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• donald byrd - kofi understated afro/jazz jams... nice, moody, definitely on the funkier side of the blue note spectrum.

  in what are you favorite records on blue note Comment by downtown72 January 2006
• huh - the MP3 giveaways never even occured to me... but to paraphrase from all the replys on this, I think if you tell a guy/gal the name of that 'secret' jam you just played, first yeah, they gotta find it (and yup, probably won't be at the loc…

  in thee unwritten 'rules'...???? Comment by downtown72 January 2006
• true that about Colbert always in character gets a bit tiresome; thats why I thought he was the perfect '6th man' for Daily (not to discount shaved nog rob er anyone else - all of 'em fantastic)... but This Week In God?????? I'm burning as we speak!…

  in Colbert Report > The Daily Show? (CCR) Comment by downtown72 December 2005
• here's an easy one: apple cider (non sparkilng) cloves cinnamon sticks vanilla vodka (stoli, skyy, etc) - heat cider just to boil w/ cinnamon sticks and cloves - add vanilla vodka to taste - keep in thermos if possible still on the sweet side, bu…

  in Holiday Drank (Booze related) Comment by downtown72 December 2005
• just thinkin' hot choco's "Every 1's A Winner" is in those wonderful disco/rock/freak sets.

  in Hot Cocolate vs. Chocolate Milk Comment by downtown72 December 2005
• Evey time I hear "Supernature", I automatically think of Benny Hill. hah... play it out of Betty Davis Eyes and you'll start seeing the little 'ol man chasing some lovely 70's bizness on the dance floor...

  in Cerrone appreciation Comment by downtown72 December 2005
• and from the mouths of babes (i.e. , dude with few posts)... no argument on "the merits of def leppard", however, the thread IS called: "80s ROCK records you're feeling" not floss yer post-punk/college indie collection... all ironies aside: F…

  in 80s ROCK records you're feeling Comment by downtown72 November 2005
• the common shit is what people want even if they have heard last night dj saved my life a million and one times already. sadly true... tho a guy last week who was hanging around the booth a while gave me his "DJ Card", hung out some more, and upo…

  in Disco (soul/funk) records you’re feelin Comment by downtown72 November 2005
• i've got the boot; sounds freakin' fantastic... now to kick the dead horse of a debate of 'what-is-isn't-boogie/disco' again, wouldnt this be more on the boogie end of the disco spectrum? figuring in - under 120 BPM, no strings, just a bit more funk…

  in Disco (soul/funk) records you’re feelin Comment by downtown72 November 2005
• cats wanna by pass the fundamentals and go right for the indie/pp shit! absolutely... was surprised there was a mere single mention of Gwen Guthrie (and not ONE of Larry Levan???)... Not that I'm about everything LL worked on, but sheeeeet, I'm ALWA…

  in Boogie you’re feelin’ this week Comment by downtown72 November 2005
• vocoder sickness... thank you.

  in Electro Comment by downtown72 October 2005
• pointing out the obvious here, but for criminy sake: WAR IS FUCKED UP!!! i read about this yesterday and hell yeah i was afraid to view that thing! i definitely dont think kids should view it, but if watching THE SMURFS DIE makes you upset, imagin…

  in FILE UNDER WTF: video of smurfs getting bombed Comment by downtown72 October 2005
• beg my (long time lurker) pardon here, but is it really much different playing from an ipod, or CD, or laptop, or whatever digital device you're DJing with? yeah, you can do "vinyl'" stuff with the CDs and laptop, but then we can go into the whole …

  in Does this iPod DJ set-up make your skin crawl? Comment by downtown72 October 2005