Mar 102013
 

Photo CollageIt’s that time again! Lush Rush – Spring Edition! Everything is just better in the spring, the days are longer which make people stay out longer, the temperatures are rising causing everybody to wear less clothes. It’s just a fantastic time of the year! The program we have lined up for you for the upcoming week is pretty awesome if I may say so myself. This will be my 8th Lush Rush and I am still super excited about it!

Achievement game: Every event provides you with an opportunity to gain points in the race to become the winner of Lush Rush Week Fall 2012. What does it take to win? Party skills! With something going on every day, it’s going to require commitment. Commitment to party. What does the winner get, you ask. 1000 rmb bar tab to spend anyway you want at Lush!! Yes, competition will be tough, but don’t despair. Even if you don’t win the tab, you can still get a prize. One of the famous I (heart) WU T-shirts will be yours if you just get 55 points or above. That’s worth fighting for, right? I’ll provide you with scorecard along with your first points. Don’t lose your card! If you do, you’ll have to start over. Your card is personal. No combining cards. That would be cheating – and nobody likes a cheater .

Program and points are as follows:

Monday is the City Weekend kickoff party at Lush. It’s our Martini night, even cheaper than normally. 15 rmb for a martini between 6pm and midnight. To get your points for this event you need to buy a martini during happy hour (8-10pm) and you have earned your first 5 points.

Tuesday at Pyro will be one of the nights you’ll keep talking about for a long time. It’s SNAP Adventures’ Power Hour. ONE shot of beer EVERY minute for an HOUR. Easy enough? That’s what they all say. Until they try it that is. We continue with Centurion, same deal but for another 40 minutes. So totally 1 shot every minute for 100 minutes! Good luck. This evening you have the chance to get 20 points.

Wednesday is our legendary Pub Quiz, yet again sponsored by Plastered 8. Meaning in addition to the normal prizes you can win some of those funny t-shirts. Last time people were so excited to get one, that shirts were flying around the room! You had to have been there. Since competition is bound to be fierce, we give you 5 points just for participation and both 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will earn additional 15 points each. After sitting down for the whole quiz, I think it’s fair to say we need to stretch those legs. DJ Juan will be playing at Pyro and I for one will be on the dancefloor. Hope some of you are joining me so I don’t look too silly out there.

Thursday is the only night with something happening at both Lush and Pyro. At Lush there will be delicious home brewed beer from Great Leap Brewery and discounted prices on our normal imported beer. At Pyro, the battle continues with Beer Pong. Again you get 5 points for joining and winners will get 15 points. No extra points for 2nd place, but there will be additional prizes this night. Mashup Sports and Social are official sponsors of Beer Pong this week and will be offering fantastic prizes to both 1st and 2nd place in each bracket! Trust me, it’s worth winning!

Friday night Lush comes alive with Tavey Lean and the Solid Gold Dream Machine on stage. These guys will make sure you start the weekend the right way. Come in early to make sure you and your friends can get a table! And of course, be ready to dance!

Saturday we celebrate my birthday the only way we know how! With an over the top crazy 555 party! That’s right. You will get 5rmb draft beer, 5rmb shots (whiskey, vodka or of course my favorite shot: tequila) and 5rmb mixed drinks! If that isn’t enough to get you to come make this a birthday I’ll remember, then Korey’s music should be! DJ Korey is prepped and ready to get you all moving on the dance floor!

Sunday ST. PATRICK’S DAY! What better way to round up this Lush Rush? 15rmb Guinness all day long! As well as Lucky Jello Shots! All of that in combination with our great Open Mic! Get on stage and get those final points, one performance will get you 15 points! It’s the perfect way to come down after battling all week. Who am I kidding? Calm down? We party on! Yen has provided us with some tickets for their White Party, and we are giving you the chance to win them during Open Mic! No, you don’t have to sign. This will be something else.

In addition to the points mentioned above you can get 5 points for somehow managing to get yourself one of the classic black I (heart) Wu wristbands. And wearing it! There is also 10 points if you can figure out the secret of Lush Rush. And don’t forget to grab/steal one of the orange wristbands made specifically for this Lush Rush!

Sep 232012
 

It’s time! Be ready! We start tomorrow! Lush Rush is our version Rush Week / Fresher’s week / whatever they call it where you come from. It’s the week of welcoming you to Wudaokou. By now you should have settled in and realized that studying is important, but you need somewhere to relax and party. Next week we are doing all of our normal events a little bit bigger than normal. And we have thrown in a couple of extra events just for the kick of it. Our normal happy hours have been made happier as well!

Achievement game: Every event provides you with an opportunity to gain points in the race to become the winner of Lush Rush Week Fall 2012. What does it take to win? Party skills! With something going on every day, it’s going to require commitment. Commitment to party. What does the winner get, you ask. 1000 rmb bar tab to spend anyway you want at Lush!! Yes, competition will be tough, but don’t despair. Even if you don’t win the tab, you can still get a prize. One of the famous I (heart) WU T-shirts will be yours if you just get 55 points or above. That’s worth fighting for, right? I’ll provide you with scorecard along with your first points. Don’t lose your card! If you do, you’ll have to start over. And card is personal. No combining cards. That would be cheating – and nobody likes a cheater J

Program and points are as follows:

Monday is the City Weekend kickoff party at Lush. It’s our Martini night, even cheaper than normally. 10 rmb for a martini between 6pm and midnight. To get your points for this event you need to buy a martini during happy hour (8-10pm) and you have earned your first 5 points.

Tuesday at Pyro will be one of the nights you’ll keep talking about for a long time. It’s SNAP Adventures’ Power Hour. ONE shot of beer EVERY minute for an HOUR. Easy enough? We continue with Centurion, same deal but for another 40 minutes. So totally 1 shot every minute for 100 minutes! Good luck. This evening you have the chance to get 20 points.

Wednesday is our legendary Pub Quiz, this week sponsored by Plastered 8. Meaning in addition to the normal prizes you can win some of those funny t-shirts. Since competition is bound to be fierce, we give you 5 points just for participation and both 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will earn additional 15 points each.

Thursday is the only night with something happening at both Lush and Pyro. At Lush there will be delicious home brewed beer from Great Leap Brewery and discounted prices on our normal imported beer. At Pyro, the battle continues with Beer Pong. Again you get 5 points for joining and winners will get 15 points. No extra points for 2nd place, but there will be additional prizes this night.

Friday night Lush comes alive with Tavey Lean and the Solid Gold Dream Machine on stage. These guys will make sure you start the weekend the right way.

Saturday we celebrate Pyro’s 5th birthday party. And what better way to do that, than with a 555 party. Meaning you can get draft beer, gin-tonic or a shot for 5rmb! All night! What kind of shot? Take your pick between tequila, vodka and whiskey. Come help celebrate 5 years of Pyro madness as we get ready for the next 5.

Sunday we round up this semester’s Lush Rush with Open Mic at Lush. Get on stage and get those final points, one performance will get you 15 points! It’s the perfect way to come down after battling all week. Who am I kidding? Calm down? We party on!

In addition to the points mentioned above you can get 5 points for somehow managing to get yourself one of the classic black I (heart) Wu wristbands. And wearing it! There is also 10 points if you can figure out the secret of Lush Rush.

Let the games begin! And may the odds be ever in your favor. (Yes, I’m a nerd).

Sep 152011
 

 

Lush Rush – Fall 2011

Boom goes the dynamite!  Ladies and Gentlemen, Pirates and Ninjas, Pimps and Hoes, Jocks, Cheerios and Glee geeks, the fall semester has officially kicked off!

Lush Rush and Pyromania begin Monday baby, and you’re invited to the best week you’ll ever partially remember!  Awesome parties, dirt-cheap specials, and awesome food and drinks to keep your newly Beijing acclimated bodies pumped and partying all week long!

Lush Specials:

  • Selected Lush Cocktails (30rmb) – half off during happy hour!
  • 40rmb buckets of Tsingdao (7 bottles)!
  • 20rmb burgers, chicken burgers, teriyaki chicken burgers, and tofu burgers, 2-4pm and 2-5am!

Pyro Specials:

  • 20rmb pitchers during happy hour!
  • 30rmb trays of shots (6 shots) during happy hour!
  • All day long get a large pizza at the medium price! (delivery/carry out only)
  • All day long get a free pitcher of coke, sprite, or beer with any pizza purchase (in-store only)

check out the highlights and daily specials in the full article… Continue reading »

Mar 152011
 

Boom goes the dynamite!  Ladies and Gentlemen, Pirates and Ninjas, Pimps and Hoes, Jocks and Cheerios and Glee geeks, the spring semester has officially kicked off!

Lush Rush and Pyromania have begun baby, and you’re invited to the best week you’ll ever partially remember!  Awesome parties, dirt-cheap specials, and awesome food and drinks all week to keep your newly Beijing acclimated bodies pumped and partying all week long!

Lush Specials:

  • Selected Lush Cocktails (30rmb) – half off during happy hour!
  • 40rmb buckets of Tsingdao (7 bottles)!
  • 20rmb burgers, chicken burgers, and teriyaki chicken burgers, 2-4pm and 2-4am!

Pyro Specials:

  • 20rmb pitchers during happy hour!
  • 30rmb trays of shots (6 shots) during happy hour!
  • All day long (10am – 6pm), both in store and for delivery, get a large pizza at the medium price!

check out the highlights for each day in the full article…

Continue reading »

 Posted by at 7:34 pm
Sep 092010
 

That’s right baby! Its that time of year again!! Lush Rush. The week where all bets are off, the dials get cranked to 11, the prices drop through the floor, and where chances are, you’ll make memories that will last you a lifetime… unless you black out before they finish happening.

Lush Specials:

  • All Lush Cocktails (30rmb) – half off during happy hour!
  • 40rmb buckets of Tsingdao (7 bottles)!
  • 40rmb trays of Lemon Drop shots (6 shots)!
  • 20rmb burgers, chicken burgers, and teriyaki chicken burgers, 2-4pm and 2-4am!

Pyro Specials:

  • 15rmb pitchers during happy hour!
  • 30rmb trays of shots (6 shots) during happy hour!
  • All day long, both in store and for delivery, get a large pizza at the medium price!

check out the highlights in the full article… Continue reading »

 Posted by at 7:36 pm
Feb 222010
 

Yet another crazy late Open Mic night. I swear, every time I say to myself “hey, gonna take it easy tonight and get home by some slightly less insane time” and then I look at my watch (or more accurately my cellphone) a realize it’s 3am. Again.

Good to see some people back in the Wu. Even better to see them up on the stage. Big ups to Jesse, Gabe and Claire for rocking the mic with some acoustic dance tunes. Jenf, another newcomer rocked the stage with her hot sax, and Anna blew us away with a standout set from her ultimate (at least for a little while) Open Mic attendance.

And thanks as always to the incredible Jason, Kanene and bassmaster Nick.

Man, I gotta get video up on here somehow. Any ideas?

EDIT: Check out Rob’s awesome photostream here!