From: t-bird (djtbird1@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Dec 20 2002 - 01:44:36 CET
--- t bird <djt_bird@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 14:49:42 -0800 (PST)
> From: t bird <djt_bird@yahoo.com>
> Subject: l.a.: thanks for last week, and what's up
> for this weekend...(t-bird gigs)
> To: djtbird1@yahoo.com
>
> hey,
>
> thanks for all that came out in support last weekend
> at both lava lounge and proper@star shoes! saturday
> it was really comforting to see some friendly faces.
>
> i was having fun until it turned into a
> middle-of-the-road-type hiphop party. for instance,
> someone asked me for de la soul as i had just put on
> their classic "buddy" (...yeah, yeah, do have any of
> the new stuff?")--fortunately i decided to go truly
> old-school on them. the nice thing about 80's
> hiphop
> is that it's fast enough to dance to without being
> ultra-jiggy...
>
> sunday was wonderful (thanks valida, kel & cru!), i
> came in and just rocked the records i wanted to.
> the
> crowd was very receptive and generally down to
> party!
> i started off w/one of my favorite under 3 minute
> tunes right now, bugz in the attic's version of
> "zombie" for *red hot & riot,* played a few more
> broken-beat joints (including the bugz mix of vikter
> duplaix's track "looking for love"), then got down
> to
> the 2-step garage (after all, i was billed as one of
> l.a.'s pioneers of the sound--so gotta give the
> people
> what they want, y'know?) i managed to slip in some
> t-bird cuts, including a dubby one called "baldy"
> (i'm
> thinking about changing the name), and one featuring
> ameno (from my 2-step crew/night "pull") rhyming,
> ernie on vox, and co-written by friends stupac (mr.
> silverstein to his creditors) & faith. other
> notable
> tracks were "kung fu" by 187 lockdown (speed garage
> classic), and a cut by e:trinity (sorry e, i've
> forgotten the name). crowd & crew gave me love, and
> i
> just had a great time playing.
>
> for this coming week,
>
> i'm at canal club this week. my usual mix of dinner
> music & funkin' mix of old and new tunes. i've got
> a
> few goodies that should make their debut this
> weekend... saturday 9-1:30 canal club 2025 pacific
> (at venice bl.) venice 90291--bar & restaurant, no
> cover all ages until 11pm, then 21+ w/i.d.
>
> diggin' i've got another great dj coming thru, my
> buddy rock. rock puts on the x-position shows that
> you've either been to or heard about (i've played
> the
> last several shows). i'm not sure what he's gonna
> play, but it should be fun... sunday 1-4pm @ moby
> disc 2114 wilshire, santa monica 90403 310.828.2887
>
> at something else!, i've got my friend, jazz dj suzy
> chesler coming thru to play a christmas jazz set,
> i'm
> looking forward to what she'll bring in her bag of
> vinyl goodies... monday 10pm-2am the brig 1515
> abbot
> kinney bl. venice 90291 21+ w/id, full bar, no
> cover.
>
> sono lux @ king king we'll be doing a christmas eve
> deal--don't really know what that means, but i may
> get
> to spin more (depends on how the band feels).
> whatever happens it'll be latin all the way, man!!
> tuesday king king 6555 hollywood bl. (at whitley)
> hollywood 900 10pm-2am (not 1:30 like most places)
> 21+
> w/i.d. $5 cover.
>
> then next friday i play a birthday gig @ canal club.
>
> i may have dinner at 8 or 8:30 so i can hang before
> i
> start working. let me know if you're coming...
>
> -t
>
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