I am h8’ing NYC so much right now. It seems that every night there are several events that I really want to fux with but I can’t be in several places at once. I wish BILL GATES would hurry up with that human cloning project.
Last night had an obama with Patron shots and tons of TWitterati. There was another obama where Just Blaze was deejaying. My homeys Heems and Vik a.k.a Das Racist also had a show at the Bowery Ballroom. Das Racist is blowing up on the low. I fux with those dudes hardbody.
Back on the planet of Brooklyn, Prospect Park’s bandshell, which will be hosting Big Daddy Kane this Saturday was screening my generation’s ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ which is Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’. I don’t think that film has screened in NYC for the last 10 years and I haven’t been there to sing along. ‘Purple Rain’ is what I call Blackaoke.
But the real karaoke jumpoff was going down in Coney Island. HALL & OATES was doing a concert for the free seaside summer series that the Brooklyn beep MARTY MARKOWITZ hosts annually. This was going to be the first time I had seen these dudes perform live. HALL & OATES blue-eyed soul is definitely part of the soundtrack of my life. I bought the ‘Private Eyes’ album from The Wiz with my paper route paper back when I was in junior high.
I’m glad I found some time to spend with Chocolate Snowflake. She is the most patient and generous woman on these internets. I see that some of my steez has rubbed off on her too. She enterprised us some seats in the wristband VIP area. The show was a beautiful night under the stars in Coney Island. The full moon added that perfect romantic element. HALL & OATES ran through a litany of their hits and didn’t disappoint the crowd of thousands. It’s nights like this I wish would last forever.
DARRYL HALL still had the big hair and diva tendencies while JOHN OATES kindly played the sidekick role as always. I was kind of sad that JOHN shaved off the moustache entirely. These old dudes still rock though and their band was getting it in. HALL & OATES had the nerve to make me suffer though a second encore to get some of my favorite hits like ‘You Make My Dreams’ and ‘No Can Do’. I wasn’t going home without hearing those jams better still, I wasn’t going to let them go home.
Damn you New York City and your free concerts and cultural events.
I’m sure I will see some of you internets in Brooklyn on Saturday.
Until then…
‘You Make My Dreams’
‘Private Eyes’
‘Maneater’
‘I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)’
‘Say It Isn’t So’
‘One On One’
‘Method Of Modern Love’
‘Out Of Touch’
‘Adult Education’
‘Kiss On My List’
DP, The first band I ever shot live (Besides Menudo) was Hall & Oates in Jersey City’s Liberty State park. Later I worked with him (Daryl) on a music video in Brooklyn with B-Legit and he was cool as ice to work with, real gentleman, real laid back. Peace, Ernie
All this and no Sarah Smile? You are slacking DP.
Hall and Oates are the truth. I saw them here in Philly not too long ago and they rocked. Glad to see Marty Markowitz (The Exalted Grand Puba of Brooklyn) is still doing the free concerts. Have they moved from the Old Boys High Field?
Man, I missed all that free NYC shiz. I’m coming through Labor Day for at least some MJ v. Prince action (thanks to KeiStar).
L.A. sux monkey balls [||]. Only free shit out here is STD’s & gang violence.
Hall & Oates>>your favorite “r&b” group
Last night I too was at the HALL & OATES concert @ Seaside. It was my 5th time seeing the duo in person (last time included a string quartet at Nokia in Times Square). They still got it! They had the crowd entertained from beginning to end (even though it started a lil late). And to “1969” the did perform “Sara smile”. I love them and even to this day, when I hear them, I revert to my 3 year old self listening to AM radio at night : ) . GOOD TIMES!!!!
I LOVE H&O!
You slept on Sarah, Smile? Damn, this brought back serious memories and a big smile to my face…You the man!
Once again, this post demonstrates that Dallas Penn is the greatest blogger in the universe. Without question. Killer Mix Dallas . . . If they ever make that DP clone, don’t send one to Kansas City because you’d completely take over my territory.
Keep the fire. Awesome work.
As usual.