The last Friday of the month is Do The 45 night at Quinn’s, the popular rock ’n’ ramen joint in downtown Beacon, NY. Do The 45 is the rollickin’ party hosted by our pal DJ Pete Pop, who asked Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus to guest DJ with him on the last Friday of December—which was also the last Friday of the year.

This particular Do The 45 landed on December 30, which is celebrated world-wide as Bo Diddley’s birthday. Some Bo Diddley records were played, as well as records by acts who recorded his songs. DJ Pete Pop even played the Mickey Gilley record “I Ain’t Bo Diddley!” Somehow, Bo Diddley appeared on the poster about a week before Pete Pop realized that the event would take place on Bo Diddley’s birthday. If that ain’t magic, I don’t know what is.

DJ Pete Pop continues to impress the Boogaloo Bag writers with his ultra fabulous records and the way that he plays them. Seems every time he swings we gotta check out what he’s spinning: always groovy stuff!

On hand to help celebrate was go-go dancer Sheba Shake, whose artistic gyrations had the packed house in awe all night! In fact, Do The 45 lasted a good hour beyond the stated closing time, folks were having that much fun—most likely starting their end-of-year celebrations early.

Speaking of magic, here’s a list of all the songs played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Bo Diddley Birthday Do The 45 dance party:

• Bo Diddley–Bo Diddley Is Loose [from EP Eddy Mitchell Presente Les Rois Du Rock: Bo Diddley] (Barclay; France)
• The Gamblers–Moon Dawg! (World Pacific)
• Zoot Money–The Uncle Willie (Decca; UK)
• Marsha Brody–Soda Pop (Heart & Soul)
• The Chellows–Big Girls Don’t Cry (Hit)
• Sound Foundation–Magic Carpet Ride (Smobro)
• Elvis Presley–Do the Clam (RCA Victor)
• Bo Diddley–Rock ‘n’ Roll (Checker*)
• Tiny Bradshaw–Walk That Mess (King)
• LaVerne Baker–Hey Memphis (Atlantic)
• Howlin’ Wolf–Wang-Dang-Doodle (Chess)
• Lee Fields and Sugarman & Co.–Shot Down (Daptone)
• Kemeko Matsudaira–ケメ子の唄 (Toshiba; Japan)
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band–Wild Life (Straight; France)
• The Megatons–Shimmy Shimmy Walk Part 1 (Dodge)
• Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks–Diddley Diddley Daddy (Hawk; Canada)
• Eddie and the Showmen–Toes on the Nose (Liberty)
• The Thirteenth Floor Elevators–Levitation (International Artists)
• Shakers–Sing This All Together (See What Happens) (Decca; Belgium)
• The Poets–That’s the Way It’s Got to Be (Decca; UK)
• The Legends–Keep on Running (Bridge Society)
• A Wild Uncertainty–Man With Money (Planet)
• The Third Bardo–I’m Five Years Ahead of My Time (Roulette)
• Prince Buster–High Blood Pressure (Prince Buster/Rock A Shacka; Japan)
• Pete Rodriguez–I Like It Like That (Alegre)
• Pablo Beltran Ruiz y su Orquesta–Bang Bang (RCA Victor; Mexico)
• What’s Happening–Hot Buttered Buns (Coreco)
• The Belfast Gypsies–People Let’s Freak Out (Loma)
• Bob Dylan–Mixed Up Confusion (CBS; France)
• Bo Diddley–Pretty Thing (PYE International; UK)
• Donald Lautrec–Je Te L’Avais Bien Dit (Jupiter; Canada)
• Bobby & the Dukes–Come on Along With Me (Philips)
• The Latin Repatory Company–I Can Do It (Grande)
• The Marketts–Tarzan (Tarzan’s Dance) (Warner Bros.)
• The Bandidos–The Mark of Zorro (Elkay)
• Jacky Mouliére–Danse Le Birdland (Salvador; France)
• Eddie Kirk–The Grunt (Fortune)
• Larry Williams–Bad Boy (Specialty)
• Keith Allison–The Girl Can’t Help It (Warner Bros.)
• Bo Diddley–Gun Slinger (Checker)
• She–Outta Reach (Kent)
• Los Rockin Devil’s–Gloria (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Kris Peterson–Got My Mojo Working (Blue Rock)
• Ted Taylor–You Give Me Nothing to Go On (OKeh)
• The Bootiques–Did You Get Your Fun (Date)
• Los Hitters–Siempre Simpre (Tinkertailor) (Orfeon; Mexico)
• The Time Keepers–3 Minutes Heavy (Generation)
• The Andrew Oldham Orchestra–I Get Around (Parrot)
• Willie Mitchell–That Driving Beat (Hi)
• The Sherwoods–Ice Cream (Kapp)
• The Aces–Reggae Motion (The Loco-Motion) (Sire)
• Harvey (formerly of The Moonglows)–Any Way You Wanta (Tri-Phi)
• Quincy Jones and His Orchestra–Soul Bossa Nova (Mercury)
• Aretha Franklin–Respect (Atlantic)
• Billy Butler–Right Track (OKeh)
• The Shirelles–Boys (Scepter)
• The Rolling Stones–Connection (London/Peerless; Mexico)
• Cliff Richard and the Shadows–Do You Want to Dance (Columbia; UK)
• The Beatles–Slow Down (Capitol)
• Underdogs–Get Down on Your Knees (Hideout)
• T-K-O’s with Hank Jacobs at the organ–The Charge (Ten Star)
• The Wailers–Simmer Down (CoxSone; Jamaica)
• Butlers–She Tried to Kiss Me (All I Could Do Was Run) (Liberty Bell)
• Young Jessie–Oochie Coochie (Modern)
• Stevie Wonder–This Little Girl (Tamla)
• Bo Diddley–Down Home Train (Checker)
• The Excellos–Spoonful (Rollin; UK)
• The Gants–Road Runner (Liberty)

None of these records are for sale!