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sold

2008-11-07T12:44:00.000Z

the cotic is now sold.

splitting the cotic

2008-10-22T17:54:00.001+01:00

i am now splitting the cotic to sell it.

the wheel/tryes, stem, handlebars and grips are sold.

the rest is up for grabs

cotic simple for sale

2008-10-16T21:23:00.014+01:00

My Cotic Simple is for sale

more stuff

2007-08-24T09:10:00.001+01:00

venus dodson - night rider
slick - sexy cream [b ingram, l&d james] 1979
patrick juvet - gay paris, french pillow talk

CHICAGO'S HOUSE: A CHECKLIST

2007-01-21T09:45:00.000Z

CHICAGO'S HOUSE: A CHECKLIST
by Robert Ford and Trent Adkins

Originally published in 1991 in THING magazine, re-published Nov. 1992 in CROSSFADE magazine, with thanks to Terry Martin.

What is house? If defined by the music made popular at the Warehouse in Chicago during its heyday, it might be best described by a list of a hundred tunes that were hits there. Not the records made in Chicago, but the records that influenced those records. This uptempo, bottom-heavy, funky music was made in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Italy, etc., but it was revered by Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, and other Chicago deep house jocks.

Here is a completely subjective list of House Music's top 100.
1. Love Is the Message - MFSB
2. Heavy Vibes - Montana Sextet
3. Don't Go Lose It Baby - Hugh Masekela
4. Double Journey - Powerline
5. Love Money - TW Funkmasters
6. Love Has Come Around - Donald Byrd
7. Caught Up (In One Night Love Affairs) - Inner Life
8. Moment of My Life - Inner Life
9. Work That Body - Taana Gardner
10. You Never Loved Me - Ava Cherry
11. Billy Who - Billy Frasier
12. Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman
13. Let's Go Dancin - Sparque
14. You've Got That Something - Logg
15. Running Away - Roy Ayers
16. Go Bang! - Dinosaur L
17. Beyond the Clouds - Quartz
18. Time Warp - Eddy Grant
19. Funky Sensation - Gwen McCrae
20. Here Comes That Sound Again - Love DeLuxe
21. Deputy of Love - Don Armando's 2nd Ave Rhumba Band
22. There But for the Grace of God - Machine
23. Underwater - Harry Thumann
24. Let's Do It - Convertion
25. Seconds - Loleatta Holloway
26. Touch and Go - Ecstasy, Passion and Pain
27. Put Your Body In It - Stephanie Mills
28. I'll Tell You - Sergio Mendes
29. Melodies - Made In the USA
30. Behind the Groove - Teena Marie
31. Just a Touch of Love - Slave
32. Party Lights - Slave
33. Sexy Dancer - Prince
34. Burning Up - Imagination
35. Sell My Soul - Sylvester
36. On the Floor - Tony Cook
37. When You Touch Me - Taana Gardner
38. Music Is My Way of Life - Patti Labelle
39. You Saved My Day - Cheryl Lynn
40. E=Mc2 - Giorgio Moroder
41. Mother Africa - Tantra
42. The Boss - Diana Ross
43. Bad Luck - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
44. Weekend - Phreek
45. Disco Nights - GQ
46. I Got the Hots for You - TZ
47. The Break - Kat Mandu
48. Everybody Get Down - Alphonse Mouzon
49. Pipeline - Bruce Johnson
50. Dance Lover - Mikki
51. You Can't Hide - David Joseph
52. Inch by Inch - Persia
53. Inch by Inch - The Strikers
54. Just Like a Doorknob - Touche
55. Be Mine Tonight - The Jammers
56. Walk the Night - Skatt Brothers
57. Maginificent Dance - The Clash
58. It Seems to Hang On - Ashford and Simpson
59. Do What You Wanna Do - T-Connection
60. I Love It - Trussel
61. Use Me Lose Me - Paul Simpson Connection
62. Push Push in the Bush - Musique
63. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - Indeep
64. Moody - ESG
65. In the Middle - Unlimited Touch
66. Over Like a Fat Rat - Fonda Rae
67. Que Pasa/ Me No Pop I - Coati Mundi
68. Clouds - Chaka Khan
69. Hot Buttered Boogie - Tasha Thomas
70. Don't You Want My Love - Debbie Jacobs
71. Your Love Is a Lifesaver - Gayle Adams
72. Rock Your World - Weeks and Company
73. Que Tal America - Two Man Sound
74. Love Thang - First Choice
75. Bostitch - Yello
76. Breaking and Entering - Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
77. Gigolo - Mary Wells
78. Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
79. Funkin for Jamaica - Tom Browne
80. You Brought the Sunshine - Clark Sisters
81. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
82. Down to Love Town - The Originals
83. Thousand Finger Man - Candido
84. Thinking About Your Love - Skipworth and Turner
85. We Got the Funk - Positive Force
86. Paradise - Change
87. Dancer - Gino Soccio
88. Mystery of Love - Fingers Inc.
89. Two Hot For Love - THP Orchestra
90. Is It All Over My Face - Loose Joints
91. Checking You Out - Aurra
92. Circles - Atlantic Starr
93. Dirty Talk - Klein and M.B.O.
94. Should Have Been You - Gwen Guthrie
95. Free Man - South Shore Commission
96. Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me - Peter Brown
97. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
98. Reach Up - Toney Lee
99. Get Tough - Kleeer
100. Spank - Jimmy Bo Horn

Rahaan - Heatizem

2007-01-05T12:55:00.000Z

http://dhpmixes.com/mixes/Rahaan_Heatizem.mp3

1. KLEEER - Get Tough
2. CAMEO - It's Serious
3. THE DUNCANS - Too Damn Hot
4. DEBRA LAWS - On My Own
5. JIMMY McGRIFF - Tailgunner
6. TALKING HEADS - I Zimbra
7. SKATT BROS. - Walk The Night
8. ROY AYERS - Tarzan (Amé Remix)
9. RON TRENT - Love To The World
10. ?????? "I Am Ready"
11. ??????
12. ?????? Sounds live Peven Everett
13. ?????? Alternative version of K-Jee
14. KOOL & THE GANG - Open Sesame
15. Hard & Heavy - David Simmons
16. Staple Sisters Message In Our Music
17. Keni Burke - Give all you can give

more disco

2006-12-11T22:15:00.000Z

GINO SOCCIO ~ Dancer
Bryan Jones - Chicago Jack

Music I want

2006-07-20T16:10:00.000+01:00

Roy Ayers - "Running Away"

sade "surrender your love"
oneness of juju "every way but loose"
salsoul orchestra "take some time out"
elkie brooks "the rising cost of love"
sharon redd "can you handle it?"
inner life "moments of my life"
brenda and the tabulations "lets go all the way down"
the players association "the get down, mellow sound"
firefly "love, is gonna be on your side"
convertion "let's do it"
skipworth and turner "thinking about your love"

maze - joy and pain
DeVAUGHN, William - Be Thankful For What You Got

FAT LARRY'S BAND - Act Like You Know
Indeep - The Record Keeps Spinning - Sound of New York
HUNT, Geraldine - Can't Fake That Feeling

AMANDA LEAR – BLOOD AND HONEY
MINNIE RIPPERTON – DANCIN’ AND ACTIN’ CRAZY
RITCHIE FAMILY – GIVE ME A BREAK
MIKE & BRENDA SUTTON – DON’T LET GO OF ME

Coke Escovedo - I Wouldn't Change A Thing (1976)
GAZEBO – MIDNIGHT COCKTAIL
PATRICK COWLEY – LIFT OFF, MEGATRON MAN

Gwen Guthrie - Hopscotch
Thelma Houston "Saturday Night Sunday Morning" mp3
Bumblebee Unlimited - Lady Bug
S.O.S. Band, The - Just Be Good To Me

The Staple Singers 'Slippery People' (Epic)
lenny williams - i still reach out to you
Bill Brandon "We Fell in Love While Dancing" (1977)
Aquarian Dream - Phoenix
Loving You , Is it worth the pain of losing you ? - Phyllis Hyman (loving you, losing you)
"you stepped into my life" - melba moore
Willie Hutch-Brothers Gonna Work It Out-12" Disco Dance Classics
Karen Silver-Set Me Free-RFC

still alive

2006-06-04T09:37:00.000+01:00

i need to put some more on here

sorry for the lack of info

2005-04-09T03:23:00.000+01:00

sorry that we have been very slack at putting info up here.

we are both heading into our last week of work (well emily is working this weekend as well). after that we have 9 days free in NZ before we fly to Oz. we plan to go over to napier and up the east coast before going to cambridge to drop the car off with dee and brian.

last weekend we went to the super 12's rugby to see the hurricanes play the chiefs. i'm going again tommorrow to see the cannes vs the Waratahs on my own as em is working hard.

thank you to everyone who sent emily a card/present for her birthday. Benny, i don't think you can rhyme wellington with many words.

hope your all well

ben

new zealand photo's uploaded!!!

2005-02-25T04:13:00.000Z

See the powerful toyota!!!

See the beautiful views!!!

got a job !!

2005-02-10T23:27:00.000Z

we'll it looks like they must have known i was coming out here, as i was snapped up off the job market after only one day of looking. they obviuosly knew talent when they saw it.

i start on monday at an engineering firm, based on an army camp. they modify military vehicles for the forces, but i will be helping design a new fire engine.

ne nar ne nar.

emily had a shocking day at work yesterday. starting at 8am, and not finishing till 1am, then she was back at work at 8am. at least it is nearly the weekend!

ben

got a house!!!!!

2005-02-08T21:53:00.000Z

i have managed to get us a flat!!!

the address if you want to send us food parcels is

210B Adelaide Road
Newtown
Wellington
NZ

and out new mobile number is 0212076762 but i will still have my UK phone on if you want to text that one.

got to find a job now....

in wellington

2005-02-06T23:50:00.000Z

hello from a very sunny wellington.

arrived here on thursday night on a ferry full of drunk rugby supporters. there was a massive international rugby 7's tournament on here for friday and saturday. everyone in brilliant fancy dress.

we are trying to find somewhere to live, but it is proving quite difficult to find somewhere for only 3 months. i may have to trade the Carmy beast in and buy a camper van!! but i don't think em will let me.

i've not found a job yet, but i have been looking. i'm sure that my application at Subway as a tester will come off.

we sat and watch a state cricket match yesterday. it was not quite the same as a country championship match. i.e there were more than 5 old men in flat caps watching. in fact it was quite busy.

emily started work this morning, so i'm scouring the web for flats and jobs.

will fill in the missing part of where we have been soon.

hope all is well at home.

made it to queenstown

2005-01-30T09:35:00.000Z

right we have done almost 2000 miles in the wheels of steel, with only one major mechanical fault, but i will get to that.

so what have we done?

19/1 got to rotorua and went straight to the luge. top fun, riding down the mountain side on a small 3 wheel cart.

20/1 tried to leave rotorua, but the toyota had other ideas. steam was rising, but not out of the sulphur geezas. out of a crack in the radiator. so a quick call to the AA got us towed back to rotorua. so we had to stay another night while it was fixed.

21/1 managed to get to taupo (biggest lake in NZ) where emily, dan and justine jumped out of a plane at 12000 feet. unfortunaly the people said that the bear was too good looking to risk jumping. so i sat in the cafe, eating pies. (14kg to loose, if i want to do it!!!)

22/1 did the Tongariro Crossing. a 17km walk over volcanoes (Mt. Doom from Lord of the rings). very tiring, but good fun. stopped in the middle of nowhere and eat in a "locals" pub that night.

23/1 arrived in wellington, our new home, in rain!!!! doh. the only cloudy place in NZ so far. there was a massive outdoor extreme sports fest. on. lots of top resturants, bars and shopping there.

24/1 went to the NZ museum, then got the Lynx ferry to picton and drove to Nelson. Picton is amazing and the drive over the mountains was ace, if a bit hairy.

25/1 did the able tasman walk in some mad heat.

stay in touch for more info.......

ben and em

Hello from NZ

2005-01-15T03:24:00.000Z

Hello everyone.

we made it here in one piece. the flights were not too bad and singapore airport has some great showers.

we were met at the airport by the people who got emily her job. we went back to their house in Cambridge. they had a little apartment for us to stay in which was really nice.

we have bought a 1991 toyota camry. 2.5 litres of pure automatic power. told you i would get an automatic mont!!!

we then went to Raglan yesterday. it was really nice and the waves were rolling in this morning. today we drove to Auckland.

right got to go.

ben and em

fotopic gallery - benny says happy christmas

2005-01-07T13:36:00.000Z

A gallery of our pictures will be at

http://gallery128480.fotopic.net/

Getting a blog started

2004-12-22T16:25:00.000Z

testing 123