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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Madhouse Mondays: The Scene

Let's have a dance party like this every night.

 

Throwback Thursdays: Grandmaster Flash

In 1984 I bought a K-tel record called Breakdance.  I played the mess out of it.  It kicked off with this incredible Grandmaster Flash mashup which features breaks from Incredible Bongo Band (Apache) , Chic (Good Times), Blondie (Rapture), Queen (Another One Bites The Dust), Sugarhill Gang (8th Wonder), Furious Five (Birthday Party) and Spoonie Gee (Monster Jam).  Epic.  While in Boston last summer, I found this on vinyl and scooped it up right away.  Dig.

Breakdance (K-Tel, 1984)

Way Gone Wednesdays: Sexy Fingers (NSFW)

NSFW

 

Things you can do with one finger.  Ah....the French.

 

Real Talk Tuesdays: Pastor Joe Nelms

I'm not easily offended.  I'm also not a religious man - meaning, I don't subscribe to any particular doctrine (other than Bill & Ted's "Be excellent to each other").  The video below is of Paster Joe Nelms delivering a prayer before a NASCAR race.  There are so many things wrong here I'm not sure where to start, but let me try.  

God (if he or she exists) doesn't give a shit about sports.  Full disclosure - while growing up in Indiana I participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes only to realize later that it was a hypocriticial popularity club that had no business declaring itself holy.

Let me also disclose that I grew up in an extremely religous household - both parents are Sunday School teachers - my father an elder in the church.  I myself preached from the pulpit on several occasions, eventually leaving home to attend a Christian college (but bailing after only one semester).  I say that only to say this - I know the scriptures, whether I put stock in them or not - and this is blashphemy of the greatest sort.

My parents never allowed us to say the phrase "Oh my God" - it was considered (to them) using "God's name in vain".  I disagree.  I think the video here is the real definition.  This man is making a mockery of the very faith he promotes.  THIS is the reason that extremists call us "The Infidels".   I'm disgusted.

 

 

 

Madhouse Mondays: Cha Sun Chong and friends

These little monsters can wail.