On Saturday January 12, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus hosted a happy hour swing session at the elegant Jupiter Disco on the outskirts of East Williamsburg. Or perhaps we should call it a Bat Bash, since there seemed to be a peculiar Batman theme! The Phast Man played the “Batman Theme” twice (once at the beginning of the night, and again in the middle), he wore his Bat Socks, the Bat Signal was projected on the wall behind the DJ, and the lovely Miss Nancy Gardner baked Bat Cookies! It was as if the Bat Cave had been turned into a groovy discotheque.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus displays his Bat Socks!!

The Boogaloo Bag writers were very happy to see so many of their great friends at the Bat Happening, too. They all partook in the eating of the Bat Cookies and diggin’ the groovy sounds.

For four straight hours, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played his records: Some Mod jazz things, some funky things, some soul things, a couple of pop things, a few nice organ grooves, some things with Cuban rhythms–all of it groovy.

Batman made a surprise appearance at the Jupiter Disco!

When time was up, the night was still young. The Boog gathered up his records and Nancy gathered up the uneaten cookies. They then accompanied their friends Matt Clarke and Big Eugene on the L Train to Manhattan, where they all went to Otto’s Shrunken Head for Soulfinger, the great new soul dance party hosted by the DJs Connie T Empress and Girlsoul. There, Nancy put the cookies out and folks were happy to eat them. After about an hour or so, DJ Jumpy dropped in and he ate the last one.

MMMMMM!!!  Yummy chocolate covered Bat Cookies!!!

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Batman Happy Hour Affair:

• Ronnie Kole Trio–Batman Theme (White Cliffs)
• Herbie Mann–The Beat Goes On (Atlantic)
• Gerald Wilson Orchestra–Light My Fire (Pacific Jazz)
• Gene Dozier & the Brotherhood–I Wanna Testify (Minit)
• Helmut Zacharias–Respect (Capitol)
• The Folkswingers–Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (World Pacific)
• Grace Markay–Sally Go ‘Round the Roses (Capitol)
• Betty Lavette–Heart of Gold (Atco)
• Justine Washington–I Can’t Wait Until I See My Baby (Sue)
• The Three Souls featuring Sonny Cox–You’re No Good (Argo)
• Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers–Hey Jude (Atlantic)
• Dave Grusin–If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody (Epic)
• The Escorts–S.O.S. (Heart in Distress) (Date)
• The Young Rascals–Groovin’ (Spanish version) (Atlantic)
• Deon Jackson–Love Takes a Long Time Growing (Carla)
• The Quests–The Good the Bad and the Ugly [from EP 4 Hits] (Columbia; Malaysia)
• Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill–Spanish Rice (Impulse)
• The Mastersounds–One Mint Julep (Pacific Jazz)
• The Exits–You Got to Have Money (Gemini)
• Kenny Gamble–Standing in the Shadows (Epic)
• Cresa Watson–These Boots Are Made for Walking (Charay)
• Isaac Hayes–Do Your Thing (Enterprise)
• Boris Gardner–Melting Pot (Jaguar; Jamaica)
• Don Patterson–Under the Boardwalk (Prestige)
• The Mad Lads–Sugar Sugar (Volt)
• Roland Alfonso–How Soon Pt. 2 (Federal/Dub Store; Japan)
• Bob & Gene featuring The Inversions–I Can’t Stand These Lonely Nights (Daptone)
• Les Elgart and His Orchestra–Voo Doo Drums (Columbia)
• Doc Severinsen–The Last Tango in Paris (RCA)
• Floyd Cramer–Good Vibrations (RCA Victor)
• Earl Grant–Fever (Decca)
• The Mar-Keys–You Got It (Stax)
• [no artist listed]–Hot Mud (Hoctor)
• Eric and the Vikings–Get Off the Streets Ya’ll (Soulhawk)
• The Incredible Bongo Band–Kiburi (Pride)
• Little Sister–Somebody’s Watching You (Stone Flower)
• Johnnie Morisette; Philly Slim and the Mike Lewis Combo–(Bat Man) For Days (Bay Tone)
• Rudy Ray Moore and the Fillmore Street Soul Rebellion–Put Your Weight On It (Generation)
• Charles Bradley–Strictly Reserved for You (Dunham/Daptone)
• Lee Austin – The Burner–The Truth (People)
• Little Beaver–Funkadelic Sound (Cat)
• Grant Green–Ain’t It Funky Now – Part I (Blue Note)
• Chuck Anderson y su Orquesta–Batman (CBS; Mexico)
• The Byrds–Mr. Spaceman (Columbia)
• Roslyn Kind–The Shape of Things to Come (RCA)
• Wilmer & the Dukes–Get Out of My Life Woman (Aphrodisac)
• [no artist listed]–Cissy Strut (Hoctor)
• Charlie Earland–Sing a Simple Song (Prestige)
• Harold Johnson–Think (Revue)
• Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames–Outrage (Columbia; UK)
• The Clee-Shays–The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Triumph)
• Sandy Nelson–Peter Gunn (Liberty Germany)
• The Growing Society–The Red Fuzz (Dunhill)
• The Ten Tuff Guitars–Moonshot! (Columbia)
• The Romeos–Mon Petite Chow (Loma)
• Leo Clarens et ses Rhythmes Orientaux–Shish-Kebab (Succès Philips; France)
• Jimmy McGriff–The Theme From Shaft (Groove Merchant International)
• [no artist listed]–Super Fly (Hoctor)
• Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Classical Funk Band–Monster Walk Pt. 2 (Mankind)
• Willie Bobo–Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (Verve)
• Red Prysock–I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Chess)
• Richard Groove Holmes–Ain’t That Peculiar (Prestige)
• Roy Meriwether Trio–Respect (Columbia)
• Peter Nero–Soulful Strut (Columbia)
• Roger Hatcher–Sweetest Girl in the World (Excello)
• Smokey Robinson and the Miracles–More Love (Tamla)
• The Marvelettes–Here I Am Baby (Tamla)
• Major Lance–Girls (OKeh)
• Jack Daniels Orchestra–The Loop (Jerdon)
• The Latin All Stars–Ring a Ding (Roper)
• The Bobby Williams Group–Boogaloo Mardi Gras Pt. 2 (Capitol)
• The Harvey Averne Band–Run Away Child Running Wild (Uptite)
• Henry and the Saints–Kaii Koshii (Crooked)
• Les McCann Ltd.–Sunny (Mercury)
• Shangri-Las–Right Now and Not Later (Red Bird)
• Chuck Jackson–Good Things Come to Those Who Wait (Wand)
• The Cheers–Take Me to Paradise (OKeh)
• The Parliaments–Look at What I Almost Missed (Revilot)
• Patti Austin–Only All the Time (Coral)
• Derek Martin–Breakaway (Roulette)
• Cool Benny (Velarde) and His Stone Swingers–Wobble-Cha (Virgo)
• Ray Barretto–Watusi ‘65 (United Artists)
• The Chakachas–Jungle Fever (Polydor)
• Funk Inc.–Bowlegs (Prestige)
• Kent and the Candidates–The Neck (Double Shot)
• Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band–Taurus (Sussex)
• Lee Fields–She’s a Love Maker (London)
• Fabulous Counts–Get Down People (Moira)
• The Flames–Stand Up and Be Counted (People)

None of these records are for sale. Some of them have clips to the youtubes–check them out on your own Bat Time!

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus responds to the Bat Signal at the Jupiter Disco!

Thanks to our pal Robbie Busch for the beautiful image on the poster.