Industrial Arts Brewing Company is one of these new-fangled custom beer-brewing joints that seem to be taking over the world—or at least New York State. Located in Beacon, it claims to be “the largest, most state-of-the-art brewery in the Hudson Valley.” Perhaps it is. And perhaps its beers are the best in the world—we’ll never know as the Boogaloo Bag writers have given up drinking beer more than 40 years ago. At any rate, it’s a large, swingin’ joint on Fishkill Avenue. It looks as if the building may have been some sort of industrial warehouse of some sort that has been extensively spiffed up. It has a beer drinking room, an outdoor patio, an actual brewery and a nice sized show room with a stage. (Our friend Vibeke Saugestad and her band will be appearing there on October 3rd to celebrate the release of her new record.)

Our pal DJ Pete Pop was asked to produce the audio portion of a roller skating night at the Industrial Arts Brewing Company complex on Saturday July 12. He then asked Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus to assist him in presenting a program of Go-Go music. Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora was also on hand to enhance the entertainment value of the show.

A rent-a-roller skate company (from Rochester, if memory serves) was enlisted to make sure that all comers had the proper footwear for the night and they put down an appropriate floor for the roller folk, and thus, a successful event took place.

Pete Pop and the Phast Man played their grooviest records and Bella Bombora shook up a storm. Roller skaters, as well as IABC employees, were falling over themselves telling the DJs how much they enjoyed the music. It turned out to be a pretty cool night.

Here’s a list of all the records (including several ‘skate’ records) played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Roller Skate Go-Go night at Industrial Arts Brewing Company:

• Freddie McCoy–Summer in the City (Prestige)
• The Electric Concept Orchestra–Grazing in the Grass (Limelight)
• Danyel Gerard avec Les Champions–Sugar Shake (Vogue; Canada)
• The Cheap Skates–Latin Skate (Bang)
• Beverly Ann Gibson–Do the Monkey (Jubilee)
• Lu Parks Singers–Zap Pow Ee Yow (Ambassador)
• The Dick Hazard Orchestra–Name Game (Mainstream)
• Dobie Gray–Out on the Floor (Charger)
• Wynder K. Frog–Jumping Jack Flash (United Artists)
• Theresa Lindsey–I’ll Bet You (Golden World)
• Lou Courtney–Skate Now (Riverside)
• Quincy Jones and His Orchestra–Soul Bossa Nova (Mercury)
• Nino Ferrer–Les Cornichons (Monkey) (Riviera; Canada)
• Virginia Vee–I Feel Free (RSO France; France)
• The Mohawks–Mony Mony (Pama; Netherlands)
• Lee Dorsey–Four Corners – Part 1 (Amy)
• [no artist listed]–Dance the Slurp (7-Eleven)
• Alan Copeland–Mission: Impossible Theme / Norwegian Wood (ABC)
• The Sherwoods–Ice Cream (Kapp)
• Eddie MIller–Skate & Shuffle-Loo (Verve)
• Dean Parrish–Skate (Part I) (Boom)
• Lee Harris–Skate Boogaloo and Karate Too (Forte)
• Bobby Barnes–The Skate (The Scamm Sound)
• The Invitations–The Skate (M-G-M)
• The Nick Venet Orchestra–Main Theme From Out of Sight (Decca)
• Buddy Rich Orchestra; vocal: Cathy Rich–The Beat Goes On (Pacific Jazz)
• The Hornets–Fruit Cake (Columbia)
• Little Eva Harris–Get Ready – Uptight (Spring)
• The Time Zone–Space Walker (White Whale)
• Toño Quirazco y su Conjunto–La Piragua [from EP La Pitaya] (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Carmen Rivero y Su Conjunto–Pata Pata (Discos Columbia)
• The Incredible Bongo Band–Kiburi (Pride)
• Harvey Averne Band–Stand (Fania)
• The Spinners–It’s a Shame (V.I.P.)
• Duane Eddy his “Twangy Guitar” and the Rebels–Peter Gunn (Jamie)
• Calvin Owens’ Show–The Cat (Klondike)
• Lyn Taitt–Out on a Funky Trip (Randys)
• Angel & Johnny Orchestra–Jumpin’ Around (Mardi Gras)
• Bob Thiele and the New Happy Times Orchestra with Gabor Szabo–Sophisticated Wheels (Impulse!)
• Ray Anthony–A Hard Day’s Night (Capitol)

None of these records are for sale.

On July 11, a legendary Do The 45 Rock & Soul Dance Party took place at Quinn’s. On that night, host DJ Pete Pop and his side-kick Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus were honored to have been visited by Reet Music radio personalities: Dave Kapulsky, Paula Grace and Amanda Lay.

Mr. Kapulsky is the king of Rock’n’Roll relics and rarities. He has worked the radio hustle for a long time—currently he’s got a show on Sirius XM. He is also a world-class record collector. At last count he had something like 130,000 45s in his collection. That’s a lot of wax, Max!!

Paula & Amanda are the hosts of The Paula & Amanda Show on WVKR, the radio station of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. When we stumbled up the show in 2020, we thought: “These people are crazy, but they are playing fantastic records!!” On the show one might hear a twist record followed by punk rock, garage rock or a doo wop number. Plus, their back-announcing patter is always a gas. Tune them in on Friday nights.

As if that wasn’t enough, Miss Nancy brought some wonderful treats: her homemade chex mix, brownies and no-bake cookies (chocolate/peanut butter/oatmeal). PLUS: Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora was on hand shaking things up.

Pete Pop played his usual fabulous records. In order to rise to the occasion, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played these records:

• Sound Dimension–Time Is Tight (Studio One/Soul Jazz; UK)
• Judy White–Vacuum Cleaner (T-Neck)
• African Music Machine–Mr. Brown (Soul Power)
• James Brown–Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto (King)
• Billy Paul–Magic Carpet Ride (Philadelphia International)
• John Frogg–Workin’ for My Lady (Le Grand)
• Leslie Gore–Sometimes I Wish I Were a Boy (Mercury)
• Billy Lee Riley–Valley of Dolls (Mojo)
• Simon & Garfunkel–We’ve Got a Groovey Thing Goin’ (Columbia)
• The Surfaris–Hey Joe Where Are You Going (Decca)
• Le Grand Mellon–Baby Please Don’t Go (Columbia)
• The Rev-Lons–It’s Gonna Happen Some Day (Reprise)
• The Swingin’ Medallions–Bow and Arrow (Smash)
• Walter Jackson–Lee Cross (OKeh)
• Jerry Lee Lewis–Baby Hold Me Close (Smash)
• King Size Taylor and the Dominoes–Stupidity (Decca; UK)
• Lee Tracey–Clap Your Hands (Mr. Maestro Inc)
• The Big Bossman Bob Darian–Do the Bat-Mo (Magic Touch)
• The Ventures–Tequila (Liberty All Time Hit Series)
• Timothy Wilson–Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart (Blue Rock)
• Sam and Dave–Lotta Lovin’ (Alston)
• The Missing Souls–You Just Gotta Know My Mind (Dangerhouse Skylab)
• The Cherokees–I’ve Gone Wild (Go!!; Australia)
• The Buckinghams–Gonna Say Goodbye (Laurie)
• The Traits–Nobody Loves the Hulk (Queens City)
• Merry Clayton–Usher Boy (Capitol)
• Linda Lyndell–Here I Am (Volt)
• Jackie Wilson–Helpless (Brunswick)
• Joe Chopper and the Swinging 7 Soul Band–Soul Pusher (Lanor)
• Rocky Roberts e gli Airedales–Everybody Needs Somebody (Barclay; Italy)
• Danny & Jerry–Connection (Ronn)
• The Atlantics–Bombora (CBS; Netherlands)
• Doug Powell with Sherman Conrad and his Bourbon Street Seven–The Whip (Southern Sound)
• Shorty Billups–Black Cats (Blast)
• Alan Pierce and the Tonekings–Swampwater (Challenge)
• Leon Haywood–Skate a While (Fat Fish)
• Sylvie Vartan–Dansons (RCA Victor; France)
• Chubby Checker–Hey You! Little Boo-Ga-Loo (Parkway)
• The Electric Prunes–Hideaway (Reprise)
• Mars Bonfire–Faster Than the Speed of Life (Columbia; Canada)
• Crabby Appleton–Go Back (Elektra)
• The Everly Brothers—Gone, Gone, Gone (Warner Bros.)
• The Sultans–Wop-A-Tee (Glen)
• Donald Height–Climbin’ the Pole (Old Town)
• The Channels–Yo-Yo (Mas-Ter)
• Angie & the Citations–I Wanna Dance (Angela)
• Los Intocables–La Calambrina (Discolito; El Salvador)
• Eddie & the Showmen–Movin’ (Liberty)
• The Chantays–Space Probe (Downey)
• Eddie Angel–Beyond Zone X (Spinout)
• Jimmy Vick and the Victors–Take a Trip (Cherry)
• Chuck Barr and the Rock-A-Billys–Susie or Mary Lou (Elsan)
• Dee and Zee–The Slurp (Providence)
• Jerry Palmer–The Ice Cream Man (Gaiety)
• Bob Ehret–Stop the Clock (Aladdin)
• Sylvie-Anne–Un Tour Dehors (Dorval; Canada)

None of these records are for sale.

On the night after the Fourth of July, the Salt Box exploded with celebratory vinyl fireworks at the Shim Sham Shimmy!! This time, DJ Pete Pop had an earlier hustle to attend to—a wedding in Hyde Park. So his partner in spinning, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, started the night solo; thus he played more records than usual (dig the list below). However, things really got going around 1:30 AM when Mr. Pop arrived and the pair took turns spinning three-record sets for the rest of the night.

In the upstairs Rumpus Room at Kingston’s grooviest drinkery, the wildest rockin’ records were played. Dig: surf, jerk, jump, twist, blues, R&B, rockabilly, etc. Also, The Box now features a food truck that dishes out some yummy grub all night. If you are in the area, you have to make the scene on the first Saturday of the month.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Shim Sham Shimmy that was held on July 5:

• The Chandelles–El Gato (Dot)
• Tony and the Initials–War Cry! (Kiwi; New Zealand)
• Los Aragon–Merida Surf (Musart; Mexico)
• Dave and the Shadows–Here After (Check-Mate)
• The Tikis–Big Feet (Minaret)
• Camille Howard–X-Temporaneous Boogie (Specialty)
• The Check Mates–Hey Mrs. Jones (Part 1) (Arvee)
• The Sevilles–Charlena (J C)
• The Jamies–Summertime Summertime (Epic)
• The Sh-Booms–Sh-Boom (Atco)
• The Silhouettes–Headin’ for the Poorhouse (Ember)
• Johnny Honeycut–Get to That (Willow)
• Lowell Fulson–Check Yourself (Checker)
• Delores Ealy & the Kenyattes with Harmonica Fats–Come Into My Bedroom (Answer: Stoop Down Baby) (Duplex)
• Muddy Waters–Short Dress Woman (Chess)
• Johnny Horton–Honky-Tonk Man (Columbia)
• Carl Mann–I Ain’t Got No Home (Phillips International)
• Bunny Paul–Sweet Talk (Point)
• Simon Crum–Bop Cat Bop (Capitol)
• Red Rodney Sextet; Bobby Savitt on tenor sax–Dig This Menu Please (OKeh)
• Little Johnny Jones–Hoy Hoy (Atlantic)
• Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra–Maybellene (Mercury)
• Tommy Blake; the Rhythm Rebels–Flat Foot Sam (Sun)
• The Mello Kings–She’s Real Cool (Herald)
• Arthur Lee Maye and the Crowns–O-Rooba-Lee (Specialty)
• Tom & Jerry–Baby Talk (Bell)
• Sonny Fulton–Locked Up (Big Daddy)
• The Crickets–Maybe Baby (Brunswick)
• Huey Smith and his Clowns–Free Single and Disengaged (Ace)
• Jerry Lee Lewis–Little Queenie (Sun)
• Bill Haley and His Comets–Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town) (Decca)
• Roy Hamilton–Don’t Let Go (Epic)
• Guitar Slim and His Band–Oh Yeah (Atco)
• Christine Kittrell–Call His Name (Federal)
• The Bell Notes–I’ve Had It (Time)
• The Clovers featuring Buddy Bailey–One More Time (Come On) (Porwin)
• The Time Tones–Pretty Pretty Girl (The New Beat) (Atco)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–This Old Heart (Federal)
• Ray Charles and his Orchestra–Tell the Truth (Atlantic)
• T-Bone Walker–Hey Hey Baby (Modern)
• The Coasters–Wake Me, Shake Me (Atco)
• The Contrasts–Summertime (Contrast)
• Harold Burrage and the Willie Dixon Band–She Knocks Me Out (Cobra)
• Eddie Long–Mo Jo Workout (Fun City)
• The Four Lovers–Please Don’t Leave Me (RCA Victor)
• Roy Brown–Mighty Mighty Man (King)
• Smiley Lewis–Goin’ to Jump and Shout (Imperial)
• Lloyd Price–Such a Mess (KRC)
• Bill Haley and His Comets–Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (Decca)
• Rufus Brown with Herbie Layne’s Orch.–Sweet Little Sixteen (Gateway Top Tune)
• The Camelots–Scratch (Comet)
• Ty Terrell–The Scratch – Part 1 (Lute)
• Sir White and His Sounds–Doin’ the Scratch (Redbug)
• Jay Gee & His Orchestra–The Slouch (Stacy)
• The Pyramids–Shakin’ Fit (Vee Jay)
• The Quails–Over the Hump (Harvey)
• The Concords–Should I Cry (Epic)
• Stewart Brothers–Sleep on the Porch (Keen)
• Quitman Dennis and the Escorts–Hot Tamales (Epic)
• The Hot Tamales–Hot Tamale (Pac)
• Bobby Hatfield–Hot Tamales (Moonglow)
• Eddie Cochran–Cut Across Shorty (Liberty)
• Don and Dewey and their band–Farmer John (Specialty)
• Eddie and Betty–Saturday Night Fish Fry (Warner Bros.)
• Bobby Darin–Queen of the Hop (Atco)
• Dale Hawkins–My Babe (Checker)
• Frankie Ford with Huey “Piano” Smith and Orch.–Roberta (Ace)
• Nat Hepburn acc. by Frank Francis and the Joey Lewis Orchestra–John Kennedy Jr. (Telco; West Indies)
• Georgie Young–Birdland Hully-Gully (Chancellor)
• Rosko and the Desires–The B.M.T. (Domain)
• The Coasters–Bad Detective (Atco)
• The Cousins–What’d I Say (Chancellor)
• Malcolm Yelvington–Drinkin’ Wine Spodee-O-Dee (Sun)
• The Crew Cuts–Susie-Q (Mercury)
• Pat Boone–Good Rockin’ Tonight (Dot)
• Bill Haley and His Comets—Shake, Rattle and Roll (Decca)
• Jerry Lee Lewis–Sweet Little Sixteen (Sun)
• Marty Robbins–Long Tall Sally (Columbia)
• Supremes–Buttered Popcorn (Tamla)
• H.B. Barnum–Oh! My Achin’ Back (RCA Victor)
• Hannibal–Motha Goose Breaks Loose (Pan World)
• Bill Shepherd–Tequila (Disques Vogue; France)
• Wanda Jackson–Honey Bop (Capitol)
• Tommy Steele and the Steelmen–Elevator Rock (Decca; UK)
• Al Ferrier and His Bopping Billies–Let’s Go Bopping Tonight (Goldband)
• Billy Lamont–I Got a Rock and Roll Gal (Savoy)
• Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps–Right Now (Capitol)
• Nat Wright–For You My Love (ABC-Paramount)
• Sammy Ward–You’ve Got to Change (Soul)
• Chuck Edwards–Chuck Roast (Roulette)
• Eddie Bo—Shake, Rock and Soul (Cinderella)
• Jim Jones and the Chaunteys–One Fine Mice (Sunglow)
• Hosea Leavy & His Combo–Oo-Wee Baby (Riceland)
• Model “T” Slim–Oh Babe (Styletone)
• Frank Frost–Crawlback (Phillips International)
• Big Lucky–Stop Arguing Over Me (M.O.C.)
• Clarence & Calvin–Rooster Knees & Rice (Atco)
• Johnny and the Hurricanes–Time Bomb (Warwick)
• The Royaltones–Holy Smokes (Mala)
• Mac Rebennack–Storm Warning (Rex)
• Bo Diddley–Monkey Diddle (Checker)
• Aaron Neville–Ape Man (Safari)
• The Madisons–Bad Baboon (Limelight)
• Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & the Clowns–High Blood Pressure (Ace)
• Billy Farrell–Slippin’ and Slidin’ (Imperial)
• The Vibrations–My Girl Sloopy (Atlantic)
• Ritchie Valens–Come On Let’s Go (Del-Fi)
• Roy Hall–See You Later Alligator (Decca)
• The Storey Sisters–Bad Motorcycle (Cameo)
• Joey Dee–Let’s Have a Party (Roulette)
• The Marcels—Allright, Okay, You Win (Colpix)
• Bobby Taylor–Mashed Potatoe Time (Club Long Island)
• The Coasters–Charlie Brown (Atco)
• Pat & Lolly Vegas–Boom Boom Boom (Radda-Dadda-Da) (Reprise)
• Chuck Berry–Tulane (Chess)
• John Hammond–Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Atlantic)
• Eddie Cochran–Summertime Blues (Liberty)
• The Road Runners–Road Runnah (Felsted)
• Marty Wilson and the Strat-O-Lites–Super Sonic (Decca)
• Teddy Randazzo–Foot Stompin’ (ABC-Paramount)
• Jimmy McCracklin–Everybody Rock (Checker)
• Ruth Brown with Orchestra–Hello Little Boy (Atlantic)
• Little Richard–Whole Lotta Shakin’ (Specialty)
• Rhythm Aces–Mohawk Rock (Roulette)
• The Moods–The Broken Hip (Kool)
• Little Walter and His Jukes–It Ain’t Right (Checker)
• B.B. King–Soul Beat (Kent)
• Buddy Holly–Peggy Sue (Coral)
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five–No Sale (Decca)
• Nolan Strong and the Diablos—Jump, Shake and Move (Fortune)
• Slim Harpo–Tip On In Part 1 (Excello)
• James Brown with the Famous Flames—No, No, No, No (Federal)
• Lee Dresser and the Krazy Kats–Wiggly Little Mama (Robin)
• Mike Sanchez; Conjunto de Ricky Rays; Ernesto Marroquin: sax–Papa Molida (Mashed Potato Time) (Falcon)
• Al Catraz & the Bird Men–Do the Big Bird (Vulcan)
• Muddy Waters–You Need Love (Chess)
• Eddie “Blues Man” Kirkland–Chill Me Baby (Prestige)

None of these records are for sale.