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First Shimmy of the Year!

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DJ Pete Pop swings at the Shim Sham Shimmy!

On January 4, The Shim Sham Shimmy rolled into the Salt Box in Kingston, NY. Folks, this is the fun one, the one that rocks, the one that swings, the one that bops the one that everyone is talking about. At the Shim, DJs Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus spin fantastic 45s: R&B, Blues, Soul, Surf, Rock’n’Roll, Rockabilly, Jump Blues and all kinds of nasty, jumpin’, rockin’ and swingin’ trash. On this particular night, things got so hectic that we forgot to take but one photo! You know it was a grand affair when drinks got spilled and glasses got broken!

Although The Shim Sham Shimmy is supposed to take place on the first Saturday of the month, it moves around from time to time. For example, the February Shim will take place on February 8—the second Saturday. With any luck it will return to the first Saturday in March. Stay tuned.

At the Shimmy, Pete and Phast trade mini-sets of three songs each. Sometimes the three songs are related; often they are not. Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the January Shim Sham Shimmy:

None of these records are for sale.

Do The 45 in Style!

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Princess Wow, Pete Pop, the Rock’n’Roll Nurse and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus make it with the headgear at Do The 45!

On October 11, another fantastic Do The 45 took place at Quinn’s in Beacon, NY. The September event was so successful, what with all the guest DJs, that host Pete Pop decided to invite them all back: Marty Shane, Nina Day and the inimitable Vince Vincent, along with eternal guest DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus. They all played top-notch groovy jams that kept the Quinn’s folk boppin’ all night.

Among the folks at Quinn’s that night was the local celebrity Princess Wow, whose Smile Revolution Show has played in London and New York, as well as venues in the Hudson Valley.

Bella Bombora, Princess Wow, Sheba Shake and the Rock’n’Roll Nurse swing at Do The 45!

Miss Nancy baked up some sweet vittles that were gone before we could photograph them!!

Bella Bombora and Sheba Shake go-go danced, which induced many of Quinn’s elegant clientele to join them on the raised dance floor.

Toward the end of the night, after all the guest DJs left, DJ Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus traded ones. Here’s a list of all the records played by The Boog at the October Do The 45:

None of these records are for sale.

Do The 45: Wild Style!

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For the September Do The 45 Rock’n’Soul Dance Party—which was held on Friday the 13th at Quinn’s in Beacon, NY,–host DJ Pete Pop invited our friends Marty Shane, Nina Day and Vince Vincent to come play some of their bossest records—and they did!

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Pete Pop swing at Do The 45!

Marty Shane is a Mod scooter enthusiast who is the proprietor of The Mod Tiki Market, a stall in the Bennington Antique Center in Montgomery, New York. He sells all sorts of cool things, including tiki mugs, Hawaiian shirts and Ben Sherman clothing. For The Do The 45, he played
some totally rockin’ stuff. He’s kind of a mild-mannered person in real life, but as a DJ he knows how to rock.

Marty Shane cues up another boss jam at Do The 45!

Nina Day is also known by her Go-Go dancer name, Sheba Shake. At this Do The 45 she filled both rolls fantastically: she jumped around up on the raised dance floor with Bella Bombora and she spent about 30 minutes behind the turntables playing records. She played Pete Pops’ records, so you know the records were terrific, and she really knows how to pick them.

Miss Nina Day swings at Do The 45!

For many years, Vince Vincent was a Hudson Valley celebrity when he was a DJ at WVKR—Vassar College’s listener supported radio station. He was also the lead singer for Poughkeepsie’s last Rock’n’Roll band—The Greyhounds. Mr. Vincent’s 30 minutes spinning records was quite possibly the most raucous half hour of wild beat music ever heard in the town of Beacon.

Vince Vincent digs the scene at Do The 45!

Speaking of Hudson Valley celebrities, Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus were pleased that radio personalities Paula Grace and Amanda Lay dropped by to bless the proceedings. They host a fabulous show on WVKR called The Paula and Amanda Show. If you dig crazy people playing boss records, this show is for you. In fact, we were listening to the show on our way to Quinn’s. Just a few minutes after entering the establishment, Paula and Amanda walked in. How do they do it? These people are amazing!!

Phast Phreddie, Amanda Lay, Paula Grace and Pete Pop swing at Do The 45!

Miss Nancy—AKA Bella Bombora—baked some great vittles for this event: fudge, banana bread and two kinds of chocolate chip cookies—one that had low sugar content for friends who have issues with that sort of thing.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Friday the 13th Do The 45:

None of these records are for sale.

Double the Go-Go at Do The 45!

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The first Do The 45! of the new year took place on January 12 at Quinn’s—the rock ’n’ ramen joint in Beacon, NY. This was an especially exciting Do The 45! because host DJ Pete Pop added another Go-Go dancer: Bella Bombora. She and Sheba Shake were up on the dance floor doin’ the watusi nearly all night. Man, those girls can move!

Another thing that made this Do The 45! special was the addition of DJ Benny Trokan. Mr. Trokan has played in such bands as Spoon, Reigning Sound and The Jay-Vons. Plus, he’s toured the world as a member of Lee Fields’ band. He’s got some pretty darn good records and at the Do The 45!, he showed everybody that he knows how to play them. Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was invited along for the ride; he started each of three sets with “The Batman Theme.”

DJ Pete Pop played his usual assortment of garage, R&B and Latin stuff that always keeps the party going. Miss Nancy baked some banana cupcakes with peanut butter icing and these almond-flavored, star-shaped things that were excellent.

Above: Benny – Phast – Benny – Pete Pop

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played these records at the Do The 45!:

None of these songs are for sale.