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LONDON///POP LIFE///DOWN N’ DIRTY AT INSA’S “DIRTY CASH II” PARTY…

August 6th, 2008

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As penance for the over-the-top blinged out art extravaganza that was his “Dirty Cash” show at the FLAWLESS GALLERY last month, London street sniper (and avowed foot fetishist) INSA threw a decidedly more low-rent but heavily alcohol-soaked East End bash for 500 of his closest friends last week replete with new art, free T-shirts, dancing girls, heavy doses of the aforementioned alcohol, and music by DJ ACYDE, KAM, and BURAKA SOM SISTEMA. Few in attendance are able to actually recall the night’s proceedings, a sure sign that the event was indeed a success. HAVE A LOOK:

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DJ Acyde cuts it up on the wheels of steel…

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And takes the ladies on a trip to the gun show…

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