At this stage I'm rarely asked to dj live at a discotheque, a rave or music festival. When Junior Smith graciously asked me to briefly dj live at his "Reggae In The Fields 40 anniversary picnic" I had to reluctantly decline because all of the other djs appearing at it would be using laptop computers with dj systems like 'Serato' or 'Tracktor' and there would be no actual turntables available. I still spin records live.
A few days later Junior got back to me to say that a set with turntables was going to be provided at the picnic for my exclusive use! In his typical spirit of inclusion, my good friend had pulled strings just so that I could come and help celebrate his anniversary. Of course I came and played. Other dj's there with their digital hardware were so kind and helpful. It was great experience.
The response from the crowd was very enthusiastic. One lady even came up to me during my second song and asked "Could you rewind it?".
I'm not an expert on those laptop systems although I know that you can't rewind records and a live mix. The best I can do is repeat the full mix here on the air; much more than I was able to play live.
Because this radio show has demonstrated my ability to program a staggering variety of different styles and variations of discotheque music, most promoters shy away from booking me because they have no idea what style I would actually spin live. Junior was very specific. He wanted me to spin Funk and funky Disco records. I had initially planned to start the set with a funky mix of "Dancing Queen" by ABBA mixing that into "Jungle Boogie" by KOOL & THE GANG. Those closest to me argued that starting with an ABBA song might be inappropriate for that specific crowd and event. That set is included in this show after the first set of station ids and promotional advertisements.
The next time I am spinning live is at the BARNSTORM festival near Finch, Ontario on Aug 20 and 21st. If you want more information about it you can go to barnstorm.ca. At BARNSTORM I'll be spinning live for hours!
| CAMEOSIS CAMEO - CAMEOSIS (LP) - CHOCOLATE CITY |
| ATOMIC DOG GEORGE CLINTON - 12" - CAPITOL |
| BOUNCE, ROCK, SKATE, ROLL PT.2 VAUGHAN MASON AND CREW - 12" - BRUNSWICK |
| ROLLER SKATE VAUGHAN MASON & CREW - 12" - BRUNSWICK |
| LET'S GET CRACKIN' SHOCK - FUNKDAFIED (2LP) - PRIORITY |
| OBJECT OF MY DESIRE (MARK ROBERTS MIX) STARPOINT - LOOKING BACK 5 (2LP) - LOOKING BACK / ULTIMIX |
| BEHIND THE GROOVE TEENA MARIE - LADY T (LP) - GORDY |
| CAN YOU GET IT (SUZIE CAESAR) MANDRILL - CLASSIC FUNK MASTERCUTS VOLUME 3 (2LP) - MASTERCUTS / BEECHWOOD |
| PAY THE RENT BOY GWEN GUTHRIE - BLACK WAX - THE ALBUM (LP) - BLACK WAX |
| GONNA GET OVER YOU (SHEP PE TTIBONE REMIX) FRANCE JOLI - KISS 98.7FM MASTER MIXES (2LP) - PRELUDE 
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| REACH UP (SHEP PETTIBONE REMIX) TONNY LEE - KISS 98.7FM MASTER MIXES VOLUME 2 (2LP) - PRELUDE |
| KEEP ON (SHEP PETTIBONE REMIX) D TRAIN - KISS 98.7FM MASTER MIXES VOLUME 2 (2LP) - PRELUDE |
| CAN YOU HANDLE IT (SHEP PETTIBONE REMIX) SHARON REDD - KISS 98.7FM MASTER MIXES (2LP) - PRELUDE |
| WHY LEAVE US ALONE (LONG) FIVE SPECIAL - 12" - ELEKTRA |
| SHAKE YOUR PANTS CAMEO - THE FUNKY STUFF (LP) - MERCURY |
| DANCING QUEEN (TIM ROBERTSON REMIX) ABBA - LOOKING BACK 5 (2LP) - LOOKING BACK / ULTIMIX |
| JUNGLE BOOGIE (MARK ROBERTS REMIX) KOOL & THE GANG - LOOKING BACK 5 (2LP) - LOOKING BACK / ULTIMIX |
| JUNGLE JAZZ KOOL & THE GANG - THE FUNKY STUFF (LP) - MERCURY |
| PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WILD CHERRY - WILD CHERRY (LP) - EPIC |
| THE JAM GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION - FUNKDAFIED (2LP) - PRIORITY |
| FLASH LIGHT PARLIAMENT - THE FUNKY STUFF (LP) - MERCURY |
| BACK IN STRIDE MAZE featuring FRANKIE BEVERLY - CAN'T STOP THE LOVE (LP) - CAPITOL |
| SEARCHING TO FIND THE ONE (SHEP PETTIBONE REMIX) UNLIMITED TOUCH - KISS 98.7FM MASTER MIXES (2LP) - PRELUDE |
| COULD WE GERALDINE HUNT - NO WAY (LP) - UNIWAVE
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| RENT STRIKE THE INVISIBLE MAN'S BAND - THE INVISIBLE MAN'S BAND (LP) - MANGO |
| FIRE OHIO PLAYERS - OHIO PLAYERS GOLD (LP) - MERCURY |
| PUSH ONE WAY - FUNKDAFIED (2LP) - PRIORITY |
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wish I could have come then.
11:33 AM, July 2nd, 2016