Hello! It's time to get down!

Hello Friends and Blogger World Peeps!

Sorry I've been absent for a couple of weeks. I've had so many things going on lately. I took on a freelance sewing job for the San Francisco Electric Tour Company. http://www.electrictourcompany.com/ I made patterns and have been cutting and sewing like a mad woman the past couple of weeks! 60 safety vests are the order and they new design is looking great! This company offers tours where you get to ride around on segways! So cool!!!

Also, Easter weekend, I took a short trip down to L.A. I played records at my friend's club in Long Beach Friday night...(get on the) GOOD FOOT! www.myspace.com/goodfoot www.goodfoot.org ; got to hang with my friends and family Saturday and then Sat. night went out to Soulside to support my friends and have a chance to shake my tail feather! Shawn, of Wake the Town fame, was guest DJ both Friday and Saturday nights! www.myspace.com/clubsoulside The weekend was a blast, but way too short!

This week holds a couple of notable events: first off is Tuesday evening HAPPY HOUR with me & my special guest and friend MINI @ TWISTER! Koko Cocktails is so gracious as to host my twice monthly musical journey experience!



Next up, my friend and DJ extraordinnaire, Mr. Ryha is guest DJ @ Monkey Time Wednesday night in SF. In his own words: "Spinning this WED April 22nd at Monkey Time with Sergio at Delerium on 16th near Valencia in San Francisco. A chance to spin 60's soul and 60's in general that I haven't had a chance to spin in years. Jamaican soul too of course."

for more info, check their myspace pages:
www.myspace.com/mrryha
www.myspace.com/sergioiglesias

Thanks for checking in! I'll see ya again soon!

TWISTER! @ Koko Cocktails in SF Tuesday 4/7 Happy Hour Special!

Come on down for Happy Hour drink specials and some smooth tunes that may just get you in the mood to tap those toes! Twister! is a musical journey through space and time and offers a wide variety of sounds and genres, smoothly pulling the common thread from one to the next. A bit heavy on the Soulful/Funky stuff, but travels into 70s soulful disco, 80s, UK alternative, Indie, Jamaican sounds, including Reggae of course, Brazilian, African, Afro-Latin, etc. etc. This is a 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month happening and I am happy to share the turntables with some really great SF area selectors!!! This week's special guests are Shawn (Upsetter & Wake the Town) and Juanito!!! Hope to see you at Koko's!!!!

"Der Phew-er"! ...and other skunky items of interest.

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I'm on the email list for Kovel's "Komments", where they offer snippets of info relating to antique and vintage items of interest. The Kovel's also publish many books about antique and vintage items and collectibles. Anyway, todays email included a bit that I found quite amusing! "Der Phew-er"...a cast iron skunk figure with Hitler's head! For a person who made such an impact on the history of the world, it's kinda strange that something so light hearted was created...well, that's my 2 cents anyway.

This is what Kovel's has to say about it:
"During World War II, novelty anti-Axis items were popular. Many represented Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo and sold for less than a dollar. The Johnson Smith & Co. 1944 catalog offered several anti-Hitler items, including a cast-iron skunk figure called "Der Phew-er" ("shows Hitler as he really is"), a Hitler skunk ashtray, a Hotzi-Notzi pincushion (according to the catalog, FDR had one on his desk), and a Hitler squealing pig bank. Johnson Smith Co. is still in business in Bradenton, Florida, and still sells novelty items through its catalogs. Several different Hitler skunk figures were made in cast iron, chalkware, pottery, and plastic. Twin Winton made a ceramic Hitler skunk, Mussolini pig, and Tojo rat. "

For more info on the Johnson Smith Co. : http://www.johnsonsmith.com/

For more info on Kovel's Komments : http://e.kovelsonline.com/m/5caQdcn47bcER92bxnFnXNKkCyAyhAuQdFjWN46SLPzdHYJSrw

AND...on a lighter and non-historical note, here are a few appreciable items of skunky content that I found while parusing on Etsy.

by BerkleyIllustrations from Portland, OR


A most unique fur coat...yes, it is made from skunk fur! by Flapperflock from Redlands, CA


And the cutest little skunk plushy by LittleBear from Vancouver Island.

Enjoy!

Tuesday come on down to Koko's for TWISTER!

After some adjusting and thinking about how often I should offer my new DJ night, it has been decided that it will be every other Tuesday night, or more specifically, the first & third Tuesdays! March is a special month, because we've got 5 Tuesdays, so we get a bonus Twister! Come on down for a fancy concoction or a good old standby brew and some smooth tunes to get your dancing feet movin'! 6:30-9:30pm @ Koko Cocktails! See ya there!

Free Moral Agents to play at Bottom Of The Hill in SF on Saturady, 3/28!!!

An old friend of mine from my days in the LBC is a member of Free Moral Agents and they are headlining a show at Bottom of the Hill in SF on Saturday night. I'll be there and you should be too!

Here is their bio, as found on their myspace page:

"Free Moral Agents is the brainchild of Isaiah Ikey Owens, Grammy Award-winning keyboardist for The Mars Volta & De Facto.

The Long Beach, CA-based Owens initially started Free Moral Agents as a solo project. It has since expanded into a group effort, a result of Isaiah's decade-long career of collaborations with artists as diverse as El-P, Mastodon, Sublime, Saul Williams, and Z-Trip.

Free Moral Agents released their debut Everybody's Favorite Weapon on GSL Records in late 2004. With freestyle moments layered over vibrant melodies, heavy beats, and jazzy interludes, Everybody's Favorite Weapon was just the beginning of something that was no longer considered just a side-project.

While out on the road with the Mars Volta, Isaiah kept thinking of ways to expand Free Moral Agents. In 2006, FMA went from a solo effort to full six-member group and started improvising new material. With the lineup of Mendee Ichikawa (vocals), Reid Kinnet (Rhodes), Jesse Carzello (guitar), Dennis Owens (bass), Ryan Reiff (drums) and Isaiah jumping from keyboard to keyboard, FMA quickly came up with much new music and was in and out of the studio several times in 2007 and 2008,

Free Moral Agents is now gearing up to release their new album Honey In The Carcass Of The Lion, an EP titled Control This and a 10" vinyl collaboration with legendary Fela Kuti's drummer and Afro Beat co-founder Tony Allen titled North Is Red."

For more info, sample songs or to get connected, check 'em out here:
www.myspace.com/freemoral agents and www.freemoralagents.com

Next Wake The Town is April 4th!

Come on down for the best monthly dance club in San Francisco: Wake the Town! Hot shots of Rocksteady & Reggae! It's the place to be! This party happens every first Saturday of the month with some of SF's top "Jamaican sounds" DJ's. Mr. Ryha, Bryan Martin & Shawn (from the old Upsetter @ Mad Dog in the Fog) throw down some heavy tunes. This months special guest is Crystal! Be there or be square!

p.s. Flyer is another bit of my handiwork. If you like what you see, give me a shout...I'd be happy to hook you up with a flyer too!

Guest DJ spot with Adam @ FIRE CORNER!

Last Saturday night I, along with Mini & Bryan were the guest DJ's for Fire Corner, a bi-monthly Rocksteady/Early Reggae Revive party hosted by Adam (aka Revival Sound System) at Koko Cocktails! It was a bit of a slow night...I think the rainshowers kept people home, but in spite of that, we all had a great time and the music was as tasty as ever! I met a couple of interesting folks, had some good conversations and a few enjoyable drinks! A father & son duo who are German tourists happened into the bar and kept all of us pretty entertained. They kept telling me the party is only starting at 2am in Germany! Ah well. I got a free beer and a funny story outta chatting with 'em!

Fire Corner happens every first and third Saturday nights from 9:30pm-2am. Adam has a variety of guests share the turntables with him, many who have other similar or related nights around town. Koko's is a great place and Fire Corner offers great tunes to get your feet moving! (all details on flyer)

In case anyone's interested, here is my set list for last Sat.:

The Heptones - EVERY DAY EVERY NIGHT - Freedom Line
Johnny Osbourne - SEE AND BLIND - Come Back Darling
The Cables - LOVE IS A PLEASURE - What Kind Of World
Carlton and the Shoes - THIS FEELINGS - Love Me Forever
Dobby Dobson - LOVING PAUPER - Hottest Hits Vol. 1 Treasure Isle
Clancy Eccles - AUNTIE LULU - Fatty Fatty 1967-1970
Jackie Edwards - KEEP ON RUNNING - Sincerely
The Tennors - MASSIE MASSA - Rock Steady Intensified
John Holt - YOU BABY - 1000 Volts of Holt
Toots and The Maytals - COOLIE BABY - Slatyam Stoot
U-Roy - STICK TOGETHER - Version Like Rain
Count Stiky - WHAT DO YOU SO - Moodisc Quad Star Revolution
Prince Buster - PHARAOH HOUSE CRASH - Wreck A Pum Pum
Alton Ellis - REMEMBER THAT SUNDAY - Hottest Hits Vol. 2 Treasure Isle