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Herbert's NYC Hot Picks!!!
wed(21): cielo - louie vega/kevin hedge - classics/house/paradise garage stuff
wed(21): apt - rich medina/guest djs - soul/afrobeat/old school/funk/classics
wed(21): angel bar - scratch famous/teflon - reggae
wed(21): marquee - stretch armstrong - rock/old school/hiphop
wed(21): lotus - cassidy - hiphop/rock/80s/r&b/reggae
wed(21): afterwork/rumor - snatch 1/m.o.s./self/kaos - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
wed(21): mission - dj will - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s
wed(21): show - dj reach - hiphop/r&b/reggae/rock
wed(21): slate - big ben - hiphop/rock/80s/house/old school - pool tables!
wed(21): filter 14 - satamile/prozac/jon turi - electro
wed(21): sob's - sol village live soul show/eric roberson!!!!!!!!
wed(21): pangaea - showbiz - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics

thu(22): afterwork/tonic - dj herbert - hiphop/rock/soul/house/80s - 8PM to 2AM
thu(22): afterwork/south city grill/nj - dj marc smooth - soul/funk/rare groove
thu(22): afterwork/kanvas - dj sweets - hiphop/70s/80s - 6PM
thu(22): afterwork/flat - dj elle - hiphip/soul/reggae/old school/classics - 6PM
thu(22): afterwork/tangerine - do it - hiphop/reggae/classics - 6PM till 2AM
thu(22): afterwork/deep - lucho/guests/live performances - latin/reggae
thu(22): 6's & 8's (old 205 club) - greg poole/dj st. james - rock/electro/80s
thu(22): guernica - blessed/selly/reborn/monica pineda - soul/funk/house/hiphop
thu(22): crobar - mark ronson/john davis/eli - hiphop/r&b/reggae/house/classics
thu(22): vue - soulfinger sam/boodhakan - hiphop/r&b/reggae - mary j afterparty!!
thu(22): suede - ani - hiphop/r&b/old school
thu(22): marquee - reach - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s
thu(22): show - stretch armstrong - hiphop/rock/old school
thu(22): pm - crooked - hiphop/funk/soul/classics/80s/house
thu(22): spyder room/avalon - rolando/edwin stats - hiphop/rock/r&b/reggae
thu(22): joe's pub - mary mack - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
thu(22): rhone - melvin moore/pete sung - deep, sexy house music
thu(22): centrofly - laurent garnier - house
thu(22): sullivan room - dj spinna/jay locke - "soulful dance music"
thu(22): b3 - kim jade live/elin/dj dathan/dj vlad - house/brazilian/soul
thu(22): lotus lounge - southpaw/rez/ron/dre - classic hiphop/jazz/reggae/soul
thu(22): discotheque - erick morillos/guest djs - house!!
thu(22): cvb space/13th + 9th - cucumber slice/live art by seen - soul/bboy

fri(23): starfoods - thank god it's freedom - the illest - see gigs below!
fri(23): plaid - jcny/peter parker - hiphop/r&b/rock/80s/reggae/classics/house
fri(23): blvd - reach/francis harris/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/house/techno
fri(23): joe's pub - jozen - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/old school
fri(23): mars 2112 - golfinger - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics - denim + button-ups
fri(23): planet 28 - guest djs - 70s + 80s soul classics/deep, jazzy, gospel house
fri(23): the flat - scientific/cato - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s/afrobeat/soul
fri(23): crobar - timo maas/guests - house/hiphop/r&b/reggae
fri(23): 2i's - wimpy bee - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s/house
fri(23): lq - roy/andre/spin-one - latin pop/brazilian/salsa/merengue/reggae/80s
fri(23): afterwork/madame x - liftkid - hiphop/r&b/reggae/house/80s/nujazz - 6PM
fri(23): suede - ettienne - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/house/classics
fri(23): pepper's - dj spinna - music from the golden era (90-97)
fri(23): show - dj cassidy - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s - ghostface live!
fri(23): vue - dj hud - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(23): 9 1/2 - dj big ben - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s
fri(23): aria - will/snatch/self/ty boogie - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(23): black - dj camillo - hiphop/r&b/reggae - ghostface live! - nina sky live!
fri(23): 21 e. 26th st/3rd fl - dj jus ed - deep soulful house
fri(23): romi/89 washington + rector - dj blessed - soul/ol skool - kevin powell!
fri(23): lunchbox/west side hwy - omar - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/soul
fri(23): sputnik/bk - qool marv/misbehaviour - soul/funk/world beat/classics/rap
fri(23): nocturne - riz/sizzahands - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/house
fri(23): arc - danny tenaglia - house/techno - ARC TO CLOSE!!!!!!!!

sat(24): lot 61 - herbert - hiphop/r&b/80s/reggae/rock/house
sat(24): cafe deville - cosi/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/house/80s
sat(24): nv - ski hi/will/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/soca/latin
sat(24): metronome - big ben/lucho - hiphop/r&b/reggae/latin/house - grand finale!
sat(24): 40/40 - rahlo/k.o. - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s
sat(24): coral room - reach friedman - hiphop/r&b/80s/rock
sat(24): discotheque - hud - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(24): shelter - timmy regisford - house!
sat(24): pm - crooked - hiphop/funk/soul/classics/80s/house
sat(24): eugene - jcny - hiphop/r&b/reggae/house/80s
sat(24): guernica - mano/ola - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/old school
sat(24): angel - clay nizzle - hiphop/r&b/reggae/old school
sat(24): sullivan room - tedd patterson/kiwi - house/techno
sat(24): lansky lounge - joe eleven - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics - happy bday van!
sat(24): satalla - tapestry world music dance party - guest djs
sat(24): plaid - stretch armstrong/riz - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/rock
sat(24): arc - lee burridge/112 crew/bill patrick - house/techno - ARC TO CLOSE!
sun(25): fez uptown - marc smooth/guests - rare groove/soul/hiphop/reggae/classics
sun(25): joe's pub - evil d/lord sear/butta l - classic hiphop/reggae/old school
sun(25): pravda - obah - soul/funk/old school/afrobeat
sun(25): flow - soul/big ben/am - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s - 2 year anniversary!
sun(25): lotus - dj soul - hiphop/80s/r&b/rock/old school
sun(25): nocturne - shobiz - hiphop/r&b/classics/reggae
sun(25): madame x - liftkid - house/brazilian/afrobeat - drink specials - 9 to 2am
sun(25): luahn - dj will - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/soca
sun(25): 6's + 8's - dj maseo/dj soul/pf cuttin - hiphop/r&b/old school/soul
sun(25): blvd - dj camillo - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(25): anju - x factah squad - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics

mon(26): sapphire lounge - junior sanchez/onionz/joeski - house - joeski's b-day!!
mon(26): apt - cucumber slice - soul/funk/rare grooves/latin/uprock/old school
mon(26): cielo - francois k - future dub/space vibes/abstract grooves (aka house)
mon(26): afterwork/justin's - commish - hiphop/r&b/reggae/soul/classics
mon(26): marquee - dj will/dj girlina - freestyle/breakdancing/hiphop/go go
mon(26): lot 61 - reach/cat - hiphop/reggae/rock/house/r&b
mon(26): sway - guests - rock/soul/reggae/old school/hiphop - skateboard dudes
mon(26): sullivan room - john selway/alexi delano/paloma - techno

tue(27): joe's pub - guest djs/live performances - soul/funk/classics/hiphop
tue(27): belmont lounge - reborn - soul/funk/r&b/old school/house/afro/world
tue(27): marquee - reach - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s
tue(27): afterwork/bar below/bk - ayana soyini - reggae - 7PM
tue(27): afterwork/2nd nature - stimulus - soul/funk/hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s
tue(27): afterwork/aubette - snatch 1 - hiphop/r&b/reggae/soul/classics
tue(27): pangea - crooked - hiphop/rock/classics/house/old school/r&b
tue(27): social club - camillo - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
tue(27): suite 16 - stretch armstrong - hiphop/rock/old school/80s
tue(27): nocturne - reach/cassidy - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
tue(27): open air - jlayne/elijah/jd - rare grooves/70s/80s/old school/house
tue(27): plaid - goldfinger/cassidy/june - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s

Herbert's Heard!!!
"Time (Clock of the Heart)"--Culture Club
"Gypsy Woman"--Crystal Waters
"Feel Alright"--Sean Paul
"Me, Myself and I"--De La Soul
"She Moves"--N.E.R.D. feat. everybody dope
"Twisted"--Mobb Deep
"Kissed by the Sun"--Jonh Beltram rmx

Word As Bond!!!
Quick! Quick! Time is money. Sheckels! I gotta run off to a real estate class so I can continue the family legacy (father and brother are land developers in PA). I wanna buy a 2 bedroom here in "Money-Makin'" and convert one of them joints into a studio! Holler! For now, I'm watching every penny. I went food shopping the other day because my financial analyst and I both think I'm spending WAY too much on food. But I can't help it; if you haven't noticed, Herbert's a little chunky. Herbert's got a little spare 12-speed tire around his waist, and it used to be worse.

Much worse. There once was a time I couldn't even tell I had a waist! I used to be on diets and all this crap, but really? Diets don't work. America is f-ing lazy. We do and take everything we can in order to avoid the simple, obvious truth: We Gotta Exercize. We gotta sweat. We gotta go to the damn gym, we must watch our calorie intake, and stop with these wack diets. Word! They don't really address the problem anyways. The problem is ... we are addicted to food. Eating food is like shooting heroin for junkies. In fact, they just did this study that shows your brain lights up when you are hungry and smell your favorite food, just like a coke-head's brain when he/she thinks of coke! So ... I'm going to the gym, and I just went food shopping the other day. I got a freezer full a Steak-Ums.

Holler back for the guest list to Herbert's first annual NYC Steak-um Jumpoff!!!

Freedom on Friday was dope again. Over 300 people piled in and danced till close. It just might be the best party in town. Seriously. You need to be there. We were blessed with DJ Scribe's guest skills, and he tore the roof off the sucka proper. Scooby scooby scooby scooby doo! He killed it. I killed it, too, of course. Drinks were flowing, tushes were wiggling, people were sweating ... Tunderclap! Saturday was pretty dope too, but that's a given. Saturdays at Lot 61 have been packed for a year now. We got the anniversary party coming soon, in conjunction with Mickey Dread's 41st birthday extravaganza!!! And speaking of birthdays, NYC Subway just celebrated its 100th!!

Now, back to hot parties. Last night, Herbert manned the 1s and 2s at Joe's Pub. I gotta be honest with ya (American Chopper!) ... I wasn't too thrilled about the whole thing. Forrest put together this celebrity karaoke party, where he invited all these notables to come perform songs off a new definitive history of hiphop CD. I wasn't crazy about it. I mean, who cares about karaoke? You want some really good karaoke? Come over to my house when it's shower time. I'll cover all your favorites, including Jodeci's "Forever My Lady" and even Pebble's "Mercedes, Boy." So anyway, I lugged my stuff over there, set up, and to my suprise, the place was packed! This joint was seriously jumpin'! So many faces in the spot, from Ketner, Kirby, Tariq, Jozen and Chris Washington to Maseo, Wordsworth, Pitch Black and Rosie Perez doing a special cover of Biz Markie's "Just A Friend!" For real!!! But the illest part of the night (besides my ridiculously hot set) was the man, the myth, the local legend Jean Claude the Funky Pirate. Y'all really don't know how funky the Funky Pirate is. You just don't know. That black man who promotes the hottest parties and never forgets his pirate hat played the mo'f-in bass! Bet you didn't know!!!!!

In other news, Herbert played dodgeball again this Saturday. The Headhunters once again advanced to the finals, but once again were cut short of the trophy at 3rd Place due to the extreme wackness of one of the other team's players. He was milking the clock, hoarding the balls, and basically taking advantage of every rule made and forgotten to weasel past 6 of us. It was really, really gay. And I don't mean gay in a homosexual way, but gay like ... gay like ... like Paris.

I have a bone to pick with this city's biggest radio station. (Damn I'm going to be late for class.) First of all, the DJ shouts out all the people in the tri-state area who listen to reggae. He even says "everybody," and goes into all the races he can think of, and never once does he say "white people." White people listen to reggae, too, C! Damn. I felt a little bit slighted, but come to think of it, there's a bigger problem with the station. Why must you waste your time talkin all this and that about cars amd car-related products? Do the kids care? Can they even drive? You know what you need to talk about? The Election. If you really wanna do something positive for all your peoples listening (other than downplaying your white audience), send 'em to the polls this November to vote against Bush so you can really do something for 'em. Am I right? Holler back, y'all. Lemme know what you think! I mean, most of the heads listening need to hear about their power to vote, instead of lyrics glamorizing drugs and female disrespect. Sex is great, but is a "shorty" really "sophisticated cuz she's showing a thong?" Are you freaking kidding me? Oh word? It's cool to be the "rubber band man?" The only rubber bands your listeners got are the ones in their braces, for crying out loud!

Finally, stop with the Dave Chappelle. Enough already. I know, I know. It's funny. We did the same thing with Eddie Murphy in '89 when his SNL Best of video was released, but alright already. "I'm Rick James, bitch." I know, I know. "What???" "What???" Great. Hahahhaah. Okay stop. Also big shout out to Freddy Foxxx. He went from Fred to Bumpy Knuckles, and I think he's back at it as Renegade Foxxx with a new track I heard that was off the hook. And in other news, what about that AIDS incident in the porn community? These morons say "We always get tested." Okay. Great. Now what about wearing rubbers so you can actually avoid testing positive? Ohhhhh. I'm supposed to do that? You mean, the test doesn't prevent AIDS itself?

Last but not least, the Coltrane house will be preserved. Mazel Tov!

Peace, love, good health and stacks of cheese,
PS--I liked a little about the food thing. I'm going to this mega buffet in Korea town. I'll let you know how it is.
PPS--Dammit! I just burned my White Rose Curly Seasoned Fries. Dang!!!!
PPS--Oh well for class. I'll go tomorrow.

Herbert's Gigs!!!
thursday - club tonic (727 7th ave b/w 48th + 49th)
rock/hiphop/soul/funk/old school/house/80s
afterwork - 6PM to 12AM - good food - 15 televisions
a brand new sexy mega sports lounge in times square!

friday - freedom - starfoods (64 e. 1st b/w 1st + 2nd aves)
#1 illest underground friday night party in nyc, doooooods!
classic hiphop/soul/dancehall/80s/house/classic r&b/afrobeat
this week: cosi returns for a long while (so he says!!!!)
no dress code - dancing - food till 2 - $6 peach/cran punch
$5 on my list ... rsvp djherbert@earthlink.net

saturday - lot 61 - 21st st + west side hwy
hiphop/r&b/80s/rock/reggae/house
sexy + upscale + hot + dancing
$10 all night ... rsvp djherbert@earthlink.net

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