The Funky Kingston takes place on the fifth Saturday of the month. In the year 2024 there are four. The first one fell on March 30. For a guest DJ, host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus rounded up an old friend from the DJ Wars in New York City—Leah Beth. She used to be a regular guest DJ at the Subway Soul Club, Smashed! Blocked! and other fine DJ nights. Plus she was in such cool bands as The Dancettes, The Nouvellas, PMS and the Mood Swings and Habibi. Also, she has worked as a back-up singer for various Daptone acts. She’s very hip and has been involved with some fabulous stuff so we like to call her “Astro Girl.” Not only that, but she’s got great records and she brought a box of them to the Salt Box and played them for The Funky Kingston faithful. Leah Beth has a place up in the Hudson Valley somewhere, so we hope to see more of her.

For this occasion, Miss Nancy baked some vegan brownies and pecan tassies. By the end of the night, all of them were gone. We were also happy to see many of our local Hudson Valley friends drop in to hang out for a spell—and eat Miss Nancy’s vittles!

Without a doubt, The Funky Kingston is the bossest event happening in Ulster Country. Folks come from all over to dig the hot rhythms laid down by The Boog and his guest DJs. The next fifth Saturday is June 29. If you live in the area, mark it on your calendar on your iPhone, iPad, iBook or whatever iCrap you have so you don’t miss out. If you live far away, come up to Kingston and make a weekend of it. Kingston has some excellent restaurants, art galleries, antique stores and record stores. June would be a great time to do so.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at The Funky Kingston:

• Tribe–Funky Kingston (Grenade)
• The Interpretations–Jason Pew Mosso (Part 1) (Jubilee)
• The Temptations–You’ve Got My Soul on Fire (Gordy)
• Bobby Byrd–Sayin’ It and Doin’ It Are Two Different Things (BrownStone)
• Soul Searchers–It’s All in Your Mind (Sussex)
• Marva Whitney–Things Got to Get Better (Get Together) (King)
• Prime Mates–Hot Tamales – Part 2 (Sansu)
• Eddie Bo–Check Your Bucket Pt. I (Bo-Sound)
• Wilmer & the Dukes–Get Out of My Life Woman (Aphrodisiac)
• African Music Machine–The Dapp (Soul Power)
• The Showmen Inc.–The Tramp Pt. I (Now)
• Sons of Slum–The Push and Pull (Gamma)
• Jimmy Castor–It’s OK (Jet Set)
• Marvin L. Sims–Get Off My Back (Revue)
• Sonny Harris and the Soul Reflections–The Vibration (San-El)
• Clay Tyson–Moon Man (I Dentify)
• Harvey Scales–(Leave It For) The Trashman (Cadet Concept)
• Vicki Anderson–Don’t Throw Your Love in the Garbage Can (Brownstone)
• Jerry-O–The Funky Chicken Yoke (Boo-Ga-Loo)
• Willie Baby–Hot Buns – Part II (Ding Dong)
• Mwana Amin–Africa Kung Fu (Zeida; Guatemala)
• Ondatrópica–Pig Bag (Soundway; UK)
• The Maytals; Prince Buster All Stars–Dog War (Prince Buster; Jamaica)
• Songhot Band–Africa Africa (Tiffany; Canada)
• Carl Holmes and the Commanders featuring Pervis Herder–Soul Dance No. 3 (Hit Blackjack)
• Nathaniel Mayer–I Don’t Want No Bald Headed Woman Telling Me What to Do (Norton)
• The Pointer Sisters–Wang Dang Doodle (Blue Thumb)
• Eddie Kendricks–Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1) (Tamla)
• Gladys Knight & the Pips–Thank You (Fallettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) (Tamla Motown; France)
• Untouchable Machine Shop–Machine Shop – Part 2 (Wavelength)
• Maytals–Funky Kingston (Shelter)
• Dave & Ansel Collins–Doing Your Own Thing (Techniques; UK)
• Tappa Zukie–Man a Warrior (Stars; Jamaica)
• James Brown – Minister of the New New Super Heavy Funk–It’s Hell (Polydor; UK)
• Ohio Players–Pain (Westbound)
• Bob Marley and the Wailers–Doppy Conquer (Shelter)
• Scratch & the Upsetters–Curly Dub (Island; UK)
• Marvin Gaye–You’re the Man (Part 1) (Tamla)
• The Staple Singers–Tend to Your Own Business (Stax)
• Bill Doggett and Orchestra–Funky Feet (Chumley)
• O.V. Wright–Into Something (Can’t Shake Loose) (Hi)
• Don Covay–(Back to the Roots) Part I (U-Von)
• Phil Flowers–If It Feels Good Do It (A&M; UK)
• Jr. Walker & the All Stars–Groove and Move (Soul)
• Gloria Taylor–Grounded Part I (Silver Fox)
• Wilson Pickett–Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It (RCA Victor)
• Barbara Lynn–(Daddy Hot Stuff) You’re Too Hot to Hold (Atlantic)
• Joe and Everyday People–Sleep Walk – Part I (Brooks)
• Robert Upchurch–The Devil Made Me Do It (Golden Fleece)
• James Brown–Papa Don’t Take No Mess – Part I (Polydor)
• Buster Pearson–Ain’t It Groovy (Big Shot; UK)
• Bob Marley & the Wailers–Hypocrites (Tuff Gong; Jamaica)
• The Pioneers–Trouble Deh Bush (Berverly’s; UK)
• Simtec & Wylie–Gotta’ Get Over the Hump (Mister Chand)
• Little Hooks with Ray Nato and the Kings–Give the Drummer Some More (United Artists)
• Israel ‘Popper Stopper’ Tolbert–Shake Your Big Hips (Warren)
• Joe Swift’s Internationals–Boo-Ga-Loo Party (Onacrest)
• Billy Sha-Rae–Do It (Hour Glass)
• Simtec Simmons & Wylie Dixon–Socking Soul Power (Toddlin’ Town)
• Fred Wesley & the J.B.’s–Everybody Got Soul (People)
• Esther Marrow–He Don’t Appreciate It (Flying Dutchman)
• Little Sister–Somebody’s Watching You (Stone Flower)
• Robert Parker–Get Ta Steppin’ (Island)
• Brenda & the Tabulations–Scuse Uz Y’All (Top and Bottom)
• Earth Wind & Fire–That’s the Way of the World (Columbia)
• Creative Source–Who Is He and What Is He to You (Sussex)
• Larry Birdsong–I’ll Pick My Own Chicken (Ref-O-Ree)
• James Brown–Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto (King)
• C and the Shells–Funky Tamborine (Part I) (Zanzee)
• Labelle–Space Children (Epic)

None of these records are for sale.