Fashion, Fashion Labels, Gen Art, John Varvatos, Malls, Men's, SF Bay Area, San Francisco, Stores, Westfield San Francisco Shopping Centre.
The men’s department at Bloomingdale’s in San Francisco was turned into an intimate concert venue Oct. 2 as Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party teamed up with my favorite menswear designer John Varvatosfor a VH1 Save The Music benefit.
Since Perry Farrrell was going to be performing, I decided to ask my lovely co-worker Laura Casey to come with me - she’s a DIE HARD Jane’s Addiction fan (one of Farrell’s past bands). She was going to wear her classic Jane’s Addiction tee, but she couldn’t find it - I’m serious, she’s a hardcore fan of Perry. Just ask her to tell you her run-in with Perry 15 years ago!
But before Perry and Sattelite Party took the stage, there were some things for auction to raise money for VH1 Save the Music. And there some pretty snazzy things that kept up with the whole rock n’ roll theme of the evening:
A vest and tambourine signed by Iggy Pop (most of the items for auction were used in Varvatos photo shoots)
Alice Cooper’s top hat and harmonica from his photoshoot - signed by him
There were also some original black and white photos and electric guitars signed by various rockers like Joe Perry, Ryan Adams, members of Velvet Revolver and Chris Cornell.
Regional event director of Gen Art, Dana Castro wears a John Varvatos tie with the signature hand flashing the peace sign (also on the mannequin at the beginning of this post). These ties were on sale for $98 at the event and all proceeds benefited VH1 Save the Music.
Laura started to get really excited when the show started. First off, SF-based band Magic Bullets took the stage - well, at least one-half of them. I liked the Edie Sedgwick t-shirt the guitarist was wearing:
When Perry Farrell came out the crowd went WILD! Well, not really WILD, but they were excited - I think Laura was the most excited. I thought he was such a great performer - he’s a cross between Mick Jagger and a 5-year-old boy - and I mean that in the nicest way. He’s so cheeky and fun and silly and entertaining! I thoroughly enjoyed it! He’s such a great performer - especially when he sang some classic Jane’s Addiction hits and “Superhero” - which is the theme song to Entourage.
Check out the many faces of “Perry the Performer”:
At the end of his set, he grabbed a video camera from one of the audience members…he’s such a hoot!
And for those who need more of a video representation, check out this video - sorry for the audio, I was standing right next to one of the speakers. If you watch closely you can see how enamored Laura is with Perry:
After the performance, Laura was really tempted to stalk Perry… as fun as that might have been, I convinced her not to.
To shop the “Bloomingdale’s and John Varvatos Rocks” Auction, visit www.vh1auctions.com.
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October 3rd, 2007 at 9:20 am
Oh so that’s what they were setting up for yesterday. We walked through there for lunch (like we always do, I love the smell of Diane von Fursternberg clothes that I can’t afford in the afternoon!) and nearly tripped over all the crap they had laying around to set up the stage. GenART members got to go to this shindig?? if so I’m signing up tomorrow!
October 5th, 2007 at 8:08 am
Great pics and video! I would have gone but you had to be a top member to be admitted and I think thats a $1500 member fee…too rich for my blood. Perry looks amazing I can’t believe he survived his druggie days!