Fwd: [Dynagroove] My Homie Walked on the Moon with Francois K...

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Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:26:56 EST
Subject: Re: [Dynagroove] My Homie Walked on the Moon with Francois K...
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Man, Do I love Sara's writing.  I knew Francois K.  would be the shit, given
I have like 10 of his records ("Time & Space" is top 5 in my book).  Couldn't
make it 'cause our visiting friends from out of town wanted to go to a bar
where we could sit down and have a conversation (went to El Carmen and then
Oasis).  I understand that of course, but I figured once the alcohol got going
I'd
be able to convince them to move it to Larchmont. All in vain.  Now that I
learn how FK played some fuckin' Police, I'm steamin' mad with jealousy for
not
attending.

The next night, yet another friend prevented me from going to Futurehouse.
He didn't want to be at an 18+ event.  Instead, we went to Deep.  Despite
Futurehouse in town, Deep was packed (house is dead, they say? LONG LIVE
HOUSE!!).
First time there. Pretty cool, liked the vibe. The only thing that was
irritating is the constant way the volume and/or the bass would suddenly drop
something like 7 times per track.  It sounded more like clipping than actual
deliberate action by the DJ.  Remembering a positive suggestion made by
someone
during the "houze is dead" thread, I decided to ignore these technical issues
and
blissfully danced the night away.  I think I'm gonna go back for Jay J.

Back in the office on MLK day.  Which 'causes me to reflect.  I too have a
dream....that one day, my profits will rise to Trump levels, and when that day
comes, Me and ALL of my children, will never again be required to go back into
the office...free at last, free at last....(i know, a little selfish, but hey,
I'm at work, so I'm bummin'....)

Hope to see at least some of y'all soon, maybe this Wed. at Good Life.
Peace.

Imad.

In a message dated 1/19/04 2:55:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
sara at dynagroove.com writes:

> AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS STUPID TSHIRT!
>
> I must admit, i enjoy seeing people get fired up about something on the
> list.  It reminds me of the musical passion people have that is easily
> forgotten.  Yes, sometimes these threads get long and redundant and are
> filled with unsubstantiated facts but ya deal.  Usually i find myself
> abnormally quiet during these rants, i feel my base opinion of music is
> conveyed through my selective but unwavering support and the rest of my
> emails to the list, etc.  I was oging to leave this “House is Dead”
thread
> well enough alone until...
>
> You know it is going to be a choice night of music and its accessories
> when you start the night off on a quest for Beach Breezer Camel cigarettes
> and while waiting in line at Bogies Liquor, you see a frantic cabdriver
> screaming about his dire need for an “Insta-Matic Camera”.  But that is
> not all of it, his passenger is a tranny “lady of the night” ever so
> demurly reapplying her bright red lipstick and fluffing up her synthetic
> weave...  You do the math.  We got to the Larchmont on the early side of
> things.  Every time i walk through those heavy curtains at the entrance
> (if i can find my way through them, a la Patsy from AbFab) i almost expect
> like a gnome-esque midget butler to be on the other side, holding out a
> silver platter with 2, count em 2, Bombay Gin &Tonics, “We’ve been
> waiting for you, Sara.”  I guess i expect my excitement to be felt even
> befo’ i get to the cluuub.  This belief is all on account of the junk I
> stay hopped up on.  I immediately was picking up what Little Chris was
> throwing the fuck down, he was on the point.  Truly, Litle Chris
> repeatedly shows us that he is not just all that, he is all that and a
> hubcap.  He played this one track that sticks out in my mind that was for
> real.  I knew i wasnt going to remember many of the mucial elements
> (Sometimes Denise forgets thinsg) so i wrote down what time it was played,
> however now i can not read my handwriting (sometimes denise doesnt have
> the best penmanship).
>
> I had never seen Francois K before, i guess i was expecting to see a man
> wearing like a black and white striped mime shirt the french wear using a
> cigarette holder and singing, “Voulez vous coucher avec moi, c’est
soir?”.
> I’m lying,  but stereotypes about the french are fun times.  I honestly
> don’t know where and how to begin my 2 cents on FK.  It was ethereal.  I
> don’t know where he came up with this secret recipe for an otherworldly
> set.  But it was out there.  He was flowing out the dirty french flavored
> house when there is this like 15 minute jungle interlude, too sick!  Even
> if you were never a junglist of any persuasion, you would have totally
> appreciated where he was taking us.  It was so interesting seeing all your
> homies who usuallly bop along to the 4x4 beat immediately and with ease
> switch it up to the jungle syth head bop with maybe a definat point here
> or there.  I coulnt even leave the downstairs to smoke a cigarette!!!  It
> was absolutely and utterly amazing.  Now i know why he is kasey goto’s
> hero.  But the icing on the cake, the piece de reistance, the golden
> element, was for this crazy jungle interlude to be followed up with
> Walking on the Fucking Moon (hence the subject line).  I saw an
> instantaneous array of reactions, a couple happy claps, i burst out
> laughing cuz i just didnt know what else to do, the looks of on some
> poeples faces were of them trying to make heads or tails, lots of jumping.
> It is always nice to realize at the time moments are happening that they
> are the ones that won’t be forgotten.  I am sounding all dramatic and
gay,
> but rruly, i felt like i could dance forever, dancing on the stage, and
> that FK and i could live together while i was dancing on, dancing on the
> stage.  Some may say, I’m wishing my days away, no way.  Sorry, i got a
> little carried away there.  (Cue the “Let’s Get It On” in 3, 2...)
But,
> that 38-29-38 of pure loving that is the essence of Daishiki, that was
> missed.  Even though you took the tags off of that shirt you KNEW i was
> going to return after i wore it to the club, i ain’t mad atcha.
>
> To quote some Stevie Wonder, "Music knows it is and always will be one of
> the things that life just won't quit".  And I know he was talking about
> house music, cuz i don't know about ya'll but I can Feel It All Over.  Are
> you trying to call Stevie a liar?  Those are fighting words to me, fool.
> So to whomever says “House is Dead”, I pity you.  I pity you and your
> world (aka Nazi Germany) AND the horse you rode in on.  Has the FBI in
> your world put out an “Amber Alert” for the killer?  Do they have any
> leads or a composite sketch of the perp?  Are they seeking the death
> penalty?  I know how to make a Citizens Arrest in the US, are the same
> methods applicable in your world?  I heard a rumor that a pair of fuzzy
> tigger pants, a face mask lined with Vicks, and some trance records were
> left behind by the perp, fact or fiction?  No, all kidding aside, such a
> negative statement that hosue is dead is just an evil thing to say, it
> kind of hurts my feelings.  You must live in a dark dark world.  I’m not
> saying by any means that everthing out there is just super great and peace
> love and happiness all the time, but to me there is nothing that can ever
> be created that is more pleasing to my soul as a successful hunt for the
> right music.  I feel that is why we were put here.  I concede to the fact
> that i am more optimistic than most poeple and 95% of the time i always
> have a good time, i have just learned sometimes you have to make your own
> party.  That is a life secret.  i just thank the WAX boys for time after
> time making a party better than any one i could make on my own.
>
> i can’t say it loud enough, it was such a great night.  I ahvent been out
> on a Saturday since like the end of December (also a phenomonal WAX party)
> so to be welcomed back in such a manner, me likey.  Im for sure going to
> check out danny krivitt the end of this month.
>
> I hit up that YES aterhour party that Cade played at that night.  That was
> good times.  It had all the key afterhour elements:
> *Drag Queens
> *Drag KINGS!
> *Fit toned and sweating black men dancing and feeling it in a way i can
> only envy from afar, being a honky and all
> *that weird person who looks to old to be there
> *Good tunes
> *Darkness
>
> i walked in to jonene’s “Got that love tonight like you know i
would.”
> that was fun.  And since i missed free thinking on Friday i got to hear
> Cade drop the sheezy, incluing the dramaticlly introduced “Shattered
> Dreams” amongst other fun fun tracks.  I’ll never tire of a freaks
remix
> or #16 on Cades green CD, trust..  But you kind of felt a little guilty
> being there, you know one of those nights you feel should be followed up
> immediately with an NA meeting.  like i was at the top of the list of
> “classiest acts” there.  ME!  Fear.   But thats what afterhours are for.
> In conclusion, i found myself admiring a nice tight ass on a drag queen,
> does that make me a lesbian?
>
> Tomorrows another day,
> You’ll stay,
> I may as well play,
>
> Sara