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.

On October 10, Do The 45 blew into Quinn’s in Beacon, NY and blew minds with a super blast of super boss records. DJ Pete Pop was on top of his game, swingin’ the joint from about 7:00 PM when he set up. His records were the stars of the evening, that’s for sure. Co-host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played a few swingin’ records, too.

The another star of the evening was Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora, who shook up a storm. Her artistic gyrations are not to be missed. Also not to be missed were Miss Nancy’s super yummy brownies with eyeballs—well it is the Halloween month, right? Also, because of the upcoming spooky holiday a few spooky records spiced up the night.

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

• The Tokens—-Ain’t That Peculiar (Warner Bros.)
• The Sing-Rays of Newburgh–If I Needed Someone (Columbia)
• Les Chanceliers–Oogum Boogum (Citation; Canada)
• The Citations–Moon Race (Epic)
• SunshineWard–Sally Go ’Round the Roses (RCA Victor)
• Billy Lee Riley–Southern Soul (Mojo)
• Ginny Arnell–Dumb Head (M-G-M)
• The Beach Boys–Darlin’ (Capitol)
• Los Bravos–I’m All Ears (Press)
• The Togas–Baby I’m in the Mood for You (Challenge)
• Les Chevaliers du Ciel–Jet-Jerk (Philips; Canada)
• Joe August and His Band–Th Blob (Dot)
• Josie & the Pussycats–Voodoo (Capitol Creative Products)
• Ben & Spence–Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Atlantic)
• Woody Guenther & Cheaters–Bang Dangin’ Time (Shout)
• The Ambertone’s–You Don’t Know Like I Know (White Whale)
• Albert Collins–Thaw-Out (Hall)
• Claire Francis–I’ve Got My Own Thing Going (United Artists)
• Kenny Smith–Keep on Walkin’ Baby (Chess)
• The Stratfords–Throw Stones (O’Dell)
• The Ascots–Sookie Sookie (Super)
• Orquesta Monteria Swing–La Pua (Discos Fuentes; Colombia)
• Los Johnny Jets–Dracula A Go Go (Discos Columbia)
• Patrick Jaque–The Gamma Goochee (Belter; Spain)
• Greg & the Unknowns–Oscillation (Vicki)
• The Ides of March–Sha-La-La-La-Lee (Parrot)
• Los Walkysons featuring Sharon Jones–Do the Crank (Butterfly; Spain)
• The Invictas–Do It (Sahara)
• Fontella Bass–It Sure Is Good (Paula)
• Guy Ferrel–Lucille (Apex; Canada)
• Don Hosea—Uh, Huh, Unh (Sun)
• Les Lutins–Je Cherche (Carrousel; Canada)
• The Hollywood Persuaders–Hollywood A-Go-Go (Original Sound)
• Dean Parrish–Turn on Your Lovelight (Boom)
• Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers–In the Midnight Hour (RCA Victor)
• Linda Perell–Something Funny’s Going On (Dunes)
• The Ventures–Kickstand (Dolton)
• The Hunters–Teen Scene (Fontana; UK)
• The Scot Richard Case–I’m So Glad (A-Square)
• The Summits–Hanky Panky (Harmon)
• Claude François–Cherche (Philips; France)
• The Monitors–Number One in Your Heart (V.I.P.)
• The Rolling Stones–Connection (London/Peerless; Mexico)
• Les Revoltes–Elle Va Pleurer (96 Tears) (RCA Victor Canada International; Canada)
• Los Hitter’s–Lo Que Hay Que Aguantar (Last Train to Clarksville) (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Gene Franklin & the Spacemen–Rockin’ the Fish (Kaydee)
• Iron Butterfly–In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (instrumental featuring drums and organ) (Atco-France)

None of these records are for sale.

If you’ve been a regular reader of this here Boogaloo Bag blog, then you surely must be aware of the great Do The 45 rock and soul dance party that is hosted by DJ Pete Pop on the second Friday of the month at Quinn’s in Beacon, NY. The event has become the boss place to be, as it has recently attracted several local celebrities. On September 12, Quinn’s was graced with the presence of two radio personalities and an international pop star.

One of the radio personalities was Vinnie Vincent. Although he is no longer on the radio, his show on WVKR is legendary. From time to time he will come to Quinn’s and present a set or two of dynamite records. Also, as leader of the rockin’ Greyhounds, he was a singer on a mission: bring back Rock’n’Roll the way the great Goddess intended it to be!!

The other radio personality was Amanda Lay. She and her partner Paula Grace present a fabulous show every other Friday on WVKR. The Paula and Amanda Show is mandatory listening on the way to Beacon on Do The 45 nights.

Vibeke Saugestad was our international pop star. She’s from Norway, where she played in several cool bands, including The Twisteroos and The Yum-Yums. She now lives in Beacon where she has her own band—the appropriately named Vibeke Saugestad Band. The group recently played at a local venue and we can attest to its fabulousness. Also, the group has a new EP (The Sun Sessions) that has just been released and we can also attest to its fabulousness—its brand of power pop is irresistible. The Boogaloo Bag writers urge each and every Boogaloo Bag reader to order one as soon as possible.

Also on hand for the evening was Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora, who was often joined on the dance floor by Miss Saugestad and/or Mister Vincent. DJ Pete Pop played his usual fantastic records—records that often stopped us and made us go, “WHAT IS THAT!!” Further, we celebrated Pete Pop’s recent birthday with some of Miss Nancy’s yummy cupcakes!

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

• Jimmy McGriff–Discothque U.S.A. (Sue)
• The Harvey Averne Band–Run Away Child Running Wild (Uptite)
• Ziggy Gonzales and His Orchestra–Salt and Pepper (Glen)
• The Winos–Savage Surf (Rhino)
• Hobson’s Choice–Groovin’ Is Easy (Warner Bros.)
• The Herd–I Don’t Want Our Lovin’ to Die (Fontana)
• Donna Lynn–I’d Much Rather Be With the Girls (Capitol)
• Gaby Laplante–Les Cornichons (Frantastic; Canada)
• Jocelyne–La La La La La (Apex; Canada)
• Hank Ballard–Do It Zulu Style (King)
• Jimmy Soul & the Chants–Respectable (20th Century-Fox)
• Tommy & the Riviera’s–Lucille (P’Zazz)
• The Ventures–Pedal Pusher (Dolton)
• Isley Brothers–That’s the Way Love Is (Tamla)
• Wayne Cochran–You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover (Chess)
• Ides of March–Roller Coaster (Parrot)
• Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps–Who’s Pushin’ Your Swing (Capitol; Japan)
• Vibratos LTD.–Something Else (Project Spector)
• The Del-Tinos–Go! Go! Go! (Norton)
• David Clayton Thomas–Boom Boom (Atca; Canada)
• Lincoln Chase–Miss Orangatang (Columbia)
• Les Lionceaux—Hey, Hey Bo Diddley [from EP Les Lionceaux en Direct du Bilboquet] (Mercury; France)
• Them–Bring ‘Em on In (Parrot)
• Lyres–Security (Norton)
• The Velvet Underground–What Goes On (M-G-M)
• The Liverbirds–Diddley Daddy (Philips)
• The Orchids–Love Hit Me (Decca; UK)
• The Egyptians–Land of a Thousand Dances (MY)
• Les Sceptres–Enfin Seul Ensemble (Alliance; Canada)
• Los Yaki–Murmullo (Hush) (Capitol)
• I Ribelli–La Follia (Friday on My Mind) (Dischi Ricordi; Italy)
• Flamin’ Groovies–Shake Some Action (Sire; UK)
• Ken Parker–I Can’t Hide (Duke Reid/Sanctuary; Europe)
• The Martian Denny Orchestra–The 2000 Pound Bee – Part 2 (Spinout)
• Big ‘T’ Tyler–King Kong (Aladdin)
• The Chancellors–Little Latin Lupe Lu (Soma)
• Billy Ward and His Dominoes–Jennie Lee (Liberty)
• Larry Williams–Slow Down (Specialty)
• The Phantoms–Going to A’ Go-Go (MG Mitten; Singapore)
• Ann-Margret–Jim Dandy (RCA Victor)
• The Chevrons–Good Good Lovin’ (Sara)
• The Jury–Who Dat? (Port)
• The Music Machine–Masculine Intuition (Original Sound)
• Howard Carpendale–Du Hast Mich (Columbia; Germany)
• The Pink Floyd–See Emily Play (Columbia; UK)
• Jess & James–Move (Belter; Spain)
• The Chesterfield Kings–Misty Lane (Misty Lane; Italy)
• Nick Waterhouse–I Can Only Give You Everything (Innovative Leisure)
• The Clique–I’m Alive (White Whale)
• The Turtles–Surfer Dan (White Whale)
• The Iguanas–Mona (Forte)
• Herm’nia Silva–Chunga Chunga – Sugar Sugar [from EP A Merminia canta Yé-Yé] (Decca; Portugal)
• 寺内タケシとバニーズ*–Here Comes Santa Claus [from EP バニーズのクリスマスパーティー]] (King; Japan)
• Steve Karman–Pontiac Theme (1970 Pontiac)
• The Hitmakers–Stop the Music (Polydor; Japan)

None of these records are for sale.

In September, The Shim Sham Shimmy returned to it’s proper schedule on the 6th—the first Saturday of the month at the Salt Box. The menu for the Shim usually calls for a heavy dose of rockin’ blues, R&B, doo wop, rockabilly, Rock’n’Roll, surf instrumentals and mostly pre-British Invasion sounds. However, a few days before the gig, host DJ Pete Pop called his forever-guest DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus to announce he wanted to add some garage records into the mix.

Woooo… geee!! Back to the drawing board! However, instead of just pulling some boss garage rock records out of his collection to spice up the night, The Phast One added white folks doing R&B songs from the sixties—or songs that sounded like that. Pete and Phast alternated playing five song sets all night. Just to trip up Mr. Pop, Phast presented a set of ska rekkids. You can dig it all in the list of records he played below:

• Tommy Dae’s High Tensions–Tampico Rage (Hitt)
• Clifton Chenier–Hot Rod (Bayou)
• Hasil Adkins the One Man Band–Chicken Shake (Norton)
• Warner Brothers–Do the Hog (Everest)
• Johnny Winter–Voodoo Twist (Frolic)
• Eddie Hazell–Variations on a Theme by Bird (Columbia)
• The Empires–Punch Your Nose (Epic)
• Ruben and the Jets–Jelly Roll Gum Drop (Verve)
• Noel Deschamps–Pour Lui Tu Feras Des Folies (Bumble Bee) (RCA Victor – Canada International; Canada)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames—I’ve Got Money (King)
• The Pyramids–Pressure (Cedwicke)
• Tom Rush–Who Do You Love (Elektra)
• The Scorpions–Hello Josephine (CNR; Netherlands)
• Jimmy Richards and the Grooves–Make It Baby (The Crossover) (Columbia)
• Joe Colombo with the Fi-Kanes–Skinny Minni (Domino)
• The Rockin R’s–Crazy Baby (Tempus)
• The Swinging Blue Jeans–Good Golly Miss Molly (Imperial)
• The Human Beings—Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (Warner Bros.)
• Carrie Grant and the Grandeurs–Mish-Mash (Newtown)
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five–Fat Back and Corn Liquor (Aladdin)
• Dave Bartholomew—Yeah, Yeah (Imperial)
• Amos Milburn–Christmas (Comes but Once a Year) (King)
• Jimmy Rogers and his Rocking Four–Sloppy Drunk (Chess)
• Paul Williams Orch. vocal – Bobby Parks–Suggie Duggie Boogie Baby (Josie)
• Bern Elliott and the Fenmen–Nobody But Me (Decca; UK)
• Wayne Sherwood with Arthur Harris & Orch.–Moon Step Twist (Aurora)
• Dick Robinson and His Makebelievers–The Boppin’ Martian (Gibo Miban Gibo – Go Man Go) (MCI)
• Sonny Burgess–We Wanna Boogie (Sun)
• Pat the Cat and His Kittens featuring Vic Fontaine–Little Rock Special (BSD)
• Los Teen Tops–Lucila [from EP Teen Tops Rock] (Fontana; Spain)
• Howlin’ Wolf–Love Me Darling (Chess)
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band–Sure ‘Nuff ’n Yes I Do (Buddah; France)
• Brownie McGhee–When It’s Love Time (Savoy)
• The Rolling Stones—I’m a King Bee (Decca; France)
• Bob Dylan–Obviously 5 Believers (Columbia)
• Les Célibataires–Papa Oom Mow Mow (Barclay; France)
• The Secrets–Twin Exhaust (Swan)
• The Valrays–Yo Me Pregunto (Parkway)
• Dion–Spoonful (Columbia)
• Group Axis–Smokestack Lightning (Atco)
• Ezz Reco and the Launchers with Boysie Grant and Beverly–King of Kings (Capitol)
• Carl Burrell–I Love a Lover (Arrawak)
• Tony Washington and the D.C.,s–Show Me How (To Milk a Cow) (Sue; UK)
• Laurel Aitken–Rudy Girl (Island)
• Roland Alphonso–Bongo Tango (C and N/Dub Store; Japan)
• The Righteous Brothers–Justine (Moonglow)
• Joe South and the Believers–A Fool in Love (Columbia)
• Dick Jensen and the Imports–You Don’t Love Me Anymore (Loma)
• Junior and the Classics–The Dog (Groove)
• Linda Gayle–Got My Mojo Working (Columbia)
• Albert Collins–Frosty (Hall)
• The Fabulous Denos–Bad Girl (King)
• Shelley Du Pont & the Calendars–Stop Driving Me Crazy (Tribune)
• The Ikettes–Come On And Truck (Atco)
• The Thornton Sisters–Big City Boy (Bobsan)
• Count Sidney & his Dukes–Soul Christmas (Goldband)
• The Marvelettes–As Long as I Know He’s Mine (Tamla)
• Varetta Dillard–So Many Ways (Savoy)
• Boogie Jake–Early in the Morning (Chess)
• Big Maybelle–Rock House (Savoy)
• The Jesters–Cadillac Man (Sun)
• Roy Head–Just a Little Bit (Scepter)
• The Explosions–Work With Me Annie (Imperial)
• The Gants—Crackin’ Up (Liberty)
• King Size Taylor and the Dominoes–Bad Boy (Decca; UK)
• Sandy Paget with the Sophisticates and the Thunderbirds–Ditty Wah Ditty Workout (Ebony Foundation)
• Bob Johnson–Twist It Up (Giant)
• Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns–Pop-Eye (Ace)
• Freddy King–Monkey Donkey (Federal)
• Guitar Crusher–The Monkey (Bethlehem)

None of these records are for sale.

Paula Grace and Amanda Lay are the two hostesses of The Paula and Amanda Show, a very groovy program that airs on radio station WVKR at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. The show is on every other Friday night at 7:00. The first time we heard the show we thought, these people are nuts—but they play fantastic records!! Every once in a while, they get a bug to promote their own Rock’n’Roll shows. They did so on August 16. The event was held at a joint in Middletown, NY called Clemson Brewery. The place had a nice sized show room with a big stage. Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was honored to act as the DJ for the night. He played records before, in between and a little bit after the bands played.

The bands that played were Downward Donkey, The Time Surfers and The VaVa Voodoos. Downward Donkey is a power trio—loud and rockin’! The Time Surfers are an excellent surf music-influenced instrumental band that features the artistic gyrations of Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora. At one point, Miss Bombora was joined on stage by local Go-Go dancer Sheba Shake. The Va Va Voodoos are an interesting alternative-punk band heavily influenced by The Cramps and The Velvet Underground. We may need to see this group again.

Paula and Amanda were the MCs of the show and they introduced each band with their unique style.

Expecting a crazy, rockin’ show, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played some crazy, rockin’ records. Here’s a list of all of them:

• The Gonzos–Church Key (Donna)
• The Defiant Ones–Defiant Theme (Real Fine)
• The Terrifics–Loco (Valor)
• The Aire-Dales–Drumsville (Roulette)
• The Lancers–(Do) The Spy (Old Timer)
• Big Sandy with Los Straightjackets–Qué Mala! (Spinout)
• The Mops–Asamade Matenai (Can’t Wait) (Victor; Japan)
• Screaming Dizbüsters–This Ain’t the Summer of Love (Amigo; Sweden)
• Iron Butterfly–Unconscious Power (Atco)
• The Explosions–Work With Me Annie (Imperial)
• Wild Child Gipson with Freddie Tieken and the Rockers–Uncle John (Hit)
• Pierre Perpall–Stop Il Faut Arreter (Citation; Canada)
• The El Cobras–Oh Yeah (Last Night) (Essar)
• Lee Dresser–El Camino Real (Amos)
• Bob & Earl–Harlem Shuffle (Jay Boy; UK)
• Desmond Dekker & the Aces–Intensified (Beverly’s; Jamaica)
• The Girlfriends–My One and Only Jimmy Boy (Colpix)
• Zoè–C’est Cet Air de Guitare (Monte-Carlo; France)
• The Boomtown Rats–Lookin’ After No. 1 (Ensign; UK)
• Wendy Rene–Bar-B-Q (Stax)
• Dick and Libby Halleman and Their Society Orchestra vs Tom and Ray–Pizza Sure Is Good (Summit)
• The Chiefs–Tom Tom (Valiant)
• Clint Cross–Summertime (Gardena)
• Nino Ferrer–Alexandre (Rivera; France)
• Eskew Reeder–Green Door (Minit)
• Shadow Lake 8 Orchestra–Power (Em Kay)
• The Astronauts–Baja (RCA Victor)
• The Ardells–Stronger Than Dirt (Thor)
• The Tigers–C-C-C (Polydor; Japan)
• The Other Half–Mr. Pharmacist (GNP Crescendo)
• Les Problemes–Dodecaphonie (Disques Vogue; France)
• The Dave Clark Five–Concentration Baby (Epic)
• The A-Bones–Miss Amanda Jones (Norton)
• The Frank Popp Ensemble–Hip Teens Don’t Wear Blue Jeans (Blow Up; UK)
• The Cramps–Garbage Man (Illegal)
• Link Wray & His Ray Men–Rumble (Cadence)
• Sugarpie Di Santo–The Whoo Pee (Brunswick)
• King Coleman–The Boo Boo Song (Part 1) (King)
• Les Beethovens–Pour Moi ça Va (Miracle; Canada)
• Las Moscas–Prefiero Robar (Beg Borrow and Steal) (CBS; Peru)
• Ralph ‘Soul’ Jackson–Sunshine of Your Love (Atlantic)
• The Poor Boys–Wash Board Take 1 (Apollo)
• The Cramps–Let’s Get F*cked Up (Medicine)
• The Weirdos–Destroy All Music (Bomp)
• Doc Bagby–Sylvia’s Callin’ (OKeh)
• The Trashmen–Surfin’ Bird (Garrett)
• ? & the Mysterians–I Need Somebody (Cameo)
• John & Jackie–Little Girl (Aladdin)

None of these records are for sale.

The second weekend of August was a wild one. Do The 45 was on the 8th. The Shim Sham Shimmy was on the 9th. Two nights of boss records in a row—all because Pete Pop had another hustle on the usual first Saturday of the month. But that’s cool. We like these wild weekends. Another is coming up in October! The Shim Sham Shimmy was especially wild because early in the evening a bachelorette party showed up at the Salt Box—the bride and a bunch of her friends got drunk and danced around to the reet sounds that were put down by DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus.

Rumpus Room is where all the Salt Box action takes place. Later that night, it was visited by Labretta Suede & the Motel 6. This band is a musical ensemble that rocks to the extreme. It originated in New Zealand about 20 years ago and seems to spend quite a bit of time in New York City. Before the Boogaloo Bag was fully operational, Phast Phreddie DJ’d one of the group’s shows and can attest to the high energy excitement that the band produces. Think of a female Iggy Pop and you get the idea. On the night of The Shimmy, Labretta and her band had a gig earlier a few blocks away at Snapper Magee’s and dropped by the Salt Box afterward, where they jumped and jived into the wee hours. Super fun night, that’s for sure!!

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

• Pete Rugolo & His Orchestra–Quiet Village (Cha-Cha-Cha) (Columbia)
• Señor Jimenez y Los Taquitos–Shake the Can (Feature)
• Lazy Lester–Pondarosa Stomp (Excello)
• Freddy King–San-Ho-Zay (Federal)
• Albert King–Night Stomp (Stax)
• Sonny Jones y Los Blackbirds–Do the Bird (Barclay; Colombia)
• Ray Charles and his Band–This Little Girl of Mine (Atlantic)
• Lonesome Sundown–I’m a Samplin’ Man (Excello)
• Billy ‘The Kid’ Emerson–Every Woman I Know (Vee Jay)
• The Marquees; Orch. under dir. of Ellas McDaniel–Hey Little School Girl (OKeh)
• Johnny Parker and the Zirkons–Oongawa (CT)
• Guitar Gable–Cool Calm Collected (Excello)
• The Coasters–Saturday Night Fish Fry (Atco)
• Bobby Darin–Splish Splash (Atco)
• Preston Epps–Bongo Boogie (Majesty)
• Les Cyclones–Let’s Go (Disques Vogue; France)
• Rufus Thomas–Boom Boom [from EP Jump Back With Rufus Thomas] (Atlantic; UK)
• Big Boy Myles with Mac Rebnnack’s Orch.–New Orleans (Ace)
• Ray Sharpe–Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go (Monument)
• Elvis Presley–Too Much (RCA Victor)
• The Swans–You Better Be a Good Girl Now (Swan)
• The Marquees–Santa Done Got Hip (Warner Bros.)
• The Monterays–Push-Em Up (Ultima)
• The Daylighters–Oh Mom (Teach Me How to Uncle Willie) (Tip Top)
• Danny White–The Twitch (Frisco)
• The Capitols–Soul Soul (Karen)
• The Five Royales–I Like It Like That (Smash)
• Hollywood Flames–Buzz-Buzz-Buzz (Ebb)
• Meep Meep and the Roadrunner–Justine (Boomerang)
• Eddie and the Showmen–Squad Car (Liberty)
• Juanucho Lopez and His Orchestra; vocalist: Mon Rivera–El Twist (Spanoramic)
• Inez Conway–The Twirl (Emrson)
• The Shirelles–Slop Time (Decca)
• Brenda & the Tabulations–The Wash (Dionn)
• Stan Vincent–Hot Fudge Sundaes & Pizza Pies (Felice)
• Betty James–I Like the Way You Walk (Chess)
• Jimmy Witherspoon–Hey Mrs. Jones (Reprise)
• Barbara Lynn–Until I’m Free (Tribe)
• The Popular Five–Sh-Boom (Rae Cox)
• Howlin’ Wolf–Hidden Charms (Chess)
• Johnny Kidd and the Pirates–Shakin’ All Over (His Master’s Voice; UK)
• Eddie Fontaine–Nothin’ Shakin’ (But the Leaves on the Trees) (Sunbeam)
• Jimmie Raney & Slim Slaugher–You Drink too Much Booze (Jo-Dee)
• Ray Allen & the Upbeats–La Bamba (Blast)
• James ‘Red’ Holloway–Ala Carte (Mad)
• Richard Caiton–Listen to the Drums (G.N.P. Crescendo)
• Fats Domino–Wigs (ABC-Paramount)
• Buddy Guy–I Dig Your Wig (Chess)
• Mighty Sparrow–Calypso Boogaloo (RA; West Indies)
• Baby Jean–If You Wanna (Stacy)
• Guitar Gable and the Musical Kings–Congo Mombo (Excello)
• Jack Costanzo–Cowabunga (Wow!) (Mosaic)
• K. J. Knight and the Niteriders–Mo-Jo (Sound Patterns)
• Volcanos; vocal: Johnny Duke–Oh Oh Mojo (Tailspinn)
• Sonny Burgess–Red Headed Woman (Sun)
• Saxie Russell–El Monkey (Ran-Dee)
• Little Bob–I Got Loaded (La Louisianne)
• Judy Jae and the Moonglows–Twisteree (Brosh/Jacob Carle)
• Elwood James–Arkansas Jane (Bonanza)
• Tony & the Technics—Workout With Your Pretty Girl (Chex)
• Wanda Jackson–Let’s Have a Party (Capitol)
• Paul Peek–The Rock-A-Round (National Recording Corp.)
• The Roosters–Fun House (Felsted)
• Lattimore Brown–Say What (Duchess)
• Don and Dewey–Koko Joe (Specialty)
• ‘Flick’ Gipson and the Sliders–Footloose and Fancy Free (Specialty)
• Rick Lancelot–Hoo Doo Man (RCA Victor)
• Ruth Brown–Daddy Daddy (Atlantic)
• The Grandisons–All Right (RCA Victor)
• Wynonie Harris–Down Boy Down (King)

None of these records are for sale.

Do The 45—Pete Pop’s fantastic Rock & Soul DJ night held on the second Friday of the month at Quinn’s in Beacon—keeps attracting celebrities. On August 8 the event was honored with the presence of Suzy Hotrod. Mostly we know her as one of the fabulous DJs with a rockin’ show on WFMU. However, she is also a musician, professional photographer and a world-class roller derby athelete. She and her friend happened to be walking around Beacon on the right night and saw Pete Pop’s sandwich sign advertising reet music on the street. She and her date rushed in and were immediately gassed by the sounds that Mr. Pop and his side-kick Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus were spinnin’.

Also that night, Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora was joined on the raised dance floor by several folks who came to jump with the jivers. Pete Pop played his usual fantastic records and The Phast Man tried to keep up with a couple of boss jams.

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

• Herbert Hunter–Hide ’Nor Hair (Hit)
• The New Breed–Sunny (Jamie)
• Carmen McRae with the Dixie Flyers–I Love the Life I Live (Atlantic)
• Lloyd Price–Send Me Some Loving (Double L)
• Gene Dozier & the Brotherhood–I Wanna Testify (Minit)
• Sarah Vaughan–One Mint Julep (Roulette)
• Bobby Bland–Honey Child (Duke)
• Chuck Bernard & the Satellite Band–Wasted (Satellite)
• Neil Wolfe–Twist and Shout (Columbia)
• Tracey Dey–Gonna’ Get Along Without You Now (Amy)
• Blues Magoos–Jingle Bells (Mercury)
• Love–My Little Red Book (Elektra)
• The Gem Tones–Man With the Golden Arm (Scarlet)
• Barbara & the Browns–You Don’t Love Me (M-G-M/Sounds of Memphis)
• The Glories–Security (Date)
• Alex Dickinson–Rica O Humilde (Sellorgirs; El Salvador)
• Thee Avantis’–I Want to Understand (Samron)
• Manolo Muñoz–Ay Preciosa (Musart; Mexico)
• The Romancers–Love’s the Thing (Linda)
• Bill Doggett–The Worm (Columbia)
• Jacques Dutronc–On nous cache tout on nous dit rien (Disques Vogue; France)
• Conjunto El Opio–Una Bruja en el Cuzco (Odeon; Peru)
• Michael Holm–Mendocino (Ariola; Germany)
• Los Bravos–Swingers for Coke (Coca-Cola)
• The (St. Thomas) Pepper Smelter–In. A. Gadda. Da. Vida (Virrey; Peru)
• Yo La Tengo–House Is Not a Hotel (Egon)
• Capitol City Rockets–Little Bit o’ Fun (Elektra)
• Wizzard–See My Baby Jive (United Artists)
• Blue Öyster Cult–Cities on Flame With Rock And Roll (Columbia)
• The Music City Five–Pipeline (Hit)
• Aretha Franklin–Satisfaction (Atlantic; France)
• Les Misérables–C’est L’été (Jupiter; Canada)
• Nicole Delarc–Twiste et Chante (Panorama; France)
• The Rollicks–Let’s Go Go Go (Clap-Hand-Beat) (CBS; Germany)
• Gérard Brent–La Fille Qui Me Plait (Columbia; France)
• The Supremes—Run, Run, Run (Motown)
• Gloria Scott & the Tonetts–I Taught Him – Part II (Warner Bros.)
• The Olympics–The Broken Hip (Tri Disc)
• Jamo Thomas & His Party Brothers Orchestra–I Spy (For the FBI) (Thomas)
• Barbara Randolph–I Got a Feeling (Soul)
• The Green Slime–The Green Slime (M-G-M)
• The Martian Denny Orchestra–The 2000 Pound Bee – Part 2 (Spinout)
• The Sea Shells–Hit the Surf (Jubilee)
• The New Order–Why Can’t I? (Warner Bros.; Lebanon)
• The Apaches–Geronimo (Mercury)
• Little Milton–She Put a Spell on Me (Checker)
• Hank Ballard and the Midnighters–Keep on Dancing (King)
• Joe Tex–Chicken Crazy (Dial)
• The Soul Believers–Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go (Smak)
• Little Eva–Mama Said (Spring)
• Richard Anthony and the Blue Notes–The Boston Monkey (Swan)
• Leroy Jones–C’Mon and Swim (Hit)
• Terry Klein with Dee-Jay & the Runaways–Keep on Running (Stone)
• Beach Boys–Shut Down (Capitol)
• Los Yaki–Serafin Y Tres Pescaditos (Too Many Fish in the Sea/Three Little Fishes) (Capitol; Mexico)
• The Heros–I Can Only Give You Everything (M-Gee)
• Les Sinners–Les Grèves D’Aujourd’Hui (Jupiter; Canada)
• The Guess Who?–All Right (Amy)
• The Dave Clark Five–Maze of Love (Epic)
• Pepper & the Shakers–Semi-Psychedelic (It Is) (Coral)

None of these records are for sale!

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.