Twenty-Four Hours Later 🎊

Cheers to our second Block Party

Jul 21, 2025

blog.seventy-seven // I’m writing this Sunday evening, twenty-four hours after we hosted our second Block Party.

We couldn’t be more grateful for the sixty of you or so who popped out last night to celebrate with us. These events are always a lot of work, but it really feels like we’re building some momentum here, and we couldn’t be more proud of building that momentum right here in Chicago.

We’ll have a bigger recap to share soon enough. For now, scroll down to check out some photos from the event—thanks to the great Cris Campos for capturing the festivities. Additional thanks to:

Zak Chaouki for co-producing, as well as Judd Karn for assisting;
Ty and the Drip Collective team for lending us the venue;
Daren, Ava, Kat, and Elijah for joining us for fireside conversations;
Fourthwall, Notion, and The Brand Safety Institute for sponsoring;
And Moy and Shua for co-hosting—along with bringing this all to life.

Issue 6 is out now! / Photo by Shua Buhangin

Oh, and by the way…Issue 6: “WHERE DID YOU GO?” is out now! We received them in-person in the studio on Friday, and the spread came out incredible. After months of hard work bringing this issue to life, we always love getting to share the physical thing for the first time with you all in-person at the Block Party.

If you’ve had a chance to read it, leave a comment or hit reply to let us know what you think! We’ll start shipping out orders to members and additional customers throughout this upcoming week.

— NGL

P.S. Last blog, we reviewed a YouTube video described, quite literally, as “a bad idea.” You can read our review here.

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