The gods must be crazy. Seems whenever the management of of Quinn’s—the groovy ramen and rum joint in Beacon, NY—needs to spice up an evening, they call our pal DJ Pete Pop to put a night together. They did so for Thursday September 22. So it was with less than a week’s notice that Mr. Pop thought up this cool idea: Spanish Grease—a night of Latin Soul, Boogaloo, Mambo, Cumbia and assorted island rhythms. He duly contacted Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus to swing as his guest DJ. (Well, “Boogaloo” is his middle name!!!)

Pete Pop has some excellent Latin and Latin-tinged records. His cumbia collection has been growing in recent months. He played several fantastic records and had the place jumpin’. It was boogaloo and bongos all night long!

Miss Nancy G baked up a bunch of Mexican brownies (infused with cinnamon and cayenne pepper—plus vegan) and Spanish cinnamon cookies for the occasion. These were consumed con mucho gusto!

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus picked out some of his favorite mambo and cha cha records and swung accordingly. One of his sets consisted of eleven “boogaloo” records in a row!

The night was a gas. Folks were boppin’ to the heavy, heavy sound of congas and exotic rhythms. When it was over, Pete Pop deemed it a roaring success due to the fact that so many fantastic records were heard. He’s hoping there will be a Son of Spanish Grease someday soon!

Here’s a list of all the records Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played at Spanish Grease.

• Quartet Tres Bien–Voo Doo Man (Royal-Tone)
• Norman Maine & His Orch.–BAbylon 3-9970 (Columbia)
• The Embers–Peter Gunn Cha Cha (Wynne)
• Ziggy Gonzales and His Orchestra–Cherokee (Pop-Side)
• Ray Rivera Orch.–Guava (M-G-M)
• Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra–Cugi’s Cocktail (Mercury)
• Willie Bobo–Sunshine Superman (Verve)
• Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra–Gesundheit (A-Choo! Cha-Cha) (RCA Victor)
• René Touzet and His Orchestra–Ticklish Mambo (Caquillita) (GNP)
• The Century-Five–La Moomba Kasa Boo Boo Cha Cha Cha (Belmont)
• Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill–Spanish Rice (Impulse)
• Mike Laure y Sus Cometas–Vas a Queretaro [from EP Las Tocadas Con Miguel] (Musart; Mexico)
• Box and Bleacher Society–Willi’s Waheeda (Guajira) (Mammoth)
• Cal Tjader–Cuchy Frito Man (Verve)
• Los Melodicos; canta: Veronica Rey–Cumbia Del Caribe (Discomodia; Colombia)
• Chicken y sus Comandos–Guacamole con Chile (Discos Columbia)
• Brass Impact–Mas Que Nada (Command)
• The Maytals–Do the Boogaloo (Beverley’s; UK)
• Laurel Aitken–Do the Boogaloo (Big Shot; UK)
• Paul Serrano & the Latin Souls–Latin Soul Boo-Ga-Loo – Part I (Met)
• Toño Quirazco y su Show Cartier–Como Baila Boogaloo [from EP A Ritmo de Boogaloo] (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Willie Rosario and His Orchestra–Watusi Boogaloo (Atco)
• Pete Terrace et son Orchestre—It’s Boogaloo Time [from EP Le Boogaloo] (Disques Vogue; France)
• Johnny Zamot–Boogaloo Baby (Decca)
• Rafael Cortijo y Su Bonche–Chinito Boogaloo (Tico)
• Mongo Santamaria–Mongo’s Boogaloo (Columbia)
• Malo–Latin Bugaloo (Warner Bros.)
• Spanish Fly–Let My People Bugalú (Electric Cowbell)
• Mongo Santamaria–Sunshine of Your Love (Atlantic)
• The Piltdown Men–Tequila Bossa Nova (Capitol)
• Señor Jimenez y Los Taquitos–Shake the Can (Feature)
• The Champs–Sombrero (Challenge)
• Bill Haley and His Comets–Mambo Rock (Decca)
• Raul Trana and the Nicaraguans–Cu Cu Ra Cha Rock (Ensign)
• Chaino–Ubangi Rock (Orb)
• Andy Williams–The House of Bamboo (Cadence)
• Ralph Marterie–Bacardi (United Artists)
• Orquesta Tropicana–Tequila (Soundway; UK)
• Xavier Cugat–Watermelon Man (Mercury)
• Hommy Sanz Orquesta–Heart Full of Soul (Fonseca)
• Mongo Santamaria–I Got You (I Feel Good) (Columbia)
• Les Elgart and His Orchestra–Voo Doo Drums (Columbia)
• Cumbias en Moog–Cumbia de Sal (Peerless; Mexico)
• Los Mirlos–Cumbia De Los Pajaritos (Gas; Mexico)
• Afrosound–Cumbia en la Jungla (Fuentes; Mexico)
• Los Corraleros de Majagual–Cumbia Campesina (Discos Fuentes; Colombia)
• Orquesta Akokán–Mi Congas es de Akokán (Daptone)
• Perez “Prez” Prado and His Orchestra–Marilyn Monroe Mambo (RCA Victor)
• Tokyo Cuban Boys–Mambo No. 5 [from EP All About the Mambos Vol. 1] (Columbia; Japan)

None of these records are for sale.

Our pal DJ Pete Pop continues to wow them in Newburgh. He does this every Sunday by bringing his excellent 45 RPM records to Mama Roux where he plays them for an event he calls The Funky Brunch. Every once in a while, he asks Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus to come swing with him. He did so for September 11.

Mama Roux attracts the finest people due to it’s excellent cuisine. The ambience of the club is significantly enhanced by the records played by Pete Pop, as he plays them with artful taste, inspiring several of Mama’s customers to leave their gratitude in the tip jar.

In between his DJ sets, The Boog and Boogaloo Bag photographer Miss Nancy G could not resist sampling Mama’s fantastic food. They dug the gumbo ya-ya and burrata shakshuka, respectively. Hey, haven’t they eaten that before? Sure, but it is so good—and you can only get it at Mama Roux—one may as well eat it over and over.

For his part, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played a few funk records, a couple of New Orleans R&B platters, a couple of swell instrumentals and some soul sides. Dig it all right here:

• The Romeos–Calypso Chili (Loma)
• Gene Ammons–Jungle Strut (Prestige)
• Toussaint McCall–The Toussaint Shuffle (Ronn)
• Los Corraleros de Majagual–Cumbia Campesina (Discos Fuentes; Colombia)
• Machito and His Orchestra–Baby I Love You (RCA Victor)
• Stevie Wonder–Living for the City (Tamla)
• The Johnny Otis Show–The Watts Breakaway (OKeh)
• Marva Whitney–Giving Up on Love (T-Neck)
• Abaco Dream–Life and Death in G & A (A&M)
• Cal Tjader–Evil Ways (Fantasy)
• La Redada—¡Avandaro El Bugalú! (Monofonus Press)
• Earth Wind & Fire–Mighty Mighty (Columbia)
• Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers—Bustin’ Loose Part 1 (Source)
• Bobby Rush–Done Got Good to Me Pt. I (Sedgrick)
• Shirley Scott–You (Atlantic)
• Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers–The Flick Part I (Soul)
• The Wild Magnolias–Iko Iko (Polydor)
• Joe Barry–Little Jewel of the Vieux Carre (Old Square) (Princess)
• Little Esther Phillips–Mo Jo Hannah (Atlantic)
• Gladys Knight & the Pips–I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Soul)
• Les Chanceliers–Oogum Boogum (Citation; Canada)
• Wilmer & the Dukes–Get Out of My Life Woman (Aphrodisiac)
• Harmonica George–Get Some Order (About Yourself) (Toddlin’ Town)
• Archie Bell & the Drells—(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown (Atlantic)
• Clarence Reid—Funky Party (Alston)
• Mighty Groove Makers—Let’s Dance Some Mo (Part 1) (Peanut Country)
• Untouchable Machine Shop–Machine Shop – Part 2 (Wavelength)
• Peace and Love–We Got the Power (Discos RAFF; Mexico)
• Ray Barretto–Do You Dig It (United Artists)
• The Pat Holben Trio–Monkey Jerk (Fortune)
• Bill Doggett–Buttered Popcorn (King)
• James Brown–Make It Funky (Part 1) (Polydor)
• Big S–Do It – Part I (Strakers)
• Alvin Cash–Saddle Up (Chess)
• Roy Ward–Horse With a Freeze Part 1 (Seven B)
• Mongo Santamaria–Chili Beans (Columbia)
• Septeto La Playa–Descargo Cubana (Puchito; Cuba)
• John Torres and His Organ of Power–Caliente Baby (You Got It) (Musart)
• The Remo Four–Peter Gunn (Star-Club; Germany)
• Mel Taylor and the Magics–Watermelon Man (Warner Bros.)
• The Soul Reps–Soul Food (Limelight)
• René Touzet and His Orchestra–Ticklish Mambo (Caquillita) (GNP)
• The Isley Brothers–Spill the Wine (T-Neck)
• Boris Gardiner—Let’s Stay Together (Jaguar)
• Dave Grundy Combo–Green Onions (Hit)
• Ruben and the Jets–Deseri (Verve)
• Johnny Bartel and the Soul Masters–If This Isn’t Love (Solid State)
• The Goodies–Sophisticated Boom Boom (Blue Cat)
• The Originals–Supernatural Voodoo Woman (Pt. I) (Soul)
• Stevie Wonder–Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day (Tamla)
• Gwen McCrae–Leave the Driving to Us (Columbia)
• Rufus featuring Chaka Khan–You Got the Love (ABC)
• Smoky and the Fabulous Blades–Jerk Baby Jerk (Doré)
• Huey Smith & the Clowns—He’s Back Again (Constellation)
• Jr. Dibbs and Society–Power [from the single A Tribute to King Curtis] (Decca; France)
• James K-Nine–Live It Up (Federal)
• Wilson Pickett–Funk Factory (Atlantic)
• Ray Gant & the Arabian Knights–Chattanooga Walk (Jay-Walking)
• Thomas East & the Fabulous Playboys–Bad Thing (Toddlin’ Town)
• Bill Coday–When You Find a Fool, Bump His Head (Galaxy)
• William Patton—Don’t Be So Mean (King)
• Lou Courtney–Rubber Neckin’ (Chick Checkin’) (Verve)
• Richard Audet–Si Tu N’As Rien Dit (Playboy; Canada)

None of these records are for sale!

It was a last-minute affair. Just as the final drought-ridden days of August were slipping away, the powers that be at Quinn’s—the groovy ramen noodle bar in Beacon, NY—looked at a calendar and noted that Sunday September 4 was the day before Labor Day and perhaps some sort of excitement should take place. A call was made to Hudson Valley’s top reet music DJ Pete Pop and he was asked to bring in a night of boss sounds. Mr. Pop accordingly gave the night a name: Shakin’ All Over; drew up a poster; and rounded up some local DJ action, including the reliable DJ Hardly Quinn and the functional Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus. The three of them arrived on time and laid down some sounds that went out of bounds!

Pete Pop had the joint set up as if it were another Do The 45, only better—he moved the DJ booth to the stage to give the DJs a bit more room. He had some cool new videos and new posters and well, he just brought the magic, that’s what! Did I mention he has great records and knows how to play them?

DJ Hardly Quinn has spent the summer DJing at local surf music events and car shows. She’s got some pretty good records and when she runs out, she borrows some from Pete Pop!!

Miss Nancy G made some spicy vegan brownies and chocolate fudge for the event and it was all devoured accordingly!

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, thinking he was only going to play a set or two, brought a small box of records and ended up playing all but about five of them! Here’s a list of all the ones that were played at Pete Pop’s Shakin’ All Over:

• Roy Lee Johnson and His Band–Boogaloo #3 (Josie)
• Billy Stewart–Scramble (Chess)
• Angela Martin with the Hash Brown Orchestra–Dip Da Dip (I Want to Be His Girl) (Atco)
• Ike & Tina Turner–Tina’s Dilemma (Sue)
• Don Hosea–Uh Huh Unh (Sun)
• Muddy Waters–You Need Love (Chess)
• Roy Lee Johnson–Busybody (OKeh)
• Eddie Holland–Baby Shake (Motown)
• Ramona King—Run, Johnny Run (Warner Bros.)
• Tom Jones–Not Responsible (Parrot)
• Los Belking’s–Negro es Negro (Virrey; Peru)
• Evolution–Fresh Garbage (Dimension; Spain)
• Ray Barretto–Watusi ’65 (United Artists)
• The Isley Bros.–Whatcha’ Gonna Do (United Artists)
• The Bats–Un Ragazzo di Strada (Fonola; Italy)
• Billy Boy–I Wish You Would (Vivid)
• The Ron Thompson Trio–I’m Shakin’ (Fingerpoppin Records of California)
• The Jewells–Smokie Joe’s (King)
• Jeanne & the Darlings–Hang Me Now (Volt)
• Jeanne Hatfield–Busy Signal (Atco)
• Jessica James–We’ll Be Makin’ Out (DynoVoice)
• The Dave Clark Five–Chaquita (Epic)
• The Roamers–I Want Candy (Hit)
• The Satelites–We Like Birdland (Palace)
• Elvis Presley–Do the Clam (RCA Victor)
• The Crickets–I Fought the Law (Coral; UK)
• The L.A. Power & Light–Let’s Spend Some Time Together (Warner Bros.)
• The Ronettes–Be My Baby (Philles)
• Davy ‘Bang Bang’ Jones and the Voodoo Funk Machine–Sookie Sookie (Philips; France)
• Julian Covey & the Machine–A Little Bit Hurt (Philips)
• The Who–Daddy Rolling Stone (Brunswick; UK)
• Lee Dorsey–Four Corners – Part 1 (Amy)
• Prince Buster’s All Stars–One Step Beyond (Blue Beat; UK)
• The Wailers–Simmer Down (CoxSone; Jamaica)
• The Aces–Reggae Motion (The Loco-Motion) (Sire)
• Ricardo Ray–Mony Mony (Roulette UK)
• The Four Tops–Piangono Gli Uomini (Tamla/Motown; Italy)
• The Duke of Burlington–I Want You Back (Maxi; France)
• Roosevelt Matthews with Billy Ball & the Upsetters–Tighten Up (King)
• The Sherwoods–Ice Cream (Kapp)
• Tony Clarke–Landslide (Chess)
• The Pin-Ups–Looking For Boys (Stork)
• Dorothy Berry–Shindig City (Planetary)
• The Contours–Can You Jerk Like Me (Gordy)
• The Isley Brothers–Move Over and Let Me Dance (Atlantic)
• Lavell Hardy–Soul Fever (Rojac)
• Jr. Walker & the All Stars–Shake and Fingerpop (Soul)
• Willie Mitchell–That Driving Beat (Hi)
• Willie Hutch–Can’t Fight the Power (Soul City)
• The Marvelettes–I’ll Keep Holding On (Tamla)
• The Liberty Belles–Shing-A-Ling Time (Shout)
• The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band–Help I’m a Rock (Reprise)

None of these records are for sale.