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YO! YO! YO SON! YO SON! I’M WILIN’ RIGHT NOW, SON! FUNKMASTER FLEX AND BUSTA RHYMES ARE OUTTA CONTROL, SON! I HAD TO WRITE THIS SH*T A WEEK EARLY, SON! BUSTA CRAZY, YO! HE TALKIN’ CRAZY, SON! HE LIKE “STOP ALL THE BULLSH*T!” HE LIKE “STOP TRYING TO RUN NEW YORK AND WORK TOGETHER,” SON! CRAZY, SON! AAAHHHHHHH! THIS SH*T IS OUTTA CONTROL, SON! CUZ HE RIGHT, SON! HE SAID “DIFFERENT CREWS AIN’T COME TOGETHER SINCE ‘FLAVA IN YA EAR’ REMIX,” AND HE RIGHT, YO! HE LIKE “BRING THE PARTY BACK,” AND “BRING NYC BACK,” AND HE RIGHT SON! HE RIGHT SON!

YO! YO! THAT’S WHAT WE BEEN SAID AND THAT’S WHY WE DID FREEDOM, SON!

AND YO! AY YO! PROJECT RUNWAY GOT ME AMPED TOO, SON! YO! WORD, SON? WORD? ON THE REAL, SON … THAT SH*T IS CRAZY, YO! THEY BE LIKE … DESIGNING CRAZY SH*T, SON! THEY BE LIKE AT EACH OTHER’S THROATS AND SH*T, MAKIN’ BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS AND UM…CREATIN … UM … CONVEYIN THEY INSPIRATION THROUGH THEY FABRICS, SON! YO! YO SON! OUTTA CONTROL, SON! THEY MODELS BE LIKE WALKIN OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER, SON! THEY INSPIRATION IS … IS … NASTY, SON! IT’S REAL ON THE CATWALK!!

In other news, I feel better about myself lately because I finally finished reading Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses.” It only took 7 years, but what the heck, right? So what?

Peace, love, good health,

DJ Herbert

Herbert’s Hot Picks
wed(01): nuyorican cafe - guest mcs/live jazz/spoken word - FAMOUS nyc open mic!
wed(01): cielo - kevin hedge/louie vega/guests - house
wed(01): apt - rich medina - afrobeat/soul/funk/old school/neosoul/classic r&b
wed(01): aer - m.o.s./guests - hiphop/80s/rock/reggae/old school
wed(01): lotus - ani quinn/guests - hiphop/rock/80s
wed(01): suede - big ben/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
wed(01): home - eli escobar from nyc - soul/funk/rock/hiphop/classics/80s
wed(01): sob’s - 9th wonder - live hiphop

thu(02): libation - reborn/selly - soul/house/old school - ubiquita? dancing?
thu(02): madame x - jon oliver - rare groove/deep soul/b side hiphop/GREAT listen
thu(02): sob’s - basement bhangra - rekha/eddie stats - indian dance/live visuals
thu(02): stereo - jus ske/guests - hiphop/rock/80s/classics
thu(02): duvet - larry tee/david palmgren - new wave house/freaky mash-ups
thu(02): opus 22 - m.o.s./g. brown/guests - classics/90s hiphop
thu(02): lotus - ted the dillinger - hiphop/house
thu(02): blvd - kulcha/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae
thu(02): southpaw/bk - karsh kale/zakhm/bollygirlnyc/guests - asian underground
thu(02): cellar bar - dj eleven - hiphop/classics/rock
thu(02): canal room - mark farina - new dance stuff/soulful/funky
thu(02): triple crown/bk - ali shaheed muhammad - “from elton john to lil’ john”

fri(03): STAR64 - FREEDOM - NYC’S #1 DANCE PARTY - SEE “GIGS” BELOW
fri(03): punch & judy - dj redlox - soul/funk/old school - HAPPY BDAY, POPS!!
fri(03): duvet - guest djs - hiphop/rock/80s/house - i found you, tanaka-san!
fri(03): pacha - guest djs - hard house
fri(03): lotus - angola/naomi/michael t/guests - house/hiphop/rock
fri(03): black betty/bk - emskee/monkone - soul/funk/rare grooves/b sides
fri(03): crobar - guests - hard house/hiphop
fri(03): eugene’s - kulcha/fame fortune - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(03): pm - dj m.o.s. - hiphop/80s/rock
fri(03): show - camillo/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaeton/80s
fri(03): strata - self/goldfinger/kaos - hiphop/r&b/reggae
fri(03): spirit - guest djs - hard house
fri(03): supper club - goldfinger/s&s/snatch 1 - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(03): bed/groovedeck - kenny summit - house
fri(03): canal room - derrick spaulding - rock/80s/pop/old school/hiphop/latin
fri(03): scopa - sussone/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(03): afterwork/bliss - dj sweets - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/classics

sat(04): BLVD - HERBERT/GUESTS - THE BADDEST - SEE “GIGS” BELOW
sat(04): blue note - eric roberson - live soul - DON’T MISS!
sat(04): supper club - rich medina/spinna - soul/funk/old school - live art
sat(04): pacha - guests - hard house
sat(04): rock candy - kast one - hiphop/rock/80s
sat(04): bungalow 8 - dj eli - soul/rock/classics/rap/80s
sat(04): star64 - dj van vader - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(04): crobar - guests - hard house/hiphop
sat(04): joe’s pub - guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s
sat(04): movida - alex english/dj wool/guests - rock/punk/hiphop/soul
sat(04): underbar - jvc - hiphop/r&b/80s/rock/soul
sat(04): strata - big ben/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock
sat(04): apt - qool marv - soulful music across all genres - SUPPORT THE MAN!
sat(04): sutra - obah/cato - hiphop/soul/funk/afrobeat/reggae/classics
sat(04): spirit - goldfinger - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classic
sat(04): eugene’s - camillo - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaeton
sat(04): orchid lounge - michael arana - latin/house/hiphop/reggae/electro/rock

sun(05): deep - danny krivit - house/the illest NYC dance party sans rap music
sun(05): bkny/bk - guest djs - reggae superstar tributes!
sun(05): langston’s/bk - ruben toro/guests - house
sun(05): libation - rich medina/cucumber slice - soul/funk/rare groove/afrobeat
sun(05): lotus - goldfinger - hiphop/80s/soul
sun(05): pm - ani quinn/guests - hiphop/old school/rock/reggae
sun(05): opus 22 - evil d/mr walt/butta l - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(05): pravda - obah - jazz/funk/rock/soul/latin/afrobeat
sun(05): deep - camillo/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaton/latin
sun(05): rock candy - sussone/hot day - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics

mon(06): sob’s - 20th annual bob marley day!! - sugar minott!
mon(06): sin sin/leopard lounge - qool marv/obah/chris annibel - soul/funk/house
mon(06): apt - jazzy jeff/spinna/bobbito/(rotate) - soul/funk/classics/rap/neosol
mon(06): cielo - francois k/guests - deep house/space vibes
mon(06): sway - guest djs - hiphop/rock - downtown crowd
mon(06): canal room - little brother/len xiang/sal morale - new rap music

tue(07): joe’s pub - guests/live performances - soul/funk - the eclectic ride
tue(07): sob’s - sheek louch/lord finesse/guests - live hiphop
tue(07): sapphire lounge - eman/lola - house
tue(07): union square coffee shop - emskee - b sides/old school/neo soul/soul
tue(07): afterwork/suede - snatch 1 - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics

Herbert’s Heard
1. “Love” — Keysha Cole (Great track.)
2. “Without You” — Kem (Woz’s Shelter Vocal Remix)
3. “Without You” — Mary J. Blige (I’m still singing it.)
4. “Free Man” — South Shore Commission (Thanks, Victor Rosado and Language!)
5. “Relight My Fire” — Dan Hartmann (What’s my problem?)

Herbert’s Gigs
fridays - the freedom party - star64 (64 east 1st b/w 1st + 2nd aves)
#1 LEGENDARY nyc friday night dance party - NOTHING comes close!
classic hiphop/80s/dancehall/classic r&b/disco/classic house/new soul
$6 peach punch - $4 beers - mojitos - 2 bars - cool folks - NO DRAMA
11 to 4 - $5 gals/$7 guys/g.a. = $10 - rsvp: djherbert@earthlink.net

saturdays - live! - blvd (199 bowery at spring st)
#1 saturday night nyc club event - 1000 people each week!
hiphop/r&b/reggae/touch of 80s by herbert on the main floor
5 rooms!! - guest DJs!! - live bands!! - bottle specials - MADNESS!
10 to 4 - $15 on guest list - look sharp - rsvp djherbert@earthlink.net

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