1:10Anybody hungry for a side order of Black Eyed Peas after their show Monday at St. Paul's X should sashay across the river to Minneapolis nightclub Envy.
Some of the Peas are scheduled to make a late-night appearance at Envy, scene of the group's official after-party. They are scheduled to deejay the after-party. Because mikes have been requested, there might even be singing. Word on the street, but not from anyone at Envy, is that will.i.am is likely to be the most well-known Pea at the party.
Their ride across the Mississippi should be super low-key.
"The one thing I can tell you that will be so unique, that has kind of taken me aback," said Envy owner Deepak Nath, "is their transportation. You'll never know it's them. They refuse to be in limousines. They don't want to make a big scene about it. They don't want to be, 'Oh, look at us.' They're the opposite. They're a little more modest."
They're also wisely security-conscious. Who needs crazy fans hanging out of their cars and following the group, endangering the lives of the legumes and others in the process?
"Part of it is that they don't have this ego that they need the whole world to watch as they come out of a motorcade," Nath said. "Besides the transportation uniqueness of their rider, the only thing they wanted was some booze. Grey Goose and tequila, which is such a typical thing, even I would want that."
What, no Bacardi, the official spirit of the Black Eyes Peas and sponsor of the after-party? "Bacardi owns Grey Goose," Nath educated me.
Because my video camera isn't welcomed, I'll be absent. But if Fergie needs a late-night baby-sitter for Josh Duhamel -- someone who'd look but never touch and won't let him get into trouble -- Nath knows my number.
