<<< NY Tusovka >>> Russian Events

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Humor: Car Sale In Russia

Morris, a Russian man, saved his rubles for twenty
years to buy a car. After choosing the model and
options he wants, he's not the least bit surprised or
even concerned to learn that it will take two years for
the new car to be delivered. He thanks the salesman
and starts to leave, but as he reaches the door he
pauses and turns back to the salesman, "Do you
know which week two years from now the new car
will arrive?" he asks.

The salesman checks his notes and tells the Morris
that it will be two years to the exact week. The man
thanks the salesman and starts out again, but upon
reaching the door, he turns back again.

"Could you possibly tell me what day of the week two
years from now the car will arrive?"

The salesman, mildly annoyed, checks his notes again
and says that it will be exactly two years from this week,
on Thursday.

Morris thanks the salesman and once again starts to
leave. Halfway through the door, he hesitates, turns
back, and walks up to the salesman.

"I'm sorry to be so much trouble, but do you know if
that will be two years from now on Thursday in the
morning, or in the afternoon?"

Visibly irritated, the salesman flips through his papers
yet another time and says sharply that it will be in the
after-noon, two years from now on Thursday.

"That's a relief!" says Morris. "The plumber is coming
that morning."

VIP Birthday Party RADIO VSE

FRIDAY, March 2nd
VIP Birthday Party RADIO VSE
2nd Year Anniversary at club DUVET
45 west 21st street, NYC
Special performance by Irakly
doors open at 9pm
Music by DJ Pushkin & DJ Trener
Tickets & Reservations: (718) 421-9400

Monday, February 26, 2007

You know you're Russian when...

Your car costs more than your college education

Your blood has a permanent vodka content level, no matter you have been drinking or not

Any outfit you wear involves leather (even in the summer even when no coats are worn)

Your idea of a normal Friday or Saturday night is spending it raving with 200-300 of your closest friends

Your idea of a love song is Track 1 of the New York Underground Party Volume 3 CD.

Things you can't live without include food, water, and a cell phone

Instead of notes during class you write text messages to your friends in Russian font

You come home at 3am and your parents are still out partying with all your friend's parents

People are always asking you if you can get them a cheep deal on something...and you can

Every sentence you say or hear starts with "blyat" and ends with "nahuy"

You know the new line of Nokia's 3 months before they come out on the market

You can't go to the movies on Sunday night without having to save 20 seats for your late friends cuz they're buying semichki

You don't mind family get-togethers because you know the grandmas will be making dinner

You know all the cops by their first names

You know someone who works at a dental lab

You are somehow related to most of the people you know

On the weekends your place of residence is the pool hall, and every 10 mins the tolstii pon'chik tells you to pick up line 2

You drive a Honda (or, in the EXTREME worse case a Nissan), and your windows are tinted to twice the legal limit

Your Honda has either a RU (Russia) or UA (Ukraine) sticker on the back bumper


Your Honda is a 5-speed stick shift, and you laugh at anyone driving an automatic by calling them lohs

At any given moment you are carrying at least a dime bag of shmal'...

Your uncle is in the Russian Mafia or is a former employee of the KGB

You have been kicked out of the JCC at least twice for trying to sneak in without paying.

You can be identified as "Russian" by your scent (D&G or Aqua de Gio cologne).

The waitresses at Omega know your order even before you say anything. Most of the time you get "Gypsy".

You met your girl playing strip durak at the last party you went to.

Everyone you know has a ruchka of smirnoff in their trunk.

You wake up on a saturday morning, unable to remember which one of your friends gave you a ride home because you couldn't even walk, but see your car standing in the parking lot (you drove home yourself).

You start thinking of bread as a good mixer for vodka

You know more than 30 Olgas, Annas, Natashas, and Vikas

You have to tell your parents what channel is "YOUR" HBO, Showtime, Per-View is on.

Your parents have computer "experience" for 8 years already on the resume, yet they been in US for only 4...

You major in Computer Science or in worst case scenario Information Systems (but you still barely know how to turn on a computer).

You have a personalized license plate.

When you are going downtown you ride in one of the last two train carts.

Typical Friday/Saturday night phone call to your friends starts with "So what are we doing tonight?"

Most of your clothes are fake brand names but you "just can't tell them apart from the real ones."

Your fake id is the International Driving License who you got through your friend who goes to Kingsburough.

You used to work out, but you don't anymore. If you do workout, you must wear all you golden chains and bracelets.

Lifting a cigarette while drinking coffee counts as an exercise.

You have a fake Movado because you can't afford a real Rolex.

Once in a while you attempt to go to synagogue but you never make it past the door because you meet so many people you haven't seen for so long.

Some English words like "use, shop, apply, and etc." permanently become a part of your conversational

http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html

Friday, February 23, 2007

Durak Tournament

Zemlyaki's First Money Prize Tournament!
Entrance: FREE - Winner takes all - 150$ via paypal
To Enter the tournament click here

Monday, February 19, 2007

Fun Game

How fast are you?

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Looking for Borshch in All the Wrong Places

The Moscow Times has an interesting article about the growing popularity of Russian brands in New York

NEW YORK -- With Russian radio blaring over the loudspeakers and an elderly security guard making sure all bags are left in lockers by the entrance, the Brighton Bazaar is a cornucopia of Russian goods from blini to borshch.
"We've got all the same stuff here as you get in Russia," Vlad, the store manager, said brusquely as he unpacked crates containing gaudy boxes of Russian chocolate on a recent afternoon.
Brighton Beach, one of the best-known Russian-speaking neighborhoods in New York, is the place to come for anyone nostalgic for Moscow shops stocked with Russky Standart vodka, Baltika beer, Wonder Berry mors and Korkunov chocolate.


Read the whole article

Friday, February 16, 2007

Presidents' Day Celebration @ The Grand (Former Au Bar)

Presidents' Day Celebration @ The Grand (Former Au Bar)
Sunday, Feb 18th
Music by DJs Pushkin, Gio, & Max K.
Hosted by Sashas Promotions
Ladies Free b4 Midnight
Mention DJ Pushkin's party at the door for free/reduced admission!
Info & Tables (917) 776-8269

Valentine's Night @ PRE:POST

Friday, Feb 16th
Europa Party presents:
Valentine's Night @ PRE:POST
Music by DJ Pushkin and introducing DJ Solo!
547 West 27th Street NYC
(Between 10th & 11th AVE)
212 695-7270

Cheburashka i Kosyak

Funny

Birthright Israel

Registration has started on Feb 15. To register with Ezra USA click here

Movie Night At Ezra


You are cordially invited to attend a Movie Night at Ezra USA. We will be showing the movie, "A Green Chariot", and the special guest of the evening is film's director, Gilad Goldschidt.

When: February 26th @ 8pm

Where: New Ezra USA Lounge, located at 2915 Ocean Pkwy, 1st floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235


Come and enjoy this sincere and fascinating story of faith and commitment, dealing with complex questions of Jewish/Israeli identity. Reunite with your friends, and participate in a movie-discussion with the film's director, Gilad Goldschmidt.

"A Green Chariot" is about a twenty two year-old Russian immigrant, Sasha, whose greatest wish is to become an Israeli. He has become religious, changed his name to Yair and speaks only in Hebrew – even when he is addressed in Russian. He has completely cut himself off from his Russian past, including his father and his Russian friends. Now, Yair is about to marry his Israeli girlfriend. But when Yair receives a package from his aunt in the Ukraine, his world is shaken. Something inside challenges everything Yair believes about himself and the person he's tried to become. The revelation forces him to confront his religious beliefs and journey back to the Russian identity he has fought to suppress.

Movie Awards:
Silver Remi Award, Houston Worldfest International Film Festival 2006
Nomination for Best Actor, Shanghai International TV Festival 2006

Special prize, Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2006

Refreshments will be served.
Ticket - $10.00

Info and tickets.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Sashas present: Valentine`s Day celebration at RASPUTIN

FRIDAY, February 16th
Valentine`s Day celebration
Special Birthday Celebration for DJ Gio at RASPUTIN
Coney Island Ave and ave X. Brooklyn NY
Music by:
DJ Max K. DJ Gio
FREE ADMISSION FOR LADIES BEFORE MIDNIGHT
reserve your table today: 917.701.8925

Partying With Russians

Americans are boring. They don't know how to have a good time. Sophistication is often preferred to fun. A typical American wedding, for example, involves prim girls in conservative dresses, guys nursing the same glass of Merlot for several hours while talking to each other about the box score, and a bland choice between chicken or fish. Even a typical evening out is dull - a bar with bad music, or even worse, a lounge where you can "sit and talk." Bah! If you want to have a good time, you have to hop on the train to Brighton Beach and party with Russians. Here are some guidelines to get you started.


Read more

The Alternative Russian Dictionary

Here it is. Warning: Explicit language

This Sunday night @ Home

Sunday February 18th @ Home
532 west 27th St (Btwn 10th & 11th )

Outside temperatures are hitting low teens and not going above mid twenties, there is ice and snow everywhere, but in New York the parties don't stop. I actually went out last night checked out several parties on West 27st and to my surprise some parties were doing very well on a Tuesday night during a snow storm. This Sunday you should definitely check out our party at Home, the crowd and vibe will definitely be on point. The venue will pack out even through this bad weather, so you should arrive as early as possible to avoid any problems, and minimize your wait outside.

Music by: MOS & Alex Edge

Table reservations recommended.
Ask for Tanya at the door.
Please arrive early if you want to be admitted without any complications.

You may use the Eugene Mech guestlist for reduced admission,
Ladies reply to this email to be placed on our complimentary admission list.

For more info or RSVP call 347-232-2813

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Welcome

Welcome to the new NYTusovka.com.