Feeling old and vanilla
The APEN event was a small and intimate affair at Pusod--an EJ friendly filipino art space in Bezerekely. The food was incredible and the crowd was groovy. Yuri inspired and I embraced that I am an Old Guy.
I played a bit of music and was approached by the cheery young women from APEN's organizing project in the Richmond. They asked me if I had any slow jams/R&B they could rehearse for their own event in a few months. I had a weird flashback to a gig Anthony, Lisa and I did where a bunch of rude people accosted the DJ booth demanding "some gansta shit. When we politely asked what they would like to hear one of the responses was, "eminem." Needless to say, they did not get what they wanted.
Anyway, I was happy to dig around for some slow jams for their cause. I run through a list of classics -- some de Barge? (blank stare) Marvin? (blank stare coupled with raised eyebrow) Mary J? (vague flicker of recognition) MARIAH (uh...no) ok, everybody knows Alicia Keyes right? Apparently too young for stuff from her first album. Which was when I had the crazy realization that Lauryn Hill would be way ahead of their time too. We settled on some Usher, but after two tracks I had to intervene. After some initial non-enthusiasm, they got into You're All I need --the Puffy, Method Man remix. And then really got into Brownstone's If You Love Me. Hello, 1994. Despite being sent to the AARP website, I had a great time and even got invited to spin at their event. If I do that, I might actually have to go buy a recent record or two.
After an evening of being the fuddy duddy, I strolled the Folsom street fair with Leather Monkey, Christine, Hyon Mi and Joo Hyun. We figured visitors in town warranted some ogling at hairy men in leather. Although Joo Hyun noted a number of waxed men too. The crotch pouches, whips, booths for dungeonbeds.com, and the guy having his nipples yanked by chains while being roped to a gate all made me feel plain ol' vanilla. Which leads me to my next wholesome Sunday activity--reading the sunday paper.
Comments
Hey Ms. Vanilla,
I love this "You're All I Need" remix. You should have invited me!
Posted by: Mijoung | September 30, 2005 10:46 AM
I would have sent out broader word, but the entrance fee was something like $50...it being a fundraiser and all that. I'm still working on a more accessible gig. Will keep you posted for sure.
Posted by: Vanilla | October 2, 2005 10:37 PM