QUEENS BIRTHDAY FUNK, SOUL & J-RED 45 SET @ FIRST FLOOR!

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:00 pm

Look, in a moment of claritive (is that a word?) soul searching, I realized that nobody on this site ever comes to anything I'm involved with other than those I book (Lob, Lindemon, Brain, Snowie, etc).

I'm not having a go at anyone, cuz it's not like I attend anything any of you put on. I'm pretty upfront with people that unless I'm playing the gig, I wont make it. I got kids, full time job, own a business, etc, so making it out when I'm playing a gig is hard enough (understanding wife helps), let alone making it out just to attend a club night. I'm sure most of you are in the same boat and I understand this, which really makes all of the music threads I've started over the years on this site one great, big giant ego stroke.

So here I go again with another thread entirely bumped by 2, maybe 3, others. If you didn't know, I'm part of a funk, soul, Motown type night on Sundays. I play sporadically due to my full-time job teaching high school kids, but always play the public holiday nights...of which, there's one coming up.

It's Queens Birthday Sunday. Myself and Blackbird are the two behind it. We've managed to secure the almighty J-Red for a funky 45 set. Yep! You read correctly. He's not playing Serato or Final Scratch.

He's playing a 2-hour set of nothing but 45 rpm 7" singles and if you've ever withnessed or heard him do this before then you'd know how dope it's going to be. Added to this will be new, live funk band on the scene, To The Bridge! These dudes are wicked and will be impressive.

So if yer not doing much on Queens Birthday Sunday or if you happen to find yourself on Brunswick Street after, say around 2am (a time I chose for no other reason than I like the number 2), come see if one of the venues that got one of those late license things is still open. There might be one on Brunswick Street so you could theoretically make it in after 2am if you happen to find one of these clubs...that's open after 2am...on Brunswick Street...maybe if yer lucky. I'm not promoting that FIRST FLOOR WILL BE OPEN AFTER 2AM. They've also got an outdoor smoking area that wont force you out on the street.

Word to the wise...if you do plan on coming down to First Floor and you dont want to pay to get in, you will need to be on the guest list. It's going to be even more rammed there late than normal. Just PM me names if yer interested.

Here's the image...

Post by **fooishbar** » Sat May 31, 2008 12:51 am

(bump.)

love j-red. sick.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:33 pm

fooishbar wrote:(bump.)

love j-red. sick.

Yeah, he was actually quite excited to get booked for a strictly funk 45 set. His selection is A-OK with me, that's fer sure.

Thanks for the bump, ishy. Round the world support always helps.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:03 pm

Here we go again...

BEATS INC. · Post by **BEATS INC.** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:23 pm

Nice one...sounds like a goer!!

Brain · Post by **Brain** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:33 pm

Should be an awesome funk-fueled night.

Can you tell Ms Blackbird that I finally got around to buying her favorite funk track of all time: 'I don't know what it is but it sure is funky' by Ripple.

Funny thing is that I was playing the track out the other night and some punter asked me what the name of the song was.

'I don't know what it is but it sure is funky' I replied.

'Well when you find out come and tell me' he said.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:58 pm

Brain wrote:Should be an awesome funk-fueled night.

Can you tell Ms Blackbird that I finally got around to buying her favorite funk track of all time: 'I don't know what it is but it sure is funky' by Ripple.

Funny thing is that I was playing the track out the other night and some punter asked me what the name of the song was.

'I don't know what it is but it sure is funky' I replied.

'Well when you find out come and tell me' he said.

Keep it up, my man!

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:59 pm

obliveus wrote:Thanks for the bump, ishy. Round the world support always helps.

sadly it means nought in terms of numbers on the door, but i do what i can.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:25 pm

fooishbar wrote:
obliveus wrote:Thanks for the bump, ishy. Round the world support always helps.

sadly it means nought in terms of numbers on the door, but i do what i can.

It's enough, trust me.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:36 pm

well id like to see J Red doin 45's!

specially after the shadow/cut chemist extravaganza!!!!

but alas, ill be up north with natives...

bigups OB

keep the faith

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:09 pm

Any idea of set times? I gotta "work" Monday, so can't have a really late one.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:49 pm

I always read about your events if that helps?

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:00 pm

DBoy wrote:I always read about your events if that helps?

Reading about them is fine with me...

Hey, get this. I was supervising a Year 11 exam today and one of the students had finished so he was listening to his iPod. I walked up to have a listen and see what he was into and guess who it was?

Beduion Soundclash!!!

'When the night feels my song'

I was so impressed. I'd told him about them last year and he went and found them on My Space and bought their album, too. He loves them. Chalk one up for Mr Ryan swaying a whole new generation towards good music. Funny thing, he's emo, too.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:02 pm

that's awesome OB1

if it's any consolation, I fantasise about you every Sunday night

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:02 pm

Will wrote:Any idea of set times? I gotta "work" Monday, so can't have a really late one.

10-11pm: Blackbird b2b w/ Obliveus
11-12am: To The Bridge (Live)
12-2am: J-Red (Funk 45 Set)
2-close: Blackbird b2b w/ Obliveus

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:03 pm

breaksRbest wrote:that's awesome OB1

if it's any consolation, I fantasise about you every Sunday night

Ahh, Glenny Chicken. I just want to carry you in my backpack and frolic around a field of flowers now.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:07 pm

obliveus wrote:Ahh, Glenny Chicken. I just want to carry you in my backpack and frolic around a field of flowers now.

can't we do something NEW this weekend?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:09 pm

obliveus wrote:
DBoy wrote:I always read about your events if that helps?
Reading about them is fine with me...

Hey, get this. I was supervising a Year 11 exam today and one of the students had finished so he was listening to his iPod. I walked up to have a listen and see what he was into and guess who it was?

Beduion Soundclash!!!

'When the night feels my song'

I was so impressed. I'd told him about them last year and he went and found them on My Space and bought their album, too. He loves them. Chalk one up for Mr Ryan swaying a whole new generation towards good music. Funny thing, he's emo, too.

Nice stuff, probably just as influencial as teaching them about those numbers and stuff.

I do come to some of your gigs btw, just not many, and rarely on purpose!!

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:53 pm

breaksRbest wrote:
obliveus wrote:Ahh, Glenny Chicken. I just want to carry you in my backpack and frolic around a field of flowers now.

can't we do something NEW this weekend?

I know, I know. But it's so hard keeping it interesting week in and week out. Yer so demanding.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:59 am

No where's the dubstep jokes yet?

any dubstep?

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:54 pm

nic wrote:No where's the dubstep jokes yet?

any dubstep?

We dont joke about dubstep. We respect all music. Plus, Petey's going to have a postal experience sometime in his lifetime and I want to make sure the hate's pointed directly at Snowie.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:24 pm

DBoy wrote:Nice stuff, probably just as influencial as teaching them about those numbers and stuff.

Numbers...pfff! I'm one of the supreme geography teachers of the world. Bendigo is in Tasmania, yeah?

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:15 pm

I reckon I'll still have some 80's in my bag from the night before. Cyndi Lauper is funk, right? Ain't she from Tasmania? See, I'm talking to myself again. Needs more porn references, me thinks...

PORN!

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:56 pm

Where? Oh it's just a huge yank pulling himself. Damn interweb!

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:15 am

DBoy wrote:Where? Oh it's just a huge yank pulling himself. Damn interweb!

Who you callin "huge"? I told ya, it's glandular...

Post by **fooishbar** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:31 am

obliveus wrote:Numbers...pfff! I'm one of the supreme geography teachers of the world. Bendigo is in Tasmania, yeah?

don't be talking shit bout btown!

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:39 am

fooishbar wrote:
obliveus wrote:Numbers...pfff! I'm one of the supreme geography teachers of the world. Bendigo is in Tasmania, yeah?

don't be talking shit bout btown!

Rollin down the street in my six four
Bendigo beats slappin them ho's

Didn't Easy E come from Bendigo...

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:12 pm

Woot...this Sunday.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:11 pm

What a night! Band absolutely kicked ass!!! J-Red dopeness...playing his entire set almost one handed with a stack of 45's in his arm...without a proper record bag. FUNNY!

same o · Post by **same o** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:48 pm

obliveus wrote:
nic wrote:No where's the dubstep jokes yet?

any dubstep?

We dont joke about dubstep. We respect all music. Plus, Petey's going to have a postal experience sometime in his lifetime and I want to make sure the hate's pointed directly at Snowie.

rofl

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:27 pm

sAme'0 wrote:
obliveus wrote:
nic wrote:No where's the dubstep jokes yet?

any dubstep?

We dont joke about dubstep. We respect all music. Plus, Petey's going to have a postal experience sometime in his lifetime and I want to make sure the hate's pointed directly at Snowie.

rofl

I've been waiting for you to notice.