Starting this year, The Funky Kingston will no longer be held on the fifth Saturday of the month—when there is one—but rather it will alternate third Saturdays with Pete Pop’s pet project Shingaling Boogaloo (Latin music a’ Go-Go!). Thus, a Funky Kingston was held on March 21. Host DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus presented the event with special guest DJ… wait for it… PETE POP!!!

Mr. Pop has some outstanding funk records and he is not shy with them. He’s got cool reggae records, too. He brought a couple of boxes to the Salt Box on March 21 and played them for the attending punters. He had the faithful shazaming them all night and The Boogaloo Omnibus surely must have added several titles to his want list.

Many of our pals showed up, including Sean McDJ—whose Smash! Crash! Bash! night he shares with Peter Aaron on the last Friday of the month at the Box. It’s very possible that Mr. McDJ will be a Funky Kingston guest in the near future. We’re just waiting for the stars to align.

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

• Tribe–Funky Kingston (Grenade)
• The Malcouns–Watou (Soul Fire)
• Miles Davis–Molester (Part I) (Columbia)
• Juggy–Oily (Sue)
• The Brothers of Hope–Nickol Nickol (Gamble)
• Preston Epps–Afro Mania (Jo-Jo)
• The New Apocalypse–Stainless Soul (MTA)
• Philip & Lloyd (The Blues Busters)–Here I Am Come and Take Me (Scepter)
• Audrey–You’ll Lose a Good Thing (Harlem Shuffle; UK)
• Black Blood–A.I.E. (A Mwana) (Mainstream)
• Mongo Santamaria–Cold Sweat (Columbia)
• Rufus Thomas–Do the Funky Chicken (Stax)
• The Temptations–Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) (Gordy)
• Marie ‘Queenie’ Lyons–See and Don’t See (DeLuxe)
• Fabulous Counts–Get Down People (Moira)
• The Jimmy Castor Bunch–King Kong – Pt. I (Atlantic)
• The Majestics–Tighten Up (Unique; Germany)
• The Meditators–The Meditators Thing (Discodelic)
• Jackie Mittoo & the Soul Bros.–Do the Bogaloo (Supreme/Dub*Store; Japan)
• The Heptones–Sweet Talking (Hep Hep; Jamaica)
• The Upsetters–Popcorn (Harlem Shuffle; UK)
• James Brown–Part Two (Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn) (King)
• Eddie Bo–Check Your Bucket Pt. I (Bo-Sound)
• Buddy Miles Express–Funky Mule (Mercury)
• Biggie Ratt–We Don’t Need No Music (Apt)
• The Landslides–We Don’t Need No Music (Huff Puff)
• Gaytones–Soul Makossa Part 1 (Action; UK)
• Rodger Collins–Foxy Girls in Oakland (Galaxy)
• The Honey Drippers–Impeach the President (Alaga)
• Lee Fields–You Can Count on Me (Daptone)
• The Moods–King Hustler (Red Dog)
• The Ramada Singers–Wade in the Water (Su-Ann)
• Lloyd Charmers–Skin Tight (Rock A Shacka; Japan)
• LaRose Jackson–How Did I Get Here? (Dunham)
• Vic Waters and the Entertainers–I’m White – I’m Alright (Crazy Horse)
• Steve Colt–Dynamite (Big Beat)
• Leyla McCalla & the Special Men–En La Bas (Special Man Industries)
• Sly & the Family Stone–Underdog (Epic)
• Edwin Starr–Time (Gordy)
• The Corner Boys–Gang War (Don’t Make No Sense) (Neptune)
• Parliament–Breakdown (Invictus)
• Maytals–Funky Kingston (Shelter)
• David Alexandre Winter–Qu’est-Ce Que J’ai Danse (Riviera; Canada)
• The Neapolitans featuring The Essentials–Crosstown Traffic (Hot Funky & Sweaty; UK)
• African Fiesta Sukisa–I Got the Feelin’ (Soul Jazz; UK)
• Betty Harris–Ride Your Pony (Sansu)
• Della Reese–Compared to What (AVCO Embassy)
• Babatunde Olatunji–Takuta (Paramount)
• Super Yamba Band featuring Osei Korankye–Yen Ni Agoro (Ubiquity)
• Melon y su Grupo–El Baile del Sillon (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Upsetters–Return of Django (Upsetter; UK)
• The Voices of East Harlem–Right on Be Free (Elektra)
• Eric Donaldson–Cherry Oh Baby (Jaguar; Jamaica)
• Fela–Beasts of No Nation (Eurobond; France)
• Los Sabios–Trip to the Moon (El Eclypse)
• Harold Mabern–I Want You Back (Prestige; UK)
• The Jackson 5–Whatever You Got I Want (Motown)
• The Maskman and the Agents–Stand Up (B.B.C.)
• Mighty Groove Makers–Let’s Dance Some Mo (Part 1) (Peanut Country)
• The Boris Gardiner Happening–Ghetto Funk (Leal; UK))
• Augustus Pablo–King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown (Mango)
• The Heptones–Let Me Hold Your Hand (ARC)
• The Debonaires–I Want to Talk About It (World) (Galaxy)
• Rudy Tee & the Reno Bop’s–Talk About Soul (Ru tee Hit Records)
• Troubled Soul–Funky Me Part #1 (Crowbar)
• Bernie Hayes–Cool Strut Part I (Volt)
• The Meters–Hey Pocky A-Way (Reprise)
• Martini’s–Hung Over (Bar)

None of these records are for sale!

On Friday, March 13, Do The 45 swung into Quinn’s in Beacon for a night of super boss records played at a volume suitable for dancing. The records were indeed boss, and loud, and folks danced their pachugas off—especially the resident Go-Go Dancer Bella Bombora.

For the second Friday the 13th in a row, host DJ Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus set up their ultra-tonal DJ booth in order to achieve maximum groovitude. Folks were boppin’ all night as they jumped around when they were not slurping the ramen noodles that Quinn’s is so famous for.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the March Do The 45:

• Monty and the Cyclones–Summertime (Teen/Dub¥Store; Japan)
• Merle Saunders–How’s That (Fantasy)
• The Spinners–Nothin’ (Smash)
• Hot Chocolates–Who Do You Call (Duke)
• Sir John Quintet–Un-Ga-La (Josie)
• Godfrey Daniel–Dance to the Music (Atlantic)
• Bobby Fuller–Guess We’ll Fall in Love (Yucca)
• The Comin’ Generation–Get Out of My Life Woman (Dupree)
• Los Javaloyas–Yeh Yeh (La Voz de Su Amo; Spain)
• Sam Dees–Soul Sister (Lo Lo)
• Clarence Carter–Thread the Needle (Fame)
• Los Shakers–Sigue Buscando (Keep Searching) (Odeon Pops; Argentina)
• The Creation–Making Time (Numero)
• The Buffalo Springfield–Un-Mundo (Atco)
• The Blues Project–I Want To Be Your Driver (Verve Folkways)
• The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale–Batman Theme (Tifton)
• Gamma Goochee–Booga-Looa (M-G-M)
• The Pacers–The Pig (Razorback)
• The Romans–Doin’ the Drag (Panic)
• Curtis & the Creepers–The Thing (Part 2) (Dauntless)
• The Haunted–Searching for My Baby (Trans World; Canada)
• The Sinners–Goin’ Out of My Mind (Mercury)
• Jon & Robin–You Don’t Care (Abnak)
• Los Monjes–Pobre Niña (Quilombo; Mexico)
• Laurel Aitken & the Soulmen–Last Night (Jamwax; UK)
• Millie Foster–What a Thrill (President)
• The Gladiators–Girl Don’t Make Me Wait (Direction; UK)
• Joe Graves–See Saw (Parkway)
• Owen Gray–Tumblin’ Dice (Blue Mountain; UK)
• Roy Orbison–Twinkle Toes (M-G-M)
• The Avantis–Keep on Dancing (Argo)
• Joe Simon–Just Like Yesterday (Irral)
• The Blazers–Boo-Ga-Loo (Winley)
• Billy Clark with the Maskman–Soul Party (Part I) (Dynamo)
• Les Aristocrates–Je Ne Vois Qu’Elle (Choc!; Canada)
• Jordan Brothers–It’s a Shame (VIM)
• Ronny Kae – Drum City Band–Drums Are Back (Honey)
• The Walker Bros.–Doin’ the Jerk (Smash)
• Liz Brady with Jacques Denjean’s Orchestra–Hey O Daddy O (Capitol)
• The Eastside Kids–Subway Train (Philips)
• Les Aristocrates–Un Peu De Ton Amour (DSP; Canada)
• Michele Richard–Je Serai La (Trans-Canada; Canada)
• The Palace Guard–All Night Long (Orange-Empire)
• Johnny Angel–Summertime Blues (Liberty)
• The Distortions–Let’s Spend Some Time Together (Capitol)
• Palito Ortega–Poco Puedo Darte (RCA Victor)
• Los Yaki—¡Auxilio! – Help (Capitol; Mexico)
• The Newbeats–Crying My Heart Out (Hickory)
• Chuck Wood–Seven Days Too Long (Roulette)
• The Pirates–Big Boy Pete (Deaux)
• Len Barry–Somewhere (Decca)
• Bob Brady & the Con Chords–Love Is the Master (I’m the Slave) (Chariot)
• Quadrangle–She’s Too Familiar Now (Philips)
• The Dave Clark Five–I’m Thinking (Epic)
• Steve Rowland and the Ring Leaders–Here Kum the Karts (Cross Country)
• The Hornets–Motorcycles U.S.A. (The Big Race) (Liberty)
• Tommy Facenda–High School U.S.A. (national version) (Legrand)
• The Rolling Stones–Susie-Q (Decca; France)

None of these records are for sale.

When two important events take place on one evening, we try not to freak out. On March 7 a Shim Sham Shimmy was scheduled to take place at the Salt Box—as it does on the first Saturday of each month. However, also scheduled to take place on that evening was our pal Nels Cline’s appearance at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock. No way are we going to miss that!

For the few of the readers who may be uninitiated… Nels Cline is quite simply one of the finest guitar players you’ll ever hear—certainly one of our favorites. We’ve known him since the early eighties and we’ve seen him in several settings: modern jazz with Charlie Haden; duets with his twin brother Alex, an excellent percussionist; a rock band called Bloc; noise duets with Thurston Moore; as well as with his current day job, Wilco.

We received permission from Shim Sham Shimmy host Pete Pop to show up late and we were able to make the scene at the Bear. An excellent visit with our long-time friend ensued. Miss Nancy and I were able to witness the sound check with Nels and his wife Yuka Honda (本田ゆか). Miss Honda is a Japanese-born multi-instrumentalist who was a member of Cibo Matto and has worked in The Plastic Ono Band, among other endeavors. We all had dinner at the Bear Cantina where we caught up on each others’ activities, then walked over to the Theater where Nels and Yuka were set up to perform in the lounge area.

Nels did a set of solo guitar work. Man, we love his playing. After he played, Miss Honda did a set. She’s an electronics music wiz—much like Eno. We saw about twenty minutes or so of her show, before we had to get to the Salt Box for the Shim Sham Shimmy—we couldn’t let Pete Pop have all the fun playing groovy records all night!

When we got to the Box, DJ Pete Pop had the upstairs rumpus room jumping with his hot records. He was playing boss blues, R&B, rock ’n’ roll and all sorts of rockin’ sounds. Soon, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus joined him in trading five-record sets.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the March Shim Sham Shimmy:

• The Centars–Weird Turtle (Rocket)
• The Go-Carts–Rockin Liza (Hope)
• Mike Patterson & the Fugitives–Cookin’ Beans (Imperial)
• Bobby Gregg–Walk On (Epic)
• Big Jimmy G and his Orch.–Big Boy – Part Two (Tampa)
• Harvey–Ooh Ouch Stop! (Chess)
• Joy Hamilton with the Gene Mason Sextet–You Got My Nose Open Baby (Bridges)
• Jimmy Brand–Fly in the Buttermilk (Prestige)
• S. Sweetsinger–Good Lord Made the Monkey (Monkey)
• Johnny Eager–The Howl (Design)
• The “5” Royales–Talk About My Woman (Vee Jay)
• Jackie Wilson–I Just Can’t Help It (Brunswick)
• Joe Tex–C.C. Rider (Dial)
• Aretha Franklin–Are You Sure (Columbia)
• Clyde McPhatter–Lover Please (Mercury)
• Freddy King–King-A-Ling (Federal)
• Muddy Waters–I Won’t Go On (Chess)
• Lightnin’ Slim–Hello Mary Lee (Excello)
• Lue Cazz–Daddy Long Leg (Art-Tone)
• Howlin’ Wolf–Ooh Baby (Chess)
• Dutton Percussion Trio–Tequila (Dutton Percussion Trio)
• Freddie and the Freeloaders–Shindig Dance (Baylor)
• The Twisters–Come Go With Me (Apt)
• The Marvells–Dizzy Jones Birdland (Reo)
• The Daychords–One More Time (Don-El)
• Tony Smith and his Aristocrats–Big Nellie’s (Mad)
• Billy Ward and His Dominoes–Cave Man (Federal)
• Vernon Garrett–Cave Man – 1 (Open.G)
• The Glitters–Lighten-Up Slim (Rubeaiyàt)
• Screamin’ Jay Hawkins–Frenzy (OKeh)
• Bobby Hebb–Bread (Philips)
• The Rats–Parchman Farm (Oriole; UK)
• Los Hooligans–Agujetas Color de Rosa (CBS; Mexico)
• Pico Pete–Hot Dog (Jet)
• Saladin–Touch n Rough (Caricature)
• Herbie Mann–Comin’ Home Baby (Atlantic)
• King Pleasure–Red Top (Prestige)
• Lambert Hendricks & Ross–Gimme That Wine (Columbia)
• Ada Lee–Moanin’ (Atco)
• Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats–El Bingo Rock (Dot)
• Lord Kitchener–Dr. Kitch (Jump Up; UK)
• Kingsley Swan and the Calypso Islanders–Out de Fire (Bermuda)
• The Charmer with Johnny McCleverty Calypso Boys–Back to Back Belly to Belly (Monogram)
• The Fabulous McClevertys–Tickle Tickle (Verve)
• Owen Grey–Cutest Little Woman (Blue Beat; UK)
• Conjunto: Paquito Palaviccini; canta: Victor Manuel Porras–La Gallinita Twist (Discos Kismet; El Salvador)
• Gene Summers & His Rebels–Nervous (Jan)
• Bennie Green and His Band–Hi Yo Silver (Prestige)
• Bill Doggett–The Worm (Columbia)
• Lou Donaldson–Alligator Boogaloo (Blue Note)
• Little Walter–Back Track (Checker)
• Marty Wilson and the Strat-O-Lites–I’m All Woke Up (Decca)
• Themes Inc.–Paula’s Percussion (Vee Jay)
• Joe Maphis–Moonshot (Columbia)
• Johnny Horton–Honky-Tonk Man (Columbia)
• Dayton Selby – Willene Barton–Barton’s Blues [from EP Teenagers Dance the Tonky Honk] (RCA Victor)
• The Echoes–Scratch My Back (Swan)
• The Persuaders–Tijuana Surf (Original Sound)
• The Moonbeems–Teen Age Baby (Checker)
• Alf Newman–It’s A Gas (Golden 12; Germany)

None of these records are for sale.