On December 12, Do The 45 took place as scheduled at Quinn’s—that groovy rock and ramen joint on Main Street in Beacon, NY. Because of its close proximity to Christmas, host DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus invited radio personality Vince Vincent to come play a set of rockin’ holiday records. Man, that was a gas—he even showed up in an appropriate green/red outfit and shook jingle bells. That Mr. Vincent really knows how to entertain a crowd.

Meanwhile, Pop and Phast, wearing Santa hats, played their usual trash. Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora gyrated in an artistic manner and was often joined on the raised dance floor by folks mesmerized by the music. Quinn’s was packed with partyin’ patrons who bopped around to the wild beats.

Most of the holiday records played that night were the ones Mr. Vincent played. However, The Phast Man played a handful—including two from 12” LPs that actually spun at 33 1/3 RPM. What a rebel!! Here’s a list of everything he played:

• Iron Butterfly–Evil Temptation (Stateside; France)
• The Ventures–Eight Miles High (Liberty; Japan)
• Les Troggs–You Can’t Beat It (Fontana; France)
• J.J. Cale–It’s a Go-Go Place (Liberty)
• Los Bravos–Goin’ Nowhere (Press)
• Buddy Miles Express–Memphis Train (Mercury)
• The Cheques–In the Groove (Kent; UK)
• Luther Ingram–Ain’t That Nice (Decca)
• The Girls Three – Jess Dot and Me—Baby, I Want You (Chess)
• Lou Christie–Guitars and Bongos (Colpix)
• The Clingers–Gonna Have a Good Time (Columbia)
• A Wild Uncertainty–Man With Money (Planet)
• The Midnight Specials–Hudson Line (Hideout)
• The Juveniles–Bo Diddley (Jerdon)
• The Escorts–Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Fontana)
• Aki Aleong and the Nobles–Body Surf (Festival; Australia)
• The Beatles–Taxman (Capitol)
• The Who–Happy Jack (Decca)
• The Idle Race–Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree (Liberty)
• Billy Lee Riley–Happy Man (Atlantic)
• Gene Vincent–Bird Doggin’ (London; France)
• Heart and Soul–Afterthought (Strive)
• Out Cast–Let’s Go on the Beach (SN Teichiuku; Japan)
• The Ingredients–Please Don’t Leave Me (Toddlin’ Town)
• The Quik–Bert’s Apple Crumble (Deram; UK)
• The Rattles–Sha-La-La-La-Lee (Mercury)
• The Kinks–She’s Got Everything (Reprise)
• The Royal Guardsmen–Snoopy’s Christmas [from LP Snoopy and His Friends; Laurie]
• Michel Polnareff–Time Will Tell (4 Corners of the World)
• Phil Flowers & the Flower Shop–Like a Rolling Stone (A&M)
• The Rolling Stones–Rocks Off [from jukebox EP Exile on Main Street; Atlantic]
• Shades of Blue–Where Did the Good Times Go (Pye; UK)
• Manny Bowsmund & Tito Ramirez with the Chicken Shakers–El Golpe (Antifaz; Spain)
• Nicole Croisille–We Got a Thing (Disc A-Z; France)
• Los Brincos–Baila La Pulga [from EP ¡Brincosis!] (NoVoLa; Spain)
• 5 Gentlemen–Si Tu Reviens Chez Moi (Riviera; France)
• Monique Thubert–Avec Les Oreilles (Barclay; Canada)
• The Angels–Wow Wow Wee (He’s the Boy for Me) (Smash)
• The Rogues–Come On Let’s Go! (Columbia)
• Bocephus–Splish Splash (Verve)
• Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and the Clowns–Silent Night [from LP ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas; Ace]
• Link Wray and His Raymen–The Shadow Knows (Swan)
• Count Five–Pretty Big Mouth (Double Shot)
• Los Iberos–Liar Liar (Columbia; Spain)
• Johnny Winter–Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Imperial)
• Los Straitjackets–Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Yep Roc)
• The Ventures–Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Liberty; Japan)

None of these records are for sale.

On December 6, the Shim Sham Shimmy returned to the Salt Box in Kingston for another spinning of wild and rockin’ rekkids! DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus were on hand to comply.

Mr. Pop and Mr. Phreddie have comfortably settled into the new DJ format of trading five-song sets. Some of the songs seem to be related—very often they are not. In any case, the records were wild and wooly and they kept the Salt Box punters on their feet and swingin’ all night.

At one point, Mr. Pop turned to Phast and asked, “Where else are you going to hear these records? Nobody’s playing them in any other club in the world!!” He is correct, of course. Only at the Shim Sham Shimmy will you be able to dig, dance and drink to such fabulous records.

Here’s a list of all the fabulous records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus:

• The Kingsmen–Dig This (Jalynne)
• King Krooners; Little Rico–School Daze (Excello)
• Vic Thomas–Village of Love (Philips)
• Johnny Copeland–Heebie Jeebies (Paradise)
• Ray Reid–Move It on Over (M-G-M)
• The Chitlins–Next Time You See Me (Pala)
• The Originals–Stick Shift ‘65 (Van)
• Little Sammy Johns and the Eldorados–Doing the Roach (Lifetime)
• The Fascinators–Fried Chicken and Macaroni (Capitol)
• Oliver Morgan–Hold Your Dog (GNP Crescendo)
• Johnny Ace; Johnny Board’s Orch.–No Money (Duke)
• Edgar Blanchard and His Band featuring Roy Montrell–Ricki-Ticki-Too (Specialty)
• The Everly Brothers–Bird Dog (Cadence)
• Elmore James–Shake Your Money Maker (Enjoy)
• Ricky Wynn–Shaking Rolling Boogie (Campbell)
• Vito and the Salutations–I Want You to Be My Baby (Boom)
• Joe Graves–See Saw (Parkway)
• Bill & Will–Goin’ to the River (Checker)
• Eddie Bo–Baby I’m Wise (Apollo)
• The Marcels–Blue Moon (Colpix)
• Roy Orbison & Teen Kings–Go Go Go (Sun)
• Los Teen Tops–Popotitos (Columbia; Mexico)
• Marvin Paul–None of Your Business (Van)
• Richie Moreland–Mailman Blues (Imperial)
• Royale Monarchs featuring Roger Stafford–(Hey) Surfs Up (Dell Star)
• Marty & the Merits–Hey Let’s Twist (Kenilworth)
• The Dothans–Bony Maronie Twist (Heart)
• J. T. Ratliff–Twisting & Shaking (Petal)
• Damal & Rasheed–Twistin’ in the Tub (Great)
• Rocket-Tones–Everybody’s Doin’ the Twist (Operators)
• The Impacs–Your Mama Put the Hurt on Me (King)
• Billy Watkins–I Wanna Know (Chess)
• Al Reed–Sorry About That (Axe)
• Howllin’ Wolf–Howlin’ for My Darling (Chess)
• Eddie “Blues Man” Kirkland–Train Done Gone (Tru-Sound)
• The Wailers–Mashi (Imperial)
• The Crickets–Oh Boy (Brunswick)
• Pierre Laurendeau–La La La La La (Ideal; Canada)
• The Trippers–Keep a Knockin’ (Dot)
• The Golden Nuggets–Surf Everybody (Hawk)
• Mel ‘n Dee–Monkey Shine (Sandy)
• Horace Bailey–Cool Monkey (Delene)
• Freddy Cannon–Everybody Monkey (Swan)
• The Dovells–Stop Monkeyin’ Aroun’ (Parkway)
• The Lollipops–Don’t Monkey With Me (RCA Victor)
• Big Jay McNeely and Band vocal by Little Sonny Warner–Psycho Serenade (Swingin’)
• Wendy Rene–Bar-B-Q (Stax)
• Herman Jones & the Kilts featuring Tony La Mar–Mashed Potatoes (Caynote)
• Isley Brothers–Just One More Time (Atlantic)
• Bo Diddley–Do the Frog (Checker)
• Eddie Kirk–The Grunt (Fortune)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–That Dood It (Federal)
• Don Gardner and Band–Dog Eat Dog (Tifton)
• Jack Harris and the Arabians–Dog Wild (Witch)
• The Rumblers–Bugged (Dot)
• Billy Riley and the Little Green Men–Flying Saucers Rock ‘n’ Roll (Sun)
• Roy Head and the Traits–Teen-Age Letter (Back Beat)
• Bill Haley and His Comets–Rip It Up (Decca)
• Big Boy Myles and the Shaw-wees–Who’s Been Fooling You? (Specialty)
• The Terri-Tones–Go (Cortland)
• Eddie Bo–Shake Rock and Soul (Cinderella)
• Huey Smith & the Clowns–He’s Back Again (Constellation)
• Art Neville–Cha Dooky-Doo (Specialty)
• Smiley Lewis–She’s Got Me Hook Line & Sinker (Imperial)
• Roddy Jackson and his Band–Moose on the Loose (Specialty)
• Dick Dale and the Del-Tones–Mr. Eliminator (Capitol)
• The Rhythmaires–Hill’s Concerto (Part One) (Surf)
• The Strangers–Hill Stomp (Titan)
• The Trashmen–Church Key (Sundazed)
• Tito Puente–Loco Bossa Nova (Roulette)
• Les Chats Sauvages–Je Veux Tout Ce Que Tu Veux (Pathé; France)
• Johnny Hallyday–La Faute au Twist (Philips; France)
• Eddie Reardon–Who Is Eddy? (Brunswick)
• Gas Head–You Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone (Paradise)
• Alf Newman–It’s A Gas (Golden 12; Germany)

None of these records are for sale.

The last weekend of November was another wild one. On the Friday, which was the day after Thanksgiving, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus filled in at Smash! Crash! Bash! with Pete Pop. The next night he hosted the Funky Kingston—a night of boss funk and reggae—with guest DJ Noogood Nick. All of this action took place at the Salt Box—Kingston, NY’s swingin’est night club.

Nogood Nick is a cool cat daddy who we know from the DJ wars in New York City. He was a popular guest DJ at the Subway Soul Club, the Dynagroove, the Wham-O Watusi and several other fabulous DJ nights. Plus, he hosted his own Rip! Rig! Panic! dance party that was such a gas. He also has an occasional show on the WFMU Give the Drummer Radio stream called Electric Lazy Susan. He came all the way up from the Big City and played some fantastic records for the Funky Kingston faithful. He swung with us last year and we had to have him back.

The Funky Kingston takes place on the fifth Saturday of the month—when there is one. The next one is scheduled for January 31, 2026. Mark it in your mind, be clean and make the scene.

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

• Tribe–Funky Kingston (Grenade)
• Chico and Buddy–Can You Dig It (Tay-Ster)
• Funkadelic–Funky Dollar Bill (Westbound)
• Lee Fields–You Can Count on Me (Daptone)
• Wilson Pickett–Funk Factory (Atlantic)
• Stevie Wonder–I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It (Tamla)
• Ray & His Court–Soul Freedom (Jazzman; UK)
• Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators–If This Ain’t Love (Don’t Know What Is) (Timmion; Finland)
• Jimmy Cliff–You Can Get It If You Really Want (Mango)
• Junior Murvin–Police and Thief (Wild Flower; Jamaica)
• Afro National–Mr. Who You Be (Afro National)
• Los Melodicos; canta: Veronica Rey–Cumbia Del Caribe (Discomodia; Colombia)
• Willard Burton & the Pacifiers–Warm the Pot (Till It Gets Good and Hot) (Money)
• Cyril Neville–Gossip (Josie)
• The J.B.s–The Grunt (Part 1) (King)
• Laurel Aitken–Pachanga (Part I) (New Beat; UK)
• US3–Tukka Yoot’s Riddim (Blue Note)
• Joe Brown–The Mustang Pt. 1 (Nation)
• Dyke and the Blazers–Runaway People (Original Sound)
• Winfield Parker–Starvin’ (Spring)
• The Three Degrees–Free Ride (Philadelphia International)
• Barry Jones–Turkey Walk (Back Beat)
• Mary Lou Williams Quartet; vocal by Sonny Henry–Let’s Do the Froggy Bottom (Mary)
• Pace-Setters–Freedom and Justice (Kent)
• Bill Moss–Sock It To ‘Em Soul Brother (Pama; UK)
• Maytals–Funky Kingston (Shelter)
• Steel Pulse–Ku Klux Klan (Island; UK)
• John Holt–Sister Big Stuff (Treasure Isle/Buyreggae; Germany)
• James Brown–Fever (Polydor; France)
• Jay and Cathy’s Clowns–The Bottle (S&K)
• Macho–Black Widow (Prophesy)
• Binky Griptite–The Stroll (Daptone)
• The 20th Century–Hot Pants (Part I) (Sky Disc)
• Toño Quirazco y su Grupo–Soul Maksossa (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Itamar–Sitar Slam (Funk Night/Field)
• Manu Dibango–Ashiko Go (Decca; France)
• Modesto Duran & Orchestra–Goro-Gu (Acama)
• Juaneco y su Combo–Ya Se Ha Muerto Mi Abuelo (Infopesa; Peru)
• Eddie Bo–Hook and Sling – Part II (Scram)
• The Wild Magnolias–Jumalaka Boom Boom (Barcaly; France)
• Vivi Hernández y su Conjunto–Tocando Macizas (Eclypse)
• The Nite-Liters–Serenade for a Jive Turkey (RCA)
• Otis Zee and the Sumbuka Band–Funky Christmas (Stem)
• The Boris Gardiner Happening–Ghetto Funk (Leal; UK))
• The Three Degrees–You’re the One (Roulette)
• Lou Pride–Phoney People (Gemco)
• Ann Peebles–Slipped Tripped and Fell in Love (Hi)
• The O’Jays–Give the People What They Want (Philadelphia International)
• [no artist listed]–Moving World (Hoctor)
• Ohio Players–Jive Turkey (Part 1) (Mercury)
• Jackie Lee–The Chicken (Uni)
• Keith Hudson–Melody Maker (Mafia/Dub Store; Japan)
• Martini’s–Hung Over (Bar)

None of these records are for sale.

On November 14, Do The 45 attendees were in for a special treat: the appearance of Go-Go dancer Vanna Vroom! Or the re-appearance, actually, as Miss Vroom used to dance at all the Do The 45s before the Trump virus closed everything down back in 2020. Back in those days, she lived in close proximation of Beacon—home of Quinn’s, home of Do The 45. She has since moved down south somewhere. So this was a homecoming, of sorts, and a grand one it was. She and the regularly featured Do the 45 Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora made the night a complete joy. The regular Do The 45 DJs, Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus did their solid best at playing great records that kept the Go-Go dancers jumping all night. Several of our friends came out for the special occasion, including Karen the Rock’n’Roll Nurse, Stu Millman of The Greyhounds, and Paula & Amanda of the Paula & Amanda Show.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the November Do The 45 Rock’n’Soul dance party:

• The Marketts–Theme from The Avengers (Warner Bros.)
• The Surfmen–The Ghost Hop (Titan)
• The Jaguars–Scat Car Scat (Duchess)
• Travis Wammack–Scratchy (ARA)
• The Ventures–Green Onions (Liberty; France)
• Dan Penn–Willie and the Hand Jive (M-G-M)
• Pink Floyd–Arnold Layne (Columbia; UK)
• Roslyn Kind–The Shape of Things to Come (RCA)
• The Shirelles–Sha-La-La (Scepter)
• The Del-mars–Snacky Poo – Part 1 (Mercury)
• Ronnie Bird–Chante (I Can Only Give You Everything) (Philips; France)
• Dale Kahr & Christy Boughn–Black Is Black (Foggy Love)
• The Hour Glass–Heartbeat (Liberty)
• The Us Four–The Alligator (Rising Sons)
• The Pin-Ups–Looking For Boys (Stork)
• Nancy Sinatra–Run For Your Life (Reprise; France)
• Jacky Moulière–Lam’di Lam’ (Mickey’s Monkey) (Disques Salvador; France)
• Isley Brothers–This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (Tamla/Motown)
• The Andrew Oldham Orchestra–I Get Around (Parrot)
• Cliff Richard–Forty Days (Columbia; France)
• The Sharpees–Do the 45 (One-Derful!)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–Night Train (King)
• The Sonics–The Witch (instrumental) (Klooks Kleek; UK)
• MC5–Tutti-Frutti (Atlantic; Germany)
• The Other Half–Mr. Pharmacist (GNP Crescendo)
• The Atlantics–Bombora (CBS; Netherlands)
• Prini–Boogaloo (Beverly; Brazil)
• The Tracers–She Said Yeah (Sully)
• 006–Like What Me Worry (Red Bird)
• The Creation–Making Time (Planet)
• Julian Covey & the Machine–A Little Bit Hurt (Philips)
• Les Problèmes–Il Suffirait d’ Un Rien (Disques Vogue; France)
• The Chocolate Watchband–Sweet Young Thing (Uptown)
• The Dave Clark Five–Concentration Baby (Epic)
• Debra Swisher–You’re So Good to Me (Boom)
• Los Rockin’ Devils–Soy Feliz (I Got You) (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Big Mama Thornton and Her Houndogs–Wade in the Water (Arhoolie)
• Butlers–She Tried to Kiss Me (All I Could Do Was Run) (Liberty Bell)
• Ray Anthony–C’mon and Swim (Capitol)
• Bobby Freeman–The Duck (Autumn)
• The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale–Batman Theme (Tifton)
• The Baskerville Hounds–Space Rock – Part 2 (Tema)
• Sandy Nelson–Big Noise From the Jungle (Imperial)
• The Defiant Ones–Defiant Drums #2 (Real Fine)
• The Demonstrators–Ultra-Violet (Warner Bros.)
• The Nick Venet Orchestra–Main Theme From Out of Sight (Decca)
• Power of Blue–Cool Jerk (MTA)
• Lee Moses–Day Tripper (Musicor)
• Truman Thomas–Respect (Veep)
• The Pageants–She Is Your Girl (Groove)
• The Surfaris–Psyche-Out (Felsted)
• Jamo Thomas & His Party Brothers Orchestra–I Spy (For the FBI) (Thomas)
• Angie Hester–Bump Step (ABC)

None of these records are for sale.

On the Day after Halloween, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus returned to the Salt Box with host DJ Pete Pop for the November Shim Sham Shimmy. This was sort of cultural whiplash. At the Halloween Smash! Crash! Bash! the Phast One played records mostly from the seventies and after. The next night he was playing mostly records from the early sixties and before! Also, due to the Shimmy’s close proximity to the spooky holiday, several monster-oriented songs were included.

Plus, several attendees came in costume—including our friends Eric & Leyla with their nephew.

In all, it was a fun night—as every night at the Salt Box is fun. Hope to see all the Boogaloo Bag readers at the next Shim Sham Shimmy, which is held on the first Saturday of the month.

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

• Dave Hamilton and His Peppers–Cooter Bug (Fortune)
• Lee Allen and His Band–Boppin’ at the Hop (Ember)
• The Sherwoods–El Scorpion (Maggie)
• Stan Freberg with the Toads–Wide-Screen Mama Blues (Capitol)
• Albert King–I Get Evil (Bobbin)
• The Wolf Man–Strange (OKeh)
• Kact-Ties–Mr. Were-Wolf (Kape)
• The Frantics–Werewolf (Dolton)
• Randy Fuller–Wolfman (Mustang)
• Johnny Watson–Wolfman (OKeh)
• Bunker Hill–Red Ridin’ Hood and the Wolf (Mala)
• The Cellos–Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am the Japanese Sandman) (Apollo)
• Pig Meat Markham–Let’s Have Some Heat (Cosmopolitan)
• El Pauling and Royal Abbit–Come On Let’s Have a Good Time (Federal)
• The Pleasures–If I Had a Little Money (Catch)
• The Bel-Aires–Space Walk (Arc)
• Aaron Neville–Space Man (Parlo)
• Jimmie Haskell and Orchestra–Rockin’ in the Orbit (Space Satellite) (Imperial)
• [no artist listed]–Space Battle (Stories In Sound)
• Mike Adkins–The Invaders Are Here (RCA Victor)
• Roy Lee Johnson–Busybody (OKeh)
• Junior Wells–You Oughta Quit That (Bright Star)
• Eldridge Holmes–Popcorn Pop Pop (Alon)
• Alvin Cash–Poppin’ Popcorn (Toddlin’ Town)
• Supremes–Buttered Popcorn (Tamla)
• Troy Thompson Band–1-2-3 (Dee Dee)
• Little Caesar and the Romans–Popeye One More Time (Del-Fi)
• Freddy King and His Orchestra–Double Eyed Wammy (King)
• Millie Rodgers–There You Go (Ultima)
• Roberto Carlos–Gato Negro (CBS; Mexico)
• Los Babys–Jinetes en el Cielo (Peerless; Mexico)
• The Castle Kings–You Can Get Him – Frankenstein (Atlantic)
• Eddie Thomas–Frankenstein Rock (Spinning)
• The Four Comets; Rock Ragge vocal–Ball-Room Baby [from EP The Blue Comets Vol. 2] (Discs Vogue; France)
• Los Teen Tops–La Plaga (Columbia; Argentina)
• Ray Charles–Early in the Morning (Atlantic)
• The Goodtimers–Twistin’ Train (Epic)
• Johnny Angel & the Halos–The Mashed Potato Stomp (Felsted)
• Little Alfred with Berry Cups–The Mashed Potatoes Back Again (Lyric)
• Lulu & the Luvers–Shout (Decca; UK)
• The Who–Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Decca)
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band–Electricity (Buddah; UK)
• Howlin’ Wolf–Going Back Home (Chess)
• Larry Liggett–Ma Ma Yoquiero Mambo (Chess)
• Josephine Premice–Hollywood Calypso [from EP Calypso] (Disques Vogue; France)
• Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra–Rock ‘n Roll (Mercury)
• Willie Dixon and the Big Wheels–Uncle Willie’s Got a Thing Going On (Federal)
• Roberto Carlos–Noite de Terror [from EP Canta Para Juventude – Vol. III] (Discos CBS; Brazil)
• The Regents–Barbara-Ann (Gee)
• El Toro et les Cyclones–Vingtième Étage (Vogue; France)
• Eddie Cochran–Latch On [from EP Pink-Peg Slacks] (Rockstar; UK)
• Clint Miller–Bertha Lou (ABC-Paramount)
• Mindy Lee–Let’s Go (Seg-Way)
• Little Richard–Heeby-Jeebies (Specialty)
• Prince Buster’s All Stars–One Step Beyond (Blue Beat; UK)
• The Zanies–The Blob (Era)
• Robert Ward–I Will Fear No Evil (Groove City)
• The Astors–In the Twilight Zone (Stax)
• The Phonetics–Ghosts (Trudel)
• Lacy Gibson–I Am Gonna’ Unmask the Batman (Repetto)
• The Nite-Niks–Shawnee (Lawn)
• Esquerita–Esquerita and the Voola (Capitol)
• Hully Gully Boys–Yabba (Amy)
• Ronnie Cook & the Gaylads–The Goo Goo Muck (Audan)
• Count Yates with Orch. & Chimpanzee–Chimpanzee (Regis)
• King Coleman–The Boo Boo Song (Part 1) (King)
• Henri Salvador–Le Martien (The Martian Hop) (Disques Salvador; France)
• James Red Holloway–Ala Carte (Mad)
• The Apaches–Geronimo (Mercury)
• Jan Davis–Watusi Zombie (Holiday)
• Los Johnny Jets–Dracula A Go Go (Discos Columbia)
• Merv Griffin–House of Horrors (Mercury)
• The Holidays–Deacon Brown vs. the Devil (Galaxy)
• The Jay-Hawks with Earl Palmer and Band–The Creature (From Outer Space) (Aladdin)
• Johnny Cale–Shock Hop (Mercury)
• Link Wray and His Raymen–The Shadow Knows (Swan)
• Jessie Hill–Chip Chop (My Fair Lady) (Downy)
• Johnny Watson–Johnny Guitar (Arvee)
• John Lee Hooker–Doin’ the Shout (ABC)
• Bonzo Dog Band–Slush (United Artists)

None of these songs are for sale!

As noted in an early Boogaloo Bag post, our friends Peter Aaron and Sean McDJ host a fabulous night called Smash! Crash! Bash! on the last Friday of the month at the Salt Box in Kingston, NY. The October Smasher landed on Halloween, which triggered two things to happen: 1) it was going to be fun; 2) Sean McDJ was bound to get another gig somewhere else that night! Both happenings happened. Due to the second happening, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was once more called in to sub for Mr. McDJ.

Smash! Crash! Bash! is known for its eclectic mix of all things rockin’—especially punk and new wave records. On this night, Mr. Aaron and the Phast One played those kinds of records, but also quite a bit of scary-ish type of records in order to celebrate Halloween. A funny thing happened that night—a party of about twenty folks came upstairs to the Rumpus Room where the DJs are. None of them were in costume. They hung out for about an hour then left. After that, there were a bunch of folks upstairs in all sorts of costumes; witches and goblins bopped around all night. Yeah, it was a fun night.

The most impressive costume of the night had to be the fellow in the shark outfit!

Miss Nancy was able to round up a whole lot of treats for the occasion: brownies with eyeballs in them, chex mix, a candy assortment, Fab! cookies, gummy eyeballs and a jello brain! Wow! Plus, she supplied the room with a crawling brain and a walking severed hand (as seen in the photo above)!!!

Peter Aaron played a rich variety of his punk and new wave records (and he’s got an impressive collection of that stuff), plus other rockin’ jams, as he always does. Phreddie Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played these records:

• The Boris Gardiner Happening–Spooky (Leal, UK))
• Telco Recording Orch.–Madam Dracula (Telco; West Indies)
• The Monotones–Zombi (Argo)
• The Mothers of Invention–My Guitar (Bizarre)
• Roky Erickson–Bermuda (Rhino)
• Shorty Billups–Black Cats (Blast)
• Can–Moon Shake (United Artists)
• Bonzo Dog Band–I’m the Urban Spaceman (United Artists)
• Los Straitjackets–2000 Light Years From Home (Norton)
• Los Shain’s–Niebla Púrpura [Purple Haze] (Odeon; Peru)
• 006–Like What Me Worry (Red Bird)
• Blue Öyster Cult–Hot Rails to Hell (Columbia)
• The Fleshtones–Screamin’ Skull (I.R.S.; UK)
• Madness–Un Paso Adelante… (Stiff; Spain)
• Hollywood Hillbillys–The Lonely Surf Monster (Hollywood Hillbillys)
• The Zippers–You’re So Strange (Back Door Man)
• Patti Smith–Ask the Angels (Arista)
• Edgar Broughton Band–Apache Drop Out (Harvest; UK)
• The Untouchables–Free Yourself (Stiff; UK)
• Them–Mystic Eyes (Parrot)
• The Droogs–Ahead of My Time (Plug ‘n Socket)
• Liquid Liquid–Push (99)
• China Street–Rock Against Racism (EMI; UK)
• The Beat–Hands Off… She’s Mine (Go-Feet; UK)
• Graham Parker & the Rumour–Hey Lord Don’t Ask Me Questions (Vertigo; UK)
• Heaven 17–(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thing (B.E.F./Virgin; UK)
• Bowie–Panic in Detroit (RCA Victor)
• Brinsley Schwarz–(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding (United Artists; UK)
• Television–Venus (Elektra; Japan)
• Elvis Presley–(You’re The) Devil in Disguise (RCA Victor)
• Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias–Fuck You (Logo; UK)
• The Schizophonics–Black to Comm (Pig Baby)
• The Weirdos–We Got the Neutron Bomb (Dangerhouse)
• The Stooges–I Wanna Be Your Dog (Elektra)
• Wailers–Out of Our Tree (Etiquette)
• The Primitives–The Ostrich (Pickwick City)
• Bobby Byrd–Back From the Dead (International Brothers)
• The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble featuring Kelly Finnigan–Impeach the President (Colemine)
• [no artist listed]–Dance the Slurp (7-Eleven)
• The Bandidos–The Mark of Zorro (Elkay)
• Les Yper Sound–Psyche Rock (Fontana; Italy)
• The Green Slime–The Green Slime (M-G-M)
• Bobby Fuller and the Fanatics–Our Favorite Martian (Donna)
• Los Babys–Jinetes en el Cielo (Peerless; Mexico)
• The Gamblers–Moon Dawg! (World Pacific)
• Antoine–Un an Dans L’Amazonie (Hot Love) (Disques Vogue; France)
• The Jesus and Mary Chain–Bo Diddley Is Jesus (Blanco y Negro; UK)
• Captain Beefheart–Click Clack (Reprise)
• Rex Garvin (and the Mighty Cravers)–Strange Happenings (Chieftain)
• [no artist listed]–Space Battle (Stories In Sound)
• The El Capris–Safari – (Part 2) (Ring-O)

None of these records are for sale.

October held another Wild Weekend: Do The 45 was held on Friday the 10th and the Shim Sham Shimmy took place the next evening—the 11th. The Salt Box had rented out the upstairs Rumpus Room, where the Shimmy usually takes place, to a wedding party of some sort, so Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus set up their DJ equipment downstairs in what is known as the Brown Room. We call it the Dog Room because hanging on its walls are several velvet paintings of dogs. The Dog Room is a little more cramped, but hey, we’re all friends here.

A few folks from the wedding party ventured into the Dog Room to dig the Shimmy action. Some of them danced around. One fellow requested some contemporary songs that were not pressed on 45 RPM records, the media used at the Shimmy. After being denied the satisfaction of hearing those songs, he asked Pete Pop, “What are you trying to accomplish here?”

The Shim Sham Shimmy accomplishes this: Super boss records from years past played at a sufficient volume for dancing and drinking, allowing folks to lose their inhibitions and loosen up their respective wigs. Open-minded folks will dig it and act accordingly. Others will need to have their edges rounded out before they can comprehend the sublimeness of the situation. Whatever—the Shim Sham Shimmy will be there when these folks are ready to groove.

For this event, Miss Nancy made some baklava and chex mix. Man that baklava was good and it went fast!!!

DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie played their records into the wee hours of the morning, until finally the Salt Box folks pulled the plug and everybody went home. Because Halloween is in October, some seasonal sounds were included in their selections.

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

• Edgar Blanchard–Let’s Get It (Ric)
• The Avalons–Sugar Sugar (Groove)
• Richard Berry and the Pharaohs–Have Love Will Travel (Flip)
• Fats Domino–All By Myself (Imperial)
• Rosco Gordon–The Dilly Bop (Duke)
• Frankie Stein & His Ghouls–Weerdo the Wolf (Power)
• Elmer Parker and the Light Lighters–I Like the Way You Walk (Music Clef)
• Davey Summers–Calling All Cars (Vim)
• Carl Perkins–Blue Suede Shoes (Sun)
• The Jaguars–Exit 6 (Epic)
• Jackie Seven–Blue-Jean’s Rock (Vogue Productions; France)
• Eddie Burns–(Don’t Be) Messing With My Bread (Harvey)
• Jesse and Buzzy–Goin’ Back to New Orleans (Savoy)
• The Groundhogs–Shake It (Interphon)
• Ray Peterson–Fever (RCA Victor)
• The Majestics–Oasis Part 1 (Chess)
• The Dells–The (Bossa Nova) Bird (Argo)
• The El Capris–Safari – (Part 2) (Ring-O)
• Dee Clark–Hey Little Girl (Abner)
• Rufus Hound Dog Thomas Jr.–Bear Cat (Sun/Third Man)
• The Isley Brothers–Twist and Shout (Wand)
• Hank Ballard and the Midnighters–The Hoochi Coochi Coo (King)
• The Royal Lancers–Good Good Lovin’ (Hi Mar)
• The Buddy Lucas Band–Night Train (VIM)
• The Rivals–Hollin’ for My Darlin’ (Wand)
• Smokestack Lightnin’–Nadine (White Whale)
• The Human Beinz–Turn on Your Love Light (Capitol)
• The Who–Shout and Shimmy (Brunswick; UK)
• Dale Hawkins–Number Nine Train (Norton)
• Sammy Davis Jr.–Get Out of the Car (Decca)
• Paul Revere & the Raiders–Groovey (Gardena)
• The Clee-Shays–The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Triumph)
• Los Belking’s–Bolido de Fuego (Virrey; Peru)
• Bill Haley y Sus Cometas–Mish-Mash Monkey (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Howlin’ Wolf–Nature (Chess)
• The Grand Prees featuring Douglass Pettijohn–Jungle Fever (Golden Groove)
• The Kact-Ties–Mr. Were-Wolf (Kape)
• The Johnson Brothers–Zombie Lou (Valor)
• Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires–All Shook Up (RCA Victor)
• Phil Flowers with the T.N.T. Tribble Combo–Twistin’ Beat (Domino)
• Billy Boy–School Time (Bluesville)
• Slim Harpo–Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King) (Excello)
• Roman Carter–Queen Bee (Jewel)
• Jimmy Shaw–Big Chief Hug-Um an’ Kiss-Um (Imperial)
• Red Prysock–Can’t Sit Down (King)
• The Zodiacs–Renegade (Treasure Island/Duke Reid Classics; Japan)
• The Midnighters–It’s Love Baby (24 Hours a Day) (Federal)
• Jessie Hill–Whip It on Me (Minit)
• Gino Washington–Romeo (W.I.G.)
• Joe Simon–When You’re Near (Vee-Jay)
• Rockin Robin Roberts–Louie Louie (Etiquette)
• Big Jay McNeely and Band vocal by Little Sonny Warner–Psycho Serenade (Swingin’)
• Sharkey Todd and His Monsters–The Horror Show (Capitol)
• Bill Doggett–Monster Party (King)
• Alfredito and His Orchestra–Mambo Train (Rainbow)
• The Renegade Five–Seventh Son (Conte)
• King Size Taylor and the Dominoes–I Can Tell (Midnight)
• Johnny Green and the Green Men–Something You Got (Emerald)
• David John and the Mood–Bring it to Jerome (Parlophone; UK)
• Casey Jones & the Governors–Don’t Ha Ha (Philips)
• The Combo’s Men Show–Tout Éclate… Tout Explose (Vega; France)
• The Upperclassmen–Cha Cha With the Zombies (Freedom)
• The Marquis–Popcorn Willie (Rainbow)
• The Invectors–The Wiggle (TPE)
• The Satellite Band–Party at Vern’s (Delcro)
• The Crescents featuring Chiyo–Pink Dominos (Era)
• Jerry McCain and his Harmonica–Turn the Lights on Popeye (OKeh)
• Buddy Guy–Scraping (Chess)
• The Jags–The Hunch (London)
• Jan Davis–Fugitive (A&M)
• Sonny Terry–Hootin’ (Choice)

None of these records are for sale.