Reviews of my last outing at the RUBY ROOM to DJ....Not sure what to make of them overall. It seems like there were mixed feelings about my styley...As per usual.

The Ruby Room

4 star rating
1/30/2009

I have to weigh in with a response to the two ladies below who are talking about the music they heard a few Saturdays ago. First of all they are obviously not regulars as they would know that Tim and Alfredo, the owners of The Ruby Room normally play records on Sat nights. I was there that SAT night and the dude they are talking about was subbing in for Alfredo. That dude is pretty weird. He shows up at the Ruby Room or Radio on rare occasion and is always dressed up like an old man or something. Stripy loud jackets and shit. I talked to him one time b/c he was sitting next to me at Radio on his own. Instead of raging he was like drawing or something. Total geeky. I asked if he dug these chick sitting by us. He starts going on about his wife and baby and shit and gets all misty eyed on me. So I notice he is wearing glitter and figure it must have come off a ho or something. I ask him if he is coming from a strip club. He asks why I would ask such a weird question. So I bring up the glitter and he tells me that he wears it to make him look pretty. I tell him that I'm not into faggots but whatever. So the weirdo grabbed me by the neck and threatened to kick my ass. He totally bruised my neck and tore my new shirt from xmas. So all I wanna say about that English guy is that he is a fag and should be allowed in there. He should go to the White Horse or something. Alfredo told me that Sat that he was showing off too much and that people don't like that hip hop shit so I doubt he will be back anyway. Sorry ladies. Had to call out that faggit. Like he has a wife and shit. Glitter wearing fool.
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Pamela B.

Oakland, CA

1/19/2009

I also was at the Ruby Room this last Saturday. I go there pretty regularly. There was a different DJ playing with the regular guy for sure. He was wearing white pants and sounded Scottish. That guy was crazy! He danced like a mad robot. His tunes and mixing were way better than the usual crew. Sometimes he got a bit scratch crazy but overall I was fully impressed too. I remember him mixing The Police into ZZ top and making it sound like techno sort of...Who was that dude? I could not understand a word he said.

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Jackie P.

Oakland, CA

1/19/2009

The Ruby room is always fun. Enough has been said already on this subject below. I went there this last Saturday (17th) with a few friends and saw/danced to one of the best DJ's I have ever experienced. He gave me a CD called ElectroPhonic Funk which I have been listening to non-stop ever since. Unfortunately I did not catch his name. This cat was tearing it up while mixing an amazingly diverse set of tracks. The Cure, Sly Stone, Michael Jackson and Chicks on Speed all mashed up together with some intense hip hop technique. Throughout he was also literally bouncing off the wall to the beat like some sort of de-blackened James Brown. I am going back next Sat to see if he is there again. If anyone knows who this was though please drop me a line. I want to thank him for the CD and a great night out.

Transcriptors - High end turntables one of which was featured in CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Founded in 1960 by the late David Gammon, Transcriptors was one of the World’s leading manufacturer of manual turntables, tone arms and accessories, and one of the most modern Hi Fi manufacturing plants in Europe during the 60’s, 70’s and the early 80’s. Many readers will be familiar with our turntables, which have been widely used in numerous television commercials, and in many films, including the classic 1971 film ‘A Clockwork Orange’ which used our 1964 Hydraulic Reference turntable in various scenes throughout the film. Our products have been copied and reproduced all over the world, from the ‘Concept 2000’ and the ‘Audio Linear’. Even today’s modern turntable design’s bear there origins to the striking designs that were designed by David Gammon, perhaps no better compliment could be paid to his famous turntables.

Sadly David passed away in December 2005 after a long illness. He leaves five children Michael, David, Natasha, Ben and Olga, and four grandchildren.


Phase1 | England 1960 - 1967

Employed by Almer Components as chief engineer that he designed the Transcriptor arm along with the sweep arm and stylus brush. These designs were born, due to the lack of professional devices that were manufactured by various audio companies

His friend Brian Allan (who was a photographer at the time) suggested to David that they should take some photographs and send them to Hi-fi News as a joke not thinking they would get published. He was amazed to find in their next issue that the pictures had been published. David started producing the Transcriptor Arm and the accessories part time in his flat. It was not until he was approached by an audio research laboratory in the early months of 1963 , that he started production of the Reference turntable. The laboratory required a turntable that could meet the strict criteria required for highly accurate audio testing, and so the Reference turntable was designed. It was designed around the Transcriptor arm and was the most advanced turntable unit that had been produce at that time. He also designed a turntable unit for the then British audio company, Goodman's.

In 1964 after leaving Almer Components, they offered him two room's for thirty pound's a week at Holloway Road, which were situated above the Almer Components premises, and with a small workforce of seven he started production on a full time basis. However after a year, he out grew the premises, and moved to Theobald Street, Borehamwood.

Phase2 | England 1967 - 1973

After moving to the new factory he was now in the position to increase turntable production. A year later this resulted in his next design, the Saturn. The table was produced alongside the Hydraulic turntable. In 1969 the late Stanley Kubrick visited David at his Borehamwood factory and asked him if he could purchase a Hydraulic Reference to use in his latest film project. He let Stanley have the turntable free of charge. The turntable made its appearance in the bedroom and hospital scene of the 1971 classic, A Clockwork Orange which starred the much acclaimed actor Malcolm McDowell. Various turntable parts were also used in another Stanley Kubrick production, 2001 A Space Odyssey. His other designs included turntables for department stores which allowed them to show there goods in their display windows.

CLOCKWORK ORANGE - Alex foments a menage a trois by way of reference to his peerless sound system and its illustrious reproduction capabilities

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Alex: “What you got back home, li'l sister, to play yer fuzzy warbles on?
I bet you got, say, pitiful, portable picnic players?
Come with uncle and hear all proper! Hear angels' trumpets and devils' trombones.
You are invited!” -- A Clockwork Orange

Ruby Room - Sat 17th - "Trying not to succumb to the Cheese loving masses"

Any Christina? Any Brittney?

I spun records at the RUBY ROOM last Saturday with Tim, one of the owners of this establishment and all around good guy.

(More to come)

THE FALL - My Playlist on YOUTUBE

For those of you who like THE FALL and/or Mark E Smith. Below you can access my collection of video footage concerned with aforementioned subjects.

www.youtube.com/view_play_list

GOLDEN YEARS - Alcohol and the creation of the coolest scenes.

The thing about bars....

The occasionally beautiful but oftentimes ghastly "dumbing down" effects of Alcohol when ingested by a random sampling of our co-citizens many of whom were already "deficit spenders" to start off with....

A fit looking bald man with a scar on the corner of his works the room as adeptly as possible given the sartorial handicap of flip flops and stone-wash.

On the other side of the bar, by the pool tables, a "soon to be bald" man with a brave and sensible crew cut dances to the sub par Reggae Dancehall track that emanates from the Internet. He really goes for it...feverishly swinging his hips around in circles while stroking imaginary buttocks with his outstretched hands. Air "doggy styling" it to death and genuinely feeling sexy whilst so doing. He must have received positive feedback for prior versions of this performance in my mind. His confidence is high. A girl sitting at the bar notices and encourages him by name...."Git down Reginald...you go!" she emits squeakishly.

Two gay African American gents at the bar make eyes at me. Likely the result of my wearing a dusting of silver glitter as is my customary wont. They are distracted by the arrival of Sonic Youth on the Jukebox as my choices finally start to kick in....Apparently they were the prior custodians of the air space. Abusers would be a more apt description in my view. Aural insults qued up with intent to pollute the collective head. Mediocre Nu-Metal/Emo dirge followed by plastic r and b sentimentalization "on click".

"What is this shit?" Asks one of the other..."It must be one of your picks". Comes the response.

"Tis not....! I have no idea what this shit is...."

They start to "pretend fight" over the matter.

ON AN EXPRESSWAY TO YRRRRR SKULL!!!!!!

The lads interpret Sonic Youth's interjection (a corruption of the classic 60's soul song title -"Expressway to yr Heart") as cause for intensifying their drunken slap/shove/grab "joke" altercation.

A bar stool falls over.

Gay lads are still lads....with lads strength and lads testosterone...I observe.

"Hey you guys!" I exclaim....."Try to retain at least a shred of dignity huh??"

The fluffier headed of the two takes note of my comment and acknowledges its acuity by way of a sheepish shrug of the shoulders and embarassed smirk. Their combat abruptly comes to a close.

Optimistically they choose to interpret my decision to engage them as potential evidence of my romantic interest in one/both of them. Their bar stools swivel around until they are oriented libidinously towards me. I am hit by a two nosed, four eyed, toothy grin powered homo erotic broadside somewhere in the vicinity of my "fo'castle". Their assault is rendered impotent though upon encountering the turgid and monotonous entrenchment of my heterosexuality.

"Golden Years" kicks in on the jukebox.

"Run for the shadows....run for the shadows." intones David Bowie.

The lads decide to take his advice and march for the exit.

I look at my watch. 1.35 am.

It is my birthday I realize.

"Golden Years."

A girl vomits onto the pool table to my right upsetting the gentlemen who are playing 8 ball thereon.

I finish my Guiness and leave.

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lINK TO rOCKET mORTON VIDEO ON YOU TUBE AND UNRELATED GRAYHOUND STORY

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Above ... link to new video on YOUTUBE that corresponds with ROCKET MORTON's house classic..."BE". Joe Bob says check it out...

Alles is Kaputt!


BBC NEWS
Final punt for famous dog track

Over the years Walthamstow greyhound track has attracted stars from Winston Churchill to Brad Pitt, lured to the venue for a night of gambling and excitement.

But on Saturday the dogs will burst from their traps for the final time.

The London stadium, famously featured on the front of Blur's album Parklife, has been sold to property developers.

Its owners say falling profits and attendances have forced them to sell-up after 75 years.

L&Q Housing Trust, part of the development consortium Walthamstow Stadium Developments Limited, will take ownership of the land on 1 September.

Walthamstow without the stadium is like Paris without the Eiffel Tower
Barry Clegg, Walthamstow Greyhound Owners Association

A mixture of new homes are set to be built and developers say half will be "affordable" properties.

But before then, punters can enjoy one last flutter on the dogs.

It was first opened in 1933 by William Chandler, who started out operating as an illegal street bookmaker.

And the pink and red neon of the stadium's celebrated sign quickly became synonymous with a good night out in the East End.

Internet gambling

Walthamstow Stadium has also been a popular location for films, music videos and TV shows including Eastenders, London's Burning and Murphy's Law.

Adverts for lager, cars, sports clothing and even cereal have been filmed there as well.

Under the development plans, the facade will be retained in recognition of the track's famous history.

Over the years the stadium has stayed in the Chandler family.

But William's grandson Charles, chairman of the British Greyhound Racing board, says operations have become "unsustainable".

The advent of high street and internet gambling means punters are no longer betting in such great numbers with the bookies, tic-tacs and totes on its trackside pitches.

Other celebrities who have visited Walthamstow down the years include actress Lana Turner and footballer- turned-actor Vinnie Jones.

And before fame and fortune, a young David Beckham used to collect glasses in the stadium's restaurant.

Its iconic place in greyhound racing history means it will be sorely missed.

A protest against the sale took place in July.

Despite this, and a last-ditch attempt by a consortium of businessmen and wealthy individuals to save the track for racing, it is not expected to succeed.

A family spokesman said as far as the Chandlers were concerned the stadium had been sold and would pass into the possession of developers on 1 September.

'Lovely pets'

The Walthamstow Greyhound Owners Association has contacted the stadium's 11 trainers to ensure all the dogs will be cared for.

Chairman Barry Clegg said most of the 500 greyhounds that race at Walthamstow would move on to pastures new.

"The majority will continue with the trainers and race at other tracks," he said.

"But for the ones that are getting near the end of their careers, the kindest thing would be to find them a new home.

"They make lovely pets and are wonderful with children.

"There are massive misconceptions about them. They are complete coach potatoes. They only want a little walk and spend the rest of the time sitting down."

Mr Clegg, who used to have his own pack of dogs at the stadium, added: "I'm absolutely gutted to see the stadium close. I've been coming since I was a boy.

"Walthamstow without the stadium is like Paris without the Eiffel Tower.

"It's an iconic building, it made you feel alive. It was a sport second to none. There's no better feeling in the world."

Story from BBC NEWS:
news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-...7558967.stm

Published: 2008/08/15 00:35:17 GMT

© BBC MMVIII

Sublime moments in Cinema.....with theE Bomber - the narcotic undertow of Disney's JUNGLE BOOK.

Do you remember watching the Disney Movie "The Jungle Book" as a kid? I certainly do. As a matter of fact someone must have bought the soundtrack for me back when I was a mere sprog. I surmise this having found the soundtrack LP amongst the pile of records I had left behind in England as a kid last time I went back to visit. I have spent some time listening to it since then having subsequently brought it back to the States with me. Recently I picked up an American version from Goodwill along with a video cassette of the actual movie. Disney has never short changed the consumer when it comes to options for purchasing their output suffice to say....

While the whole soundtrack is noteworthy for its timeless appeal and straight up grooviness, ("Bare Necessities", "I wanna be like you" etc) I find myself drawn to the down-tempo stylings of "Trust in me", when it comes to picking a favorite track. This soporific, string laden, jazz/blues inflected track is graced with lyrics that can be interpreted innocently or from a more worldly perspective.

"Slip into silent slumber....slowly and surely your senses will cease to exist" ..... (excerpt from lyrics)

The accompanying scene in the movie is one in which a treacherous snake hypnotizes Mowgli, the young boy who is the hero of the story with his ever spiraling eyes. It does this with a view to ultimately eating him once he is thoroughly subdued. It does not take too much imagination to see how this could symbolize the passage of an individual from drug user to drug abuser to addict to deceased...The seductive and increasingly disabling nature of heavy narcotic experimentation represented by the snake and it's efforts to engage and dispatch Mowgli.

"Adam and Eve meets Drugstore Cowboy as envisioned by Damian" {future Hollywood Pitch for a remake}

"Trust in me" has a similar feel to "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed in terms of musical temperament and pacing . Its underlying semi-covert subject matter may well be the same too methinks...

"Your gonna reap just what you sowed" and all that....

"Ahhhhh ... a run of the mill heroin lullaby/funeral dirge from our friends at Disney. One for the wee kiddies out there."


YR IMAGINEERINGLY

Phonic theE Bomber

p.s. I might be wrong about all of this

LOU REED WITH DR JOHN the Night Tripper duetting on "PERFECT DAY"

I give all due respect to YOUTUBE for allowing us to see pairings like the one you can link to below.


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My Favorite NURSE WITH WOUND album titles.

Nylon Coverin' Body Smotherin'

Current 93 / Nurse With Wound

1987

A Handjob From The Laughing Policeman

Nurse With Wound

2006

Natal Moonies

Nurse With Wound

2006

Paraparaparallellogrammatica

Angry Eelectric Finger Part Two: Paraparaparallellogrammatica

2007