Abundant Manly Dancing

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Abundant Manly Dancing....Ok...they just call it Mandance. A bit too mundane for my taste as I like to take things a bit more over the edge...(*sly)...and I’m Still trying to get them to put a Bear “Furry” on the street with one of those big Arrow signs pointing to the bar for the night....but noooo. I mean really...how fun would That be.

Alas...it Still happens...every third Friday of the month....this fanTastic big Little party they call Mandance. It happens at the Ramrod in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. And it Does go Off too. No, it can’t compare to the big clubs...as it’s a small room....with a big heart...and a Lot ,a LOT, of Soul.

You can’t buy this vibe....it creates itself. The people have to bring it with them to share. You have to leave the house with it. Bring enough to spill some they say. And they do....sometimes all over the place...but that’s the Ram for ya. They serve it UP. Just the way I like it.

Here, I’m giving up just a taste of this Past month’s Mandance....during what was just about peak night. This is some of my fave Big Progressive Vocal tracks of the moment. Loving this sound right now. Hope you will too.

So....until I get to “Feel” you in the room the next time....and you Really Do Need to come “Feel” this for yourself....because it Never sounds the same from an mp3 Copy....as it does when you are There....BEing there....with a few cocktails and all that sexiness rubbing up against you....but go ahead....Turn it UP....Turn up the Bass....Put on your Sunday going to church shoes and bust a rug....(*snicker).....Here is Just a taste of what they got last time.

Hope you are all having a Great holiday season....and I Hope that you take all that thankfulness and love with you over the New Year’s Eve...and throughout the new year. Keep your head to the sky...and share some house love with family and friends alike. Teach one, and send one to teach. And all those other down home sayings that your mom taught you when you were seeing this world through your eyes as a child. Don’t live in fear just because someone tells you that you might get hurt. Be part of the solution and not the problem....I could go on...(w).

When you R in my room....always feel free to stop by and say hi.

Love all around

Herbie

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Techno for Love part 3

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Techno for Love part 2

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I AM.....how do you say....Delicious. Oh yeah! I AM a delicious, and local, South Florida DJ du jour....and I hold Fabulous court every week. I stand before you, accused, of dancing to my own drummer. I beat out beats like no other. My tune choices sometimes cross lines not crossed before. Sometimes it’s music to open a room, but Sometimes, it’s music to change lives. I open eyes and I open minds. Sounds big. But, I hear things. I know things. I feel things....differently.

I Believe. I have Faith. I preach and I teach. I have something to say. What you ask. In What you ask. Of what. Well, I’d say all you have to do is listen to my tune choices....as I was so aptly pointed out to this during this past week. Because I am always talking to you.....in song. Every song may not even have a lyric....that’s not the point. Let the Spirit of the lyric carry you until the next one.

I AM first a dancer. Yes, it’s been some years, and the steps have changed. But the 4/4 remains the same, well sorta. I also have always liked to push the limits of what might be “Expected.” I love “Songs with Lyrics.” They tell a story of love and of being loved. The beats that connect them however can range from your typical drum sounds of bass, snare, hi-hats etal....to 4/4 beats created of sounds Made by Sounds. Techno. I Love Techno. I Love Technology.

To me....Techno creates waves of beats. I begin dancing in Phrases instead of just beats. Phrases of waves of beats. They wash over me in sexxxtions of two, four, and even eight beat sections. I like to pick out noises to dance to....noises become the ONE....the downbeat. They become the beginning of where I hang on to the beat. My step, and feel, is still on the 1,2,3,4....but I hang, bend, sway and lean on the phrase. I wait for it. I anticipate the One. And that’s when the hands meet the air. But all you dancers out there know this without having to think it.

All That said....Now to the music for this podcast. Wow. I have over the years been made in-Famous by getting to, and being able to play some pretty outrageous parties and residencies. Very lucky I might add. Recently, I have this Fab little Big gig here in Fort Lauderdale at a very sexy little Big back room club called Slammers. I’m playing there Because of what I like to play. The owners there tell me they want less vocals...infact....No Divas at all. Don’t get me wrong...I still give them vocals....now and again...but mostly the Sexy ones. (sly) So for this Herbicidal installment, it is with My Pleasure....that I give to You...just a taste.....of the sexual flavor, that I love to bring to that room. It’s Hotness squared into a wicked maze of rooms and stairs and closets, with great flow, great sound, great sensual lighting ....great staff....and ME. Serving it Up....on a techno and progressive flava.

OK....go grab hold of your favorite cocktail...Hoist it high and in my general direction....Turn UP the volume and crank this set into your senses....and take the ride on My wild side. I should hope that All your big room parties should be This sexy. (ps...I Need A Dancefloor!!)

Keep your heads to the sky....Don’t live in fear....and Love like it’s your first time to Be loved.

Love all around

Herbie

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P.S. I know, I know....Now somebody’s going to start up on me that “Oh, all he plays is Techno.” NOT. Let’s get this straight once and for all time. I play the Room.....The Party at hand. It’s All in the bag and how it comes Out of it at that moment. (Just take Any of the other podcasts as evidence.) End of That story.

Thank you Very much.

(MushyMuah)

P.P.S. On That note....stay tuned as I have a very recent and gorgeous deep house set ready to post very soon.

Herbie goes Top 40 ....The Horrors!! part 4

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Comes In All Shapes and Sizes

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Hey all my little monsters....

One of my favorite song lyrics from Lilly Allen states....."I'll take my clothes off...and it will be shameless....'cause, Everyone knows, that's how you get famous."

Ok, well, This; is how it Really happened. No, I mean really....the naked truth....>0 Then, of course, if I Did have the time and space here to ..."Spill the beans."...You probably wouldn't believe me anyway. Scary as the truth is sometimes. But, It caught up with me lately. When a friend of mine, Dennis Jozefowicz, asked me to answer a few candid, all the sordid detail, questions....so that he might do an "E - True Hollywood Story" type interview for the South Florida Gay News (http://www.southfloridagaynews.com) and I said ...'Sure, E-Me.

Well, and this is the truth, with only a Few sordid details left out to protect the innocent. And a coupla weeks later, he called and said that I was to be in next week's issue. Some apprehension in between....and the paper shows up with Me Center Stage....meaning put your thumb on the paper to open it...and I've been given Center fold, Right side, Full color half page picture, a not so badly spoken interview, with no ad-space around it. Honestly, and Humbly, I was Blown away. (tail wagging....wagwagwagwagwag.) (*re--Blushing).

So, believe this. No, Really. Some people, who Know me aside from my booth personality, may know that I don't really accept heart-felt compliments like that very easily. No, really. So, I thought, Wow....I Am truly blessed to have such great friends, who look after me like that. What a team we are indeed. Give yourselves all a big round of applause.....with my love.

Speaking of.....My buddy, and Love of my life, Wayne and I have been working some time now on the Production side of making music. With some excellent results. This time with Remixes of the new Ron Perkov single "It Doesn't Matter." Which, Just got released for a two week exclusive run on Masterbeat.com. Then to the world. We did two different styles of the same mix. The Herbie James Hit mix...and the Herbie James Amsterdam mix (mixes 9 & 10 on this link.) There is a snippet of both mixes on Masterbeat. Check them Out.

Other than being busy on the music....I'm just glad to BE here. Making my way in my little corner of the this blue marble of a planet. I feel so small in the big picture..(been watching a lot of the "Universe" series lately.)...but, I know that my spirit carries a Lot of energy...and energies. We are All connected...and we All get what we give. So, Might as well be positive then, right. That said....please keep your head high to the sky....and don't buy into all the hype of what you hear on TV...(TV is NOT the truth.)....and Please, don't live in fear.

So, check out my interview and my remixes....and look for a new podcast in the mix in a coupla days. I hope you're all having a great summer....stay cool...and spread some house love. Listen to some music that you may not have been exposed to before. You never know what doors it will open in your mind. If you need some help choosing....E me and I'll send you a short list to check out.

Love all around

Herbie

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Herbie goes Top 40 ....The Horrors!! part 3

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GASP!!

Say it isn't true!!

Herbie....Top 40!!

The Horrors of it All!!

Well it Had to happen. I finally gave in. But, I went kicking and screaming. And, I'd Do It again. Turned out....it was great fun. Ok.....I didn't Totally give in to evil....the evil that is Cheeze. I did give them Herbicidal Top 40. In my own way....and That's the only way I know How to give it. Don't hate me for the shape of my head....or the music in me. It just turned Out that way. I was Trying to give the dark and dirty....because it was a dark and dirty theme party....but the crowd that night just wasn't getting it....and what with the type of requests that I was getting .....I just decided to turn the program around....and let them have what they wanted, and give them the Herbicidal Hits....as it were. So, here's what really happened. Here's how the night turned out. Here's the last two sets of the night that comprised the last hour plus and then the come-down to the end. Which I loved. I Loved the come-down. Which....is mostly why I thought the night totally worked.

Don't get me wrong....it was a packed house....and they were ONIT....but it was a completely different crowd from the night before.....when they Did get the hard dark nastiness. (that will just have to be anOther podcast....soon.) But here ya go....the Herbie at the Top. The top of the bottom of the Top 40 charts....the songs that are always in the bag.....they just don't find their way out as often....I love it all. Great tunes....Great songs. Hope you Enjoy the Ride.

So....the scene of the crime....was my latest trip to Columbus OH when I played the Exile Bar. This time it was for the Gay Softball World Series....Hot Hot Hot....The room is hot and so was the crowd. You would so Love this Room. Ok...and the Men that make it home. HOT. I'm sure that the locals appreciate all the promotions and adventures that the Exile provides. This weekend they even had a portable 100 foot shower set up out back....With a mirror ball inside. I think it was because of the fact they had "Honey Wrestling," (Bears + Honey = Tasty Bears) but, who cares why....just the fact that they had a huge truck that was a Shower....wagwagwag. Not to mention they roasted a whole pig....oink. And, they had Me....and I let them Have It....and they love me. Or so they say ...(w). I do love BEing there....and they are putting a Lot into the space. Changing it up...and before it's all said and done....it will be even more fantastic. And Talk about friendly....boing. Fun all around. Stay tuned....as I'm going back soon. Tail waggin.....wagwagwagwag. So, If you R Ever in the Columbus area....Do stop in and give your best to Rob and all the handsome crew that keep the flames burning.

Ok....it wasn't That horrible....and you'll probably really like it....just take it like a man. After all....it Is Herbicidal.

Love all around

Herbie

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A Little Help From My Friends

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Hi kids

I know that Usually this E Blast is all about me. And yes....I Wish the world revolved around me....alas that rude awakening came quite a long time ago. So now, and for This time, it's not about me....it's about another friend who needs a vote of confidence. Seems She is in the running for her own TV show on the Oprah network....and it's a bit of a competition and she needs as many "Votes" as she can get. So, I thought....how nice it might be to ask a slice of My universe for some of that. So, If you have a quick moment, go to this shared link....and give back some Love to Becky and let's get one of our own Out there. Thanks.

(Here's the mail that She sent out, with the voting link....just so you get the gist of her show. XOXOX)

Hello everyone,

Each of you on this email has in some way inspired me in my life, sometimes, without even realizing it. And so, I am asking you all to support me in my never ending quest to spread love and sunshine. Oprah Winfrey has a competition for someone to win the opportunity to create their own show on her network and be the new Oprah!!!

My show concept is "Love Today" and as you know me well, are probably not surprised by this! From the little girl skipping and tap dancing, to the "Hello Love" Cruise Director, I really believe that I have something to offer. The show would be fun and exciting, emotional and inspiring, educational and at times surprising....but always fun!

What the world needs now is a feel-good TV show. What the world needs now is "Love".

So, I need your help and the help of ALL of your friends, family, neighbours, collegues, facebookers and twitterers.....it is a voting process and so please have you or your friends log on to the below website and search for Becky Thomson Foley, "Love Today" and vote for me. Some have a million + votes and so the more people you could ask to help would enable Oprah to see that Becky and Love need to be on her network.
Here is the link so copy and paste it:

http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=video_details&response_id=15255&promo_id=1

Thank you for inspiring me.......thank you for supporting me.......

Whatever you do, do it with love,

Becky "Hello Love" Thomson :)

PS.....Hope you didn't think I was going to just leave without posting some choons for ya. (w) Spread some house love and I hope to see you all on a dancefloor near me soon.

Love all around
Herbie

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Get Serious

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It's Time to Get Serious my Little Monsters.....

Yes....it is My, "Time of the Month." It's also Your time of the month....for Mandance!! And, it's happening this Friday during South Florida Gay Pride weekend. As this Friday begins the craziness that is Pride. Always a blast of a weekend. But then....every Friday has been a really good time in the club and the crowd has "Let...Me...'aVe IT." So, I can't Wait for this one.

So here's a little sumin' sumin' to wet your musical whistles. It's not too hard or too soft...(hehe)....but it is a little funky....just the way we like it. Just a little taste of how it all comes out during the course of any given night. It's never the same....but neither is the crowd that demands it. I play to Them. With a few twists and bumps along the way of course.

So, If you are anywhere close to the drive.....this is DEF the place to be this Friday night. And, If ....you get near the "Parade" on Sunday....Look for me on the Broward House "Broward Bares" float. See yaz then....Love you Always.

As always....check out a new podcast that you may not have heard....and check out my twice weekly internet radio show on GIRL radio. Till then....keep your heads to the sky....and spread some house love.

Love all around
Herbie

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I Can't Get Out 3

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Hi my Little Monsters

This podcast was Featured on one of my Fave blogs, JoeMyGod, (*thank you Joe) . And I got so many requests for download that I'm now posting it to the website / iTunes for all the lovers of the musics. Stay tuned as I've got lots more to come....and come.

Love all around
Herbie

Creativity in Chaos part 1

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Hey Lovers,

I have been having So much fun lately. The music is getting So exciting. I think it's the energy that it creates. Of course, I'm there start to finish...and I get to watch what happens to the crowd as it becomes this life-force, with a mentality all it's own. It ebbs and flows like an amoeba....from the black lagoon....snicker. There's all kinds too....peoples with attitude...with baggage...with sexual attitude....with sexual baggage. It all adds up to a bunch of crazies getting all liquored up, and making the circle flow that is the bar-life. Me, on the other hand.....I'm stuck in my own little world....control freak that I AM....and it's me controlling the little musics of the night. Course they, the little musics... are really big musics....they are powerful, powerful messages. They also have lives of their own, and they create an energy and a sexualness that makes Some people do some Stuff....and stuff. They create a chaos, a melee, that once it starts it goes where it goes. No stopping it 'till it's over. Sometimes spirits are moved....sometimes it's the bodies. Sometimes minds are touched....sometimes it's the hearts. I'm always talking to them....sending out subliminal messages that make you go hmmmmm. One of my fave quotes, is from Robert Ashley's "The Bar.'' And he says...."....Short ideas....Repeated....Massage the brain." Boom Tsst, Boom Tsst, Boom Tsst, Boom Tsst.

I AM .....Truly....Blessed. Blessed with the gift of music. I say it's a gift, because I don't know how this comes out of me without the help of a higher love. I mean who else could have made Me a great programmer of music? I thank God every day for giving me this gift. The Higher Love!! And, thank You, for allowing me to share it with my small universe. Because this music is much bigger than I am. I am only the vessel. I give it back the way it's given me. I only put the music in the bag....the way it comes Out of the bag is entirely up to the creativity given me In the chaos. Creativity In Chaos....that's the only way I can explain it.

This night I had all kinds of people come up to me, and ask, "What's got into you tonight?" And, say things like...."You have lost your mind,' and 'Where, are you going tonight." I don't exactly have the answer to any of those questions. The music plays itself. All I do, is start it with a song. Then one song leads to the next one...and the next one. I can only think a song or two in advance. It flows out the way it flows Out. And over the night, it will most likely take a few twists and turns. I only collect the music that I love. I let the LOVE of it, put order to it. It's my "Style." I don't think there's anybody who would play the same records the same way. It would just sound different. If fact....I have to confess.....What I think is one of the greatest compliments paid to me....and the music that I play....IS....people come into the room All the time....and tell me...."Before I could even see who was spinning....I could tell it was you (that'd be me>)." I don't know exactly what that means....and I hope it's a good thing....but, I take it as the highest compliment that anyone could give a DJ....because that means that I actually DO have a "Sound." I can't even give it a name...I just know that when I go out....I don't hear anybody else playing the same music. It must be the way I connect drums and basslines...and vocals and breakdowns...in a way that makes some sense. I am a dancer from way back in the day....so now, I play the music that I would want to hear if I was on the dancefloor. In my room of course. And, I have no doubt that I have some kind of story to tell. Too much musical history not to. You can hear my roots in the classics that I drop time to time. It's all in the bag....it just comes Out that way. Different night to night. That story being....I play the party. I play the Room. The crowd that's there at the time. The sound system. Some of the songs may even be the same night to night....and the energy can be totally different. I'm not sure if it's the order of the songs....or the pitch....or the vibe in the room. What ever it is....They. Make me DOIT.

So this set....started out a little rough....As I started with something like Etta James and Amy Winehouse, maybe some Al Green....but I had a song in mind...with an intro...and I couldn't for the life of me find it in the bag....(Until about 3 hours later.) Don't ask. So that didn't happen and I had to find another. Which is were we start here. The last podcast posted was a come down set....So, This one is a come UP set. Different night, probably a different feel. It is what it is....I just felt like it was a good one...and that You needed to hear it. So, crank up the volume....make yourself a strong cocktail....and powder the floor. This ones Sexxxxxy. Part two might be coming....I just need to hear back about one of the tracks first. (*re-snicker).

So, till the next time we get together. Make it a good one. Tell somebody you love 'em. Play safe. And holla at me if we're close. And, if you are in a club and the music is bumpin', seek out the DJ and tell them that you are diggin' what he/she is serving.

Love all around
Herbie

PS. The Annie Lennox was a request....and I thought it was early enough to just go ahead and drop it almost right after he requested it....so there.

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Some good morning come down grooves

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Hello out there....all my fave Fabnesses.

It's been some wild and full on hands in the air fun nights as of late. I only wish you All could BE there for all of them. And, I wish that I could post All of it in podcasts. Time and space allotted....it's just not possible. The other point to be made here....is a lot of you who Do make it to the club....and you come for many different reasons....(wagwagwagwag)....but, you sometimes don't stay to the very end....lights up...with security herding you out the doors. So, you miss some of the most musical fun of the whole story of the night. Now too, I don't always get to "come down." Sometimes the crowd, and the set, just doesn't let it happen that way. But, as you know from my past posts....I love to come up and to come down. This just happened to be one of those nights. A night when there were famous glitteratti in the room, and I was playing to them. This is a sample of what can happen.....when that happens.

Mind you....they have already been beat down with the Herbicidal sexualness....and might need a hug before they are "Herded". Too, they have been cocktailed, bumped, and groped by some of the sexiest sexiness in the world....from where I stand anyway. This one...they just didn't want to leave.....so I gave them a nudge. I love nudges. So, a few fierce cocktails....and lots of free groping later....this is how it all came "Down." It's when the energy is still pumping....and I turn them around for some delicious
late night / early morning grooves. Also, keep in mind...the lights were up and the bartenders are waving me down for at least the last twenty minutes. So, Let the games begin.

Love all around;
Herbie

The Vibe is Thick! - part 2

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Hello all my favorite Beat buddies.

Welcome to Winter Music Conference week in Miami. And in case you have been under a musical Rock for the last 25 years....WMC is the biggest DJ event in the world....and it happens every year in Miami during what is probably one of the most beautiful times for weather here in what we call paradise. Every club, Every day, is having a party that one is as off the chain as the next. It's a full time job to try to do them...but worth every ounce of energy. I have some incredible memories of some legendary parties....that are still talked about. I've played my share during some of them. There is just a whole lotta love that fills the air. Lots of catching up with old music buddies, and lots of track exchange of the newest and hottest new music that the rest of us...will be playing a year from now....if we're lucky.

I, on the other hand, have to Work during the weekend nights, so These sets are what I was playing, feeling My "Vibe" one night at the club during. You know I try my best to represent in my little corner of the musical world. And you know that there is Never enough time to play everything....so here you have a little taste of what they got. I like it. The night was bumping with tourists and my tail was Waggin. (wagwagwagwagwag) As were quite a few other tails I might add.

Now go get it...and turn up the volume to a nice and loud....but comfortable level...maybe powder the floor so you can slide in your Sunday best dress....and turn it out as only you know how.

I hope that everything in your corner is going smoothly...and that all of you are healthy and happy. Sending you some house love. And if you are Ever nearby....stop in for a drive by look see at how we DOIT in the big city. I always love my peoples to stop by and chat stew.

Love all around

Herbie

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ps. And, you can always listen every week to my internet radio show on GIRL radio. It's a two hour snap-shot of what is going down in the club week to week. (Tuesday 12am-2am and Friday 12am-2am EST)

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Humble Thanks part 2

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Humble Thanks

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Da Ta Daaaaa! Velvet curtain opens up....hit the center stage....follow spot bright....mic drops down....introduction of the DJ....(it's ME)...."let's (Man)dance"!! Yes, Again, This Friday night....Live and in Living Color....in Wilton Manors....(on the drive)....at the Ramrod. Lights, "Action", Cameras (recommended, as nobody will believe you later when you describe how it blew Up.) Yes, it Will be crazy...always is....as it IS the Fab March "Season" here in S FL. Winter Music Conference coming up next week....I'm always inspired and ready to "Bring IT." So, Represent....and bring your best Game....Face! (eg). I'll do my best to shake it down for you. Trust me when I tell you, "Mandance" Is the Best "Big Little Party" on the drive every month. Not to be missed. And Please, stop by the booth and say hi. I love my peeps when they come out and enjoy the "Haus of Herbie."

Now, on to some podcasts. It's been since the NYE sets that I've posted new music....and there has been a wave of new music constantly coming to me. It's a tsunami I tell you. I try to not repeat too often, when it comes to podcasts. And, I've been having such a great time spinning for such great crowds and parties....that I think I'm just not going to over think them any more...and just start throwing you sets when I feel that the night was a blast. I know you can't always BE there, and that when you listen at home....you don't always have a cocktail in hand or have the volume pumped up to club levels (which I recommend anyway.) So, right now...I'm pleased to present you with two sets. One is the beginning of the night...and the second is the end of the night. Come up...and Come down. Both are fun fun Fun. There has been a lot of newbies in the room....to experience the RR "vibe" for the first time. Needless to say, they keep coming back. Never underestimate the power of music.

Now for something a little bit on the serious side. Sometimes....we get a wake up call...or reality check thrown at us. Sometimes....we just wake up with realizations of our "growing UP."
Recently...I have had so much love thrust at me....that I have tried to take some time to sit back and soak it in....the hows and whys of where it comes from....and why it came to Me. I think some of it is rooted in family. Family that is both bloodline and family that is extended. Bloodline is almost a given. I have been blessed with a lot of love that has given me the opportunity to pursue my creative side. My grandmother started me in piano lessons, that led me to study the instrument through college. I still play...and what a gift that is. My grandfather played to my love of owning and listening to records...and I have Always had a player of some kind....which now is a decent system in my living room and I am now learning to produce the music with cyber tools and software. I have a wonderful cyber guru in my buddy Wayne, who is a genius when it comes to software and the patience of teaching it To me. He also has a great "Ear" and talent of getting a performance out of someone. He's my "Producer".

As for my "Extended" family...my friends...I love them all as much as bloodline. I've always said that we are All connected..."six degrees of separation." But recently...I had an honor bestowed to me locally, here in Fort Lauderdale, that I was, for the third year in a row...voted, by Rimmer magazine readers, to be the "Sleaziest DJ" in town. Granted it's a local bar award / charity event that basically honors some of the fave "In the Biz" people here. But, it's a vote. I make fun of it every year, being that it's presented with a lot of tongue in cheek humor. But, it truly is a gathering of some really wonderful and fun people who make these bars and clubs as exciting as they are. Believe me, it would be a dismal place without them. A truly entertaining, one of a kind, event. So, I won once again this year...(3rd year in a row, which puts me into the "Rimmer Sleazy Hall of Infamy"....and, for being a good DJ. Infamous, not famous. Yes, I know, there's a difference$.

All that said....I am blessed with the gift of music and treasure every minute of it. I love my work, and I love sharing the process. Turns out, that one of the ways I can do this, is to share some of the music that comes out in the clubs, in the form of my podcasts. Thank you all for trying to keep up...and for listening.

Love all around
Herbie

http://www.herbiejames.com

http://www.gayinternetradiolive.com
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2010!! The Beginning. part 2

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2010!! The Beginning.

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Happy 2010 Universe!! I hope all my little beat bunnies are happy and continue in prosperity. I hope you know that I love you all....and that I respect the time you take to listen to this music. I hope it brings a smile to your face and maybe even lifts your spirit as you go about your days. I also hope it gives you reason to bob your head or shuffle your feet. I surely hope that I get to spin it live on a floor near you soon. I can only imagine what some of you were doing on NYE...but here's a little taste of what I was up to that night.

Picture this. Now, I haven't played for NYE in about five years. But, this year it fell on my night. I knew from looking at the lunar calendar that NYE fell on a "Blue" Full moon. If you've read my blogs in the past, you know that I Love full moons. They have this power on me. Makes my tail wag....wagwagwagwagwag. I like it. So I truly had no power this night, but the music....and that is a God given gift to me....I AM only the vessel.

After talking to a few different DJ's who also spun on this New Year's Eve, they all concurred that the crowd this night started UP early. I sort of expected that anyway....with the moon and the stars and all. In years past that I've played on NYE...I know that it can be on, or it can be a little off. There are just too many options for people to choose from. House parties and club extravaganzas and morning parties. They all pull different crowds. I actually expected a nice crowd.... blue moon and that.... but I had no idea it was going to be like it was. So, I went in at ten as usual. Already there were a few more party people in the club. Which was decorated for the night in Blue (blue moon, get it.) And we only used blue lights and black light all night. (re:blue moon) Also, I usually hold back the volume most nights 'till around midnight. I mean it Is a night club, and if you're there you should BE there for the club experience. This night though, being New Year's Eve the party crowd started early...and so did the volume.

By eleven pm I had a full room. They were dancing, and there were a lot of heads bobbin'. Midnight was crowded and the vibe was Hot. Did I mention that it was a crystal clear full moon night and unusually warm, around 75 degrees, this night was Hot! Again, NYE was a Thursday night this year...and we are supposed to close at 2pm...and I had already begun to bring the music down, BPM wise, to a nice deeper house feel. Well something happened at 2, I'm guessin' that other clubs were closing or house parties were over. But the place exploded with bodies, and you couldn't move. Screaming and craziness prevailed, and it was back up to some bumpin' and grindin' beats. They didn't want to leave....would you?

Anyways...back to the music. Normally, I like to start my nights a little down-tempo. Even playing some jazz or blues stylings. But this was NYE 2010 and I was out for a party. Good thing! But, I didn't want to hurt them too badly, too early, so I started with a musical hug. The message being in the lyrics. I had just bought the new remix of Matt Alber's "The End of The World", and wanted to hear it. (*first time even I had played it.) I live for that video and Matt's vocals. That vocal tells a beautiful story about love...and that story led me to play other stories. I do love to talk to my crowd with the music. But as the set develops, you can hear that I came up fast. With, my crowd, like I always say....Play the room. Holla. So, by midnight I was bangin' 'em with the Herbicidal punishment. The only plan that I had made for the night was a short "midnight" montage that I made to do the countdown. Pre-recorded so I didn't have to deal with cueing up one minute cuts on That Player. (R) (ps.Midnight happens around 25 minutes into part 2.) They yelled the count-down with me...a short Barbara hug...and back into the night with the bassline driven groove. Like I said before...Vibeing!!....they didn't want to leave. (w). I do have a few powers you know....and I only use them for good.

Trust me...it's going to be a good year. The power is with us...and In us. Let's all put that to the universe and see where it takes us. There have been some really nice words lately about the music....so I'm hoping that there will be a few big parties come out of them. Keep your ears open....and your heads to the sky. Look for me. I'll BE there for you.

Love all around
Herbie

http://www.herbiejames.com

http://www.gayinternetradiolive.com


P.S. (wagwagwagwagwag)....there were two More sets, up and out, after These two....(wagwagwagwagwag).