June 12, Jet, Mirage
There's a huge pileup of people outside the doors—in other words, it's just like every
other Monday night at Jet, whose weekly locals/industry night is a force to be reckoned with. Well, except for the cheers
that go up from the crowd every time someone new is photographed at the step-and-repeat. Inside, DJ Crooked is in the main
room, with DJs Neva and Eddie McDonald spinning in the two smaller areas. Clips from various festival films are showing on
the walls, and a couple is already dancing atop one of the banquettes. The ceiling's light display is flashing faster than
my neurons can process, and I retreat to listen to McDonald and chat with Eva Aridjis, writer and director of The Favor, and
Kevin Crust, journalist for the LA Times, who both quiz me about Vegas nightclubs. I'm distracted when I see Johnny Brendan
walk by in a T-shirt as opposed to his usual tank-tops. Later, I run into Jason Dinant, who asks that his name now
be spelled J.Son. The rest of the night is a blur, the highlight being five Wisconsin women in matching Coyote Ugly
shirts celebrating a birthday/bachelorette party. The quintet tears up the club, winding up dancing in the CineVegas VIP area
into the early hours. I don't know what they put in the cheese in Wisconsin, but if the cows in California make good cheese
because they're happy, the ones in Wisconsin must be ecstatic.
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