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Word To Herbert
"Let's go!!! " Daa-nuh, daa-nuh, daa-nuh! Daa-nuh, daa-nuh, daa-nuh! That new Trick Daddy song makes me wanna fight somebody. I almost did yesterday. These freaking shiny plastic people in a Range Rover with their circus-act sunglasses started talking crap while I unloaded my stuff out the trunk of a cab. They dun talked ish about the Chinese cab driver, telling him to "go back to Chinatown," and then they dun told me to "go on a diet!" (You better not be laughing right now. Heheheh. Alright. Fine. It's funny.) Of all the things I could have said, all the things I could've and maybe even should've done, I said ...nothing. I just somehow wasn't able to say anything. It wasn't like I didn't want to. For some reason, my mouth wasn't working. After the fact, I thought to myself, "why don't they take all that money and go take a class or something" (ooooh, Herbert, calm down now). Honestly. That's the first thought. The second thought was "what if I threw my record crate through the back window?" (That's more like it.) But ... I did and said nothing.

Whatever. I got too much ish to do. I got money to make. "Let's Go!!"

Freedom this past Friday brought a record-breaking 503 people! That's right. According to the doorman's clicker, we had 299 girls and 204 guys. That's wassup right there. And the biggest song of the night was Alicia Meyer's "I Wanna Thank You." A very big extra special shout out to YOU for coming down and lending your support and helping to make this the illest party in town right now. And big shout to the Starfoods staff for renovating the place and making it hot. Freedom is ridiculous, unique, extraordinary, something different, something fresh, something with staying power, and it's because of all the dope party people that come down. Now, with that said, please understand that while Freedom continues down the final lap at our current home (yeah ... I said it ... we're getting too big for this space), we have to be very sensitive about crowd control. We don't discriminate on anything (clothes, money, political association) ... except
And that doesn't happen. They come outside to smoke, but then they go back in, which doesn't count if you're somebody waiting to get in. Please come down a bit earlier and party with us. Be a part of it now, from the start! The Freedom Party is going to go down in history, or else my name ain't DJ Herbert! And a big shout out to Cosi for kicking me in the arse on Friday. I was a little bit rusty, and he sonned me. A "son," for the deejays that don't know, is when you play "Eric B. for Pres," and it doesn't go over too well because it was the wrong time or the wrong mix or whatever, and then another deejay plays it a little bit later and the crowd goes freaking wild. I was sonned. Cosi sonned me. I was so angry, I ganked one of his mixes shortly after!!! HAHAHA!!

Big shout out to Steve and Noah, my groomsmen who ended up having a wee bit too much fun the night of my wedding back at the Marriott. You know what goes on at a Marriott. I don't need to get into it. (Let's just say I call them the "British Bulldogs" now. Haaaa!) Also big shout out to Marc Smooth for keeping his cool Friday (or at least trying to).

Peace and love,

DJ Herbert

P.S. -- Ben ... I'll be a little bit late today. Sorry.

Herbert's Hot Picks
wed(13): 17 - herbert - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/house
wed(13): bowery poetry club - black moon/a-alikes/chuck d!/flavor flav!!! - cmj
wed(13): eleven - ?uestlove/peanut butter wolf/language/9th wonder - soul/hiphop
wed(13): guerilla gallery - language/lindsey/damon bell - soul/80s - free beer!
wed(13): umbrella - mano - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/classics
wed(13): apt - rich medina - old school/soul/funk/afrobeat/80s
wed(13): sob's - slum village/ra the rugged man/masta killa - live hiphop
wed(13): serena - d nice/rob love - hiphop/r&b/reggae/old school
wed(13): bOb - rholi rho/5th platoon - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s
wed(13): lotus - ani quinn - hiphop/r&b/80s/rock
wed(13): duke + duchess - jus ske - hiphop/r&b/reggae/rock/80s/soul
wed(13): white rabbit - smooth c - hiphop/reggae/roots/r&b/classics/80s
wed(13): cielo - kevin hedge/louie vega/guests - soulful house
wed(13): pm - crooked - hiphop/reggae/rock/80s/house/disco/classics
wed(13): cherry lounge - camilo/kay slay/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
wed(13): joe's pub - camp lo/lone catalysts/brassmunk/flo fader - live ish/cmj ish
wed(13): madame x - jon oliver/ben allen - soul/rock/rare grooves - 8pm to 1am
wed(13): aubette - qool marv - soul/funk/r&b/old school/house/afro/world - 8 to 2
wed(13): afterwork/coda - dj chase - soul/r&b/hiphop/reggae
wed(13): afterwork/rumor - snatch 1/kaos - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics

thu(14): guernica - blessed/selly/monica pineda/guests - soul/funk/house/hiphop
thu(14): avalon - peanut butter wolf/n'dea davenport/stretch armstrong - cmj ish
thu(14): apt - king britt/exile/starchild/more - future dance/future soul
thu(14): strata - john legend live/lyfe live/dj daddy dog - hiphop/r&b/soul
thu(14): table 50 - q tip/mark ronson/guests - hiphop/rock/soul/funk/classics
thu(14): ruby falls - guest djs - hiphop/r&b/rock/80s
thu(14): black betty/bk - monk one/emskee/cosmo baker - soul/funk/classics
thu(14): crobar - junior vasquez/ave d/jon jon - rock/house/electro/80s/whatever
thu(14): deep - dj will from da bronx - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/soca/calypso
thu(14): babalu - mister cee/big dris/jess - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
thu(14): canal room - colder/circlesquare/dead combo/trevor jackson - cmj
thu(14): quo - crooked - funky house/hiphop/80s/rock/reggae
thu(14): cherry lounge - dj wreck - "everything under the sun" - mya party
thu(14): show - mada/finesse/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/old school/80s
thu(14): suede - ani - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock
thu(14): marquee - reach - hiphop/r&b/80s/rock - bottles/models/mr. wonderful!!
thu(14): discotheque - tony humphries - "zanzibar classics"
thu(14): sweeth rhythm - claudia acuna sextet - live jazz - 212.255.3626
thu(14): afterwork/suede - k.o./rahlo/free buffet - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
thu(14): afterwork/kanvas - dj sweets - hiphop/70s/80s - 6PM

fri(15): starfoods - thank god it's freedom - the illest - see gigs below!
fri(15): frying pan - nickodemus/mariano/quantic/scribe/monkone - house/world beat
fri(15): fuelray - d nice - hiphop/r&b/soul/funk/old school/classics
fri(15): luahn - mary mac/XX guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/deep house/classics
fri(15): lot 61 - dj soul - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(15): joe's pub - kaos - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/old school
fri(15): spirit - big ben/shadee/alex kofman - house/trance/hiphop/r&b/reggae
fri(15): etoile - ty boogie/legend sound - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(15): eugene's - self - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(15): babalu's - dj creme/dj ish - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggae-ton/latin
fri(15): show - crooked - hiphop/reggae/80s/rock/house
fri(15): moe's/bk - dj obah - afrobeat/afrofunk/afrohouse/afrorock - fela's b-day!
fri(15): sullivan room - dj true/miller cruz/live performances - brazilian beat
fri(15): satalla - dj beto/dj abou - african dance party
fri(15): hiro - vanjee - house/mix/stuff/high fashion
fri(15): piano's - small change/guests - blackcrack rare records crazy stuff
fri(15): avalon - hex hector/jason ojeda/louie corrales - house
fri(15): mars 2112 - rorie/steelie bashment/legend sound - reggae/reggae/reggae
fri(15): crobar - sasha - house
fri(15): afterwork/the city - dj kitchen/guests - reggae/soca/r&b/hiphop/salsa

sat(16): social club - herbert/slinkee/cel - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/old school
sat(16): rehab - dj cosi/stimulus - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(16): mission - stormin normin - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(16): 40/40 - rahlo/k.o. - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s
sat(16): coral room - dj reach - hiphop/r&b/80s/rock
sat(16): etoile - goldfinger/precise - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(16): shelter - timmy regisford - soulful soulful soulful soulful (deep) house
sat(16): mercury lounge - liftkid - house/funk/nu jazz/soul/old school
sat(16): route 85a - andy "redlox" katz - soul/hiphop/classics/good!
sat(16): sullivan room - francis harris/david hollands/guests - house
sat(16): starfoods - osiris/big guests - soul/afrobeat/funk
sat(16): octagon - self - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(16): viscaya - ani quinn/aphrodita - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock
sat(16): 9 1/2 - rob-lo/dj em/PITBULL LIVE - hiphop/r&b/reggae/latin
sat(16): spirit - crooked/jonathan peters - hiphop/r&b/reggae/house
sat(16): cherry lounge - sussone/big guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae - big dawg hour
sat(16): nv - mada/finesse/sal morale - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/house
sat(16): b3 - corbin dooley/powder - house/trance - farewell!
sat(16): southpaw/bk - jean grae/medina green/wordsworth/guests - live hiphop
sat(16): joe's pub - dj eleven - hiphop/r&b/reggae/old school/soul/80s
sat(16): copacabana - snatch one - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(16): sob's - dj chocolate/mondo mundo - global dance music! - holler, phil!

sun(17): fez uptown - marc smooth/dallas green/dan.ce - classics/hiphop/r&b/reggae
sun(17): 1073 atlantic b/w franklin + classon/bk - ruben toro - house + classics
sun(17): lotus - goldfinger - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(17): flow - big ben/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/house
sun(17): piano's - queen majesty/scratch famous/selector JD - reggae/reggae
sun(17): 32 newark st/hoboken - lou gorbea/great guests - house music
sun(17): cbgb's lounge - the duane eubanks group - live jazz
sun(17): pravda - obah - old school/soul/funk/afrobeat/80s
sun(17): lq - snatch one/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(17): room 203 - smooth c - hiphop/r&b/reggae/soul/classics/rock

mon(18): cielo - francois k/carl craig - future dub/space vibes/house
mon(18): sway - guest djs/stylish crowd/skateboard dudes - hiphop/rock/soul
mon(18): 9 1/2 - sussone - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
mon(18): afterwork/coda - live soul/djs/comedy - hiphop/r&b/reggae/soul/old school

tue(19): joe's pub - guest djs/live soul performances - soul/classics/hiphop
tue(19): table 50 - swamy/john creamer/david vasquez/guests - house
tue(19): lobby - will/self - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
tue(19): union square lounge/coffee shop - emskee skittles - soul/funk/old school
tue(19): suite 16 - big ben - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s/house/latin/rock
tue(19): plan b - dj omi - hiphop/rock/80s
tue(19): lotus - etienne - rock/80s/house/soul/hiphop
tue(19): sapphire - eman/lola - deep house/future grooves
tue(19): afterwork/aubette - snatch 1 - hiphop/r&b/reggae/soul/classics
tue(19): afterwork/the city - chris love/live bands/comedy - soul/r&b/laughter
Herbert's Heard!!! (Now in order of hotness!)
1. "Charlene" -- Anthony Hamilton

2. "Throwdown" -- Usher feat. D Block (You ain heard it cuz djs don't know how!)
3. "You Got the Love" -- The Source feat. Candi Stanton (I'm getting close!)

Herbert's Gigs<'b>
tonight - the rich bi*ch party - 17 (37 West 17th St b/w 5th + 6th)
herbert's hired again for the hottest hump-day party in nyc!!!
hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/classic house by herbert, ya herb?
very exclusive - look sharp - bring your credit card - models/bottles
10pm - $20 - free if ya get a table!! - rsvp djherbert@earthlink.net

every friday - freedom - starfoods (64 e. 1st b/w 1st+2nd aves)
#1 funnest friday night dance party in nyc, son-n-n-n!
classic hiphop/soul/dancehall/80s/house/classic r&b/funk
$6 peach punch - food till 2am - dancing - come as you are!!
$5 before 2am, $7 after - rsvp djherbert@earthlink.net

every saturday - social club (14 e. 27th st b/w 5th + madison)
the HOT HOT HOT new saturday weekly - NO MORE LOT 61!!!

hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/house/classics by me - main floor
a mix of the same sort of music downstairs by slynkee and cel
look sharp - ladies free b4 12 - $15 - rsvp djherbert@earthlink.net

monday's are on hold for now ... stay tuned!!!

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