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    Saturday, September 19, 2009

    Amnesia 10 Yr with Bell Biv Devoe, Das Efx & WAY more. Hold on DAS EFX?

    TONIGHT...

    THE BIGGEST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WEEKEND EVER CONTINUES...

    IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD YET, THE FIRST OF MANY ARTISTS AT THIS YEAR'S

    AMNESIA 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY IS

    BELL BIV DEVOE.

    To this, we add a COUPLE more acts...
    1 Hip Hop duo - responsible for a pivotal lyrical style in the 90s (from NYC)

    DAS EFX
    1 R&B/Pop Act - International - nuff said
    1 Hip Hop act - have arguably 3 of the biggest hip hops hits in the 90s
    1 Canadian act - never seen before at Amnesia - TDot stand up.

    ---------------------------

    THE LEGENDARY AMNESIA ANNIVERSARY

    10 YEAR WEEKEND

    MAIN EVENT

    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH 2009

    Koolhaus - 132 Queens Quay East

    Starting from Scratch x Jason Chambers

    + BELL BIV DEVOE +

    + DAS EFX +

    + surprise performances +

    (past surprises have included...

    Chubb Rock, CeCe Peniston, CL Smooth, Special Ed, Ten City, Maestro, Michee Mee,

    T-Dot All Stars, Shannon, Naughty by Nature, MC Lyte, Greg Nice (of Nice & Smooth), Do Dat, Bag A Trix, Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam, Dream Warriors et.al over the past 10 years).

    $35 ADVANCED TICKETS MOVING QUICKLY AT

    EAST
    Cut Creator 1 :: 31 Tapscott Rd - Malvern Town Centre :: Scarborough :: 416.754.2030
    WEST
    Big It Up ~ Square One Shopping Centre :: 100 City Centre Drive :: Level 1 :: Mississauga :: 905.803.8407
    CENTRAL
    Big It Up ~ Yorkdale Shopping Centre :: Toronto :: 416.785.3770
    DOWNTOWN
    Big It Up ~ Eaton Centre :: Toronto :: 416.597.6773
    Play de Record :: 357A Yonge St :: 416.586.0380

    THERE WILL BE TICKETS

    AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR $40

    Friday, September 18, 2009

    AMNESIA + BBD + [ACT] + [ACT] + [ACT] = AMNESIA 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

    Ian Andre Espinet 18 September at 10:44
    BEFORE I BEGIN... There are ONLY $25 TIX AT VAUGHN MILLS BIG IT UP, SHINE BRAMPTON & PLAY DE RECORD DOWNTOWN. All other outlets are at $35.
    Play de Record = 51
    Shine Brampton = 21
    Vaughn Mills Big It Up = 48

    FAQ'S ANSWERED:
    How much is Friday - $9.99 advanced :: $15 door before 12 / $20 after

    How much is Saturday - $35 at all outlets EXCEPT as listed above

    What's the difference between the parties: Friday is a regular Amnesia throwdown with Scratch & Chambers // Saturday is the legendary traditional Amnesia Anniversary PARTY WITH PERFORMANCES (not concert... party with performances).

    Who's performing: I can't tell you, but on Wednesday, we released BBD - BELL BIV DEVOE. Now you know. Yo, Slick, blow (pause lol).

    There are a COUPLE more acts...
    1 Hip Hop duo - responsible for a pivotal lyrical style in the 90s (from NYC)
    1 R&B/Pop Act - International
    1 Hip Hop act - have arguably 3 of the biggest hip hops hits in the 90s
    1 Canadian act - never seen before at Amnesia - TDot stand up.

    ****************

    What's up,

    By now you've probably heard...The first artist at Amnesia 10 year is:
    BELL BIV DEVOE.

    DON'T LISTEN TO RUMOURS. IT'S NOT MONTELL JORDAN (he's cool, but it's not him).

    Many have asked why we released the name as we usually keep it a secret... Well, let's just say this. Think of (or look down at) the number of artists that have been on past Amnesia Anniversary events. Now, to say that BBD is the biggest yet - and enough on their own - would be an understatement. Now glance BACK at the list, and know this... There are MORE in quantity - AND in size - than ANY AMNESIA ANNIVERSARY preceeding this one.

    Some of you trusted us early and bought $20 tickets and got 2 parties. Some of you took some time, bought $25 tickets and got 2 parties. These lucky people are partying free on Friday and are seeing BBD et.al on Saturday for $20 & $25. You're welcome. Thank you for believing.

    Yet others bought $25 tickets late, and came to know that for $25 they will see BBD at Amnesia (which in - and of itself is worth $20), so they're seeing BBD for $5.

    Now. When this round of tickets are complete - (and it wasn't 400 either) - the price will be $35. KNOW THIS. At $35, you are witnessing BBD and a COUPLE of acts that will absolutely BLOW YOUR MIND.

    DO NOT. I repeat. DO NOT second guess this. You will hear about it for the next 5 years (unless you're there, in which case you'll remember it forever).

    Tune into Scratch at 5 on Friday for a last preview. Get your tickets now... THE CITY IS ON FIRE.

    GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY. Tell a friend to tell a friend to tell a friend.

    Let's the guessing begin... Any MORE ideas for 10 years ???????????????????????????????????????

    ==========================================
    THE BIGGEST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WEEKEND EVER BEGINS...

    WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE (REMEMBER YOUR MOM'S DEF'N OF COUPLE... NOT 2)
    ACTS TO COME...
    BOTH FROM THE R&B AND HIP HOP GENRES
    ---------------------------

    PLEASE NOTE THAT
    *** TONIGHT FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH 2009 HAS MOVED ***
    TO SOUND ACADEMY 2 - 11 Polson Piers
    Starting from Scratch x Jason Chambers
    $9.99 TIX FOR FRIDAY AVAILABLE AT ALL TICKET LOCATIONS
    & AT THE DOOR for $15 before midnight & $20 after.

    *****

    Tomorrow night:
    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH 2009
    THE AMNESIA ANNIVERSARY MAIN EVENT
    Koolhaus - 132 Queens Quay East
    Starting from Scratch x Jason Chambers
    + surprise performances + BBD

    (past surprises have included...
    Chubb Rock, CeCe Peniston, CL Smooth, Special Ed, Ten City, Maestro, Michee, T-Dot All Stars, Shannon, Naughty by Nature, MC Lyte, Greg Nice (of Nice & Smooth), Do Dat, Bag A Trix, Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam, Dream Warriors et.al over the past 10 years).


    *****************************
    $35 ADVANCED TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT
    EAST
    Cut Creator 1 :: 31 Tapscott Rd - Malvern Town Centre :: Scarborough :: 416.754.2030 - RESTOCKED 13 LEFT - $35S ON HAND
    Cut Creator 2 :: 810 Midland Ave :: Scarborough :: 416.266.1962 - SOLD OUT - WILL NOT BE RESTOCKED
    Modern Edge Hair Design :: 11 Harwood Ave S :: Ajax :: 905.426.6894 - SOLD OUT - RESTOCKING AT 6PM -
    WEST
    Big It Up ~ Square One Shopping Centre :: 100 City Centre Drive :: Level 1 :: Mississauga :: 905.803.8407 - SOLD OUT
    CENTRAL
    Big It Up ~ Yorkdale Shopping Centre :: Toronto :: 416.785.3770 - 16 LEFT
    DOWNTOWN
    Big It Up ~ Eaton Centre :: Toronto :: 416.597.6773 - 35 LEFT

    UPON SELLOUT THERE WILL BE A SMALL NUMBER TICKETS
    AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.



    THANK YOU FOR 10 YEARS OF MEMORIES, MUSIC, FRIENDSHIP & LOVE

    Yours sincerely,

    Ian Andre Espinet

    per Jason Chambers + DJ Starting from Scratch

    AMNESIA. FOREVER.


    *************************
    DAY OF EVENT INFO :
    EMAIL >> IAN@AMNESIA.CA - TO MY BLACKBERRY.
    *************************

    Tuesday, September 15, 2009

    Amnesia 1st Headliner revealed: Tune into Scratch at 5pm on FLOW 93.5fm & read on.

    The Home of Canada's Leader In Urban Nightlife Entertainment

    :: in this email ::
    4 DAYS UNTIL
    THE BIGGEST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WEEKEND.
    EVER.
    The surprise performances are SO big
    and we have so many acts, that
    WE THOUGHT WE'D START THE EXCITEMENT EARLY
    BY LETTING ONE OFF TO GIVE YOU A TASTE.
    YOU. ARE. NOT. READY.
    FRIDAY & SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18-19TH 2009
    THE LEGENDARY AMNESIA ANNIVERSARY
    10 YEAR WEEKEND
    DJ Starting from Scratch x DJ Jason Chambers
    FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH 2009
    *** HAS MOVED ***
    TO SOUND ACADEMY 2 ***
    Starting from Scratch x Jason Chambers
    $9.99 TIX FOR FRIDAY AVAILABLE AT ALL TICKET LOCATIONS
    & at the door.

    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH 2009
    Koolhaus - 132 Queens Quay East
    Starting from Scratch x Jason Chambers
    + surprise performances +
    (past surprises have included...
    Chubb Rock, CeCe Peniston, CL Smooth, Special Ed, Ten City, Maestro, Michee
    T-Dot All Stars, Shannon, Naughty by Nature, MC Lyte, Greg Nice (of Nice & Smooth), Do Dat, Bag A Trix, Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam, Dream Warriors et.al over the past 10 years).
    EARLY BIRD $25 ADVANCED TICKETS FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH
    ARE IN STORES NOW
    EAST
    Cut Creator 1 :: 31 Tapscott Rd - Malvern Town Centre :: Scarborough :: 416.754.2030 - 5 LEFT (RESTOCKING TODAY WITH $25 TICKETS)
    Cut Creator 2 :: 810 Midland Ave :: Scarborough :: 416.266.1962 - 24 LEFT
    Modern Edge Hair Design :: 11 Harwood Ave S :: Ajax :: 905.426.6894 - 35 LEFT
    WEST
    Big It Up ~ Square One Shopping Centre :: 100 City Centre Drive :: Level 1 :: Mississauga :: 905.803.8407 - 43 TICKETS LEFT
    CENTRAL
    Big It Up ~ Yorkdale Shopping Centre :: Toronto :: 416.785.3770 - 16 LEFT
    DOWNTOWN
    Big It Up ~ Eaton Centre :: Toronto :: 416.597.6773 - 35 LEFT
    Play de Record :: 357A Yonge St :: 416.586.0380 - 81 LEFT
    NORTH/BRAMPTON
    Big It Up ~ Vaughan Mills :: Vaughan :: 905.738.4462 - 48 TICKETS LEFT
    Shine Salon :: 50 Sunnyvale Gate :: Brampton :: 905.790.3031 - 45 TICKETS LEFT
    UPON SELLOUT THERE WILL BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF $35.00 TICKETS LEFT
    FOR PART 2 OF THE BIGGEST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ALL TIME.
    TICKETS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

    How I feels...
    Be aware of the historical moment that you are about to witness.
    YOU. ARE. NOT. READY.

    :: i-Quote ::
    "Backstage, under age, adolescent
    How ya doin', “Fine,” she replied
    I sighed, “I like to do the wild thing”
    Action took place
    Kinda wet, don't forget
    The J, the I, the M, the M, the Y, y'all
    I need a body bag"


    :: i-Hear ::
    I Thought It Was Me
    :: i-Read ::
    [and I think you should too - my suggested reading]
    www.twitter.com/amnesiaforever ~ for up to the minute amnesia anniversary info
    www.twitter.com/ianandreespinet ~ for everything else

    More Food forThought at my Blog... Click here...
    What's up,
    I said on twitter that I'd release the first Amnesia 10 year anniversary performance artist at 4:45pm. Christmas came early (like that Tic?).
    Starting from Scratch is a bad bad man.
    Jason Chambers is a bad bad man.
    And me? Yeah. A bad bad man.
    For 10 years. 10 years.
    For 10 years, we have provided individually, and as part of a team, some of the most memorable, historical events ever - because we're fans. And we get off on watching you get off. You may have seen us on stage bussing a running man, or singing "All Cried Out", or rapping along to any of the countless hip hop artists that have graced the Amnesia stage.
    For this, our 10 year anniversary celebration - the 10 year anniversary celebration of Toronto's favorite party - the movement known as Amnesia, we proudly present the 1ST - THE FIRST of MANY SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES.
    We generally keep them a secret... although we often slip and leak them cause we can't keep it a secret.
    You've seen MAESTRO FRESH WES & BAG-A-TRIX, GREG NICE [NICE & SMOOTH], MICHEE MEE & MAESTRO FRESH WES, DO DAT DANCE AGENCY, TEN CITY [BYRON STINGLEY] & SPECIAL ED, TDOT ALLSTARS (SAUKRATES, KARDI, CHOCLAIR, RO DOLLA, SOLITAIRE], CECE PENISTON & CL SMOOTH... MC LYTE & CHUBB ROCK with special guests GREG NICE & SPECIAL ED, LISA LISA & THE CULT JAM & DREAM WARRIORS, NAUGHTY BY NATURE & SHANNON.
    It's our 10 year anniversary. And we wanted to do something EPIC. Something that would make you swear.
    We spent months and months hitting our heads against the wall to figure out how we could take your breathe away. And for a while, we couldn't think of anything. For a moment, I THOUGHT IT WAS ME that would be performing at the Amnesia 10 year anniversary. Then out of no where Scratch called and said wouldn't it be DOPE if we just took Amnesia to another level and played ABOVE THE RIM?
    Jason was like, what are you thinking? LET ME KNOW SOMETHING. Scratch was like... it's our 10 year anniversary, let's just finish the city.
    4 days away from history, I proudly announce that the first artist at Amnesia 10 year anniversary is...
    keep scrolling
    isn't this fun?
    the single biggest artist ever to appear at an Amnesia, in terms of historical significance....
    as members of one of the single most - if not, the most successful male groups of all time....
    due to their group success, but their individual success without...
    BOBBY BROWN....
    RALPH TRESVANT....
    or JOHNNY GILL.
    The first special guest for Amnesia 10 year Anniversary is none other than...
    RICKY BELL
    MICHAEL BIVINS
    RONNIE DEVOE
    better known as...
    BELL BIV DEVOE.
    And that's just 1 of the acts. 1 of the R&B acts. I love teasing. Wait til you see our... oh.
    Tune into Scratch at 5 and get hype. Get your tickets now... There are STILL NEARLY 500 $25 tickets citywide - the next set of tickets are $35 and then the event is within SELL OUT RANGE...
    A small number of tickets will be held for the door.
    GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY. Tell a friend to tell a friend to tell a friend.
    Let's the guessing begin... Any MORE ideas for 10 years ???????????????????????????????????????



    Until next time,


    I remain,



    Yours sincerely,

    IAN ANDRE ESPINET



    ian andre espinet
    ian andre espinet entertainment +
    black star graphic design & communications
    canada's leading urban graphic design studio. period.
    ian andre espinet 2007


    RE:VISION
    In September 1999, we revolutionized the way you viewed events with Amnesia. Since then, we have listened to you, our patrons and friends, and changed to suit your lifestyle. In the orchestration of our flagship event, Amnesia, we have stayed true to our goals. In the creation of other signature events such as Soul Kitchen, Big People Fete, B-Boy Document, X-Factor, ICON, re:connect, Socaholics, The ONE, Music Cafe etc, we have continued the mission.

    With more than 2/3 of the urban nightlife scene attending Amnesia and/or one of the our signature events in the past 9 years, we continue to prove that success takes more than VISION. It takes RE:VISION. Stay tuned as we hone our online presence - www.amnesia.ca coming soon...

    Get at me dawg...
    Wanna be down? Tired of begging your friends to forward the email to you?
    Hearing about it the next day? Get on.

    <<<>>>

    Thanks for reading...

    p.s. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT FRIDAY HAS MOVED TO SOUND ACADEMY 2 AT THE DOCKS. PASS IT ON.
    p.p.s. Friday tickets are still available for the rollback price of $9.99 at all of our outlets citywide..
    p.p.p.s. $25 Saturday tickets are running short citywide. The next price point is $35 and when that point is reached, the event is within sellout range with a limited number of tix left for the door.
    AMNESIA ANNIVERSARY IS COMING. 9 DAYS.

    p.p.p.p.s. The 2nd guest appearance at Amnesia Anniversary is a HIP HOP ACT from the US, that influenced POP CULTURE...
    p.p.p.p.p.s. They are from the same Empire State that Jay-z & Alicia Keys are from & NOT where Lil Mama was born, but raised. Babybabyugh.
    p.p.p.p.p.p.s. The 2nd special guest is NOT LIL MAMA. And we'll have better security than MTV to make sure that we're not interrupted..
    p.p.p.p.p.p.p.s. MORE HINTS NEXT EMAIL.

    Sunday, September 13, 2009

    EPIC FAIL

    One day, I'll be somewhere and simply buss a huge laugh for no apparent.

    This is the most EPIC FAIL I've seen in AGES. I laugh just thinking about it...