Our pal DJ Mike Crash hosts a swingin’ soul music scene called Mixed Emotions Soul Club. It takes place on the first Friday of the month at a joint somewhere in Sunnyside, Queens called Sanger Hall. It’s not really a hall–more like a pub–but it is a good enough place for folks to clear out some tables and chairs and let the people dance to boss soul records. Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was invited to be guest DJ on September 6.

Mike Crash and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swing at the Mixed Emotions Soul Club!

We’ve worked with Mr. Crash before. He used to host a night called Shake Frantic at the Huckleberry Bar in Williamsburg, and, if memory serves (and it usually doesn’t) the two worked together at one of DJ Xerox’s Out of Sight soul nights at the Beauty Bar. Mr. Crash has some pretty darn good records and he sure as heck knows how to play them.

Mr. Vacation, Grace of Spades, Mike Crash and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swing at Mixed Emotions Soul Club!

At Sanger Hall we were happy to see so many friendly faces–especially folks who live nearby. Who knew we had so many friends in that area? It was great to see them all. Miss Nancy Gardner was in attendance with her signature vegan brownies, plus her new creation: flowerless chocolate cake cut into bite-size pieces. Yummy!

When it was all over, Mr. Crash packed up his records and took off. The next day he flew to Italy for a vacation with his gal Grace of Spades!

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Mixed Emotions Soul Club event:

• Lynn Minor and His Band–Fat Back (Tammy)
• The Parliaments–The Goose (That Laid the Golden Egg) (Revilot)
• The Fantastic Four–Pin Point It Down (Soul)
• Vernon Garrett–Hop, Skip & Jump (Venture)
• Bongi and Judy–Running Out (Buddah)
• Lee Harris–Skate, Boogaloo and Karate Too (Forte)
• Benny Poole–Pearl Baby, Pearl (Latin Boo-Ga-Lo) (Solid Hit)
• Sugarpie Desanto; Nat Hendrix Band–A Little Taste of Soul (Gedinson’s)
• Eddie Holland–Little Miss Ruby (Mercury)
• Eddie Bo–Baby I’m Wise (RIC)
• Angelo’s Angels–Shimmy Jimmy (Ermie)
• Lou Courtney–If the Shoe Fits (Popside)
• Dale Serrano–Ou-Wee Man (Stix)
• Larry Williams & Johnny Watson–Too Late (OKeh)
• Millie Foster–What a Thrill (President)
• The Spidells featuring Billy Lockridge–Hmmm With Feeling Darling (Monza)
• Brenda Holloway–Just Look What You’ve Done (Tamla)
• Michele Richard–Je Serai La (Trans-Canada; Canada)
• The Fantastic Johnny C–New Love (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
• Bunny & Cindy–Sure Didn’t Take Long (For the News to Get Around) (Neptune)
• Major Lance–Ain’t No Soul (In These Old Shoes) (OKeh)
• The Isley Brothers–Move Over and Let Me Dance (Atlantic)
• Just Rita–The Best Thing You Ever Had (Barrington)
• Show Stoppers–Heartbreaker (Beacon; UK)
• Harry Batchelor and the Mighty Crowns–Soul Soul Feeling (Roulette)
• Dorothy & the Hesitations–Trying to Work a Plan (Jamie)
• Jean & the Darlings–How Can You Mistreat the One You Love (Volt)
• Vernon Garrett–Shine It On (Kent)
• Liz Spraggins–Mis-Un-Der-Stand-Ing (Shout)
• Bessie Banks–(You Should Have Been A) Doctor (Spokane)
• Baby Washington–I’ve Got a Feeling (Sue)
• Richie Mandell–You Got Me (20th Century)
• The Clovers–The Kickapoo (Brunswick)
• The Emperors–Mumble Shing-A-Ling (Brunswick)
• The Exotics–Let Me Be a Part of You (Excello)
• Maurice McAllister (formerly of The Radiants)–Baby Hang On (Chess)
• Ruby Lee–I’m Gonna Put a Watch on You (24 Hours a Day) (Poptone)
• Alvin Cash & the Registers–Un-Wind the Twine (Mr-V-Lus)
• Lowell Fulsom–I’m a Drifter (Kent)
• Fontella Bass–Safe and Sound (Checker)
• The Four Hi’s–Pretty Little Face (Verve)
• Larry Williams–Shake Your Body Girl (Venture)
• Ike & Tina Turner–I Idolize You (Sue)
• Mongo Santamaria–Where We Are (Columbia)

None of these records are for sale. Some of them may have links to the youtubes for the reader’s listening enjoyment.