A Buncha Hippies Walk Into A Bar

Tie Dye Flower Shop T shirt at Whalebone Magazine Hippie Issue Release Party
presented by Rit Dye

Turned on, tuned in and dropped out of work the next day.

You may or may not know that we’ve spent the last week or so in a van traveling southwest from Montauk to Marfa (almost). If you did know that, then maybe you also knew that we decided to kick off the tour proper with a little magazine party over at The Flower Shop—magazine and party both brought to you by Rit Dye, staining your clothes in a good way for 100+ years. Some will say the party ended at 10, and maybe that’s true. Cocktails and Montauk Brew Co. were flowing, the disco ball was spinning, pool games were getting heated and we had a live-action tie-dye demonstration with our friend and artist Crissy Bettencourt.

Guests holding the Hippie Issue of Whalebone Magazine at the Hippie Issue Release Party by Rite Dye at the Flower Shop in New York City.

oHHo CBD products and Rit Dye tie-dye kits were on deck—more than a few people made off a with a couple of pocketfuls of oHHo, we’re not saying we know who you are, but we do. Hope you’re loving it.

oHHo CBD and Whalebone Magazines
DJ William Grand holding oHHo CBD
Hippie Issue Release Party sign at The Flower Shop in New York City

We’re still going through a few thousand photos from the photobooth—and while we appreciate that you guys all had a good time, never forget that those images live in perpetuity on a server on the internet. Sorry, grandma.

A woman holds boxees of Rit Dye at the Whalebone Magazine Hippie Issue Release Party
Rit Dye and Whalebone Magazines at Hippie Issue Release Party
Tie-Dye station with Rit Dye at Hippie Issue Release Party
A woman actively rubberbands t-shirt to tie dye
Tie-Dyed Flower Shop T-shirt

And of course, behind the DJ booth, William Grand fielded no less than 25 requests to play Scarlett Begonias. 

DJ William Grand performing at Whalebone Magazine Hippie Issue Release Party with crowd dancing at the Flower Shop in New York City
batender pouring drinks at Hippie Issue release party at the Flower Shop in New York City
guys playing pool at Hippie Issue Release party at the Flower Shop in New York City

Thanks to the guys over at Flower Shop for hosting us and to our partners Rit Dye, oHHo, and Montauk Brew Co. who kept everyone calm, buzzed and creative throughout the evening.

A crowd of young people mingle at the Hippie Issue Release Party at the Flower Shop in New York City
Guests walking into Hippie Issue Release Party at The Flower Shop NYC
DJ William Grand performing at the Whalebone Magazine Hippie Issue Release Party presented by Rit Dye at the Flower Shop in New York City

If you missed the groovy time, don’t worry there is still plenty of hippie action keepin’ on through November. Hippie Issue out now.