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.
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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.
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"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".
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