Peter Zaremba, Carlos Grasso and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swing at the Third Copycat Cover Song Night Tribute to Nuggets!

Everybody always has a great time at Copycat Cover Song Night, hosted by DJ Xerox and held at Otto’s Shrunken Head in Manhattan. When it pays tribute to the great garage rock compilation Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965 – 1968 the boss quotient is immeasurably magnified. Such was the case on September 23^rd when the third tribute to that great compilation album was held. As per the others, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was asked to be guest DJ. Also, at the last two the creator of Nuggets Lenny Kaye was a special guest DJ. However, he couldn’t make the scene this time. In his stead there was someone who many regard as one of Lenny Kaye’s greatest disciples, a man who definitely studied the Nuggets album and used those lessons to create a whole new scene called Super Rock. We are talking about Peter Zaremba of The Fleshtones.

The bands that played were Giant Fingers…

The Unaccounted Four, which was formed just for the occasion, played ALL garage rock and freakbeat favorites, and featured some of our favorite local musicians and personalities…

Mothers Little Helpers…

For his part, Peter Zaremba played a wide variety of garage rock-styled records from Ohio, Detroit, Canada and France. In keeping with the “cover song” theme of the night, he played the fine version of “The Green Slime” by The Fuzztones! Also, our pal Carlos Grasso was in town. Mr. Grasso is a hip video director who we first met when he was the producer of the MTV program The Cutting Edge back in the eighties. At one point, Mr. Grasso grabbed the official Boogaloo Bag camera and took some art shots of Peter Z and The Boog as they spun records and goofed off.

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

• The Hogs–Loose Lip Sync Ship (HBR)
• Bobby Arlin with the Hustlers–Mushroom Machine (Part 2) (Tiki)
• The Sonics–Any Way the Wind Blows (Uni)
• Dick Dodd–Lonely Weekends (Tower)
• Cher–For What It’s Worth (Atco)
• The Chords–Incense and Peppermints (Hit)
• The Lost–Back Door Blues (Capitol)
• The Seeds–The Wind Blows Your Hair (GNP Crescendo)
• The Sinners–You Don’t Love Me (Mercury)
• The Electric Prunes–I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (Reprise)
• Les Aristocrates–Je Ne Vois Qu’Elle (Choc!; Canada)
• The Light–Back Up (A&M)
• The Odds and Ends–(Cause) You Don’t Love Me (South Bay)
• Ox-Bow Incident–Reach Out (Smash)
• The Ventures–Eight Miles High (Liberty; Japan)
• Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs–Red Hot (M-G-M)
• Harbinger Complex–I Think I’m Down (Brent)
• The Other Half–Mr. Pharmacist (G.N.P. Crescendo)
• The Stillroven–Hey Joe (Falcon)
• The Ides of March–Sha-La-La-La-Lee (Parrot)
• The Leaves–Love Minus Zero (Mira)
• The Sloths–Makin’ Love (Ugly Things)
• Love–Stephanie Knows Who (Elektra)
• The Druids–It’s a Day (Columbia)
• The Uniques–You Ain’t Tuff (Paula)
• Liverpool Five–The Snake (RCA Victor)
• The Sonics–Do You Love Me (Norton)

None of these records are for sale!

The Boss Groover Todd-O-Phonic Todd and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus swing at WHAM-O WATUSI!

The third WHAM-O WATUSI may have been the bossest yet. On September 5, The WHAM returned to the Bootleg Bar with guest DJ Todd-O-Phonic Todd.

Todd-O-Phonic Todd, known far and wide as The Boss Groover, is now a regular DJ on radio station WFMU—The Fun 91. His show can be heard every Saturday afternoon from 3 to 6 PM and it is a great one! On it, Mr. Todd plays a wide assortment of music that can only be termed Rock’n’Roll. For more than ten years, Mr. Todd’s radio shenanigans could only be heard when he was filling in for other DJs. Then, in November of last year, the powers-that-be at the radio station gave him the Cherry Blossom Clinic slot on Saturdays soon after it was vacated by the great Terre T. Saturday radio has not been the same ever since!

At the WHAM-O WATUSI, Todd-O played some great records, much like the stuff he plays on his radio show—some of the records can be seen below (click on them and they will big-o-fi using a secret electronic process). He is a great fan of Philadelphia radio legend Jerry Blavat—The Geater With The Heater. So, as Mr. Todd was gearing up for his first set, WHAM-O host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played “Jerry’s Theme.”

Todd-O-Phonic Todd digs the scene at WHAM-O WATUSI!

All night long, Todd-O-Phonic Todd played fabulous record after fabulous record—many of which are coveted by The Boog and others who were attending. In fact, it was very much as if his radio show had come to life, only louder. That Mr. Todd can really swing!

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Todd-O-Phonic Todd discuss the finer points of a Del Shannon record at WHAM-O WATUSI!

Toward the end of the evening, our pals Charles Gaskins, Brandon Pierce Peck and Javier Roa showed up and began to Watusi with The Boog!

Starting in November, the WHAM-O WATUSI will be held on the first Saturday of every month at the Bootleg Bar—a fine place to dig reet music and drink! There will be some surprise DJs and all sorts of wild records will be played each month. With any luck, there will be a DOO WOP HOP in February and we are hoping to bring back a full-scale WANG DANG DOODLE. Make your plans now to attend as many as possible.

Here is a list of all the records played at WHAM-O WATUSI by its host, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibnus:

• Sandy Nelson–Jive Talk (Imperial)
• The Gallants–The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Capitol)
• The Jesters–Peter Gunn Twist (Foxie)
• Russell Byrd–Hitch Hike Part I (Symbol)
• Little Frankie–I’m Not Gonna Do It (Capitol)
• The Jagged Edge–Baby You Don’t Know (RCA-Victor)
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band–Yellow Brick Road (Buddah)
• The Astronauts–Tomorrow’s Gonna Be a Another Day (RCA Victor)
• Little Joe and the Mustangs–South Swell (Challenge)
• The American Breed–Short Skirts (Acta)
• The Everly Brothers–(You Got) The Power of Love (Warner Bros.)
• Len Barry–Don’t Come Back (Cameo)
• Micky Dolenz–Don’t Do It (Challenge)
• The Deejays–Long Tall Shorty (Polydor; Sweden)
• B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs–Candy Baby (Pacemaker)
• The Johnny Otis Show vocal by Johnny Otis–Three Girls Named Molly Doin’ the Hully Gully (Capitol)
• John Lee Hooker–Let’s Make It Baby (Polydor; France)
• George (Wild Child) Butler–Hold Me Baby (Jewel)
• Jerry Blavat – The Geater with the Heater–Jerry’s Theme (Epic)
• The Invictas–Do It (Sahara)
• Bobby Fuller–Saturday Night (Todd)
• Gloria Tracy–I’ve Never Known (HBR)
• Jim Jones and the Chaunteys–One Fine Mice (Sunglow)
• Bo Diddley–Let the Kids Dance (Checker)
• The Defenders–Jump Back Baby (Sonet; Europe)
• The Crawdaddys–Lolette [from EP 5×4] (Voxx)
• The Lyres–Don’t Give It Up Now (Sounds Interesting)
• The Seeds–Satisfy You (GNP Crescendo)
• Boy’s Wonder–All Tied Up (Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace) (Lowland; Europe)
• The Dave Clark Five–Good Time Woman (Epic)
• Roy Wood–Forever (United Artists)
• Chuck Berry–Go, Bobby Soxer (Chess)
• Hal Blaine (The Drummer Man) and The Young Cougars–Challenger II (RCA Victor)
• Olympic – Big Beat, Prag–Hully-Gully (Amiga; Germany)
• The Shadows–Rhythm & Greens (Columbia; UK)
• Chubby Checker–Popeye The Hitchhiker (Parkway)
• Sammy Reynolds–Olive Oyl (Dore)
• Freddie Cannon—Summerime, U.S.A. (Warner Bros.)
• The Surfaris–I’m a Hog for You Baby (Decca)
• Los Brillos–Sookie Sookie (Falcon)
• Los Rockin’ Devils–Caperucita Roja (Lil’ Red Riding Hood) (Orfeon)
• Steve Alaimo–Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Atco)
• The Arrows featuring Davie Allan–Granny Goose (Tower)
• Nero and the Gladiators–Boots (Decca; UK)
• Cliff Richard and the Shadows–Nine Times Out of Ten (Columbia; UK)
• The Nomads–Good Times (Parlophone; Australia)
• Opposite Six–Church Key (Pt. 68) (South Shore)
• Lindy Blaskey–You Ain’t Tuff (Challenge)
• The Rationals–Look What You’re Doin’ (To Me Baby) (A Squared)
• David Clayton Thomas–Brain Washed (Tower)
• The Guess Who?–It’s My Pride (Quality; Canada)
• The Fleshtones–I Surrender (Yeproc)
• Del Shannon–Stranger in Town (Amy)
• Bob Dylan–Mixed Up Confusion (CBS; France)
• Mighty Sparrow–Calypso Boogaloo (RA; West Indies)
• The Stereo’s–Stereo Freeze Part 1 (Cadet)
• Hank Ballard–Do It Zulu Style (King)
• The Summits–Hanky Panky (Harmon)
• Cliff Nobles–Judge Baby, I’m Back (Phil-L.A.)
• Zoot Money–The Uncle Willie (Decca; UK)
• Jimmy Stokley and the Exiles–It’s Alligator Time (LTD International)
• The Atlantics–Beaver Shot (Rampart)
• The Riviaires–The Bug (Aden)
• E. Rodney Jones–R&B Time (Part 1) (Tuff)
• Johnny Honeycut–Get to That (Willow)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–Fine Old Foxy Self (King)
• Shorty Billups–Hoochie Koo (Blast)
• Little Junior Lewis–Can She Give Me Fever (Fury)
• Wayne Cochran–I’m in Trouble (Mercury)
• Sidney Barnes–Talkin’ ‘Bout a Shindig (Blues Tone)
• The Girls with the Harry Betts Orchestra–Way, Way Out (20th Century)
• The Berrys–Midnight Hour (Apex; Canada)
• Jim Doval and the Gouchos–Scrub (Dot)

None of these records are for sale. Most photos were taken by Nancy “Jeanie” Gardner. Below is a selection of the records played by Todd-O-Phonic Todd at the WHAM-O WATUSI…

After a hard night of DJing, Todd-O-Phonic Todd has packed up his fabulous 45s and leaves the Bootleg Bar.

Kid Congo swings at WHAM-O WATUSI!

WHAM-O WATUSI is quickly becoming a welcome new addition to the heavy, heavy Reet Music Scene of North Brooklyn and surrounding areas. The WHAM-O is an evening of wild, rockin’ sound recordings, each with a diameter of seven inches and (most of them) rotating at 45 revolutions per minute. When it happens, it takes place at Bushwick’s Bootleg Bar, which has turned much of it’s weekend nights over to the playing of reet music (including nights hosted by our pals Drew Redmon and Josh Styles). This second WHAM-O featured the ultra-fine, ultra-hip record-spinning of ultra-beatnik Kid Congo Powers.

Many Boogaloo Bag readers will be familiar with Mr. Powers for his guitar-slinging prowess. He has played in several outstanding teen combos, including The Cramps, The Gun Club and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. His current outfit, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkeybirds, is as good as any band he’s ever been in. (Next time the band comes to your town, go see it—highly recommended by the Boogaloo Bag. The group often includes songs by The Cramps and/or The Gun Club… and why not? Who else has the pedigree to play these songs in an authentic rock’n’roll manner?)

The Kid is also a fabulous DJ. This guy hung out with Lux Interior and Jeffrey Lee Pierce, for chrisakes, so you know some good taste got rubbed off on Mr. Powers. Indeed, at WHAM-O WATUSI, The Kid played some fabulous tracks (some of them noted below) that delighting attendees who danced the night way with glee and ecstasy!

This was a reunion of sorts for The Kid and WHAM-O host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus. They have known each other since 1976, when the teen-aged Mr. Powers ran the West Coast Ramones fan club and the Phastman was trying to run his fanzine Back Door Man. They were introduced by one of the most fabulous human beings who ever walked this planet: Sue Sawyer. She was employed by ABC Records (distributor of Sire Records and The Ramones at the time). She wanted BDM to feature The Ramones (which it did) and she insisted Phast Phreddie meet the future Kid Congo Powers. Kid and Phast Phreddie have been pals since—perhaps not the best of pals, but they always appreciated each other’s endeavors and enjoyed seeing each other whenever fate placed them in the same room. Which, over the years, has not been often enough.

Here’s a story: During 1980, Phast Phreddie was a regular DJ at Madam Wong’s West in Santa Monica, CA. Sometimes, bands played in the room where he spun his records. Once, he was able to get The Gun Club a gig there. Lux and Ivy of The Cramps—as well as members of The Blasters and several other LA luminaries—attended the show. Soon after, The Kid was bangin’ guitar for The Cramps, that greatest of all psycho trash’n’roll bands!

Kid Congo and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus make WHAM-O WATUSI jump!

On August 14, Kid and Phast celebrated their evening together by playing super boss records all night long, diggin’ each other’s scene and wowing each other as well as those in attendance at WHAM-O WATUSI. It was a total gas. Recently, Mr. Powers has moved closer to The City and so readers can expect him to make appearances in the Boogaloo Bag—and at WANG DANG DOODLE events—with more regularity.

Also, the Bootleg Bar folks were so enthralled with the WHAM-O WATUSI that it asked that it return on the fifth of September. Be there and dig the happening, with super guest DJ Todd-O-Phonic Todd!!!

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

• The Bikinis–Crazy Vibrations (Top Rank)
• Jack Costanzo–Barracuda (Liberty)
• Coo-Coo Rachas–Track Down (Capitol)
• Ronnie Isle & the Yo Yo’s–Hassie (OKeh)
• Theresa Blake–I Quit My Knockin’ (Excello)
• Jaycee Hill–Bump! (Epic)
• The Blind Boys of Alabama–Satisfied With Jesus (Gospel)
• Bob Landers with Willie Joe and His Unitar–Cherokee Dance (Specialty)
• Lowell Fulson–Can She (Checker)
• Bo Diddley–Do the Frog (Checker)
• The Dappers–Chicken Twist (Foxie)
• The Satellite Band–Party at Vern’s (Delcro)
• The Midnighters–Work With Me Annie (Federal)
• Rick & the Ravens featuring Ray Daniels–Henrietta (Aura)
• Chris Montez–No, No, No (Monogram)
• The Campus Queens–Do the U.T. – Part I (Gone)
• Sorensen Brothers–Do the Ska (With Me) (Tip)
• The Jesters–Do the Twirl (Al-Stan)
• Little Joe & the Thrillers–Let’s Do the Slop (OKeh)
• Vince Taylor and his Playboys–Jet Black Machine (Palette; UK)
• Larry Williams with Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson and the Stormville Shakers–Slow Down (Decca; UK)
• Johnny Jay–Sugar Doll (Mercury)
• Pat Hunt–Why Do You Do Me Like That (Grand)
• Boots Brown y Sus Blockbusters–Cerveza (RCA Victor; Mexico)
• Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers with Orchestra–Mambo Baby (Atlantic)
• Joe Liggins and His Orchestra–They Were Doin’ the Mambo (Mercury)
• The Frantics–The Whip (Dolton)
• Cannibal and the Headhunters–Nau Ninny Nau (Rampart)
• R. Sayre – The Vacant Lot–Don’t You Just Know It (LTD.)
• The Night Caps–Keep on Runnin’ (Arc)
• The Teemates–Moving Out (Audio Fidelity)
• King Coleman–The Boo Boo Song (Part 1) (King)
• J.J. Jackson and the Jackaels–Oo-Ma-Liddi (Prelude)
• Trini Lopez–Sinner Not a Saint (United Modern)
• Ronnie Cook and the Gaylads–The Goo Goo Muck (Audan)
• Sammy Lee and the Summits–Hey Joe Where You Gonna Go? (Rampart)
• Las Moscas–Vamos a Nadar (C’mon and Swim) (CBS; Peru)
• Los Rockin’ Devils–Gritos (Shout) (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Los Johnny Jets–Fiebre (CBS; Mexico)
• The 4 Seasons–Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Vee Jay)
• Fat Daddy Holmes–Where Yo Is (Jet)
• The Invictas–The Hook (Sahara)
• Wanderlea–Vou Lhe Contar (CBS; Brazil)
• The Yardbirds–I’m Not Talking (Epic)
• Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs–Go-Go Girl (M-G-M; Greece)
• Link Wray and His Ray Men–Jack the Ripper (Swan)
• The Primitives–The Ostrich (Pickwick)
• Ambertones–I Can Only Give You Everything (Rayjack)
• Dave Clark Five–All Night Long (Epic)
• Dick and Libby Halleman and Their Society Orchestra vs Tom and Ray–Pizza Sure Is Good (Summit)
• Little Richard–Jenny Jenny (Specialty)
• The Dave Clark Five–Don’t Let Me Down (Epic)
• The Wailers–Dirty Robber (Golden Crest)
• The Panics featuring Sonny Richards–Bony Moronie (Chancellor)
• Billy Ward and His Dominoes–Have Mercy Baby (King)
• Chuck Berry–Reelin and Rocking (Chess)
• The Dartells–Hot Pastrami (Dot)
• The Uptowns–Loud and Clear Part II (Shangri-La)
• Jerry Palmer–The Ice Cream Man (Gaiety)
• Tony Valletta Trio–Garbage Man (Fantasy)
• Sam Butera and the Witnesses–She’s a Kookamunger (Nice Talkin’ to You Baby) (Dot)
• Bill McElhiney & His Orchestra–Tequila (M-G-M)
• The Who–I Can’t Explain (Decca)
• The Troggs–Lost Girl (CBS; UK)
• The Sonics–Don’t Believe in Christmas (Norton)
• The Dave Clark Five–Any Way You Want It (Epic)
• The Premiers–Annie Oakley (Warner Bros.)
• Nat Kendrick and the Swans–Dish Rag Part – 2 (Dade)
• Bobby Davis–Damper Down (M-Pac)
• Joe Penny–Bip a Little Bop a Lot (Federal)
• The Beatniks–Beatnik’s Blues (Roulette)

None of these records are for sale. The following photos are of some of the records played by Kid Congo Powers at WHAM-O WATUSI. Click on them and they will big-o-fi via an exclusive electronic process:

Boogaloo Bag photographer Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner swings as Kid Congo spins a rocker at WHAM-O WATUSI!

Leah Lugosi swings at Out of Sight!

Out of Sight—that groovy soul dance night that takes place every Thursday at the Beauty Bar in Manhattan and hosted by our pal DJ Xerox—continues to roll right along. On Thursday August 13, everything happened without DJ Xerox (who was in California jumping around at Tiki Oasis!) but with guest DJs Leah Lugosi and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus who kept the room boppin’ with the playing of around one hundred boss soul records.

[For those keeping score, this is the fifth Out of Sight that has employed The Boog]

Leah Lugosi is highly regarded at the Boogaloo Bag. Not only is she a super fine DJ of reet sounds—she was often a guest DJ at Smashed!Blocked! and Subway Soul Club—but she is intelligent and talented. She was a member of the late, lamented Dansettes and then Nouvellas, and now PMS & the Mood Swings. Currently, she is an artistic gilder of metals and a recent commission took her to Europe, where she also DJ’d in London, Glasgow and Berlin. This pretty and petite woman is indeed a powerhouse of wonderment!

The Boogaloo Bag writers are not the only folks singing her praises. Toward the end of the night, three of the city’s finest DJs walked in: Jonathan Toubin, Josh Styles and Sophie Thunder. They hung out and stayed until the end, when all they could do is wax fabulous about what a fine DJ Leah Lugosi is!

Although she doesn’t have a regular DJ night, the Boogaloo Bag strongly urges its readers to pay attention to the Reet Music DJ Night Scene, because you will not want to miss the next time she spins records!

Here’s a list of all the songs played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at Out of Sight!

• Joe Burrell–The Horse (Junior)
• Booker T. & the MG’s–Outrage (Stax)
• Earl Van Dyke–Soul Stomp (Soul)
• Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez–Gettin’ to the Point (Chess)
• The Blues Kings–Trippin’ Out (Salmar)
• Eve Barnum–We Go Together (Checker)
• Dave and Vee–Do You Love Me (DeLuxe)
• The Flaming Ember–Don’t You Wanna Wanna (Hot Wax)
• Edwin Starr–Running Back and Forth (Gordy)
• The Ambassadors–Storm Warning (Arctic)
• Rufus Thomas–Baby Walk (Stax)
• Billy Butler–Boston Monkey (OKeh)
• Marie Claire–Tu Peux Repartir (Citation; Canada)
• The Orlons–Goin’ Places (Cameo)
• Joe Simon–Travelin’ Man (Sound Stage 7)
• Ramsey Sisters–Tell Him Girl (Smash)
• Eddie and Ernie–Doggone It (Columbia)
• Chuck Bernard–Funny Changes (Satellite)
• Gordon Keith–Look Ahead (Calumet)
• Herman Grimes–(I’ll Make You) Smile Again (Boot Heel)
• Gaylord & Holiday–Sweets for My Sweet (Verve)
• Big Ella–It Takes a Lot of Loving (To Satisfy Me) (Lo Lo)
• Chuck Bridges–Don’t You Make Me Cry (Scoop)
• Quovans–Boogaloo Part II (Big City)
• Black Joe Lewis with the Soul Distributors–Boogaloo on Clark Street (Papa Bill; Canada)
• Sonny Fulton–C-B-L Part 2 (Leoso)
• Randolph Walker–Shindy Butterfly (Black Prince)
• Little Joe Cook and the Thrillers–Peanuts ’68 (LUV)
• Roscoe Shelton–Wedding Cake (Sims)
• June Conquest–Party Talk (Fame)
• Norman West–Miss Personality (Smash)
• Blues Magoos–I Can Feel It (Feelin’ Time) (ABC)
• Ruth Davis–I Need Money (Kent)
• Midnight Movers–Stop Look and Listen (Elephant V LTD.)
• Carl Henderson–Please Stop Laughing at Me (Omen)
• Quintette Plus–Work Song (S.V.R.)
• Little Alice–So What If I Can’t Cook (4J)
• The Citations–Everybody Philly (Princess)
• Ernie K-Doe–I’ll Make Everything Alright (Duke)
• J. Hines & the Fellows–Victory Strut (DeLuxe)
• Frank Howard & the Continentals–Do What You Wanna Do (Part I) (DeLuxe)
• Bob Brady & the Con Chords–Love Is the Master (I’m the Slave) (Chariot)
• Le Grand Mellon–Baby Please Don’t Go (Columbia)
• Sammy Ward–Don’t Take It Away (Tamla)
• Gino Washington–Romeo (W.I.G.)

None of these records are for sale.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Nogood Nick swing at the Rip! Rig! Panic! Allnighter!

One of the Boogaloo Bag’s favorite DJs is Nogood Nick. His musical tastes lean heavily on modernistic stylings. He hosts a semi-regular happy hour DJ night called Rip! Rig! Panic! at Otto’s Shrunken Head, where he can be heard spinning danceable Mod Jazz, R&B, Northern Soul and Rocksteady records. His reputation is such that a new club called Splitty asked him to present an all-night Rip! Rig! Panic! on Saturday August 1. It took place with guest DJs One Take Jake and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus.

Up until that night, the Boogaloo Bag had not witnessed One Take Jake in action. He walked into the club with a crate full of LPs—a rare sight in the reet music scene, where the 7” 45 RPM record is king. Mostly he stuck to playing funk stuff, but it was cool and his funk beat kept the place hoppin’.

One Take Jake is at work at the Rip! Rig! Panic! Allnighter!

Mr. Nick played his regular trash—that is to say, if you don’t dig his act you don’t dig nuthin’! Nogood Nick can really swing. Let’s hope that Mr. Nick will be able to make the Rip! Rig! Panic! all-nighter happen every month at Splitty, which is neat little club located along the western edge of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

For his part, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played a bunch of funky jazz records, organ grooves a few soul bits—some old favorites, some new acquisitions and several that have been hiding in his collections waiting for just such a night to be aired out. Here’s a list of all the records played by The Boogaloo Omnibus:

• Milt Buckner–Fever (Bethlehem)
• Sarah Vaughan–Fever (Mercury)
• Lennie Hibbert–Village Soul (Coxsone; Jamaica)
• Henry Cain–Dead End Street (Capitol)
• Boris Gardner–Melting Pot (Jaguar; Jamaica)
• Al Hirt–Honey Pot (RCA Victor)
• Jimmy Huff–Sweet Man (Verve)
• Frankie Love–First Star (Loma)
• Gentleman June Gardner–It’s Gonna Rain (Emarcy)
• Chris Farlowe–Everyone Makes a Mistake (Immediate)
• Lalo Schifrin–The Getaway (Paramount)
• Claus Ogerman–Yambo (RCA Victor)
• Sonny Thompson–Loco Limbo (Bethlehem)
• Junior Mance–Thank You Fallettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin (Atlantic)
• Gil Scott-Heron with Pretty Purdie and the Playboys–Lady Day and John Coltrane (Flying Dutchman)
• Chuck Handy–Hot Tacos (Contact)
• Rick Lancelot–That’s My Bag (20th Century-Fox)
• Roland Alphonso–El Pussy Cat (Island; UK)
• Jimmy Cliff–You Can Get It If You Really Want (Mango)
• Betty Harris–Mean Man (Sansu)
• Bobby Sheen–I Shook the World (Capitol)
• Bobby Bland–Lover With a Reputation (Duke)
• Akiko Wada–Boy and Girl (RCA; Japan)
• Tommy Bryant–I Wanna Come Home to You Baby (T-Neck)
• Gunga Din–Snake Pit (Valise)
• Lonnie Smith–Move Your Hand Part I (Blue Note)
• Joe Moore–I’ve Got My Sweet Baby (Verve)
• Johnny Bartel and the Soul Masters–If This Isn’t Love (Solid State)
• The Second Thought–Slingshot (Brite Leaf)
• The Soul Machine–Bag of Goodies (Pzazz)
• Luis Pena et Son Orchestre–Little Carolina (Boum Bas Bomo; France)
• The Touch–Pick and Shovel (Lecasver)
• Herbie Mann (guitar solo: Eric Gale)–Unchain My Heart (A&M)
• Jay and the Techniques–Dancin’ Mood (Smash)
• Bobby White–It’s a Great Life (Kent)
• Los Javaloyas–Yeh Yeh (La Voz de Su Amo; Spain)
• Sylvie-Anne–Un Tour Dehors (Dorval; Canada)
• Buddy Rich Orchestra; vocal: Cathy Rich–The Beat Goes On (Pacific Jazz)
• The Kane Triplets–Theme From ‘Mission: Impossible’ (United Artists)
• Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band–I Can’t Quit Her (Pye; UK)
• Aretha Franklin–Lee Cross (Columbia)
• Marvin Gaye–Hey Diddle Diddle (Tamla)
• Bobby Moore–Chained to Your Heart (Checker)
• Jimmy Hughes–When It Comes to Dancing (Fame)
• Roy Smith–Soul Control (United Artists)
• Sunny and the Sunliners–No One Else Will Do (Tear Drop)
• Ruth Davis–I Need Money (Kent)
• Dusty Springfield–Go Ahead On (Philips; UK)
• The San Remo Golden Strings–Festival Time (Ric-Tic)

None of these records are for sale.

Young people swing at Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down!

On Thursday July 30, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was sent an urgent email from mogul/DJ Jonathan Toubin asking if The Boog could be his guest DJ at JT’s great Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down. Sure, when? Tomorrow!!!!

Well, they don’t call him “Phast” for nuthin’! The Boog was able to round up some of his favorite records and make the scene. And what a scene! Not only was Shakin’ in full effect when The Boog walked through the doors of Home Sweet Home on the Lower East Side of Manhattan—with folks dancin’ and carryin’ on to the groovy records played by Mr. Toubin—but also birthdays were being celebrated by two of our favorite people: Steve Myers and Alana Amram.

Happy birthday Steve!

Steve Myers has been noted before in the pages of the Boogaloo Bag—mostly for his cool rock band The Mighty Fine. Mr. Myers is a New Orleans cat who now lives in Brooklyn. By day he is an agent for celebrity speakers. At night he dresses up and goes out on the town—often to Wang Dang Doodle events. He is also a member of the touring Afghan Whigs. Meet him and be dazzled by his smile and his hip threads.

Happy birthday, Alana!

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Alana Amram is a very talented singer/songwriter of the alternative country variety. Her haunting voice and beautiful melodies will make you a fan. She is the daughter of the forward-thinking composer David Amram and recently moved to Los Angeles where she continues to make music with her most excellent band: Alana Amram & the Rough Gems. We are happy to see her whenever she is in town—doubly happy when she attends one of our events.

The Boogaloo Bag wishes Steve and Alana the happiest of birthdays!

Meanwhile, Jonathan Toubin (who actually celebrated his birthday a couple days earlier!) continues to be Jonathan Toubin: DJ extraordinaire. His keen sense of that which is reet is easily discernable whenever he is at the wheels of steel. His Friday nights at Home Sweet Home are truly exciting and spectacular. The club is always full of young people dancing up a storm to records made before their parents were born! Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus tells us that it is always a pleasure to be his guest DJ, but on some nights, Mr. Toubin just over-powers the room with super boss records. The Boog tries his hardest to keep up with the Toubin Dynamo!

Jonathan Toubin swings at Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down!

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down on July 31, 2015:

• Ronnie Kole Trio–Batman Theme (White Cliffs)
• Shadow Lake 8 Orchestra–South Parkway (Em Kay)
• Jesse Henderson–The Gator (Gold Dust)
• The Marcels–Blue Moon (Colpix)
• The Miracles–Come on Do the Jerk (Tamla)
• The Four Shells–Hot Dog (My Baby’s Comin’ Home) (Volt)
• Five Shades–One Hot Dog (And an Orange Drink) (M-G-M)
• The Terrifics–Loco (Valor)
• Bo Diddley–Pretty Thing (Checker)
• The Satelites–We Like Birdland (Palace)
• Tito Puente and His Orchestra–A La Salud (God Bless You) (RCA Victor)
• Andy and the Classics–Wilma (Hurd)
• Gamma Goochee–Boogal-Looa (M-G-M)
• Tom and Jerroo–(Papa Chew) Do the Boo-Ga-Loo (Jerry-O)
• Lou Courtney–Me and You Doin’ the Boogaloo (Riverside)
• The Undertakers–Stupidity (Pye; UK)
• Alan Shelly–Can You Do It (En’nagham; Tunisia)
• Los Johnny Jets–Bule Bu (CBS; Mexico)
• Freddie McCoy–Summer in the City (Prestige)
• Jan Davis–Watusi Zombie (Holiday)
• Jimmy McCracklin–What’s That (Pt. 1) (Mercury)
• Jimmy Liggins and his Drops of Joy Orchestra–Knocked Out (Duplex)
• Lawrence & the Arabians–Money (Hem)
• The Trends–The Soul Clap (ABC)
• Mike St. Shaw–Feel It (Capitol)
• The Baskerville Hounds–Space Rock – Part 2 (Tema)
• Dave Mitchell & the Screamers–The Trip (Met)
• Larry Hale–Shout and Do the Duck (Columbia)
• Ronnie and the Pomona Casuals–I Wanna Do the Jerk (Donna)
• The Iketts–Camel Walk (Modern)
• ‘Baby’ Earl & the Trini-Dads–Back Slop (S.P.Q.R.)
• Sonny Ace & the Twisters–Wooleh Booleh (Atlantic)
• Pedrito Ramirez con Los Yogis–Louie Louie (Discos Angelo; Mexico)
• Dick and Libby Halleman and Their Society Orchestra vs Tom and Ray–Pizza Sure Is Good (Summit)

None of these records are for sale.