[Dynagroove] I wish I was....

BadIYE at aol.com BadIYE at aol.com
Wed Jul 6 18:38:07 PDT 2005 

I wish I was Ben Annand for just a little while....=)
 
Imad
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the GOOD life
 
In a message dated 7/6/2005 3:03:02 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
mrannand at hotmail.com writes:

My  weekend started Thursday night, where I played for the magic 10th time at 
 
the Propaganda Club in Moscow.  This is one of the most solid nights  in the 
world, and last week was no exception.  This time my brother  came all the 
way from Minnesota to travel in Russia with me for a week,  which made it 
special.  I recorded the set and should have it up on  the Tropical site, 
along with pictures, by early next week...  See  Propaganda's web site (and 
note that Tropical resident Mark E Quark will  be making his first 
apprearance there on July 21)  at:

http://propagandamoscow.com

Friday night I went to Orenburg,  2 hours flight East of Moscow plus another 
2 hours time difference  (totaling 13 from L.A.)  Apparently I was the first 
U.S. Dj to play  in this city (pop. 700,000) near the base of the Ural 
mountains, so they  made kind of a big deal of it with limos, press 
conference, etc.  Not  really my style but it was fun, esp. since my brother 
was with me.   The gig itself was quite strange, combining performances which 
crossed the  lines of fashion show, strip tease, weird costumes, firedancers, 
 
glasswalker, and foam party.  Sometimes in more remote places where  there is 
not much exposure to dance music and culture you find these  attempts to make 
it into a big show rather than a good old dance  party.  Overall though, it 
was highly entertaining and I can't wait  to see some of the video my brother 
took there, he promised to get me a  copy soon.  If you have a few minutes to 
spare waiting for your  browser to load, check out the also highly amusing TV 
spot they did for me  in Orenburg at:

http://www.tropical-house.com/orenburg.avi

On  Saturday the promoter in Orenburg hired a car to take us to Magnitigorsk, 
 
about 170 km away.  The driver seemed to have little clue where he  was going 
as he drove much of the time at close to 170km/hr yet took 5  hours to get us 
there just the same.  In fairness we did stop for  about an hour for a swim 
in  a river we passed by, which was quite  nice...

We arrived to Magnitigorsk around 8pm and got some rest before  the club that 
night.  I was taken to the club around midnight and had  a few minutes before 
starting my set, during which I was informed that  many djs wanted to come to 
Magnitigorsk as it had a reputation for very  good clubs.  I found this to be 
true, the club lacked performers and  foam but instead had a really good 
dance vibe, nice sound and setup,  etc.  Definitely ranked among my favorite 
Russian cities and hope to  go back there someday.

Now I am back in Moscow but getting ready to fly  tomorrow night to Sahalin, 
which is the island north of Japan.   Actually this island was once part of 
Japan but became Russian after  WW2.  I'll be interested to see how 
influenced by Japanese culture it  is.  Less interesting will be another 10 
hour flight and 10 hours  time change -  I feel like I just overcame jet lag 
and diving right  back in again.  In any case, I will be sure to take lots of 
pictures  and will be able to post a portfolio of my Russia trip by early 
next  week.

Well that's my weekend review from Russia!  Sounds like it  was a fun weekend 
in L.A. too... Have a rocking summer and I will send  news periodically from 
the other side of the  globe...

Ben

>From: Peter Natividad  <pn236 at yahoo.com>
>To: dynagroove at dynagroove.com
>Subject:  Re: [Dynagroove] weekend reviews????
>Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 20:34:43  -0700 (PDT)
>
>I'm offended and  enlightened;)
>
>Friday: BM to see Nikos off, then FT to hear what  all the hype was about. 
>Personally I like the new spot better than  Boardners. The place is a piece 
>of Los Angeles history and the patio  is much better IMO. Don't like my 
>opinion... suck toe jam:) Then it  was off to Inspiration which is always a 
>good time and finally Gravy  to say hey. Good times in the shadow hours of 
>the  mind.
>
>Saturday: Sub-fucking-Level. Doc still owns L.A. Ran into  many, many fun 
>people new and old. Some from high school and others  from 7 or 8 years ago. 
>stayed 'til they made us leave. Then there was  an after-party of sorts with 
>a most infamous crew of people who shall  remain unnamed.
>
>Sunday: Uhhh, well the lords day didn't work  out to well for me and that's 
>okay 'cuz I prayed for all of  you.
>
>Monday: I'd like to tell you, but none of you got security  clearence:)
>
>July 17th Peter Natividad@ Booom Boxx
>Make  it happen!
>
>benjamin llamas <dreamcraftmusic at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>No it's not rude at all. I do write strange  messages
>sometimes to make people wonder about where I'm  coming
>from:::THAT'S MY GROOVE::: Since You don't even know
>me  on a personal level, I appologize if I offended you
>& your people  about this gathering underground shit. I
>think I'm feeling old for the  first time in my 27
>years of living, 11 or which was all underground.  I'm
>not hear to have a conversation openly on a personal
>subject  that involves something more to me than it
>does to you:::LOVE FOR THE  MUSIC:::: No offense if
>this response upsets anyboody who thinks  differently,
>but if I was to sit down w/ you over at the Canal  Club
>this Friday Night, I'd love to open my heart to let
>you  & your people know where I'm coming from if you
>take the first  step:::COME TO THE WEST SIDE THIS
>FRIDAY NIGHT FOR YOUR MODERATION  HOUSE FIX:::: It's
>free, near the beach & I'll even buy you &  your
>friends a few drinks if you wish.....The choice I
>leave  with you my new friend because remember, I'm
>over the fussin &  fightin::::LET'S BE LOVED BY ALL
>like how life should  be....
>
>:::ANYONE ON THIS LIST THINKS  DEEPER:::::
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>:::But::::  Let me ask you this Sheikdabooty at aol.com:
>
>
>---  Sheikdabooty at aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > not to be rude,  but you're always talkin this
> > friendship underground
> >  stuff...what a true gathering is supposed to be
> > etc..etc...you  know people have
> > different perspectives. what feels tru to you  may
> > not be to others...sorry..but i
> > feel like i  should have an inferiority complex when
> > i read your  postings,
> > because i have no clue what you're talking
> >  about...and i've been to sublevel,
> > freethinking, bodyrock  parties, good life, tropical
> > and even focus once and
> >  some parties were great, others not so...but damm if
> > i know what  this 'true
> > gathering' is all about...does that mean the
>  > gathering i was at was not true,
> > real or authentic? i don;t  get it. please explain.
> >
> > s.
> >
> >  In a message dated 7/5/2005 5:13:26 PM Pacific
> > Standard  Time,
> > dreamcraftmusic at yahoo.com writes:
> >
> >  ::::You asked, so here's a true heads point of
> > view::::
>  >
> > Friday:::Went to freethinkin to spend the last
> >  Friday w/ my best
> > friends:::to many close heads to reveal on  this
> > review:::: But both DJ's JT & Mes where
> >  dropping bombs in DOWNTOWN!
> > Thanks Louis FS & Cade for  bringing some true heads
> > down to this town jus
> > one  more time...
> >
> > Saturday:::Said goodbye to someone I  admired dearly
> > :-( But it's better
> > from here....JAH  PROMISES :-). After droppin off my
> > love @ the airport, I  went
> > home to recover some more before heading over to
>  > SUPPORT MY FRIENDS, LOUISE FS
> > & DOC MARTIN... To the  point::Party rocked! The
> > sound system was perfect &
>  > Louis FS & Doc Martin Killed it...I hope someone
> >  recorded their set's ::::
> >
> > Sunday:::To tired to  support a DJ from Chicago how
> > inspired a kid to craft
>  > his dream w/ music when he was listening to his
> > mixes back  in 95'.....
> >
> > Monday:::After 10 hours of rest, I got a  call from
> > my love that started
> > "OUR" anniversary the  right way, REMEMBRANCE! Soon
> > after, MY FRIENDS & I all  met
> > at in DOWNTOWN for what we call a gathering of
> >  friends: BBQ, Kids playing w/
> > other kids, A sick ass sound system  (CABINETS)
> > DJ'S: BENJAHMIN, GIL T. BRAD
> > KENT, JOEY  & HIS LADY & the vibe of how a real
> > gathering  should
> > be>>FRIENDSHIP<<<..there you have  it...
> >
> > People, I'm surprised that no one added any  reviews
> > to this list cuz I know
> > you guys are waiting  for someone to turn off the
> > lights so the underground to
>  > come alive again:::SPEAK UP!::: Let's hear what the
> > TRUTH  has to say::::
> >
> > JAH LOVE
> >
> >  lando wrote:
> > there was lots going on this past weekend?  anyone
> > with any reviews on
> > ft/futurehouse/mark  farina/d. lazarus & sean
> > dimitrie/etc.......
>  >
> > peace//lando
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