A Shim Sham Shimmy was scheduled for Saturday December 7—the first Saturday of the month. However, host Pete Pop got the call from our pal Benny Trokan: his band was to play that night at Tubby’s in Kingston, can he and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus be DJs for the event? What to do! Pete and Phast moved The Shim Sham Shimmy from the first Saturday to the second Saturday in November—now they need to move it in December!

So it was moved. We’ll see you at The Shim Sham Shimmy on December 14—the day after Do The 45 in Beacon, again!

Anyway, not only did Benny Trokan’s great band play, but so did The Ar-Kaics, a cool band from somewhere down in Virginia. Both bands have made some excellent records for Wick Records, a subsidiary of our favorite record company, Daptone. Also, between the bands there was an appearance by the writer Lucy (nee Luc) Sante who read from her new book Six Sermons for Bob Dylan. Another added bonus to this show was that our buddy Mikey Post, a significant DJ himself, plays drums in Benny’s band.

The whole event went fantastically well. What even made it better was the presence of our friend Bruce Bennett. He was the guitarist for The A-Bones and a side-kick to The Hound when he had his radio show. We haven’t seen Bruce in a mighty long time and we were very happy to see his smiling face. He now lives somewhere up in the Hudson Valley and dropped by the joint to dig the heavy rock scene at Tubby’s.

Due to the type of music of this big rock show, DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus mostly played some super rockin’ stuff—spiced with a few exotic beats. The took turns playing three-song sets. All the records played by The Phast One are listed here:

• Freddy Scott–Pow City (Marlin)
• The Fire Escape–Love Special Delivery (GNP Crescendo)
• Sylvie-Anne–Un Tour Dehors (Dorval; Canada)
• Steppenwolf–The Ostrich (Dunhill)
• Flamin’ Groovies–Teenage Head (Kama Sutra; Europe)
• The Moon Rakers–I’m All Right (Tower)
• Beverly Ann Gibson–Do the Monkey (Jubilee)
• Prince Buster and the All Stars–Madness (Prince Buster; Jamaica)
• Mwana Amin–Africa Kung Fu (Zeida; Guatemala)
• Fantastic Dee-Jays–Fight Fire (Tri Power)
• Gene Vincent–Bird-Doggin’ [from EP Bird Doggin’] (London; France)
• The Haunted–1-2-5 (Amy)
• The Third Bardo–I’m Five Years Ahead of My Time (Roulette)
• The Poets–That’s the Way It’s Got to Be (Decca; UK)
• Conjunto El Opio–Una Bruja en el Cuzco (Odeon; Peru)
• The Teen Beats–Big Bad Boss Beat (Original Sound)
• 49th Blue Streak–Fire (MBM Productions)
• The Voice–The Train to Disaster (Mercury; UK)
• The Time Keepers–3 Minutes Heavy (Generation)
• Los Crazy Bird’s–La Noche (Orfeon; Mexico)
• The Equals–Police on My Back (RCA; Japan)
• Phil Flowers & the Flower Shop–Like a Rolling Stone (A&M)
• Bob & Earl–Harlem Shuffle (Jay Boy; UK)
• Roosevelt Matthews with Billy Ball & the Upsetters–Tighten Up (King)
• The Hollywood Persuaders–Drums A-Go-Go (Original Sound)
• Gary Walker–Santa’s Got a Brand New Bag (Jin)
• Loose Ends–Tax Man (Decca; UK)
• The Andrew Oldham Orchestra–I Get Around (Parrot)
• The Carnabeats–Mony Mony (Philips; Japan)
• [no artist listed]–Dance the Slurp (7-Eleven)
• The Frank Popp Ensemble–Hip Teens Don’t Wear Blue Jeans (Blow Up; UK)
• The Bees–Chicken Payback (Virgin; UK)
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band–Abba Zabba (Buddah)
• The Tammys–Egyptian Shumba (United Artists)
• Jun Mayuzumi–Black Room (Capitol; Japan)
• Toño Quirazco y Su Conjunto–Aprieta Arriba (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Los Javaloyas–Quiero Que Me Quieras (Gimme Some Loving) (La Voz de Su Amo; Spain)
• Los Rockin’ Devils–Soy Feliz (I Got You) (Orfeon; Mexico)
• The Remains–Don’t Look Back (Epic)
• Dana Valery–You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies (Pussycat)
• The Velvet Underground–White Light/White Heat (Verve)
• The Aces–Reggae Motion (The Loco-Motion) (Sire)
• Toots & the Maytals–Pressure Drop (Beverley’s; UK)
• Prince Buster’s All Stars–One Step Beyond (Blue Beat; UK)
• The Mystery Trend–Johnny Was a Good Boy (Verve)
• Future–Shape of Things to Come (Uni)
• Bobby Fuller Four–The Magic Touch (Mustang)
• A Wild Uncertainty–Man With Money (Planet)
• Episode Six–Morning Dew (Compass)
• The Who–I Can’t Explain (Decca)
• Them–Mystic Eyes (Parrot)

None of these records are for sale!