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Jim

You can be mean. Just be FUNNY!

About Me

DJ experience (partial list)
Residencies:
Pyramid 2006, Melody Bar 1993-2001, Court Tavern 2001-2003, Polo Pub 2001, Packees 2001, Edge 1996-1999, Clubhouse 1994-1996, Revival 1989-1991, Front 1988-91, Rathskellar 1988-92
Guest spots:
Route 85A 2006, QXT's 2002-2006, Asbury Lanes 2004-2005, Limelight 1987, Bank 1994
Events:
Philly Raves and House Parties 1988-91, multiple events in NYC/NJ/Philly 1980-06, The Damned Don’t Cry Party 1980
Radio:
WRSU 1993-1995, WGLS 1988-1992, WPRB 1983-1984
Music Styles Played:
80’s Pop, Dance, Rap, Rock, Metal, Cheese, etc, 90’s, New Wave, Hi-NRG/Dance, Modern Rock, 1960’s Soul/Motown, Manchester Beat, Electronica, Trance, Downbeat/Ambient, Gothic, Industrial, New Rock, Classic Rock, Techno.
Special expertise in ALL 1980’s music, New Wave, and Classic Alternative Rock. (I’ve served as a consultant to MTV and VH-1, and major-label 80’s compilations, such as “Totally 80’s 1 & 2” for Geffen Records.)
Thousands of songs available in each genre, and when I have a residency, I change the songs out every week.
I'm a teacher by trade, and a DJ and music collector by hobby. I really, really miss DJing for everybody on Tuesday nights (1993-2001) at the Melody! Sigh.
Oh, well, maybe you'll see me in the NYC area, or be in the audience at one of my standup gigs.

My Interests

DJing, record collecting, writing, drawing, comic books, music, films, inventing things, electronics, sarcasm, wit, good conversation, iconoclasm, archery, camping, performing stand-up comedy.

I'd like to meet:

Anybody who has a sardonic/sarcastic sense of humor--people who can laugh at themselves, and others...especially others.

Music:

Post punk, new wave, ambient, trance, modern rock, 80's, Manchester Beat, etc. You get the idea.

New Order, Siouxsie, Joy Division, Gang of Four, Wire, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Devo, Talking Heads, Joe Jackson, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Smiths, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Jam, Killing Joke, Lene Lovich, Kim Wilde, U2, Alarm, This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins, Blondie, Cheap Trick, Sisters of Mercy, Runaways, Iggy Pop, Specials, English Beat, Human League, Generation X, Cramps, X, XTC, Clash, Cars, Cure, OMD, Depeche Mode, Prodigy, Orbital, Crystal Method, Nine Inch Nails, Rob D, Psychedelic Furs, Damned, Misfits, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Catholic Girls, Echo and the Bunnymen, Nails, Nash the Slash, Stone Roses, Xymox, Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail, Bauhaus, Pretenders, Joan Jett, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Db's, REM

Movies:

Bad 1950's sci-fi, cartoons, John Hughes, Akira Kurosawa, David Lynch, David Cronenborg, Jon Demme... also, anything unusual.

Television:

I stopped watching TV in 1999. Except for an 11-day stint in the hospital in 2000, I haven't watched it since.

Books:

Sun-Tzu's "The Art of War," Mushashi's "Book of Five Rings," "Nikola Tesla: a Man Out of Time," Ben Bova, Ray Bradbury, John Ringo, David Weber, Harry Turtledove, Eric Flint, RA Salvatore, Tolkien, CS Lewis, Shakespeare, Chaucer, SM Stirling...

Heroes:

Nikola Tesla, Leonardo Da Vinci, Stan Lee, Frederick Douglas, Norm Abrams

My Blog

Playlist. Finally.

Considering that I'm DJing again at Lucky Cheng's again this coming Friday, it's almost a moot point, but hey, better late than never.Plugola:I am DJing again at Lucky Cheng's THIS coming Friday, then...
Posted by Jim on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:11:00 PST

DJ update.

Just found this out:I am DJing again at Lucky Cheng's THIS coming Friday, then on March 23rd and 30th.I'm sharing the first two nights with DJ Avi, and doing the 30th by myself.I'll be spinning 80's-9...
Posted by Jim on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:53:00 PST

The Upcoming Melody Bar Reunion

So.On Saturday, February 17, the Loop Lounge in Passaic is having a Melody Bar "reunion," but evidently, it is only open to people who attended the Melody pre-1993.  The details are here, and it ...
Posted by Jim on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:13:00 PST

My playlist from Lucky Cheng's.

*-RequestGrandmaster Flash & Melle Mel-White LinesHouse of Pain-Jump AroundBeastie Boys-No Sleep 'Til BrooklynDeee-Lite-Groove is in the HeartDead or Alive-You Spin Me RoundDuran Duran-RioABC-Pois...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:56:00 PST

So, I passed the DJ tryout at Lucky Cheng's

I had my DJ tryout for Lucky Cheng's, and it went very well.For the unititiated, Lucky Cheng's bills itself as "The Drag Queen Capital of the World," and with good reason.  In the restaurant/kara...
Posted by Jim on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:42:00 PST

Thankgsgiving 2006

Some people have to spend a traditionally family-oriented holiday in unusual circumstances, where it might seem like there isn't all that much that makes this holiday different from any other day. The...
Posted by Jim on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:41:00 PST

This past Thursday's Playlist

Here you go.  The weather kept a few people away, but we did okay.I LOVE female rock and new wave vocalists, and I played a lot of them that night.  One day, I would like to do an all-girl g...
Posted by Jim on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:50:00 PST

Last night at the Pyramid, plus playlist.

First, last night did well.  The bar downstairs rang a little over three times what it did last week, but to the powers-that-be, it does not matter, because the people who were downstairs and dan...
Posted by Jim on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:37:00 PST

Playlist from First "Pandora's Jukebox," Last Night.

Eh.  Not a great turnout, but upstairs did not do so well, either.  Hopefully, it will be like on Saturdays, when the night built to a big turnout.  However, this time, the guys running...
Posted by Jim on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:24:00 PST

Garage Sale.

Today, my family had a garage sale, and I got to sell all of my 1970's stereo components, a 17" monitor, a VCR, a boombox, a computer, several PC keyboards, etc.The best part is I made $140, and I fou...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 03:02:00 PST