Classic House... Classic now, but in 1995 just the House jams of the day. From an important closing chapter in the Evolution Of Legendary TRACKS TUESDAY Party, (531 W. 19th St. NYC), a very important & underrated NY club, from 1985-1992 every Tuesday for a mostly young gay urban crowd of 2000 devoted followers.
Read MorePRINCE's girlfriend
Dec. 1979 when I auditioned to DJ at ROXY Roller Rink NYC, I actually played 2 PRINCE songs in my brief 45 min. set. I got the job!
PRINCE was still huge in the ROXY, especially women... loved him. & were always claiming to be his girlfriend.
DJing at ROXY one night in 1980, an unusually pretty girl came to me with a request. Even with skates on, she wasn't very tall, but she was stunningly beautiful. She introduced herself as Denise & said, "I love PRINCE!... could you please play some PRINCE?", I said "sure" & she went to the floor.
Read MoreI Like (What You're Doing To Me)
In all the years I went to the Garage… I was good friends with Larry & yet, I did feel uncomfortable to ask him to make me a tape from the night, I knew he thought of recording as not only a distraction, but also a distorted view of that actual moment in real time in the club. But once I just couldn’t resist & asked.
Read MoreI'll Do Anything For You
"I'll Do Anything For You" written & produced by Bert Reid. I first noticed Bert in 1974 as a member of Crown Heights Affair, who not only played trumpet & sang, but also co-wrote a number of their best jams, "Say A Prayer For Two", "You Gave Me Love","Far Out", "You've Been Gone" & "I See The Light". One night In the booth of the Garage, Larry introduced him to me & we quickly became close friends. Bert was also producing & writing a lot on his own, for groups like Unlimited Touch, The Jamaica Girls, Raw Silk, Abdul Tariq, Denroy Morgan, a few for himself & even a remix of a song called "Must Be The Music".
Read MoreMiss You
Growing up in the 1960's it easy to say The Rolling Stones had a huge influence on me, & when I first started DJing there was a lot of rock in my sets, including The Rolling Stones. In the end of the 60's & early 70's I went to a lot of legendary top rock performances at places like the Fillmore East, Madison Sq Garden, & even Central Park. But I never got tickets to see the Stones live, as their US performances were expensive, & difficult to see.
Read MoreLarry Patterson
Today I was thinking about DJ Larry Patterson... someone you really don't hear about very often, but a truly exceptional DJ & wonderful person. The picture below has been circulating for years as just a garage dance floor moment, but actually a very special picture for me. This was taken on one of the rare occasions I DJ'd at Paradise Garage, when I was playing "We Got The Funk" & Larry Patterson & David Todd ran to the dance floor, Larry Patterson in the red T-shirt, David in brown. Having these two dance to my music was almost as important to me as playing at the Garage itself.
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