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Storyboard P, filmed by bd in the UK 5/7/2012

RJJNYC — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:45:18 +0000

Robert Owens, NYC 1990

RJJNYC — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:22:34 +0000

Photo by Ezel, from the July 1990 issue of Soul Underground.

Ministry of Sound, November/December 1991

RJJNYC — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:52:22 +0000

Visited three times before leaving London, first for the opening Friday gay night which I think must’ve been Nov 8th. It wasn’t well promoted and Larry Levan played to a mostly empty club. Also went to the Rosado/Levan and Tony Humprhries Saturday parties, tapes from those nights (and from Pal Joey’s appearance) are online. Last year the club released several recordings from this era as part of their 20th anniversary 5-CD box set, the digital release includes the individual tracks too.

This is with Victor Rosado.

Pal Joey @ Ministry Of Sound ~1992 by Oldschool on Mixcloud

A photo from Dave Swindells website, outside the club on the opening weekend. Illustrates the weird mix of people that showed up during this period: there were some wealthy people like these who I guess may have been friends of the financial backers, some veteran clubbers who were into the music and DJs, some ravers determined to have a good time even though they didn’t seem to have much idea what was going on, and some Londoners who had never heard DJs who could really mix, or an NY-style Richard Long sound system, and sort of stood around the edge with their jaws on the floor. The DJ booth at this time was up above the dancefloor with just a slot window, similar to Sound Factory (this photo was posted to the Wave Music community board, can’t link to the original post because it’s down right now).

Where Many Battles Were Fought

RJJNYC — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:03:36 +0000

The speaker stack nearest the DJ booth at Sound Factory, where vogue battles would be fought late on a Sunday morning. Side 2 of the Jan 5, 1992 tape on the main site is from one of those Sunday mornings around 11am, the Goddess of Light would mimic camera flashes as voguers struck freeze-frame poses to the stabs on Fast Eddie – Let’s Go and Ellis D – Dub Break.

Image capture from a mid-90s TV profile of Junior Vasquez: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAECKA-QwFk

Keith Haring and Juan Dubose, 325 Broome, 1983

RJJNYC — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:08:10 +0000

Photo: Laura Levine/Corbis, from an NY Mag series on artists apartments.

New York Clubs 1983

RJJNYC — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 03:45:00 +0000

From the UK TV show The Tube, posted to youtube by IbizaMusicCoUk. Filmed two months after the death of Klaus Nomi, who passed August 6, 1983, one of the first artists lost to AIDS.

Tracks & comments II

RJJNYC — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:41:16 +0000

mrmoreno1: I first heard this record the night David Morales had just finished recording it. he ran to the Sound Factory on a Saturday (ok, EARLY Sunday morning) very excited. He ran directly to the DJ? booth. Everyone wanted to know, “what does he have?”

A friend of mine, Mark Watson told me to prepare myself. He knew something fantastic would come. And then, Frankie played the Red Zone mix and mixed in the Classic mix!!

TOO MUCH!!

People were crying!!!

A night I will never forget.

Einfach Super!

Tracks & comments

RJJNYC — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:23:56 +0000

May do this occasionally (as long as the youtube channel lasts anyway), some favorite comments and the tracks that go with them.

jetit: Looove this song..I remember the Day I got it. I played the Hell out of it. my Mom and Sister were like if you play that song one more Time!!!..lol and so I did..lol the? next thing I know we were all Dancing..lol love my Family and this song. Thanks.

schnikta: Ooooooooooo!!!!!!! y’all don’t know how? me, Kizzy, Reeka, Nooncy, Bopo, Trav, G, Tankador, all of us (sometimes in a Honda Prelude LOL) used to play this 2def f’real!!!!!!!!!!HOUSEMUSICALLNIGHTLONGsay what?

Ho, Ho, Ho

RJJNYC — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:32:32 +0000

Happy holidays to any readers, downloaders, and random passers by.

1987 photograph of Keith Haring as Santa by Marcus Leatherdale, up for auction at Phillips de Pury & Company.

Hop Hop Party Flyers from the 70s & 80s

RJJNYC — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:45:07 +0000

http://www.toledohiphop.org/images/old_school_source_code/

Via Mike Barnes on deephousepage.

The Treacherous Three – Gotta Rock