Tuesday, December 24, 2013

OUT 117 NELLYS 8th ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE BALL@FOUR SEASONS in ST LOUIS, MO. DEC 22

Photos by Ma'atology





There's YOURS TRULY, Ma'at Atkins, dappered out in black tux with gray vest and tie.

BELOW are some of the people who attended (Many names are not listed)




















                                                                                      Nelly's mother, Rhonda Mack and husband















































                                                         Mr Couture STL Rep Leland Lambert




                                           Tony Scott Radio Show personality Tammie Holland



Model Christiaan Cofield, STL Post fashion editor Debra Bass, Holland and socialite Vincent Flewellyn



                                   Nelly Scholarship winners Charles Fraction an Na'ana Wilson
Socialite Thurlester Robinson and Lindenwood University PR Director Shane Williamson
                                                                          










                            Club manager Andre Stith and wife, Melanie Renee                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                          












Club owner Larry Blue, WHHL radio personality Janee  and St Louis Post Dispatch pop critic Kevin Johnson 









Businessman Leon OHara and wife Tasha Ohara
                                                                                             




                                               Nelly;s sister salon owner Ashley Donahue and date


Former St Louis Cardinals player Jim Edmonds and wife Allison Jayne Rask





Nelly


Nelly and family including his father, Cornell Haynes Sr. (left) 






Nelly speaking to the press.
































People waiting to walk the red carpet.





























Socialite Lisa West














Event Co-host comedian Darius Bradford


Derrty Ent President and St Lunatics member Ali Jones and wife Ashley Nichols












St Lunatics member Murphy Lee and date Seviin Li 


Starpower CEO and Nelly manager T Luv and wife 












Lee and Li gettin interviewed by a TV host 
Inside the ballroom













Country group Florida Georgia Line giving congratulations to Nelly via video.








Bradford and co emcee sports journalist Mike Claiborne at the podium





Veteran DJ Charlie Chan on the wheels. 
Lambert posed with Lunatics and blood brothers Kyjuan (left) and Lee
Kyjuan and wife Asia Cleveland 


Dinner music entertainment was provided by cover band Dirrty Muggs













Gentleman Jack was one of the many sponsors of the event. Here is its ice sculpture.






Nelly's table


Another sponsor Twenty Grand Vodka and Cognac and its booth area
Bradford chumming it up with Kyjuan and Murph


















The emcees introduce a Nelly Year in Review Video Montage
























































The emcees interview Nelly about his 2013 year 
















Williamson introduces the scholarship winners












First up was Naa'ma




Next was Charles











Nelly thanked the sponsors and supporters for this years event.


Lii performed during the intermission portion of the ball in the lobby area/
A cocktail dress for sure!

People mingling.


More desserts.


Entertainment mover and shakers Michael Henderson and Darryl Oliver 










Some dapper gents take a pic.
Atty Daniel Brown and date
Event promoter Spud Nelson








St Lunatics member City Spud and date


Journalist Brian Shields and date
Graphic arts  designer  Kevin Bryant and date
Bryant and date  joined by another guest





                                                           Fashionista Ola and date






















Event promoter Eddie Hollman and wife Aliah
                                              TV personality Jeff Small (right) and Josh Beatty



























Event promoter Dano and date 














Holland and friend all smiles on OUTCAM
Party time!




Dirty Muggs returned to perform.







Event promoter Veronica Mousie Haley.



Starpower's Abe Perkins and guests

















Event promoter/host Mocha Latte
Lambert and Ola
This guest broke it down.lol






Nelly introducing the nite's headliners....



En Vogue!








They performed all their hits including Hold On, Giving Him Something he Can Feel, Free your Mind and Dont Let Go


Cindy Herron
Terri Ellis





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The group also performed cover songs of their favorite tunes including Lady Marmalade, 
Hooked on Your Love,  and Got to be Real.


The ladies were every energetic and seem to not have aged a bit!



Besides the mic problems, the ladies were in top vocal form.










The crowd went crazy over them!



Larry Blue gettin life from Ellis. lol







Herron beltin out hard.





Nelly enjoying the performance of the group from the stage.
Nelly gettin a pic.










Herron givin a shimmy in her flapper dress.




The group on the projector screen.



Ellis beltin out.







En Vogue doing their famous Hold On dance.




The group saying goodbye.







Afterwards, Ali summons his fellow St Lunatics on stage to start the second part of the party.
























Ali acknowledged the event's coordinator Amit Dhawan of Synergy for a job well done, He also informed the crowd that his sister, who lied in a coma for three years received a liver transplant and woke up from her coma that nite. Also, that he was going to be a  first time father.
The crowd went crazy when Nellys music started playing.






























An abstract  long shot of the crowd gettin their party on


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