The Funk Masters at The Northern Lights 26 October

Ville and I were spinning the records last night down at the Northern Lights in Brighton.
We kicked up a storm with deep funky grooves and splashes of Latin steaminess. Loads of young ladies shaking their asses as well.

We took turns on the decks so without further ado this is my set -



Set 1

Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk
Wilton Fender - La Luz
Quincy Jones - I'll Be Good To You (Soul Mix)
Donald Byrd - The Emperor
Dennis Coffey - Chicano
Ken Jensen Quartet - Captain Jack
Staple Singers - If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)
Miami - Kill That Roach
The Velvelettes - Lonely Lonely Girl Am I
Brenda Holloway - Just Look What You've Done
Barrett Strong - Money


Set 2

Afrodizz - No Time
Snowboy & His Latin Section - Wild Spirit
Truby Trio - Carajillo
Mongo Santamaria - Watermelon Man
Orchestra Harlow - Abron Paso
Azymuth - Jazz Carnival
Slick - Space Bass
Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu -- Mystery Spot
Marvin Gaye - That’s The Way Love Is
Four Tops - Something About You
Biddu Orchestra - Blacker The Berry (Sweeter The Juice)
Al Green - Love & Happiness

Set 3

Phonotex Success - Kukulacho
Mary Wells - My Guy
Temptations - Get Ready
Miami - Kill That Roach
Bob James - Heads
Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin’
King Sunny Ade - Ase
Sly Dunbar - Queen Of The Minstrels
Trini Lopez - Gonna Get Along Without You
Contours - Do You Love Me?

Set 4

Lorez Alexandria - Send In The Clowns
Veda Brown -Short Stopping
Sinto - Man On The Bank
Willie Bobo - Evil Ways
Dennis Coffey - The Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio
Frankie Beverley & Maze - Time Is On My Side

Unfortunately, time was not on our side and had to finish just before 2 am.

Beer,Books and More Elpees

On the Thursday of the lunch meeting, before I met up with the guys, I popped into another Wetherspoons to try some more ale from their current beer festival.

I had the following-

Moorhouse’s Ruby Witch (4.6 % ABV)
Bath Ales Hefeweizen Hare (4.7 % ABV)
Thwaites Crafty Devil (4.3 % ABV)

After the lunch I had a couple of the Dark Star Smoked Porter (5.4 % ABV) before ending up at the Northern Lights to have one of those tasty Icelandic beers.

Friday GC and I went over to Bexhill as she had a visit to complete. I walked around the charity shops to find some cheap bargains. Bought a few books, a DVD and a CD, plus some vinyl in a shop just north of Cooden Beach.

The books are -

Mario Puzo - The Godfather (Orion) 50p
Carrie Fisher - Postcards From The Edge (Picador) 10p
Nicholas Blincoe - Jello Salad (Serpents Tail) 80p

The CD was -
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.3 - Bournemouth S.O. / Andrew Litton (Virgin Classics) £1

And the DVD was -
House Of Flying Daggers , for a quid

Picked up five albums for a fiver from this shop simply called The Record Shop -

Carole King - Tapestry (A&M)
America - History, The Greatest Hits (Warner Bros.)
George Shearing - Light Airy & Swinging (BASF)
Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me (Charly)
Soul II Soul - Club Classics vol. 1 (Ten Records)

We had a bit of controversy over a word Thursday whilst we were imbibing at the Evening Star.,It was over an answer to a clue in the Telegraph crossword. That word was elpee , meaning LP or a long player, so I consulted the online OED today and found that as such it does not exist as an official word for that twelve inch slab of vinyl, and yet it did seem to fit the crossword. I doubt it would even be held up in a Scrabble tournament.