Hampton Arms Playlist (21st Aug)

Friday night down the Hampton was excellent. Ally Smith came down to help out as i flicked between a gig there and one at The Hope with Rick The Hat. Unfortunately i forgot to bring my little black book and write down my playlist so mine will be based on memory.- then i thought "o bugger it" and decided that time is too short to do  it this time. Maybe later.

Ally provided a list of what he played and it's a fine mix with a bit of house music thrown in to the melting pot.


ALLY SMITH's PLAYLIST


Grant Green - Let The Music Take Your Mind
Gagle - Eastern Voyage
Sleepwalker - Brotherhood (Marc Moulin Mix)
Music Circle - Chameleon
Nathan Haines - Squire For Hire
UFO - Flying Saucer
Five Corners Quintet - Hot Rod
Incognito - Fearless
Willis Jackson - Nuther'n Like Thuther'n
Little Kids Music - Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em
Juju Orchestra - Kind Of latin Rhythm
Bahama Soul Club - Nassau Jam
St. Germain - Rose rouge
Faze Action - Samba
Martin Salvery I'm A God Man
Bobby and Nina  -Life Boogie
Rapson Elits - Grapevine
James Mason - Swet Power
Marvin Gaye - T Plays It Cool
Pucho - Got Myself A Good Man
Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova
Soul II Soul - Fairplay
Young Disciples - Step Right On
Jamiriquai - When You Gonna Larn
Barabra Moore Sound - Hot Heels
Five Corners Quintet - Straight Up
Jazzanova - Masa Bossa
Dubtribe Sound System - Do It Now
Melba Moore - Standing Right Here
Future Warriors - Hierbabuena



 

The Hope No Hope DJ Gig

The Friday night i shared the gig with Ally (21str  Aug) i also helped out another guy down at The Hope , namely Rick The Hat. I left the Hampton at 9.25 pm to nip down tp the Hope leaving Ally spinning his fine selection. Rick was meant to start at 9pm. When i got there ten minutes later he was still setting up the decks. His friend had to drag him down there as he was so nervous he had cold feet. I helped pliugging things in and then we got started , He played one tune and i did the next five, and after a few more drinks he was fine, spinning a wicked selection of tunes. So i decided to leave him to it at about 11.20pm to nip back to the Hampton to finish off there at 1am.

After me and Ally finished the gig, as he had to leave a bit early for an early morning visit to kent to see his parents, i nipped back to the Hope to do the final hour to 2am. When i got there Rick was already unplugging the equipment and i wanted to know what the fuck was going on.
Apparently from the lady bar staff he had turned up the volume so loud that she kept turning it down and he kept turning it back up. Shge even got a dB meter to check it, it was 99db in places and should be no more than 85dB. This gave him the hump and in a drunken state of willfulness turned everything off with nio chance of me finishing the gig.

He did not get payed for it for that reason alone,as well as the fact he turned up late. I made sure i got my twenty quid of the forty we were supposed to make by apologising profusely to her about my friend iwho was going through a  "bad zone" situation (split up with girlfriend and money problems,etc etc).  I think the lass took pity on me and did not quibble about my share of the money since i did the promotion for it.

He is getting one last chance for half an hour this Saturday at the Funk Fest at the Hampton where i shall be controlling the situation with tight reigns.