By Cubby  

Five for Ten. Jessica Henson, Brian Guretan , Mariana Lopez,  Brigitte Grosjean and Janet Jorgulesco at Pacific Time’s 10 year anniversary party.

WINDS OF CHANGE: As season blows our way I’ve braced myself for another year of  blaming everyone, admitting nothing, going everywhere and looking fabulous (at least trying). The guards have changed at LEVEL with Roman Jones and crew taking over. That leaves the legendary King of Nightlife Mr. Gerry Kelly wandering the night while he contemplates his next project. (My spies tell me it will be on the Beach and I mean on the beach). As the crowds grow at Nerve so does the number of chiefs which seem to be causing a problem or two. Rudolph Piper, the very visible front man for Nerve, says “there are too many chefs (not chiefs) and I have all the recipes.” Could it be too hot in the kitchen? If you’re wondering what happened to Tommy Pooch after his banishment from Nikki Beach look no further than the Astor Hotel (Tuesday nights) and Shore Club (Sunday nights). Mr. Pooch is a busy man and he has a loyal following that makes any venture a success. The renovations at The Raleigh Hotel have started and soon guests will be offered sunrise and sunset (stay tuned for an explanation). This season we can anticipate several openings including the opening of Cafeteria (which was supposed to open last season) and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (which will be another party stop).

MILESTONE ON LINCOLN: Pacific Time, one of the pioneers of Lincoln Road, celebrated a milestone 10 year anniversary with a black (no tie) party. Fans and long time customers packed the restaurant enjoying champagne (served with a mini-flute top stuck in the bottles), tastes of the delicious cuisine and danced to a live jazz band. Slides of the old days along with shots of food were shown on the wall behind the band. Among those seen were Merle & Danny Weiss, writer Lydia Martin (Miami Herald), photographer Adam Scull, Jessica Hensen & Mariana Lopez, Janet Jorgulesco (“Get Packin”), photographer Tom Grizzle, promoter Mykel Stevens, Rudolph Piper, Lisa Umbel & Tony Leavitt, Tara Solomon, Nick D’Annunzio, writer John Buchanan, photographer Iran Issa-Khan, David Bick, Dr. Tiller, Doug Williford, singer Deborah Desilets, publicist Brigitte Grosjean, publicist Susan Scott, Tara Gilani, Marius Koller (It Magazine) and promoter Michael Lance.

BAMBY GOT NERVE: The Score Awards seemed to own the Beach this past weekend with parties and crowds everywhere. This past Monday night Back Door Bamby, normally housed at Crobar, moved to Nerve for one night only as Crobar was hosting a Score Awards party. The early crowd (midnight) was treated to a series of vintage bimbo girlie films (a la Russ Meyer). Wherever Bamby goes the boys follow and the crowd was filled with boys of all types (some wearing dresses). Among those seen were Carmel Ophir, Mykel Stevens, DJ Luis Bode, DJ Ani Phearce, Patricia Prado, Damon Goulet (Ford Models), David Bick, Rudolph Piper, Claudia Verela, Adrian, James Karpook (Flute), Juana, and Nicole DeWeese.

LUCK OF THE DRAW: Famed author of the Lupe Solano private detective series Carolina Garcia-Aguilera joins the festivities at the Clinton Pao-Wow, the weekly Wednesday night party at the Clinton Hotel (10 p.m. – 1 a.m.), as a featured guest. Joining Carolina that night will be the winner of the Lupe Solano look-alike contest. The author will be signing her 8^th book “Luck of the Draw”. The theme for this Wednesday night party will be Las Vegas nights inspired by the setting of Carolina’s book “Luck of the Draw”.

Two with Nerve. Claudia Verela & Nicole DeWeese at Back Door Bamby’s one night at Nerve.

BEACH BUZZ: This Thursday night October 16^th Cooljunkie.com presents DJ Yousef, one of the UK’s hottest new house DJ’s and a resident at Cream UK, and DJ Craig Demo at Oxygen Lounge in Coconut Grove.  Also this Thursday night Global2Night.com and It Magazine brings us the first of a series of nights celebrating all things “it” with a party dubbed “It Lounge” at Harrison’s (411 Washington Ave.) Expect the model crowd at this party which will be peppered with photo shoots and fashion shows. If you’re tired of the South Beach clowns then you need to check out some of the world’s funniest clowns at The Moscow State Circus which will be thrilling audiences for two shows only this Sunday at the Miami Arena. Besides clowns this circus boasts Olympic Gold Medal acrobats, the world famous Wallendas and high flying daredevils. Remember to send all nightlife info to Cubbysobe@hotmail.com. Until next week, see you out.