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Posts from June 2000

Off to Spudland

Looks like Emmett can go to Idaho after all. Cedric said okay, so we’re on, heading out Saturday morning (July 1) in Emmett’s 84 Volvo (with tons of room for all my music gear and the movie collection, which I plan to bring down here). The only forseeable minus is that his car’s tape deck […]


Posted
Jun 24, 2000 - 17:06

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Party

Staple

Mike Grant was on deck tonight for the last installment of Staple‘s “Detroit in SF” month. He spun a very infectious set of Detroit house, alot of funky, soulful, electronic strains that kept us dancing until the lights. Ended up in a dance circle with a bunch of breakdancers. I held my own when I […]


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Jun 23, 2000 - 17:06

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Into the Sound

Sally called me up to ask if I could pick her up on the way to the club. I agreed, though I’d started out late, missed my fucking exit, circled back twice, and ended up at Sally’s at 11. We went down to the Rawhide, where the owner, Ray, hooked me up with a bottle […]


New Music

Didn’t do much at work today, primarily because I got all my work done. It’s such a nice feeling. Stopped off at Tower and bought some CDs. Essential Garage, Essential Speed Garage, and Essential Speed Garage 2 for when I’m feeling housy. World Dance: The Drum & Bass Experience for when I’m feeling jungly. And […]


Posted
Jun 17, 2000 - 17:06

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Party

Staple

Staple featured Shake of Detroit, laying down an incredibly danceable set of experimental stuff that left little room to wonder why Detroit is such a big town in the musical universe. I hadn’t expected to see John Tejada opening, though. His set was just banging. Another sweaty night, bouncing hard on the dancefloor, dancing amid […]


Posted
Jun 16, 2000 - 17:06

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Party

Into the Sound

Yesterday was payday. Woo-hoo. I have damn sure got to get me a pay raise soon, because damn. Damn. Into the Sound was very cool tonight. Sparse hip crowd, grooving along to progressive and deep house music. Herbie was there, Garth was spinning (it was supposed to be Jenö), and there were numerous pretty women […]


Posted
Jun 10, 2000 - 17:06

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Party

Staple

Detroit in SF month at Staple. Tonight was Theo Parrish from Detroit, who spun a very delicious deep house set. I was loving the funk, jazz, and soul influence. About half an hour into the set, I thought I recognized an intro. It was Do I Do by Stevie Wonder, from Original Musiquarium 1. I […]


Posted
Jun 09, 2000 - 22:06

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Work

Long, long hours

Worked extraordinarily late tonight, like I have all week (sometimes going home at 2 or 3 in the morning). We’re rebuilding everything and I’m one of two production people. Oh, the rapture. After work, I went home, tinkered with my own stuff a little bit, read a bunch of stuff, messed with a little more […]


Posted
Jun 03, 2000 - 22:06

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Party

XLR8R at Staple

Staple hosted the 7th Anniversary Party of XLR8R magazine. Aside from a minor disagreement with a nobody, it wasn’t too bad, except for the speaker ills in the back area (sounded like it was getting ready to blow). The house music was very nice. I wasn’t crazy about the “turntablists” who were trying to scratch […]


Posted
Jun 02, 2000 - 22:06

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Party

Into the Sound

Went to Into the Sound again. Good music. Danced happily along, then spotted someone familiar out of the corner of my eye. Annie is back from Kiribati! She brought her friend (name escapes me for the moment) along and ran into Leika (sorry, girl, if I misspelled it), Mina‘s delicious Indian-American friend. Yummy.