So, I’m chilin on my beanbag, listening to the 5th Dimension and playing Mob Control when my phone suddenly freezes in the middle of game play. No biggie. It happens.
I reset my phone, enter my password, restart my game and continue enjoying “The Age of Aquarius” lounging on my beanbag. My phone freezes again.
I reset. After entering my password, unlocking my phone I notice a green light in the top right corner of my phone I’d not noticed before. I tap Mob Control again, but then my phone reverts to my now frozen screen-saver. I try to swipe, but nothing happens. Then “Gemini” pops up, instructing me to ask a question. Aloud I say, “Why you being a bitch?” “Gemini” captures my comment, displaying it in the search bar. The green light goes out, my phone shuts itself off, then restarts.
As happens on occasion, this episode of Groovement took me by surprise. The first hour, in particularly, kinda blew my mind. I found myself grabbing records blindly, as I realised a particular track was about to end, or feeling at the last minute the track I intended to play was not correct for the flow. What I ended up grabbing proved to be better than what I’d intended to grab. Definitely a situation where the records were in charge, and it played out beautifully, I must say.
Additionally, the timing of the 1 hour mark for each set was ideal, allowing for nice, clean splits between the two hours, rather than the chop job I usually give. The collage process also supported the clean break. I found that the initial collage was too crowded, leading me to start a second for this episode. Only made sense to start it with the artists from the second break.
We find ourselves with two one-hour sets (each with their own collage), rather than my usual 2-hour set reflected in one collage. Let me know if you have a preference either way.
Meet at Mia x PF programming kicked off last Thursday with dialog, music, dancing, and community. Ticket price for the exhibition of the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys is $20. Check the MIA website for more info.
Yonci Jameson will moderate the Artist Forum in the exhibit from 7-8pm. Free ticket required for entry.
Jam E.Z. will be set up in the Target Room, as one approaches the main exhibit. No fee/ticket required. Spinning fro 6-9pm.
In Homage to artists who have passed over the past few weeks, months and years.
I intended to spotlight Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers & Angie Stone … but unintentionally ended up playing songs from several others who have crossed the veil. The only exception are the talented men from Enchantment who, according to the wiki, are still with us. Bless them one, and all.
Roberta Flack – Making Love, The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
Rod Temperton [Heatwave] – The Star of the Story
Enchantment [still living]- Gloria
Maurice White [Earth Wind & Fire] – Burnin’ Bush
Angela Bofill – The Feelin’s Love
Roy Ayers – Let’s Do It, Poo Poo La La
Quincy Jones – The Dude, Love I Never Had It So Good
Aretha Franklin – Don’t Play That Song, I Say A Little Prayer
Frankie Beverly [Maze] – Feel That You’re Feeling
Bill Withers ftg Joe Sample [The Crusaders] – Soul Shadows
Mtume – The After 6 Mix
Gwen McCrae – Funky Sensation
Tito & Michael Jackson [The Jacksons] – Everybody
Teena Marie ftg Rick James – I’m A Sucker for Your Love
Richie Havens – Shouldn’t All The World Be Dancing
Angie B [Sequence], aka, Angie Stone – Funk You Up, Wish I Didn’t Miss You
Alex volunteered to help me empty my storage space, finally getting all of my records & things under one roof.
“Let’s pick a free Sunday and just get it done.” he offered.
Aware of my back issues, Alex insisted on doing the bulk of the heavy lifting. 100s of records in crates, 6 Kallax shelves, two 1200 decks in cases, a DJM 500 in case, plus 3 old school typewriters…
This sucker is HEAVY.
We got my storage unit emptied over 2 separate Sundays. And that, only because Alex rang me up and said, “You feel like moving some records today?” Left to my own devices, those records would still be in storage and at a cost of $160 a month.
I am eternally grateful to you, Alex. With all of my tools around me, I once again feel whole. Thank you for being a True Friend.
In addition to being a nice guy, Alex is quite talented in his own right. Check out the Magnetic Memory Museum for a taste of his brilliance.
Alex also has some DJ ability he’s been keeping under wraps. We’ll see what we can do about spotlighting that in the near future.
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